Norway national under-21 football team

Norway under-21

Nickname(s)	U21-landslaget
Association	Football Association of Norway (Norges Fotballforbund)
Head coach	Per Joar Hansen
Home colours Away colours
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	17 (First in 1978)
Best result	3

The Norwegian national under-21 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign. The team won bronze medals in the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

Competitive Record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

• 1978 : Qualifying Stage
• 1980 : Qualifying Stage
• 1982 : Qualifying Stage
• 1984 : Qualifying Stage
• 1986 : Qualifying Stage
• 1988 : Qualifying Stage
• 1990 : Qualifying Stage
• 1992 : Qualifying Stage
• 1994 : Qualifying Stage
• 1996 : Qualifying Stage
• 1998 : Third Place
• 2000 : Qualifying Stage
• 2002 : Qualifying Stage
• 2004 : Qualifying Stage
• 2006 : Qualifying Stage
• 2007 : Qualifying Stage
• 2009 : Qualifying Stage
• 2011 : Qualifying Stage
• 2013 : Qualifying in progress

Forthcoming fixtures

Date	Competition	Location	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Scorers
6 October 2011	2013 UEFA U-21 qualification	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	0–2	Norway	Henriksen  22' Børven  90'
10 October 2011	2013 UEFA U-21 qualification	Norway	Norway	2–1	England	Berisha  24'
10 November 2011	2013 UEFA U-21 qualification	Norway	Norway	2–2	Belgium	Pedersen  57' de Lanlay  70'
1 June 2012	2013 UEFA U-21 qualification	Norway	Norway	–	Azerbaijan
12 June 2012	2013 UEFA U-21 qualification	Norway	Norway	–	Iceland
6 September 2012	2013 UEFA U-21 qualification	Belgium	Belgium	–	Norway
10 September 2012	2013 UEFA U-21 qualification	England	England	–	Norway

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Main article: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Teamv · d · e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  England 5 4 0 1 17 3 +14 12  Belgium 5 2 2 1 11 8 +3 8  Norway 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7  Iceland 4 1 0 3 2 11 −9 3  Azerbaijan 4 0 1 3 3 14 −11 1

Azerbaijan  — 2–2 6 Sep 29 Feb 0–2 Belgium  4–1 — 2–1 10 Sep 6 Sep England  6–0 29 Feb — 5–0 10 Sep Iceland  5 Jun 2–1 0–3 — 0–2 Norway  1 Jun 2–2 1–2 12 Jun —

Norway national under-21 football team before the friendly-match against the Austrian national football team (1:2), 2011-03-29.

Head coach Per Joar Hansen

Harmeet Singh playing for Norway against Austria.

Anders Ågnes Konradsen playing for Norway against Austria.

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2013 UEFA U-21 Championship qualification matches against Belgium on 10 November 2011.^[1] Stats correct as of 10 October 2011.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 12 GK Eirik Holmen Johansen 12 July 1992 (1992-07-12) (age 19) 2 0 Manchester City 1 GK Arild Østbø 19 April 1991 (1991-04-19) (age 20) 9 0 Viking 13 DF Fredrik Semb Berge 6 February 1990 (1990-02-06) (age 21) 6 0 Odd Grenland 2 DF Vegar Eggen Hedenstad 26 June 1991 (1991-06-26) (age 20) 12 0 Stabæk 3 DF Joakim Våge Nilsen 24 April 1991 (1991-04-24) (age 20) 7 0 Haugesund DF Thomas Rogne 29 June 1990 (1990-06-29) (age 21) 6 1 Celtic 5 DF Stefan Strandberg 25 July 1990 (1990-07-25) (age 21) 12 0 Vålerenga 16 MF Valon Berisha 7 February 1993 (1993-02-07) (age 18) 7 1 Viking 15 MF Magnus Wolff Eikrem 8 August 1990 (1990-08-08) (age 21) 5 0 Molde 17 MF Yann-Erik de Lanlay 14 May 1992 (1992-05-14) (age 19) 2 1 Viking 8 MF Markus Henriksen 25 July 1992 (1992-07-25) (age 19) 8 2 Rosenborg 6 MF Håvard Nordtveit 21 June 1990 (1990-06-21) (age 21) 18 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 7 MF Harmeet Singh 12 November 1990 (1990-11-12) (age 21) 22 2 Vålerenga 18 FW Jo Inge Berget 11 September 1990 (1990-09-11) (age 21) 9 3 Molde 14 FW Torgeir Børven 3 December 1991 (1991-12-03) (age 19) 6 1 Odd Grenland 9 FW Flamur Kastrati 14 November 1991 (1991-11-14) (age 20) 5 0 MSV Duisburg 11 FW Joshua King 15 January 1992 (1992-01-15) (age 19) 3 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 10 FW Marcus Pedersen 8 June 1990 (1990-06-08) (age 21) 9 5 Vitesse

