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Iceland Ísland

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General Information for Iceland

Knattspyrnusamband Íslands
Founded
1947
FIFA entry
1947
Average height in 1996
1.82m
Average age in 1996
26.1
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1996
No jersey in 1996

Coaches in 1996

Ólafsson, Logi (Coach)

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Ólafsson, Logi (Coach)

Day of Birth
1954-11-14
Place of Birth
Reykjavík (Iceland)
Matches
11 (4 / 7)
Goto coach Logi Ólafsson

Players of Iceland in 1996

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Kristinsson, Birkir 1964-08-15 Goalkeeper Norway Brann Bergen 10 0 0 0 0 0
Finnbogason, Kristján 1971-05-08 Goalkeeper Iceland KR Reykjavík 1 4 0 0 0 0
Þórðarson, Þórður 1972-04-10 Goalkeeper Iceland ÍA Akranes 0 1 0 0 0 0
Adolfsson, Ólafur 1967-10-18 Defender Iceland ÍA Akranes 11 0 1 0 0 0
Sigurðsson, Lárus Orri 1973-06-04 Centre Back England Stoke City 9 0 0 0 0 0
Bergsson, Guðni 1965-07-21 Centre Back England Bolton Wanderers 6 0 0 0 0 0
Gíslason, Sigursteinn 1968-06-25 Defender Iceland ÍA Akranes 3 1 0 0 0 0
Guðjónsson, Þorsteinn 1969-06-05 Defender Iceland KR Reykjavík 3 0 0 0 0 0
Birgisson, Hlynur 1968-01-22 Defender Sweden Örebro SK 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kristjánsson, Ólafur Helgi 1968-05-20 Defender Iceland KR Reykjavík 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hreiðarsson, Hermann 1974-07-11 Centre Back Iceland ÍBV Vestmannæyjar 0 3 0 0 0 0
Kolviðsson, Helgi 1971-09-13 Centre Back Austria Austria Lustenau 0 2 0 0 0 0
Jóhannsson, Þórhallur Dan 1972-12-05 Defender Iceland Fylkir Reykjavík 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jónsson, Sigurður 1966-09-27 Defensive Midfielder Sweden Örebro SK 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sverrisson, Eyjólfur 1968-08-03 Defensive Midfielder Germany Hertha BSC Berlin 8 1 0 0 0 0
Kristinsson, Rúnar 1969-09-05 Attacking Midfielder Sweden Örgryte IS 8 0 0 0 0 0
Þórðarson, Ólafur 1965-08-22 Midfielder Iceland ÍA Akranes 7 4 2 0 0 0
Gunnlaugsson, Bjarki 1973-03-06 Attacking Midfielder Germany Waldhof Mannheim 7 0 4 0 0 0
Grétarsson, Arnar 1972-02-20 Centre Midfielder Scotland Glasgow Rangers 5 3 1 0 0 0
Guðjónsson, Heimir 1969-04-03 Midfielder Iceland KR Reykjavík 5 0 0 0 0 0
Gylfason, Ágúst 1971-08-01 Midfielder Norway Brann Bergen 3 2 0 0 0 0
Ingólfsson, Haraldur 1970-08-01 Midfielder Scotland Aberdeen FC 1 2 0 0 0 0
Stefánsson, Hlynur 1964-10-08 Midfielder Iceland ÍBV Vestmannæyjar 1 2 0 0 0 0
Högnason, Alexander 1968-08-07 Midfielder Iceland ÍA Akranes 1 0 1 0 0 0
Daníelsson, Einar Þór 1970-01-19 Midfielder Belgium KAA Gent 0 2 0 0 0 0
Snorrason, Rútur 1974-03-28 Midfielder Iceland ÍBV Vestmannæyjar 0 2 0 0 0 0
Sverrisson, Sverrir 1969-12-31 Midfielder Iceland Leiftur Olafsfjörður 0 1 0 0 0 0
Guðjónsson, Þórður 1973-10-14 Right Winger Germany VfL Bochum 7 2 1 0 0 0
Guðjohnsen, Arnór 1961-07-30 Centre Forward Sweden Örebro SK 6 1 2 0 0 0
Daðason, Ríkharður 1972-04-26 Centre Forward Greece PS Kalamata 3 1 1 0 0 0
Sigurðsson, Helgi 1974-09-17 Centre Forward Germany Tennis Borussia Berlin 2 4 0 0 0 0
Benediktsson, Guðmundur 1974-09-09 Striker Iceland KR Reykjavík 1 3 1 0 0 0
Gunnlaugsson, Arnar 1973-03-06 Centre Forward France FC Sochaux - Montbéliard 0 2 0 0 0 0
Guðjohnsen, Eiður 1978-09-15 Centre Forward Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Iceland in 1996

