Women's national football team representing Iceland
The Iceland women's national football team represents Iceland in international women's football .[2] They are currently ranked as the 14th best women's national team in the world by FIFA as of August 2023. On 30 October 2008, the national team qualified to the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship , the first major football tournament Iceland ever took part in, having previously competed in the 1995 UEFA Women's Championship which was a home and away knockout competition. At the 2013 UEFA Women's Championship , they took their first point in a major championship, following a draw against Norway in the opening game.[3] [4]
During qualifiers for Women's Euro 2009 Þóra Tómasdóttir and Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir followed the team and recorded the documentary Stelpurnar okkar (translated: Our Girls) which was premiered on 14 August 2009.[5]
History
The Iceland women's national football team played its first game on 20 September 1981, facing Scotland .[6] Bryndís Einarsdóttir scored Iceland's first ever goal in the 2–3 loss, with Ásta B. Gunnlaugsdóttir scoring the other.[7]
Team image
Nicknames
The Iceland women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Stelpurnar okkar (Our Girls)".
Home stadium
Iceland plays their home matches on the Laugardalsvöllur .
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend
Win
Draw
Lose
Fixture
2023
2024
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
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(July 2021 )
As of 10 July 2021
Manager history
Source:[8]
As of 2 June 2024 after the match against Austria .
Players
Current squad
Caps and goals are current as of 23 August 2022.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to a squad in the last 12 months.
Notes:
INJ : Withdrew due to injury
Previous squads
UEFA Women's Championship
Captains
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Records
As of 8 March 2021
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Most capped players
Top goalscorers
Honours
Other tournaments
Runners-up: 2011
Third place: 2014 , 2016
Runners-up: 2022
Champions: 2023
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks .
UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record
Qualifying record
Year
Result
GP
W
D*
L
GF
GA
GD
GP
W
D*
L
GF
GA
GD
1984
Did not qualify
6
0
1
5
2
19
−17
1987
Did not enter
Did not enter
1989
1991
1993
Did not qualify
4
1
1
2
3
7
−4
1995
6
4
0
2
14
6
+8
1997
8
2
1
5
8
21
−13
2001
8
1
3
4
14
19
−5
2005
10
4
1
5
26
20
+6
2009
Group stage
3
0
0
3
1
5
−4
10
7
1
2
31
5
+26
2013
Quarter-finals
4
1
1
2
2
8
−6
12
9
1
2
34
8
+26
2017
Group stage
3
0
0
3
1
6
−5
8
7
0
1
34
2
+32
2022
Group stage
3
0
3
0
3
3
0
8
6
1
1
25
5
+20
Total
4/13
13
1
4
8
7
22
–15
80
41
10
29
191
112
+79
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Algarve Cup
The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and longest-running women's international football events and has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup[10] ".
Algarve Cup record
Year
Result
Matches
Wins
Draws
Losses
GF
GA
1994
Did not enter
1995
1996
6th place
4
1
1
2
4
6
1997
7th place
4
0
1
3
1
12
1998 - 2006
Did not enter
2007
9th place
4
2
1
1
11
5
2008
7th place
4
4
0
0
12
1
2009
6th place
4
1
0
3
3
5
2010
9th place
4
1
0
3
6
10
2011
Runners-up
4
3
0
1
7
6
2012
6th place
4
1
0
3
3
8
2013
9th place
4
1
0
3
5
11
2014
Third place
4
3
0
1
5
7
2015
10th place
4
0
1
3
0
5
2016
Third place
4
2
1
1
7
4
2017
9th place
4
1
2
1
3
4
2018
9th place
4
0
3
1
2
3
2019
9th place
3
1
1
1
5
5
Total
15/26
59
21
11
27
74
92
Other tournaments
See also
References
External links
Iceland squads – UEFA Women's Championship
a Í. Gunnarsdóttir replaced Ívarsdóttir after Iceland's first match.
National teams
League system
Domestic cups
Annual tournaments Youth Culture