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General Information for Iceland

Knattspyrnusamband Íslands
Founded
1947
FIFA entry
1947
Average height in 2008
1.84m
Average age in 2008
26.2
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 2008
No jersey in 2008

Coaches in 2008

Jóhannesson, Ólafur Davíð (Coach)

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Jóhannesson, Ólafur Davíð (Coach)

Day of Birth
1957-06-30
Place of Birth
Reykjavík (Iceland)
Matches
12 (4 / 8)
Goto coach Ólafur Davíð Jóhannesson

Players of Iceland in 2008

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Sturluson, Kjartan 1975-12-27 Goalkeeper Iceland Valur Reykjavík 6 0 0 0 0 0
Gunnleifsson, Gunnleifur 1975-07-14 Goalkeeper Liechtenstein FC Vaduz 3 0 0 0 0 0
Magnússon, Stefán Logi 1980-09-05 Goalkeeper Iceland KR Reykjavík 2 0 0 0 0 0
Þorgeirsson, Fjalar 1977-01-18 Goalkeeper Iceland Fylkir Reykjavík 1 1 0 0 0 0
Arason, Árni Gautur 1975-05-07 Goalkeeper Norway Odd Grenland 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sævarsson, Birkir Már 1984-11-11 Right Back Norway Brann Bergen 11 0 0 0 0 0
Hreiðarsson, Hermann 1974-07-11 Centre Back England Portsmouth FC 7 0 0 0 0 0
Eiríksson, Bjarni Ólafur 1982-03-28 Left Back Iceland Valur Reykjavík 6 2 0 0 0 0
Sigurðsson, Kristján Örn 1980-10-07 Centre Back Norway Brann Bergen 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sigurðsson, Indriði 1981-10-12 Centre Back Norway Lyn Oslo 5 1 0 0 0 0
Þórarinsson, Atli 1980-01-24 Centre Back Iceland Valur Reykjavík 5 1 0 0 0 0
Steinsson, Grétar Rafn 1982-01-09 Right Back England Bolton Wanderers 5 0 1 0 0 0
Sigurðsson, Ragnar 1986-06-19 Centre Back Sweden IFK Göteborg 4 0 0 0 0 0
Jónsson, Hjálmar 1980-07-29 Centre Back Sweden IFK Göteborg 1 1 0 0 0 0
Einarsson, Heimir 1987-04-20 Centre Back Iceland ÍA Akranes 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ottesen, Sölvi Geir 1984-02-18 Centre Back Denmark Sønderjysk Elitesport 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gunnarsson, Guðmundur 1989-01-21 Left Back Iceland KR Reykjavík 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jónasson, Hallgrímur 1986-05-04 Centre Back Iceland IF Keflavík 0 1 0 0 0 0
Valgarðsson, Hjörtur Logi 1988-09-27 Left Back Iceland FH Hafnarfjörður 0 1 0 0 0 0
Þórisson, Guðmann 1987-01-30 Centre Back Iceland Breiðablik Kópavogur 0 1 0 0 0 0
Gíslason, Stefán 1980-03-15 Defensive Midfielder Denmark Brøndby IF 8 1 0 0 0 0
Gunnarsson, Aron 1989-04-22 Centre Midfielder England Coventry City 7 2 0 0 0 0
Hallfreðsson, Emil 1984-06-29 Left Midfielder Italy Reggina Calcio 7 1 0 0 0 0
Pálmason, Pálmi Rafn 1984-11-09 Right Midfielder Norway Stabæk Bærum 3 7 0 0 0 0
Guðjónsson, Bjarni 1979-02-26 Right Midfielder Iceland KR Reykjavík 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sævarsson, Jónas 1983-11-28 Defensive Midfielder Iceland KR Reykjavík 2 3 1 0 0 0
Bjarnason, Elmar 1987-03-04 Left Midfielder Norway Lyn Oslo 2 3 0 0 0 0
Viðarsson, Davíð 1984-04-24 Defensive Midfielder Iceland FH Hafnarfjörður 2 3 0 0 0 0
Aðalsteinsson, Baldur 1980-02-12 Left Midfielder Iceland Valur Reykjavík 2 2 0 0 0 0
Héðinsson, Eyjólfur 1985-01-01 Attacking Midfielder Sweden GAIS Göteborg 2 1 0 0 0 0
Gunnarsson, Brynjar Björn 1975-10-16 Midfielder England Reading FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Smárason, Arnór 1988-09-07 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands SC Heerenveen 1 2 0 0 0 0
Daníelsson, Helgi 1981-07-13 Defensive Midfielder Sweden IF Elfsborg 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jónsson, Eggert 1988-08-18 Defensive Midfielder Scotland Heart of Midlothian FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Skúlason, Ólafur 1983-04-01 Defensive Midfielder Sweden Helsingborgs IF 1 0 0 0 0 0
Viðarsson, Bjarni Þór 1988-03-05 Centre Midfielder Netherlands FC Twente Enschede 1 0 0 0 0 0
Guðjohnsen, Eiður 1978-09-15 Centre Forward Spain FC Barcelona 6 0 3 0 0 0
Þorvaldsson, Gunnar Heiðar 1982-04-01 Centre Forward Denmark Esbjerg fB 4 2 2 0 0 0
Gunnarsson, Veigar Páll 1980-03-21 Secondary striker France AS Nancy Lorraine 3 3 1 0 0 0
Guðmundsson, Tryggvi 1974-07-30 Centre Forward Iceland FH Hafnarfjörður 3 2 2 0 0 0
Helguson, Heiðar 1977-08-22 Centre Forward England Queens Park Rangers 3 0 2 0 0 0
Sigurðsson, Helgi 1974-09-17 Centre Forward Iceland Valur Reykjavík 2 1 0 0 0 0
Guðmundsson, Jóhann Berg 1990-10-27 Right Winger Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 1 0 0 0 0 0
Þórðarson, Stefán Þór 1975-03-17 Centre Forward Liechtenstein FC Vaduz 1 0 0 0 0 0
Baldvinsson, Marel 1980-12-18 Centre Forward Iceland Breiðablik Kópavogur 0 2 0 0 0 0
Steinarsson, Guðmundur 1979-10-20 Centre Forward Liechtenstein FC Vaduz 0 2 0 0 0 0
Jóhannsson, Garðar 1980-04-01 Centre Forward Norway Fredrikstad FK 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sigurðsson, Hannes 1983-04-10 Centre Forward Sweden GIF Sundsvall 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Iceland in 2008