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1996-02-07
Iceland
Iceland
Slovenia
Slovenia
1:7 c
Iceland vs. Slovenia
Friendly
Ta' Qali National Stadium
1996-02-09
Iceland
Iceland
Russia
Russia
0:3 c
Iceland vs. Russia
Friendly
Ta' Qali National Stadium
1996-02-11
Malta
Malta
Iceland
Iceland
1:4 c
Malta vs. Iceland
Friendly
Ta' Qali National Stadium
1996-04-24
Estonia
Estonia
Iceland
Iceland
0:3 c
Estonia vs. Iceland
Friendly
Kadrioru staadion
1996-06-01
Iceland
Iceland
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
1:1 c
Iceland vs. North Macedonia
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Laugardalsvöllur
1996-06-05
Iceland
Iceland
Cyprus
Cyprus
2:1 c
Iceland vs. Cyprus
Friendly
Akranesvöllur
1996-08-14
Iceland
Iceland
Malta
Malta
2:1 c
Iceland vs. Malta
Friendly
Laugardalsvöllur
1996-09-04
Czechia
Czechia
Iceland
Iceland
2:1 c
Czechia vs. Iceland
Friendly
Chance Arena
1996-10-05
Lithuania
Lithuania
Iceland
Iceland
2:0 c
Lithuania vs. Iceland
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Žalgirio Stadionas
1996-10-09
Iceland
Iceland
Romania
Romania
0:4 c
Iceland vs. Romania
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Laugardalsvöllur
1996-11-10
Ireland
Ireland
Iceland
Iceland
0:0 c
Ireland vs. Iceland
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Lansdowne Road
11 Matches

Match Progress for Iceland in 1996

Favorite Opponents of Iceland

Opponent M W D L G
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
20 18 1 1 49
France
France
15 0 4 11 15
Malta
Malta
15 11 1 3 33
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
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
Belgium
Belgium
7 0 0 7 8
Latvia
Latvia
7 3 2 2 20
Finland
Finland
7 3 1 3 8
Scotland
Scotland
7 1 0 6 6
Ukraine
Ukraine
7 1 2 4 8
Cyprus
Cyprus
7 3 3 1 6
Andorra
Andorra
7 7 0 0 18
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
Israel
Israel
6 1 3 2 12
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 1 2 3 5
Mexico
Mexico
5 0 2 3 1
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
5 3 0 2 6
Portugal
Portugal
5 0 1 4 5
Lithuania
Lithuania
5 3 1 1 12
Romania
Romania
5 1 1 3 2
Poland
Poland
5 0 2 3 7
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
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
4 0 3 1 3
Canada
Canada
4 2 2 0 5
Kosovo
Kosovo
4 2 0 2 6
Germany
Germany
4 0 1 3 0
Austria
Austria
4 1 2 1 4
Slovenia
Slovenia
4 1 0 3 7
Chile
Chile
3 0 1 2 1
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
3 2 1 0 8
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
South Africa
South Africa
3 2 1 0 6
South Korea
South Korea
2 0 0 2 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 1 0 1 1
Moldova
Moldova
2 2 0 0 5
Brazil
Brazil
2 0 0 2 1
Bahrain
Bahrain
2 1 0 1 3
Qatar
Qatar
2 0 2 0 3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 1 1 0 3
Japan
Japan
2 0 0 2 3
Italy
Italy
2 1 1 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 1 0 1 3
England
England (B)
2 0 0 2 0
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 2
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 1 0 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 0
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 4
San Marino
San Marino
1 1 0 0 1
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 1 0 1
Guatemala
Guatemala
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
India
India
1 1 0 0 3
Bermuda
Bermuda
1 1 0 0 4
Ghana
Ghana
1 0 1 0 2
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 0 0 1 1
Sweden
Sweden (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Greenland
Greenland
1 1 0 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 1
Iran
Iran
1 0 0 1 0
El Salvador
El Salvador
1 1 0 0 1
Venezuela
Venezuela
1 1 0 0 1
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
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