Norway national under-21 football team
The Norway national under-21 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign. The team has reached the European Championship finals twice, in 1998 and 2013, winning bronze medals on both occasions.
Competitive record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record
Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against Cyprus on 15 November 2019 and Portugal on 19 November 2019.Statistics correct as of 20 November 2019.
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Recent call-ups
The following players still eligible for the U21 team have been called up since January 2016.Records
Leading appearances
Note: Club represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team.Leading goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | U-21 Goals |
1 | Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen | Bodø/Glimt, Hertha BSC | 16 |
1 | Tore André Flo | Sogndal, Tromsø | 15 |
3 | Steffen Iversen | Rosenborg, Tottenham Hotspur | 14 |
4 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Clausenengen, Molde | 13 |
5 | Azar Karadas | Brann, Rosenborg | 12 |
5 | Daniel Berg Hestad | Molde | 12 |
5 | Frank Strandli | Start, Leeds United | 12 |
8 | Tommy Svindal Larsen | Start, Stabæk | 11 |
9 | John Carew | Vålerenga, Rosenborg, Valencia | 10 |
9 | Morten Gamst Pedersen | Tromsø | 10 |
Note: Club represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team.
Past squads
- 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
- 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
Coaches
- 1974: Nils Arne Eggen
- 1979–1985: Egil Olsen
- 1996-1998: Nils Johan Semb
- 2000-2003: Per-Mathias Høgmo
- 2003-2006: Hallvar Thoresen
- 2006-2010: Øystein Gåre
- 2010: Tor Ole Skullerud
- 2011–2013: Per Joar Hansen
- 2013: Tor Ole Skullerud
- 2013–present: Leif Gunnar Smerud