Iceland at the UEFA European Championship

Iceland qualified once for a UEFA European Championship, the 2016 edition. They directly qualified after securing the second spot in their qualifying group, with still four group matches remaining; this meant they would appear on a major tournament finals for the first time in their history.^[1] For the draw of the end stage that took place on 12 December 2015, they were seeded in Pot 4.^[2]

In Euro 2016, Iceland came second in their group unbeaten (which included a draw against Portugal and a win over Austria). In the round of 16, they famously beat England 2–1. However, they lost 5–2 against hosts France in the quarter-finals.

Also during Euro 2016, Iceland's fans became widely known for their 'volcano clap' (or 'Viking clap') with a 'huh' chant, though it may actually have originated with fans of Scottish club Motherwell F.C.^[3]

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not enter
1964	Did not qualify
1968	Did not enter
1972	Did not enter
1976	Did not qualify
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	2	1	8	9
2020	Did not qualify
2024	Did not qualify
2028	To be determined
2032	To be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	1/17	5	2	2	1	8	9

List of UEFA European Championship matches
Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result	Date	Venue
2016	Group F	Portugal	1–1	Draw	14 June 2016	Saint-Étienne, France
		Hungary	1–1	Draw	18 June 2016	Marseille, France
		Austria	2–1	Win	22 June 2016	Paris, France
	Round of 16	England	2–1	Win	27 June 2016	Nice, France
	Quarter-finals	France	2–5	Loss	3 July 2016	Paris, France

Euro 2016 squad

Iceland announced their final squad on 9 May.^[4]

Managers: Heimir Hallgrímsson & Lars Lagerbäck

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Hannes Þór Halldórsson	(1984-04-27)27 April 1984 (aged 32)	33	0	Bodø/Glimt
2	2DF	Birkir Már Sævarsson	(1984-11-11)11 November 1984 (aged 31)	57	1	Hammarby IF
3	2DF	Haukur Heiðar Hauksson	(1991-09-01)1 September 1991 (aged 24)	7	0	AIK
4	2DF	Hjörtur Hermannsson	(1995-02-08)8 February 1995 (aged 21)	3	0	IFK Göteborg
5	2DF	Sverrir Ingi Ingason	(1993-08-05)5 August 1993 (aged 22)	6	2	Lokeren
6	2DF	Ragnar Sigurðsson	(1986-06-19)19 June 1986 (aged 29)	56	1	Krasnodar
7	3MF	Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson	(1990-10-27)27 October 1990 (aged 25)	47	5	Charlton Athletic
8	3MF	Birkir Bjarnason	(1988-05-27)27 May 1988 (aged 28)	47	6	Basel
9	4FW	Kolbeinn Sigþórsson	(1990-03-14)14 March 1990 (aged 26)	39	20	Nantes
10	3MF	Gylfi Sigurðsson	(1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 26)	39	13	Swansea City
11	4FW	Alfreð Finnbogason	(1989-02-01)1 February 1989 (aged 27)	34	8	FC Augsburg
12	1GK	Ögmundur Kristinsson	(1989-06-19)19 June 1989 (aged 26)	11	0	Hammarby IF
13	1GK	Ingvar Jónsson	(1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 26)	5	0	Sandefjord
14	2DF	Kári Árnason	(1982-10-13)13 October 1982 (aged 33)	47	2	Malmö FF
15	4FW	Jón Daði Böðvarsson	(1992-05-25)25 May 1992 (aged 24)	21	1	1. FC Kaiserslautern
16	3MF	Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson	(1990-06-18)18 June 1990 (aged 25)	11	1	GIF Sundsvall
17	3MF	Aron Gunnarsson (captain)	(1989-04-22)22 April 1989 (aged 27)	59	2	Cardiff City
18	3MF	Theódór Elmar Bjarnason	(1987-03-04)4 March 1987 (aged 29)	27	0	AGF
19	2DF	Hörður Björgvin Magnússon	(1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 23)	5	0	Cesena
20	3MF	Emil Hallfreðsson	(1984-06-29)29 June 1984 (aged 31)	54	1	Udinese
21	3MF	Arnór Ingvi Traustason	(1993-04-30)30 April 1993 (aged 23)	7	3	IFK Norrköping
22	4FW	Eiður Guðjohnsen	(1978-09-15)15 September 1978 (aged 37)	86	26	Molde FK
23	2DF	Ari Freyr Skúlason	(1987-05-14)14 May 1987 (aged 29)	38	0	OB

Goalscorers

Player	Goals	2016
Birkir Bjarnason	2	2
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson	2	2
Jón Daði Böðvarsson	1	1
Gylfi Sigurðsson	1	1
Ragnar Sigurðsson	1	1
Arnór Ingvi Traustason	1	1
Total	8	8

References

^ "Draw sends Iceland through to UEFA EURO 2016". UEFA. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
^ "UEFA EURO 2016 draw pots take shape". UEFA. 14 Oct 2015. Retrieved 14 Oct 2015.
^ "WATCH: Are Motherwell the inspiration behind Iceland's 'volcano clap'?".
^ "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016". ksi.is. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

[1] "Draw sends Iceland through to UEFA EURO 2016". UEFA. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

[2] "UEFA EURO 2016 draw pots take shape". UEFA. 14 Oct 2015. Retrieved 14 Oct 2015.

[3] "WATCH: Are Motherwell the inspiration behind Iceland's 'volcano clap'?".

[4] "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016". ksi.is. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

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Iceland at the UEFA European Championship

Overall record

Euro 2016 squad

Goalscorers

See also

References