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up since January 2011.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Lars Cramer 25 May 1991 (1991-05-25) (age 20) 1 0 Strømsgodset GK Anders Kristiansen 17 March 1990 (1990-03-17) (age 21) 1 0 Bryne GK Ørjan Nyland 10 September 1990 (1990-09-10) (age 21) 1 0 Hødd DF Jørgen Hammer 2 April 1991 (1991-04-02) (age 20) 1 0 Stabæk DF Amin Nouri 10 January 1990 (1990-01-10) (age 21) 11 0 Start DF Stian Ringstad 29 August 1991 (1991-08-29) (age 20) 3 0 Lillestrøm DF Simen Wangberg 6 May 1991 (1991-05-06) (age 20) 4 0 Rosenborg MF Thomas Drage 20 February 1992 (1992-02-20) (age 19) 0 0 Tromsø MF Omar Elabdellaoui 5 December 1991 (1991-12-05) (age 19) 2 0 Strømsgodset MF Etzaz Hussain 27 January 1993 (1993-01-27) (age 18) 0 0 Fredrikstad MF Abdisalam Ibrahim 1 May 1991 (1991-05-01) (age 20) 8 0 N.E.C. MF Remi Johansen 4 September 1990 (1990-09-04) (age 21) 4 0 Tromsø MF Anders Konradsen 18 July 1990 (1990-07-18) (age 21) 4 0 Strømsgodset MF Martin Linnes 20 September 1991 (1991-09-20) (age 20) 1 0 Kongsvinger MF Jørgen Skjelvik 5 July 1991 (1991-07-05) (age 20) 1 0 Helsingborg MF Gjermund Åsen 22 May 1991 (1991-05-22) (age 20) 1 0 Rosenborg FW Mushaga Bakenga 8 August 1992 (1992-08-08) (age 19) 2 0 Rosenborg FW Muhamed Keita 2 September 1990 (1990-09-02) (age 21) 6 1 Strømsgodset FW Christian Myklebust 11 March 1992 (1992-03-11) (age 19) 0 0 Aalesund FW Thomas Lehne Olsen 29 June 1991 (1991-06-29) (age 20) 1 0 Ham-Kam FW Mads Stokkelien 15 March 1990 (1990-03-15) (age 21) 13 0 Start FW Alexander Ruud Tveter 7 March 1991 (1991-03-07) (age 20) 2 0 Fredrikstad

Former squads

• 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Norway

Former players

André Bergdølmo Bent Skammelsrud Bjørn Helge Riise Brede Hangeland Christian Grindheim Eirik Bakke Erik Huseklepp Erik Mykland Erik Thorstvedt Erland Johnsen Freddy dos Santos Frode Grodås Håvard Nordtveit

John Arne Riise John Carew Karl Petter Løken Kim André Madsen Knut Olav Rindarøy Lars Bohinen Lars Iver Strand Markus Henriksen Mohammed Abdellaoue Morten Gamst Pedersen Odd Iversen Ola By Rise Petter Vaagan Moen

Roar Strand Roger Nilsen Ruben Yttergård Jenssen Sigurd Rushfeldt Simen Brenne Steffen Iversen Tarik Elyounoussi Thomas Rogne Thorstein Helstad Tom Høgli Trond Andersen Vegard Heggem

Former Coaches

• 1979-1985: Egil Olsen
• 2011-: Per Joar Hansen

See also

• Norway national football team
• Norway national under-19 football team
• Norway national under-17 football team
• Norway women's national football team

References

1. ^ "U21-tropp til EM-kvalik" (in Norwegian). NFF (Fotball.no). 31 October 2011. http://www.fotball.no/Landslag_og_toppfotball/Landslag/Aldersbestemt_gutter/Aldersbestemt-gutter/U20/2011/U21-tropp-til-EM-kvalik1/. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 

External links

• Norway U21-team at UEFA.com