National under-21 football team
The Norway national under-21 football team , administered and controlled by the Norwegian Football Federation, 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 Championship campaign. The team has reached the European Championship finals three times, in 1998 and 2013 , winning bronze medals on both occasions, and again in 2023 .
Competitive record UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record UEFA European Under-21 Championship record UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA 1978 did not qualify 4 2 0 2 6 9 1980 6 1 3 2 5 12 1982 4 1 1 2 5 6 1984 6 0 2 4 6 15 1986 6 2 2 2 10 9 1988 6 0 3 3 3 7 1990 6 1 2 3 3 7 1992 6 3 1 2 13 6 1994 10 6 1 3 20 13 1996 10 7 0 3 32 13 1998 Semi-Finals 3rd of 8 3 2 0 1 3 1 8 5 2 1 22 10 2000 did not qualify 12 7 1 4 22 15 2002 10 6 0 4 21 12 2004 10 7 1 2 23 9 2006 10 4 2 4 14 13 2007 2 0 1 1 1 2 2009 8 3 3 2 7 6 2011 8 2 1 5 14 18 2013 Semi-Finals 3rd of 8 4 1 2 1 6 7 10 6 1 3 18 11 2015 did not qualify 8 3 0 5 11 19 2017 10 6 1 3 13 12 2019 10 4 3 3 15 13 2021 8 3 1 4 14 16 2023 Group stage - 3 1 0 2 2 3 10 8 0 2 26 11 Total 3rd 3/24 10 4 2 4 11 11 188 87 32 69 324 264
Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Players Current squad The following players were called up for the friendly match against Netherland and the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against San Marino on 21 and 26 March 2024.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2024, after the match against San Marino .
Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up FW Antonio Nusa (2005-04-17 ) 17 April 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Club Brugge v. Portugal , 28 March 2023
Records As of 14 June 2022 [2] Leading appearances Tommy Svindal Larsen currently holds the record for the most appearances for the team. Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team.
Leading goalscorers Steffen Iversen currently holds the record for most goals scored for the team. As of 14 June 2022 [2] Rank Player Club(s) U-21 Goals 1 Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen Bodø/Glimt , Hertha BSC 16 2 Tore André Flo Sogndal , Tromsø 15 3 Steffen Iversen Rosenborg , Tottenham Hotspur 14 4 Ole Gunnar Solskjær Clausenengen , Molde 13 5 Azar Karadas Brann , Rosenborg 12 Daniel Berg Hestad Molde 12 Frank Strandli Start , Leeds United 12 8 Tommy Svindal Larsen Start , Stabæk 11 Jørgen Strand Larsen Sarpsborg 08 , Groningen 11 10 John Carew Vålerenga , Rosenborg , Valencia 10 Morten Gamst Pedersen Tromsø 10
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. The players in bold are still eligible to play for the team.
Past squads Norway U-21-national football team in 2011 Coaches See also References ^ "U21-landslagstroppen mot Nederland og San Marino" (in Norwegian). Noregs Fotballforbund. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024 . ^ a b "Norge Menn U21". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway . Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2019 . External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Players of Norway national under-21 football team .