Iceland women's national football team

The Iceland women's national football team () represents Iceland in international women's football. They are currently ranked as the 14th best women's national team in the world by FIFA as of June 2025.

History The Iceland women's national football team played its first game on 20 September 1981, facing Scotland. Bryndís Einarsdóttir scored Iceland's first ever goal in the 2–3 loss, with Ásta B. Gunnlaugsdóttir scoring the other.

In 1982, the team participated in the UEFA Womem's European Championship. The team got placed in a qualifying group with Sweden, Finland, and Norway, recording two losses against Sweden (0–6) and Finland (0–2), and a 2–2 draw with Norway. Two years later, in 1984, Football Association of Iceland made the decision to withdraw the women's national team from international competition. The decision to remove the team from competition was met with disappointment from the players, but despite their efforts and objections the outcome stayed the same. In 1987, The Football Association of Iceland reached a further decision to formally disband the women's national team. The team remained inactive until between the years 1992 and 1993 when the team was reestablished.

On 30 October 2008, the national team qualified to the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship, the first major football tournament Iceland ever took part in, having previously competed in the 1995 UEFA Women's Championship which was a home and away knockout competition. At the 2013 UEFA Women's Championship, they took their first point in a major championship, following a draw against Norway in the opening game.

During qualifiers for Women's Euro 2009 Þóra Tómasdóttir and Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir followed the team and recorded the documentary Stelpurnar okkar (translated: Our Girls) which was premiered on 14 August 2009.

Team image

Nicknames The Iceland women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Stelpurnar okkar (Our Girls)".

Home stadium Iceland plays their home matches on the Laugardalsvöllur.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

2025

2026

Coaching staff Current coaching staff

Position Name Ref. Head coach Þorsteinn Halldórsson Assistant coach Ásmundur Haraldsson

Manager history

NameYearsMatchesWonTiedLost 1981–19847016 1985–19868413 19872002 19924112 1993–19948602 1995–1996163211 1997–199812138 19993021 20007124 2001–200310145 2003–200414518 2005–200612417 2007–20137739830 2013–201859271319 2018–2020201244 2021–71351323 Source:

after the match against Spain.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification matches against Ukraine and Spain on 5 and 9 June 2026, respectively.

Caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2026, after the match against Spain. Icelandic Squad

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the past 12 months.

Notes

= Withdrew due to injury

= Preliminary squad / standby = Retired from the national team

Previous squads UEFA Women's Championship 2009 UEFA Women's Championship 2013 UEFA Women's Championship 2017 UEFA Women's Championship

Captains

Katrín Jónsdóttir (2007–2013) Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (2015–2017) Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir (2014, 2017–2022) Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir (2023–)

Records

Icelandic Players

Players in bold are still active with the national team.

Most appearances #PlayerCareerCapsGoals12012–present1481322007–20221452431994–20131332142008–2022131252003–20191247962010–present1223872003–20171141882003–20201133792009–present11017101998–20141081

Top goalscorers #PlayerCareerGoalsCapsAvg.12003–20197912422010–present3812232003–20203711342007–20222414551993–2007236961994–20132113372006–2018196782003–20171811492009–present17110102020–present16602012–20221662

Honours Friendly Algarve Cup Runners-up: 2011 Third place: 2014, 2016 SheBelieves Cup Runners-up: 2022 Pinatar Cup Champions: 2023

Competitive record FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup recordQualification recordYearResultGPWD*LGFGAGDGPWD*LGFGAGD 1991Did not enterUEFA Women's Euro 1991 1995Did not qualifyUEFA Women's Euro 1995 1999612359−4 200382421012−2 2007104242015+5 201110802333+30 201510613299+20 20198521226+16 20239603253+22 2027To be determined200205-5 2031To be determinedTo be determined 2035To be determinedTo be determinedTotal—–––––––6331112014462+82 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship recordQualifying recordYearResultWD*LGFGAGDWD*LGFGAGD1984Did not qualify6015219−17 – 1987Did not enterDid not enter 1989 1991 1993Did not qualify411237−4 – 19956402146+8 19978215821−13 200181341419−5 2005104152620+6 2009Group stage300315−410712315+26 2013Quarter-finals411228−612912348+26 2017Group stage300316−58701342+32 2022Group stage30303308611255+20 2025Group stage300337−46411115+65th 2029Total5/141614111029–1986451130202117+855th *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League UEFA Women's Nations League recordLeague phaseFinalsSeasonYear2023–24A33rd8413710*9th 2024Did not qualify2025A23rd8242119*12th 2025Did not qualifyTotal 16 6 5 5 18 19 9th and 12thTotal – – – – – – –

Promoted at end of season No movement at end of season Relegated at end of season * Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

Algarve Cup The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and longest-running women's international football events and has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup".

Algarve Cup recordYearResultMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGFGA 1994Did not enter 1995 19966th place411246 19977th place4013112 1998 - 2006Did not enter 20079th place4211115 20087th place4400121 20096th place410335 20109th place4103610 2011Runners-up430176 20126th place410338 20139th place4103511 2014Third place430157 201510th place401305 2016Third place421174 20179th place412134 20189th place403123 20199th place311155Total 15/26 592111277492

Other tournaments YearResultMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGFGA2022 SheBelieves CupRunners-up3201362023 Pinatar CupChampions321070

Iceland women's national football team

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