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2008-02-02
Belarus
Belarus
Iceland
Iceland
2:0 c
Belarus vs. Iceland
Friendly
Ta' Qali National Stadium
2008-02-04
Malta
Malta
Iceland
Iceland
1:0 c
Malta vs. Iceland
Friendly
Ta' Qali National Stadium
2008-02-06
Iceland
Iceland
Armenia
Armenia
2:0 c
Iceland vs. Armenia
Friendly
Ta' Qali National Stadium
2008-03-16
Iceland
Iceland
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
3:0 c
Iceland vs. Faroe Islands
Friendly
Kórinn
2008-03-26
Slovakia
Slovakia
Iceland
Iceland
1:2 c
Slovakia vs. Iceland
Friendly
Štadión pod Dubňom
2008-05-28
Iceland
Iceland
Wales
Wales
0:1 c
Iceland vs. Wales
Friendly
Laugardalsvöllur
2008-08-20
Iceland
Iceland
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1:1 c
Iceland vs. Azerbaijan
Friendly
Laugardalsvöllur
2008-09-06
Norway
Norway
Iceland
Iceland
2:2 c
Norway vs. Iceland
World Cup 2010 - Group 9
Ullevaal Stadion
2008-09-10
Iceland
Iceland
Scotland
Scotland
1:2 c
Iceland vs. Scotland
World Cup 2010 - Group 9
Laugardalsvöllur
2008-10-11
Netherlands
Netherlands
Iceland
Iceland
2:0 c
Netherlands vs. Iceland
World Cup 2010 - Group 9
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
2008-10-15
Iceland
Iceland
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
1:0 c
Iceland vs. North Macedonia
World Cup 2010 - Group 9
Laugardalsvöllur
2008-11-19
Malta
Malta
Iceland
Iceland
0:1 c
Malta vs. Iceland
Friendly
Hibernians Stadium
12 Matches

