Iceland women's national football team
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The Iceland women's national football team represents Iceland
in international women's football
. It is currently ranked as the 15th
best national team in the world by FIFA
(as September 2011; comparatively, the men's football team
is ranked 106th). On October 30, 2008, the national team qualified to the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship
, the first major football tournament Iceland take part in, having previously competed in the 1995 UEFA Women's Championship
which was a home and away knockout competition.
During the qualifiers for 2009 UEFA Þóra Tómasdóttir and Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir followed the team and recorded the documentary Stelpurnar okkar (translated: Our Girls) which was premiered on August 14, 2009.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
in international women's football
Women's football (soccer)
Women's association football has been played for many decades, but was associated with charity games and physical exercise in the past before the breakthrough of organized women's association football came in the 1970s. Before the 1970s, football was basically seen as a men's game...
. It is currently ranked as the 15th
FIFA Women's World Rankings
The FIFA Women's World Rankings for football were introduced in 2003, with the first rankings published in March of that year, as a follow-on to the existing FIFA World Rankings for men...
best national team in the world by FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
(as September 2011; comparatively, the men's football team
Iceland national football team
The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition....
is ranked 106th). On October 30, 2008, the national team qualified to the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship
2009 UEFA Women's Championship
The 2009 UEFA Women's Championship, or just Women's Euro 2009, was played in Finland between August 23 and September 10, 2009. The host was appointed on July 11, 2006, in a UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Berlin and the Finnish proposal won over the Dutch proposal.The UEFA Women's Championship...
, the first major football tournament Iceland take part in, having previously competed in the 1995 UEFA Women's Championship
1995 UEFA Women's Championship
The 1995 UEFA Women's Championship, also referred to as WOMEN'S EURO 1995 was a football tournament that happened between 1993 and 1995 . The final game was held in Germany. The UEFA Women's Championship is a regular tournament involving European national teams from countries affiliated to UEFA,...
which was a home and away knockout competition.
During the qualifiers for 2009 UEFA Þóra Tómasdóttir and Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir followed the team and recorded the documentary Stelpurnar okkar (translated: Our Girls) which was premiered on August 14, 2009.
World Cup record
| World Cup Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1991 |
Did Not Enter | ||||||||
 1995 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 1999 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
| 2003 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
| 2007 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 2011 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 20152015 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup will be the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's football world championship tournament... |
To Be Determined | ||||||||
| Total | 0/6 | ||||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicksPenalty shootout (football)A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
.
2009 UEFA Women's Championship squad
- Goalkeepers
- Guðbjörg GunnarsdóttirGuðbjörg GunnarsdóttirGuðbjörg Gunnarsdóttir is an Icelandic football player who plays as a goalkeeper. Guðbjörg is currently part of Icelands national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Guðbjörg currently plays for Djurgårdens IF Dam at club level....
- Sandra SigurðardóttirSandra SigurðardóttirSandra Sigurðardóttir is an Icelandic football player who plays as a goalkeeper. Sandra is currently part of Icelands national team and was a squad member for UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Sandra currently plays for Stjarnan in Iceland at club level.-References:*...
- Þóra Björg HelgadóttirÞóra Björg HelgadóttirÞóra Björg Helgadóttir is an Icelandic football player who plays as a goalkeeper. Þóra is currently part of Iceland's national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Þóra currently plays for LdB FC Malmö at club level...
- Guðbjörg Gunnarsdóttir
- Defenders:
- Ásta ÁrnadóttirÁsta ÁrnadóttirÁsta Árnadóttir is an Icelandic football player who plays as a defender. Ásta is currently part of Icelands national team and was a member of the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Ásta currently plays for Tyresö FF in Sweden at club level.She is known for her flick-flack throw-ins and has ,...
- Erna Björk SigurðardóttirErna Björk SigurðardóttirErna Björk Sigurðardóttir is an Icelandic football player who plays as a defender. She is currently part of Icelands national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009...
- Guðrún Sóley GunnarsdóttirGuðrún Sóley GunnarsdóttirGuðrún Sóley Gunnarsdóttir is an Icelandic football player who plays as a defender. She is currently part of Icelands national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009...
- Katrín JónsdóttirKatrín JónsdóttirKatrín Jónsdóttir is an Icelandic football player and captain of the national team. Katrín is currently the captain of Icelands national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Katrín plays for Valur at club level...
captain - Ólína Guðbjörg ViðarsdóttirÓlína Guðbjörg ViðarsdóttirÓlína Guðbjörg Viðarsdóttir is an Icelandic football player who plays as a defender. She is currently part of Icelands national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Ólíma presently plays in Sweden for KIF Örebro DFF....
