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Iceland Ísland

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General Information for Iceland

Knattspyrnusamband Íslands
Founded
1947
FIFA entry
1947
Average height in 1997
1.82m
Average age in 1997
24.9
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Ólafsson, Logi (Coach)

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Ólafsson, Logi (Coach)

Day of Birth
1954-11-14
Place of Birth
Reykjavík (Iceland)
Matches
3 (2 / 1)
Goto coach Logi Ólafsson

Þórðarson, Guðjón (Coach)

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Þórðarson, Guðjón (Coach)

Day of Birth
1955-09-14
Place of Birth
Akranes (Iceland)
Matches
7 (4 / 3)
Goto coach Guðjón Þórðarson

Players of Iceland in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Finnbogason, Kristján 1971-05-08 Goalkeeper Scotland Ayr United 7 0 0 0 0 0
Gottskálksson, Ólafur 1968-03-12 Goalkeeper Scotland Hibernian Edinburgh 3 2 0 0 0 0
Sigurðsson, Lárus Orri 1973-06-04 Centre Back England Stoke City 8 0 0 0 0 0
Bergsson, Guðni 1965-07-21 Centre Back England Bolton Wanderers 6 0 0 0 0 0
Hreiðarsson, Hermann 1974-07-11 Centre Back England Crystal Palace FC 6 0 0 0 0 0
Gíslason, Sigursteinn 1968-06-25 Defender Iceland ÍA Akranes 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jónsson, Gunnlaugur 1974-11-29 Defender Scotland Motherwell FC 2 2 0 0 0 0
Adolfsson, Steinar 1970-01-25 Defender Iceland ÍA Akranes 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jónsson, Sigurður Örn 1973-07-30 Defender Iceland KR Reykjavík 1 1 0 0 0 0
Þorvaldsson, Óskar Hrafn 1973-10-25 Defender Iceland KR Reykjavík 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kolviðsson, Helgi 1971-09-13 Centre Back Austria Austria Lustenau 1 0 0 0 0 0
Marteinsson, Pétur Hafliði 1973-07-14 Right Back Sweden Hammarby IF 1 0 0 0 0 0
Adolfsson, Ólafur 1967-10-18 Defender Iceland ÍA Akranes 1 0 0 0 0 0
Birgisson, Hlynur 1968-01-22 Defender Sweden Örebro SK 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jónhardsson, Jakob 1971-04-24 Defender Iceland IF Keflavík 0 1 0 0 0 0
Gunnarsson, Brynjar Björn 1975-10-16 Midfielder Iceland KR Reykjavík 8 0 2 0 0 0
Kristinsson, Rúnar 1969-09-05 Attacking Midfielder Norway Lillestrøm SK 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sverrisson, Eyjólfur 1968-08-03 Defensive Midfielder Germany Hertha BSC Berlin 7 0 0 0 0 0
Jónsson, Sigurður 1966-09-27 Defensive Midfielder Scotland Dundee United 6 0 1 0 0 0
Daníelsson, Einar Þór 1970-01-19 Midfielder Germany FSV Zwickau 5 1 1 0 0 0
Grétarsson, Arnar 1972-02-20 Centre Midfielder Greece AEK Athinon 4 2 0 0 0 0
Sverrisson, Sverrir 1969-12-31 Midfielder Iceland ÍBV Vestmannæyjar 3 1 0 0 0 0
Gunnlaugsson, Bjarki 1973-03-06 Attacking Midfielder Norway Molde FK 2 0 0 0 0 0
Guðjónsson, Bjarni 1979-02-26 Right Midfielder England Newcastle United 1 3 1 0 0 0
Másson, Gunnar Már 1971-03-15 Midfielder Scotland East Fife FC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Bjarklind, Ívar 1974-12-17 Midfielder Iceland ÍBV Vestmannæyjar 1 0 0 0 0 0
Guðmundsson, Jóhann Birnir 1977-12-05 Left Midfielder Iceland IF Keflavík 0 2 0 0 0 0
Ólafsson, Sigurvin 1976-07-18 Centre Midfielder Iceland ÍBV Vestmannæyjar 0 1 0 0 0 0
Björnsson, Hilmar 1969-05-13 Midfielder Iceland KR Reykjavík 0 1 0 0 0 0
Guðjónsson, Heimir 1969-04-03 Midfielder Iceland KR Reykjavík 0 1 0 0 0 0
Guðjónsson, Þórður 1973-10-14 Right Winger Belgium KRC Genk 7 0 1 0 0 0
Sigurðsson, Helgi 1974-09-17 Centre Forward Norway Stabæk Bærum 5 3 2 0 0 0
Guðjohnsen, Arnór 1961-07-30 Centre Forward Sweden Örebro SK 5 0 1 0 0 0
Guðmundsson, Tryggvi 1974-07-30 Centre Forward Iceland ÍBV Vestmannæyjar 2 4 3 0 0 0
Gunnlaugsson, Arnar 1973-03-06 Centre Forward England Bolton Wanderers 2 1 0 0 0 0
Daðason, Ríkharður 1972-04-26 Centre Forward Iceland KR Reykjavík 1 5 0 0 0 0