Match Progress for Iceland in 2008

Favorite Opponents of Iceland

Opponent M W D L G
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
20 18 1 1 49
Malta
Malta
15 11 1 3 33
France
France
15 0 4 11 15
Norway
Norway
14 3 5 6 15
Turkey
Turkey
13 6 3 4 21
Hungary
Hungary
12 3 1 8 12
Sweden
Sweden
12 1 2 9 11
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
11 8 2 1 35
Denmark
Denmark
11 0 1 10 3
Spain
Spain
10 1 2 7 6
Albania
Albania
9 4 2 3 12
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
8 3 4 1 9
Finland
Finland
7 3 1 3 8
Scotland
Scotland
7 1 0 6 6
Cyprus
Cyprus
7 3 3 1 6
Andorra
Andorra
7 7 0 0 18
Kuwait
Kuwait
7 2 4 1 4
Slovakia
Slovakia
7 1 1 5 9
Netherlands
Netherlands
7 2 1 4 5
Wales
Wales
7 1 1 5 6
Croatia
Croatia
7 1 1 5 3
Estonia
Estonia
7 3 3 1 10
Latvia
Latvia
7 3 2 2 20
Belgium
Belgium
7 0 0 7 8
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 1 2 3 5
Israel
Israel
6 1 3 2 12
Ukraine
Ukraine
6 1 2 3 8
Russia
Russia
6 1 1 4 2
Czechia
Czechia
6 2 0 4 8
Switzerland
Switzerland
6 0 1 5 5
England
England
6 2 1 3 5
Ireland
Ireland
6 1 1 4 4
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
6 1 2 3 3
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
5 0 1 4 7
Armenia
Armenia
5 2 2 1 5
East Germany
East Germany
5 0 0 5 0
USA
USA
5 1 1 3 6
Mexico
Mexico
5 0 2 3 1
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
5 3 0 2 6
Portugal
Portugal
5 0 1 4 5
Romania
Romania
5 1 1 3 2
Poland
Poland
5 0 2 3 7
Lithuania
Lithuania
5 3 1 1 12
Kosovo
Kosovo
4 2 0 2 6
Germany
Germany
4 0 1 3 0
Slovenia
Slovenia
4 1 0 3 7
Austria
Austria
4 1 2 1 4
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
4 0 3 1 3
Canada
Canada
4 2 2 0 5
South Africa
South Africa
3 2 1 0 6
Chile
Chile
3 0 1 2 1
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
3 0 0 3 1
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
3 2 0 1 3
Greece
Greece
3 1 0 2 3
Montenegro
Montenegro
3 2 0 1 5
Japan
Japan
2 0 0 2 3
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 1 0 1 3
England
England (B)
2 0 0 2 0
Italy
Italy
2 1 1 0 2
South Korea
South Korea
2 0 0 2 1
Moldova
Moldova
2 2 0 0 5
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2 1 1 0 6
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 1 0 1 1
Brazil
Brazil
2 0 0 2 1
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 1 1 0 3
Bahrain
Bahrain
2 1 0 1 3
Qatar
Qatar
2 0 2 0 3
Ghana
Ghana
1 0 1 0 2
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 0 0 1 1
Sweden
Sweden (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Iran
Iran
1 0 0 1 0
El Salvador
El Salvador
1 1 0 0 1
Greenland
Greenland
1 1 0 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 1
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
Venezuela
Venezuela
1 1 0 0 1
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 1 0 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 0
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 2
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 4
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 1 0 1
San Marino
San Marino
1 1 0 0 1
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 3
Uganda
Uganda
1 0 1 0 1
China
China
1 1 0 0 2
Guatemala
Guatemala
1 1 0 0 1
India
India
1 1 0 0 3
Bermuda
Bermuda
1 1 0 0 4
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