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Faroe Islands U17

Association	Faroe Islands Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Rasmus Nolsøe
Home stadium	Tórsvøllur and Svangaskarð
FIFA code	FRO
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	0 (first in -)
Best result	-
European Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2017)
Best result	Group Stage (2017)

The Faroe Islands U-17 National Team represents the Faroe Islands at under-17 age level and is controlled by the Faroe Islands Football Association.

The team most recently took part in the 2017 UEFA Under-17 Championship qualifiers in 2017, qualifying to the Elite Round for the first time, and then qualifying to the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.

History in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Between 1982-2001 this was an under-16 championship.

Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1982	did not enter
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997	Qualifying stage
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003	First qualifying stage
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017	16th	3	0	0	3	0	13	-13
2018	First qualifying stage
2019
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022	First qualifying stage
2023	did not qualify
2024
Total	1/36	3	0	0	3	0	13	-13

2017 UEFA Under-17 Championship Qualifiers

Qualifying round

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	7	Elite round
2	Faroe Islands	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
3	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
4	Luxembourg (H)	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Faroe Islands	2–0	Czech Republic
Giessing 2' Løkin 45'	Report

Switzerland	3–0	Faroe Islands
Gonzalez 6' Burkart 29' Okafor 56'	Report

Luxembourg	2–2	Faroe Islands
Schaus 66', 73' (pen.)	Report	Jacobsen 40+1', 57'

Elite round

Group 8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Republic of Ireland (Q)	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9	Final tournament
2	Faroe Islands (Q)	3	1	1	1	2	5	−3	4
3	Slovakia (E)	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
4	Cyprus (H, E)	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Republic of Ireland	4–0	Faroe Islands
Connolly 9', 23' Idah 41' Doherty 43'	Report

Cyprus	0–0	Faroe Islands
	Report

Faroe Islands	2–1	Slovakia
Jacobsen 28' Sørensen 45'	Report	Pišoja 54'

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.
• Match dates: 9, 12 and 15 October 2024
• Opposition:  Netherlands,  Croatia and  Albania
• Caps and goals correct as of: 15 October 2024, after the match against  Albania

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Poul Eliasen	(2008-08-10) 10 August 2008 (age 16)	1	0	Havnar Bóltfelag
	1GK	Markus Johansen	(2008-09-23) 23 September 2008 (age 16)	4	0	07 Vestur
	2DF	Silas Joensen	(2008-03-14) 14 March 2008 (age 16)	6	0	HB
	2DF	Jónas Gaard	(2008-10-16) 16 October 2008 (age 16)	4	1	HB
	2DF	Rasmus Helgason	(2008-04-18) 18 April 2008 (age 16)	9	0	07 Vestur
	2DF	Eydthór Joensen	(2008-08-26) 26 August 2008 (age 16)	6	0	Royn
	2DF	Heini Guttesen	(2008-11-06) 6 November 2008 (age 16)	2	0	B36
	2DF	Jógvan í Lon	(2008-02-27) 27 February 2008 (age 16)	1	0	HB
	3MF	Jeffrey Berg	(2008-03-01) 1 March 2008 (age 16)	4	0	Skála
	3MF	Djóni Sivertsen	(2008-06-20) 20 June 2008 (age 16)	6	0	B36
	3MF	Rasmus Emil Poulsen	(2008-05-22) 22 May 2008 (age 16)	6	0	B36
	3MF	Jónas Samuelsen	(2008-01-29) 29 January 2008 (age 16)	3	0	B68 Toftir
	3MF	Benadiktus Olsen	(2008-03-02) 2 March 2008 (age 16)	6	0	NSÍ Runavík
	3MF	Jógvan í Skála	(2008-04-15) 15 April 2008 (age 16)	6	0	HB
	4FW	Dávid Reynheim	(2008-01-24) 24 January 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Torino
	4FW	Páll Müller	(2008-02-09) 9 February 2008 (age 16)	0	0	KÍ Klaksvík
	4FW	Dánial Mørkøre	(2008-07-30) 30 July 2008 (age 16)	2	0	Vejle BK
	4FW	Dávid Viderø	(2008-09-07) 7 September 2008 (age 16)	4	0	B36

See also

• Faroe Islands men's national under-21 football team
• Faroe Islands men's national under-19 football team
• Faroe Islands women's national football team
• Faroe Islands women's national under-17 football team

References

1. "U-17 dreingirnir hava skrivað søgu" (in Faroese). FSF. October 26, 2016. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
2. "Seleção sub-17 faz história!" (in Portuguese). Faroe Football. October 28, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
3. "VIDEO: U17-dreingirnir til EM" (in Faroese). FSF. March 20, 2017. Archived from the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
4. "Seleção sub-17 consegue classificação histórica para o Euro" (in Portuguese). Faroe Football. March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
5. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
6. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
7. "Stór avbjóðing bíðar í Portugal" (in Faroese). Fótbóltssamband Føroya. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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