Matches of Iceland in 1997

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-04-29
Slovakia
Slovakia
Iceland
Iceland
3:1 c
Slovakia vs. Iceland
Friendly
Štadión Antona Malatinského
1997-06-07
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Iceland
Iceland
1:0 c
North Macedonia vs. Iceland
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Nacionalna Arena Toše Proeski
1997-06-11
Iceland
Iceland
Lithuania
Lithuania
0:0 c
Iceland vs. Lithuania
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Laugardalsvöllur
1997-07-20
Iceland
Iceland
Norway
Norway
0:1 c
Iceland vs. Norway
Friendly
Laugardalsvöllur
1997-07-27
Iceland
Iceland
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
1:0 c
Iceland vs. Faroe Islands
Friendly
Sindravellir
1997-08-20
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
Iceland
Iceland
0:4 c
Liechtenstein vs. Iceland
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Sportpark Eschen-Mauren
1997-09-06
Iceland
Iceland
Ireland
Ireland
2:4 c
Iceland vs. Ireland
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Laugardalsvöllur
1997-09-10
Romania
Romania
Iceland
Iceland
4:0 c
Romania vs. Iceland
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Stadionul Steaua
1997-10-11
Iceland
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
4:0 c
Iceland vs. Liechtenstein
World Cup 1998 - Group 8
Laugardalsvöllur
1997-12-07
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Iceland
Iceland
0:0 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Iceland
Friendly
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
10 Matches

Match Progress for Iceland in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Iceland

Opponent M W D L G
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
21 19 1 1 51
France
France
15 0 4 11 15
Malta
Malta
15 11 1 3 33
Turkey
Turkey
14 7 3 4 23
Norway
Norway
14 3 5 6 15
Hungary
Hungary
12 3 1 8 12
Sweden
Sweden
12 1 2 9 11
Denmark
Denmark
12 0 1 11 3
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
11 8 2 1 35
Spain
Spain
10 1 2 7 6
Albania
Albania
9 4 2 3 12
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
8 3 4 1 9
Wales
Wales
8 1 2 5 8
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
Ukraine
Ukraine
7 1 2 4 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
Croatia
Croatia
7 1 1 5 3
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
Russia
Russia
6 1 1 4 2
Switzerland
Switzerland
6 0 1 5 5
England
England
6 2 1 3 5
Czechia
Czechia
6 2 0 4 8
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
5 0 1 4 3
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
5 3 0 2 6
Portugal
Portugal
5 0 1 4 5
Poland
Poland
5 0 2 3 7
Lithuania
Lithuania
5 3 1 1 12
Romania
Romania
5 1 1 3 2
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
Canada
Canada
4 2 2 0 5
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
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
Chile
Chile
3 0 1 2 1
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
3 2 1 0 8
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
Greenland
Greenland
2 2 0 0 5
England
England (B)
2 0 0 2 0
Italy
Italy
2 1 1 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 1 0 1 3
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
San Marino
San Marino
1 1 0 0 1
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 1 0 1
Uganda
Uganda
1 0 1 0 1
China
China
1 1 0 0 2
Guatemala
Guatemala
1 1 0 0 1
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 3
Bermuda
Bermuda
1 1 0 0 4
India
India
1 1 0 0 3
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 0 0 1 1
Sweden
Sweden (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Ghana
Ghana
1 0 1 0 2
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
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 0
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 2
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 1 0 0 1
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 4
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