The Norway national under-21 football team, administered and controlled by the Norwegian Football Federation, 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 Championship campaign. The team has reached the European Championship finals three times, in 1998 and 2013, winning bronze medals on both occasions, and again in 2023.
Competitive record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record UEFA European Under-21 Championship recordUEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification recordYearRoundPosition * 1978did not qualify420269 19806132512 1982411256 19846024615 19866222109 1988603337 1990612337 19926312136 1994106132013 1996107033213 1998Semi-Finals3rd of 832013185212210 2000Lost in qualifying play-off to 127142215 2002did not qualify106042112 2004Lost in qualifying play-off to 10712239 2006did not qualify104241413 2007201112 2009833276 201182151418 2013Semi-Finals3rd of 8412167106131811 2015did not qualify83051119 2017Lost in qualifying play-off to 106131312 2019did not qualify104331513 202183141416 2023Group stage -310223108022611 2025Lost in qualifying play-off to 1271431172027To be determinedTo be determinedTotal3rd3/24104241111198923373337279
Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Players Current squad The following players were called up for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group G matches against Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Israel on 25, 29 September and 6 October 2026; respectively.
Caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2026, after the match against Bosnia and Israel.
Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
Records
Leading appearances
RankPlayerClub(s)U-21 Caps1Tommy Svindal Larsen Start, Stabæk412Hai Ngoc Tran Kongsvinger383Harmeet Singh Vålerenga, Feyenoord364Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen Bodø/Glimt, Hertha BSC35Petter Rudi Molde356Kristian Flittie Onstad Lyn347Azar Karadas Brann, Rosenborg33Steinar Pedersen Start, Borussia Dortmund339Trond Erik Bertelsen Haugesund, Fredrikstad32Thomas Holm Heerenveen, Vålerenga32 Note: Club(s) 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
RankPlayerClub(s)U-21 Goals1Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen Bodø/Glimt, Hertha BSC162Tore André Flo Sogndal, Tromsø153Steffen Iversen Rosenborg, Tottenham Hotspur144Ole Gunnar Solskjær Clausenengen, Molde135Azar Karadas Brann, Rosenborg12Daniel Berg Hestad Molde12Frank Strandli Start, Leeds United128Tommy Svindal Larsen Start, Stabæk11Jørgen Strand Larsen Sarpsborg 08, Groningen1110John Carew Vålerenga, Rosenborg, Valencia10Morten Gamst Pedersen Tromsø10 Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. The 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 2014–2023: Leif Gunnar Smerud 2023–present: Jan Peder Jalland
See also Norway national football team Norway national under-19 football team Norway national under-17 football team Norway women's national football team
References
External links
Norway U21-team at UEFA.com