- Sif AtladóttirSif AtladóttirSif Atladóttir is an Icelandic football player, who currently plays for 1. FC Saarbrücken.-Career:She joined from Icelandic club Valur to German side 1...
- Ásta Árnadóttir
- Midfielders:
- Dóra StefánsdóttirDóra StefánsdóttirDóra Stefánsdóttir is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for Swedish club LdB FC Malmö. Dóra is part of Icelands national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009....
- Edda GarðarsdóttirEdda GarðarsdóttirEdda Garðarsdóttir is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for Swedish club KIF Örebro DFF. Edda is part of Iceland's national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009.-References:*-External links:*...
- Erla Steina ArnardóttirErla Steina ArnardóttirErla Steina Arnardóttir is a former Icelandic footballer who last played for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Kristianstads DFF. Erla Steina was part of Iceland's national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009. She played one season in the W-League with Jersey Sky Blue.-References:**...
- Hólmfríður MagnúsdóttirHólmfríður MagnúsdóttirHólmfríður Magnúsdóttir is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for Valur. She plays as a left winger / attacking midfielder. Hólmfríður is currently part of Iceland's national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009....
- Katrín ÓmarsdóttirKatrín ÓmarsdóttirKatrín Ómarsdóttir is an Icelandic footballer who plays for KR. Katrín is part of Icelands national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009...
- Rakel LogadóttirRakel LogadóttirRakel Logadóttir is an Icelandic footballer who plays for Valur. Rakel is part of Icelands national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009.-References:*...
- Sara Björk GunnarsdóttirSara Björk GunnarsdóttirSara Björk Gunnarsdóttir is an Icelandic footballer who plays for LdB FC Malmö. Sara Björk is part of Icelands national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009.-References:*...
- Dóra Stefánsdóttir
- Forwards:
- Dóra María LárusdóttirDóra María LárusdóttirDóra María Lárusdóttir is an Icelandic football player who plays as a striker. Dóra María is currently part of Iceland women's national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Dóra María has played for Valur her entire career and was voted Player of the Year 2008 and 2010. Though only 25,...
- Fanndís FriðriksdóttirFanndís FriðriksdóttirFanndís Friðriksdóttir is an Icelandic football player who plays as a striker. Fanndís is currently part of Iceland women's national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Fanndís comes from Vestmannaeyjar but plays in Kópavogur for Breiðablik.-References:*...
- Guðný Björk ÓðinsdóttirGuðný Björk ÓðinsdóttirGuðný Björk Óðinsdóttir is an Icelandic football player who plays as a striker. Guðný is currently part of Iceland women's national team and was a squad member at UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Guðný plays for Kristianstads DFF in Sweden at club level.-References:*...
- Kristín Ýr BjarnadóttirKristín Ýr BjarnadóttirKristín Ýr Bjarnadóttir is an Icelandic football player who plays as a striker. Kristín is currently part of Iceland women's national team and was a squad member at UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Kristín was top scorer in Valur in 2001 and 2003 but got badly injured in 2004 and only returned in 2008...
- Margrét Lára ViðarsdóttirMargrét Lára ViðarsdóttirMargrét Lára Viðarsdóttir is an Icelandic football player who plays as a striker. She was born in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. Margrét Lára is currently part of Iceland's national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009, having finished the qualifiers as the overall top scorer...
- Rakel HönnudóttirRakel HönnudóttirRakel Hönnudóttir is an Icelandic football player who plays as a striker. Rakel is currently part of Icelands national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Rakel currently plays for the unified team of Þór and KA in Iceland at club level.-References:*...
- Dóra María Lárusdóttir
- Staff:
- Sigurður Ragnar EyjólfssonSigurður Ragnar EyjólfssonSigurður "Siggi" Ragnar Eyjólfsson is an Icelandic football manager and former professional striker. Eyjólfsson is currently the head coach of Iceland women's national team and got them to the UEFA Women's Euro 2009....
head coach - Guðni Kjartansson assistant coach
- Guðmundur Hreiðarsson goalkeeping coach
- Reynir Björn Björnsson doctor
- Svala Helgadóttir physio
- Margrét Ákadóttir manager
- Erla Hendriksdóttir masseur
- Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson