Luxembourg national under-21 football team

Luxembourg Under-21

Nickname(s)	De Roude Léiw (The Red Lions)
Association	Luxembourg Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Reinhold Breu
Captain	Tom Siebenaler
First colours Second colours

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.

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

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Year	Stage	Pos.	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Points
1978	Qualifying stage	3rd	4	0	0	4	2	14	–12	0
1980	Qualifying stage	3rd	4	0	0	4	1	12	–11	0
1982	Qualifying stage	3rd	4	0	0	4	2	12	–10	0
1984	Qualifying stage	3rd	4	0	0	4	1	15	–14	0
1986	Qualifying stage	3rd	4	1	0	3	5	17	–12	2 ^[A]
1988	Qualifying stage	4th	6	0	0	6	2	13	–11	0
1990	Qualifying stage	4th	6	0	2	4	1	10	–9	2
1992	Qualifying stage	3rd	4	0	0	4	0	10	–10	0
1994	Qualifying stage	5th	8	0	1	7	2	26	–24	1
1996	Qualifying stage	6th	10	0	1	9	0	40	–40	1
1998	Qualifying stage	5th	8	0	0	8	3	36	–33	0
2000	Qualifying stage	5th	8	0	0	8	0	29	–29	0
2002	Qualifying stage	5th	8	0	0	8	1	38	–37	0
2004	Qualifying stage	5th	8	0	0	8	0	31	–31	0
2006	Qualifying stage	5th	10	0	2	8	4	25	–21	2
2007	Preliminary round	–	2	0	0	2	0	5	–5	–
2009	Qualifying stage	5th	8	0	0	8	1	32	–31	0
2011	Qualifying stage	5th	8	1	1	6	2	16	–14	4

A. ^A Wins were worth 2 points each until the 1990 tournament.

Last updated: 17 July 2012
Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; P = Points

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Netherlands 8 6 1 1 21 3 +18 19  Scotland 8 3 4 1 16 9 +7 13  Bulgaria 8 3 3 2 11 12 −1 12  Austria 8 3 2 3 15 14 +1 11  Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 6 31 −25 0

Austria  — 0–2 4–1 0–1 3–2 Bulgaria  1–1 — 3–2 0–1 2–2 Luxembourg  1–4 1–3 — 0–5 1–5 Netherlands  4–1 5–0 4–0 — 1–2 Scotland  2–2 0–0 3–0 0–0 —

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Date	Competition	Location	Opponent	Result	Scorers
1 September 2011	UEFA Euro 2013 qualification	Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette	Austria	1–4	Philipps  23'
6 September 2011	UEFA Euro 2013 qualification	De Adelaarshorst, De Adelaarshorst	Netherlands	0–4
6 October 2011	UEFA Euro 2013 qualification	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg city	Scotland	1–5	Almeida  82'
11 October 2011	UEFA Euro 2013 qualification	Lovech Stadium, Lovech	Bulgaria	2–3	Jans  38', Martino  90+5'
1 June 2012	UEFA Euro 2013 qualification	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg city	Netherlands	0–5
5 June 2012	UEFA Euro 2013 qualification	Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg	Austria	1–4	Turpel  89'
6 September 2012	UEFA Euro 2013 qualification	St Mirren Park, Paisley	Scotland	–
11 September 2012	UEFA Euro 2013 qualification	Stade Am Deich, Ettelbruck	Bulgaria	–

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier against Austria.^[4]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Steve Peiffer	1 September 1992			Jeunesse Esch
12	GK	Joé Frising	13 January 1994			Fola Esch
2	DF	Massimo Martino	18 September 1990			Hamm Benfica
3	DF	Mathias Jänisch	27 August 1990			Differdange
4	DF	Chris Philipps	8 March 1994			Metz B
5	DF	Tom Siebenaler	28 September 1990			Differdange
7	DF	Tom Laterza	9 May 1992			Fola Esch
13	DF	Dzenid Ramdedovic	25 February 1992			Jeunesse Esch
15	DF	Nenad Dragović	4 June 1994			Racing
6	MF	Ricardo Thom	12 July 1990			Völs
8	MF	Laurent Jans	5 August 1992			Fola Esch
10	MF	Raphaël De Sousa	5 March 1993			Alemannia Aachen II
11	MF	Alessandro Alunni	19 December 1991			Fola Esch
14	MF	Admir Skrijelj	3 June 1992			Jeunesse Canach
16	MF	Christophe de Sousa	16 January 1992			Alemannia Aachen II
17	MF	Tony Mastrangelo	1 September 1994			Metz B
9	FW	David Turpel	19 October 1992			Etzella Ettelbruck
18	FW	Gonçalo Almeida	26 November 1990			Grevenmacher

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to squad the within the last twelve months for UEFA Euro 2013 qualifying games.^{[5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Lex Menster	13 October 1991			Erpeldange	v. Bulgaria; 11 October 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
GK	Philippe Hahm	13 January 1990			Etzella Ettelbruck	v. Netherlands; 1 June 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
GK	Yan Heil	5 September 1990			Differdange	v. Netherlands; 6 September 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
DF	Billy Bernard	9 April 1991			Fola Esch	v. Netherlands; 1 June 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
DF	David Veiga	12 June 1991			Fola Esch	v. Bulgaria; 11 October 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
DF	Kevin Malget	15 January 1991			Dudelange	v. Netherlands; 6 September 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
DF	Nicolas Valletta	29 March 1994			Etzella Ettelbruck	v. Scotland; 6 October 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
DF	Pit Hess	17 January 1992			Eintracht Trier	v. Netherlands; 1 June 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
MF	Dwayn Holter	15 June 1995			SpVgg Greuther Fürth II	v. Scotland; 6 October 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
MF	Giuliano Jackson	23 September 1994			Racing II	v. Scotland; 6 October 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
MF	Lars Gerson	5 February 1990			Norrköping	v. Bulgaria; 11 October 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
MF	Ryan Klapp	10 January 1993			Eintracht Trier	v. Netherlands; 6 September 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
MF	Sergio Teixeira	3 January 1992			Käerjéng	v. Netherlands; 1 June 2012 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
FW	Andrea Deidda	15 December 1993			Jeunesse Esch	v. Scotland; 6 October 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
FW	Aydine Correia	5 March 1992			Sedan B	v. Bulgaria; 11 October 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
FW	Dimitri Kitenge	2 January 1991			Hamm Benfica	v. Bulgaria; 11 October 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)
FW	Maurice Deville	31 July 1992			Elversberg	v. Scotland; 6 October 2011 (UEFA Euro 2013 qualifier)

See also

• Luxembourg national football team
• Luxembourg women's national football team

References

1. "Europe U-21 Championship 1986". RSSSF. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
2. "European U-21 Championship 2011". RSSSF. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
3. "Euro U21 2011 (Qual.)". ZeroZero. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
4. "Austria stay in hunt with Luxembourg win". UEFA.com. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
5. "Weimann and Alar inspire Austria comeback". UEFA.com. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
6. "Netherlands make light work of Luxembourg". UEFA.com. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
7. "Rhodes the driving force behind Scotland success". UEFA.com. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
8. "Bulgaria hold on for Luxembourg victory". UEFA.com. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
9. "Zeefuik treble inspires five-star Netherlands". UEFA.com. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
10. "Austria stay in hunt with Luxembourg win". UEFA.com. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

External links

• Official site (French)
• Team profile & squad at UEFA.com