The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.
Association | Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union) | ||
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Head coach | Jesper Sørensen | ||
Most caps | Jonas Kamper (39) | ||
Top scorer | Marcus Ingvartsen (17) | ||
Home stadium | Vejle Stadium[1] | ||
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First international | |||
Denmark 0–2 Norway (Holstebro, Denmark; 25 August 1976) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Denmark 9–0 Luxembourg (Farum, Denmark; 11 October 2002) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Bulgaria 6–0 Denmark (Sofia, Bulgaria; 25 April 1989) | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1992) | ||
Best result | 8th (2016) | ||
UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1978) | ||
Best result | Semi-finals (1992), (2015) |
UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1978 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | |
1980 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |||||||||
1982 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
1984 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | ||||||||||
1986 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | |
1988 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | |||||||||
1990 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | ||||||||||
1992 | Semi-finals | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | |
1994 | Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 | |||||||||
1996 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 15 | +16 | ||||||||||
1998 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | ||||||||||
2000 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | ||||||||||
2002 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | ||||||||||
2004 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 4 | +21 | ||||||||||
2006 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | |
2007 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |||||||||
2009 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | ||||||||||
2011 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
2013 | Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | |||||||||
2015 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 9 | +28 | |
2017 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | |
2019 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | +22 | |
2021 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | |
2023 | Did Not Qualify | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |||||||||
Total | 0 titles | 9/23 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 171 | 98 | 44 | 38 | 366 | 180 | +186 |
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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Until 1988 | See Denmark national football team | ||||||
Barcelona 1992 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Atlanta 1996 | Did not qualify | ||||||
Sydney 2000 | |||||||
Athens 2004 | |||||||
Beijing 2008 | |||||||
London 2012 | |||||||
Rio de Janeiro 2016 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Tokyo 2020 | Did not qualify | ||||||
Total | 2/7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Belgium | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 20 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Denmark | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 17 | Play-offs | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | Turkey | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 8 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||
4 | Scotland | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
5 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |
The four play-off winners qualify for the final tournament. All times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Croatia | 1 | Denmark | 23 September 2022 | 27 September 2022 |
Slovakia | 2 | Ukraine | 23 September 2022 | 27 September 2022 |
Republic of Ireland | 3 | Israel | 23 September 2022 | 27 September 2022 |
Iceland | 4 | Czech Republic | 23 September 2022 | 27 September 2022 |
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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Ground | A | A | A | A | H | A | A | A | A |
Result | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | W |
25 March 2021 2021 UEFA EC Group C | Denmark | 1–0 | France | Szombathely, Hungary |
21:00 | Lindstrøm 49' Carstensen 54' Dreyer 75' |
Report | Gouiri 41' Camavinga 57' |
Stadium: Haladás Sportkomplexum Attendance: 0 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
28 March 2021 2021 UEFA EC Group C | Denmark | 2–0 | Iceland | Győr, Hungary |
21:00 | Isaksen 5' Bech 18' Kofod 59' Bech 63' Hjulmand 73' |
Report | Þorsteinsson 26' Gunnarsson 54' Anderson 65' Guðjohnsen 78' |
Stadium: Gyirmóti Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
31 March 2021 2021 UEFA EC Group C | Denmark | 3–0 | Russia | Szombathely, Hungary |
18:00 | Bruun Larsen 10' Dreyer 11' Holse 89' |
Report | Yevgenyev 63' Diveyev 70' Makarov 81' |
Stadium: Haladás Sportkomplexum Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy) |
31 May 2021 2021 UEFA EC Play-off | Denmark | 2–2 (5–6 p) | Germany | Székesfehérvár, Hungary |
18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: MOL Aréna Sóstó Attendance: 457 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain) | |
Penalties | ||||
3 September 2021 Friendly | Denmark | 1–1 | Greece | Gladsaxe, Danmark |
18:00 | Isaksen 7' | Report | Ioannidis 52' | Stadium: Gladsaxe Stadium Attendance: 1340 |
7 September 2021 2023 UEFA EC Group I | Kazakhstan | 0–1 | Denmark | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
16:00 | Sagnayev 44' Kenesov 62' Ustimenko 63' Sovet 73' 78' Ulshin 88' Kashken 90+1' Zhumakhanov 90+3' |
Report | Kristiansen 25' Bøving 78' Hausner 90+1' |
Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 1961 Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia) |
8 October 2021 2023 UEFA EC Group I | Scotland | 0–1 | Denmark | Edinburgh, Scotland |
20:05 | Fiorini 60' Mebude 79' |
Report | Nartey 10' Isaksen 13' Hausner 20' Carstensen 72' |
Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 473 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia) |
12 October 2021 2023 UEFA EC Group I | Belgium | 1–0 | Denmark | Leuven, Belgium |
20:00 | Siquet 17' Kana 23' Openda 38' |
Report | Kristiansen 34' Isaksen 61' Carstensen 74' |
Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 0 Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (Greece) |
