The Luxembourg national under-21 football team is the national representative under-21 football team of Luxembourg. It is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation (FLF). The team is the feeder team to the Luxembourg's national team. The team competes in the biennial European Under-21 Championship. Since the establishment of the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in 1978 the team has always finished bottom of their qualification group.
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| Nickname(s) | De Roude Léiw (The Red Lions) | ||
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| Association | Luxembourg Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Manuel Cardoni | ||
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The team is for Luxembourgian players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23. As long as they are eligible, players can play for Luxembourg at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side, and again for the U21s. This has been the case for several senior team players like Billy Bernard, Lars Gerson and Maurice Deville. In their history they have only ever won two qualification games. Their first win occurred in their 1986 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification campaign where they defeated Belgium 3–1.[1] Their second victory came in a 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 3 away game against Bosnia and Herzegovina in a 1–0 win.[2][3]
Competition records edit
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship edit
| Year | Stage | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Points |
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| Qualifying stage | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | –12 | 0 | |
| Qualifying stage | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | –11 | 0 | |
| Qualifying stage | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | –10 | 0 | |
| Qualifying stage | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | –14 | 0 | |
| Qualifying stage | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | –12 | 2 [A] | |
| Qualifying stage | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 0 | |
| Qualifying stage | 4th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | –9 | 2 | |
| Qualifying stage | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | –10 | 0 | |
| Qualifying stage | 5th | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 26 | –24 | 1 | |
| Qualifying stage | 6th | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 40 | –40 | 1 | |
| Qualifying stage | 5th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 36 | –33 | 0 | |
| Qualifying stage | 5th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | –29 | 0 | |
| Qualifying stage | 5th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 38 | –37 | 0 | |
| Qualifying stage | 5th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | –31 | 0 | |
| Qualifying stage | 5th | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 25 | –21 | 2 | |
| Preliminary round | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | – | |
| Qualifying stage | 5th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 32 | –31 | 0 | |
| Qualifying stage | 5th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | –14 | 4 | |
| Qualifying Stage | 5th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 31 | -25 | 0 | |
| Qualifying Stage | 5th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 3 | |
| Qualifying Stage | 4th | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 6 | |
| Qualifying Stage | 6th | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 7 |
Last updated: 17 July 2012
Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal scored; GA = Goal against; P = Points
2021 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Italy
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10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 25 | Final tournament | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Iceland
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10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 21 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Republic of Ireland
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 19 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Sweden
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10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 18 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | — | 10–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | Armenia
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10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 33 | −29 | 3[a] | 0–1 | 0–3[b] | 0–1 | 0–3[c] | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | Luxembourg
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10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 29 | −26 | 3[a] | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — |
- ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Armenia +1, Luxembourg −1.
- ^ The Armenia v Iceland match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Iceland after being cancelled as Armenia could not travel to the match due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the team.[4]
- ^ The Armenia v Sweden match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Sweden after being cancelled as Armenia could not travel to the match due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the team.[4]
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures edit
Current squad edit
- The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[5]
- Match dates: 2, 6 and 10 June 2022
- Opposition:
Sweden, 
Italy and 
Montenegro - Caps and goals correct as of: 2 June 2022, after the match against Sweden.
- Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Europe U-21 Championship 1986". RSSSF. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "European U-21 Championship 2011". RSSSF. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Euro U21 2011 (Qual.)". ZeroZero. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ a b "AB: Armenian under-21 national team". UEFA.com. 24 November 2020.
- ^ "De Kader vun der U21-Nationalequipe fir folgend Qualifikatiounsmatcher". Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football - Twitter. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
External links edit
- Official site (in French)
- Team profile & squad at UEFA.com