Denmark national under-21 football team
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.
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| Association | Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union)  | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
(Holstebro, Denmark; 25 August 1976)  | |||
| Biggest win | |||
(Farum, Denmark; 11 October 2002)  | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(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) | ||
Tournament record
    
    UEFA European U-21 Championship
    
| 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 | |
| Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 15 | +16 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 4 | +21 | |||||||||||
| Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | ||
| Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | |||||||||||
| Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||||
| Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | ||||||||||
| Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 9 | +28 | ||
| Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | ||
| Group stage | 6th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | +22 | ||
| Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | ||
| Qualification in progress | 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 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
 - **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
 - ***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
 
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
    
    
Results in 2020
    
| 12 January 2020 Friendly |  Denmark  | 3–1 |  Slovakia  | Belek, Turkey | 
| 15:00 | Lindstrøm  Holse Okkels  | 
Report | Baumgartner  | 
Stadium: Calista Sports Center Attendance: 50  | 
| 4 September 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification |  Denmark  | 1–1 |  Ukraine  | Aalborg, Denmark | 
| 18:00 | Bech  Nartey Riis Jakobsen Riis Jakobsen  | 
Report | Sikan  | 
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)  | 
| 8 September 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification |  Northern Ireland  | 0–1 |  Denmark  | Ballymena, Northern Ireland | 
| Larkin  Galbraith  | 
Report | Skov Olsen  | 
Stadium: Ballymena Showgrounds Attendance: 0 Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)  | 
| 9 October 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification |  Malta  | 1–3 |  Denmark  | Ta' Qali, Malta | 
| Zerafa  Larkin  | 
Report | Holse  Laursen Damsgaard Lindstrøm  | 
Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Greece)  | 
| 13 October 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification |  Denmark  | 2–1 |  Finland  | Aalborg, Denmark | 
| Jensen  Jensen Nelsson Christensen  | 
Report | Forss  | 
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium Attendance: 286 Referee: Besfort Kasumi (Kosovo)  | 
| 31 March 2020 2021 UEFA EC Qualification |  Romania  | 1–1 |  Denmark  | Craiova, Romania | 
| Costache  | 
Report | Nelsson  Klitten Laursen Sery Larsen  | 
Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 0 Referee: Georgi Vadachkoria (Georgia)  | 
Results in 2021
    
| 25 March 2021 2021 UEFA EC Group C  |  Denmark  | 1–0 |  France  | Szombathely, Hungary | 
| 21:00 | Lindstrøm  Carstensen Dreyer  | 
Report | Gouiri  Camavinga  | 
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  Bech Kofod Bech Hjulmand  | 
Report | Þorsteinsson  Gunnarsson Anderson Guðjohnsen  | 
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  Dreyer Holse  | 
Report | Yevgenyev  Diveyev Makarov  | 
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  | 
Report | Ioannidis  | 
Stadium: Gladsaxe Stadium Attendance: 1340  | 
| 7 September 2021 2023 UEFA EC Group I  |  Kazakhstan  | 0–1 |  Denmark  | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 
| 16:00 | Sagnayev  Kenesov Ustimenko Sovet Ulshin Kashken Zhumakhanov  | 
Report | Kristiansen  Bøving Hausner  | 
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  Mebude  | 
Report | Nartey  Isaksen Hausner Carstensen  | 
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  Kana Openda  | 
Report | Kristiansen  Isaksen Carstensen  | 
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  Balcı Bayrakdar Özkacar Yeşil  | 
Report | Lindstrøm  Hausner Daramy Faghir Kristiansen Carstensen  | 
Stadium: Oba Stadium Attendance: 225 Referee: Peter Bankes (England)  | 
Results in 2022
    
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| 29 March 2022 2023 UEFA EC Group I  |  Denmark  | 1–1 |  Belgium  | Herning, Denmark | 
| 20:00 | Winther  Ross Villadsen Isaksen Daramy  | 
Report | Openda  Ndenbe Openda Siquet  | 
Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 1,345 Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)  | 
| 4 June 2022 2023 UEFA EC Group I  |  Denmark  | v |  Kazakhstan  | Vejle, Denmark | 
| Report | Stadium: Vejle Stadium | 
| 10 June 2022 2023 UEFA EC Group I  |  Denmark  | v |  Scotland  | Vejle, Denmark | 
| Report | Stadium: Vejle Stadium | 
| 14 June 2022 2023 UEFA EC Group I  |  Denmark  | v |  Turkey  | Vejle, Denmark | 
| Report | Stadium: Vejle Stadium | 
Current squad
    
The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I game against Belgium on 29 March 2022.[2]
Caps and goals as of 29 March 2022 after the game against Belgium
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mads Hermansen | 11 July 2000 | 4 | 0 | |
| 16 | GK | Filip Jørgensen | 16 April 2002 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Nikolas Dyhr | 18 June 2001 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Mathias Ross | 15 January 2001 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Frederik Winther | 4 January 2001 | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Oliver Villadsen | 16 November 2001 | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Anders Bærtelsen | 9 May 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Oliver Bundgaard | 15 June 2001 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Japhet Sery | 10 April 2000 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | Morten Frendrup | 7 April 2001 | 6 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Victor Jensen | 8 February 2000 | 8 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | Gustav Isaksen | 19 April 2001 | 14 | 5 | |
| 12 | MF | Matt O'Riley | 21 November 2001 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Nicolas Madsen | 17 March 2000 | 6 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Maurits Kjærgaard | 26 June 2003 | 6 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Albert Grønbæk | 23 May 2001 | 3 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Sebastian Jørgensen | 8 June 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Mads Bidstrup | 25 February 2001 | 5 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | William Bøving | 1 March 2003 | 6 | 1 | |
| 10 | FW | Mohamed Daramy | 7 January 2002 | 8 | 1 | |
| 23 | FW | Magnus Warming | 8 June 2000 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | Nikolai Baden | 18 May 2000 | 5 | 0 | ||
Most appearances
    
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) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Most goals
    
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Goals | U-21 Caps | Year(s) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Managers
    
- 1959–1966: Ivan Jessen
 - 1967–1967: Erik Dennung
 - 1968–1969: Ejnar Olsen
 - 1970–1970: Henry From
 - 1971–1973: Kaj Christensen
 - 1974–1974: Ejnar Olsen
 - 1976–1980: Tommy Troelsen
 - 1980–1989: Richard Møller Nielsen
 - 1989–1992: Viggo Jensen
 - 1992–1999: Jan B. Poulsen
 - 2000–2006: Flemming Serritslev
 - 2006–2011: Keld Bordinggaard
 - 2011–2013: Morten Wieghorst
 - 2013–2015: Jess Thorup
 - 2015–2019: Niels Frederiksen
 - 2019–2021: Albert Capellas
 - 2021–present: Jesper Sørensen
 
See also
    
    
References
    
- VEJLE STADION BLIVER NY HJEMMEBANE FOR U21, dbu.dk, 20 May 2021
 - "Truppen til Belgien" (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil-Union. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
 