16 November 2021 2023 UEFA EC Group I | Turkey | 1–2 | Denmark | Alanya, Turkey |
18:00 | Akman 7' Balcı 50' Bayrakdar 51' Özkacar 79' Yeşil 85' |
Report | Lindstrøm 4' Hausner 17' Daramy 21' Faghir 31' Kristiansen 60' Carstensen 79' |
Stadium: Oba Stadium Attendance: 225 Referee: Peter Bankes (England) |
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Ground | H | H | H | H | A | H |
Result | D | W | D | W |
29 March 2022 2023 UEFA EC Group I | Denmark | 1–1 | Belgium | Herning, Denmark |
20:00 | Winther 18' Ross 24' Villadsen 28' Isaksen 37' Daramy 90' |
Report | Openda 30' Ndenbe 36' Openda 53' Siquet 57' |
Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 1,345 Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland) |
4 June 2022 2023 UEFA EC Group I | Denmark | 3–0 | Kazakhstan | Vejle, Denmark |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Vejle Stadium Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo) |
10 June 2022 2023 UEFA EC Group I | Denmark | 1-1 | Scotland | Vejle, Denmark |
18:00 | Sery Larsen 45' Kjærgaard 70' |
Report | Mulligan 41' Kelly 45' |
Stadium: Vejle Stadium Referee: César Soto Grado (Spain) |
14 June 2022 2023 UEFA EC Group I | Denmark | 3-2 | Turkey | Vejle, Denmark |
18:00 | O'Riley 17' Hermansen 34' Isaksen 66' Kvistgaarden 70' Kvistgaarden 76' Winther 80' Isaksen 90' |
Report | Güneren 6' Yılmaz 9' Yılmaz 34' Saatçı 59' Yıldırım 92' |
Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 3157 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal) |
23 September 2022 2023 UEFA EC Play-offs | Croatia | v | Denmark | Pula, Croatia |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina |
27 September 2022 2023 UEFA EC Play-offs | Denmark | v | Croatia | Vejle, Denmark |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Vejle Stadium |
The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs games against Croatia on 23 and 27 September 2022.[2]
Caps and goals as of 14 September 2022 after the games against Kazakhstan, Scotland and Turkey
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1GK | Mads Hermansen | (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 22) | 7 | 0 | Brøndby | |
1GK | Filip Jörgensen | (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Villareal | |
1GK | Lucas Lund Pedersen | (2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Viborg | |
2DF | Rasmus Carstensen | (2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 (age 21) | 15 | 0 | Genk | |
2DF | Japhet Sery | (2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 (age 22) | 9 | 0 | Bodø/Glimt | |
2DF | Victor Kristiansen | (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 19) | 6 | 0 | Copenhagen | |
2DF | Nikolas Dyhr | (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Midtjylland | |
2DF | Oliver Villadsen | (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Nordsjælland | |
2DF | Mathias Ross | (2001-01-15) 15 January 2001 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Galatasaray | |
2DF | Thomas Kristensen | (2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | AGF | |
2DF | Anders Bærtelsen | (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Haugesund | |
3MF | Victor Jensen | (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 22) | 9 | 2 | Rosenborg (on loan from Ajax) | |
3MF | Maurits Kjærgaard | (2003-06-26) 26 June 2003 (age 19) | 9 | 2 | Red Bull Salzburg | |
3MF | Morten Frendrup | (2001-04-07) 7 April 2001 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | Genoa | |
3MF | Nicolas Madsen | (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 22) | 8 | 0 | Westerlo | |
3MF | Mads Bidstrup | (2001-02-25) 25 February 2001 (age 21) | 8 | 0 | Nordsjælland (on loan from Brentford) | |
3MF | Albert Grønbæk | (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 (age 21) | 6 | 1 | Bodø/Glimt | |
3MF | Matt O'Riley | (2001-11-21) 21 November 2001 (age 20) | 4 | 1 | Celtic | |
4FW | Gustav Isaksen | (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 21) | 17 | 7 | Midtjylland | |
4FW | Mohamed Daramy | (2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 20) | 11 | 1 | Copenhagen (on loan from Ajax) | |
4FW | Mathias Kvistgaarden | (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 20) | 3 | 1 | Brøndby | |
4FW | Casper Tengstedt | (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Rosenborg | |
4FW | Sebastian Jørgensen | (2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Silkeborg |
Because of the age restriction, a player can't be in the team for very long and the most promising young players spend little time with the under-21 team before making their senior national team debut.
Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Caps | U-21 Goals | Year(s) |
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1 | Jonas Kamper | Brøndby | 39 | 3 | 2002–2006 |
2 | Lasse Vigen Christensen | Fulham | 38 | 5 | 2013–2017 |
3 | Martin Jørgensen | AGF, Udinese | 31 | 9 | 1994–1997 |
Michael Jakobsen | AaB | 4 | 2005–2008 | ||
Victor Nelsson | Nordsjælland, Copenhagen | 1 | 2017– | ||
6 | Rasmus Würtz | Skive, AaB | 29 | 1 | 2002–2006 |
Lucas Andersen | Ajax, Willem II, Grasshopper | 6 | 2012–2017 | ||
Marcus Ingvartsen | Nordsjælland, Genk | 17 | 2015–2019 | ||
9 | Martin Pedersen | AaB, SønderjyskE | 28 | 0 | 2002–2006 |
Jannik Vestergaard | 1899 Hoffenheim, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | 2011–2015 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team.
Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Goals | U-21 Caps | Year(s) |
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1 | Marcus Ingvartsen | Nordsjælland, Genk | 17 | 29 | 2015–2019 |
2 | Peter Møller | AaB | 16 | 22 | 1990–1993 |
3 | Nicki Bille | Reggina, Martina, Nordsjælland, Villarreal | 15 | 24 | 2007–2011 |
4 | Tommy Bechmann | Esbjerg | 11 | 15 | 2002–2003 |
5 | Thomas Kahlenberg | Brøndby, Auxerre | 10 | 26 | 2002–2006 |
6 | Preben Elkjær | Vanløse, 1. FC Köln, Lokeren | 9 | 9 | 1976–1979 |
Morten Rasmussen | AGF | 21 | 2004–2006 | ||
Martin Jørgensen | AGF, Udinese | 31 | 1994–1997 | ||
9 | Bent Jensen | B 1913 | 8 | 10 | 1966–1968 |
Per Frandsen | B 1903, Lille | 21 | 1989–1992 | ||
Miklos Molnar | Frem, Standard Liège, Lyngby | 21 | 1989–1992 | ||
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs represented in the games in which the player's scored for the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team.
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