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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.
| Association | Football Association of Norway (Norges Fotballforbund) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Jan Peder Jalland | ||
| Most caps | Tommy Svindal Larsen (41) | ||
| Top scorer | Steffen Iversen (17) | ||
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| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1998) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1998, 2013) | ||
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record
| UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1978 |
did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1980 |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1982 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1984 |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |||||||||
| 1986 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1988 |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1990 |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1992 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | |||||||||
 1994 |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | |||||||||
 1996 |
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 13 | |||||||||
 1998 |
Semi-Finals | 3rd of 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | |
 2000 |
did not qualify | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | ||||||||
 2002 |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | |||||||||
 2004 |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | |||||||||
 2006 |
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | |||||||||
 2007 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
 2009 |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
 2011 |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | |||||||||
 2013 |
Semi-Finals | 3rd of 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | |
 2015 |
did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | ||||||||
 2017 |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||
  2019 |
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | |||||||||
  2021 |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | |||||||||
 2023 |
Group stage | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | |
| Total | 3rd | 3/24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 188 | 87 | 32 | 69 | 324 | 264 | |
Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs matches against Finland on 15 and 19 November 2024.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2024, after the match against Turkey.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Antonio Nusa | 17 April 2005 | 0 | 0 |  Club Brugge |
v. Portugal, 28 March 2023 |
- As of 14 June 2022[2]
Leading appearances
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Svindal Larsen | Start, Stabæk | 41 |
| 2 | Hai Ngoc Tran | Kongsvinger | 38 |
| 3 | Harmeet Singh | Vålerenga, Feyenoord | 36 |
| 4 | Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen | Bodø/Glimt, Hertha BSC | 35 |
| Petter Rudi | Molde | 35 | |
| 6 | Kristian Flittie Onstad | Lyn | 34 |
| 7 | Azar Karadas | Brann, Rosenborg | 33 |
| Steinar Pedersen | Start, Borussia Dortmund | 33 | |
| 9 | Trond Erik Bertelsen | Haugesund, Fredrikstad | 32 |
| Thomas Holm | Heerenveen, Vålerenga | 32 | |
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
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- As of 14 June 2022[2]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen | Bodø/Glimt, Hertha BSC | 16 |
| 2 | 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 |
| Daniel Berg Hestad | Molde | 12 | |
| Frank Strandli | Start, Leeds United | 12 | |
| 8 | Tommy Svindal Larsen | Start, Stabæk | 11 |
| Jørgen Strand Larsen | Sarpsborg 08, Groningen | 11 | |
| 10 | John Carew | Vålerenga, Rosenborg, Valencia | 10 |
| Morten Gamst Pedersen | Tromsø | 10 |
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.
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- 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
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