Luxembourg national under-21 football team

The Luxembourg U-21 national football team is a national team Luxembourgian football player. It is subject to the Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football and represents him on the U-21 level, in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations, but also in the qualifiers for the European Championships of the continental federation UEFA.

Be eligible, players who have not yet completed their 21 years and have Luxembourgish nationality. In tournaments, the age at first qualifier is relevant.

History

So far it has not abolished the youth team for a European Championship qualifying.

Since the first part in the qualifying tournament for the European Championship finals in 1978, the Luxembourg have brought only two wins and nine draws in 116 games, but lost 105 games. (As of June 2011) At the very first attempt in 1978 you had no chance against the favorites Portugal and Italy and took zero points in four games. Where the qualification had started with a brief 1-2 defeat against Portugal on November 28, 1976 quite well. At the beginning of the 1980s it was made ​​efforts to create the first win, but with rather limited means did not succeed in this. Only when the qualifying round in 1985, on 20 November 1985, the Luxembourg managed the sensation and wrestled the big favorites Belgium with a 3-1 win at home down. Nevertheless, this was the only victory in four games and the Luxembourg occupied as before in every tournament the last place. 1989 brought you two draw against Belgium and Czechoslovakia, while the other four games were lost, so occupied Luxembourg again only the last place.

The qualifying round in 1994 and 1996 were also unsuccessful, only against Hungary and Malta they picked with two 0-0 two points. The other 16 games were lost with sometimes high losses. Only in 2005 Luxembourg took another two points against Estonia, but again he barely enough not and you had to again with the last place in the qualifying group content. For the EM- 2007 finals took place for the first time instead of a pre-qualification, in the Luxembourg against Macedonia had no chance and were subject to 0:5. In 2009, the team did not improve and came up with a goal difference of 1:32 in eight games and zero points under the wheels. March 27, 2009 won the Luxembourg with a 0-0 draw against Wales at last a point. The greatest sensation was made ​​on September 4, 2009: It only the second victory of the U -21 team from Luxembourg, was managed in a qualifying tournament. They won 1-0 away to Bosnia - Herzegovina and brought for the first time ever a victory in a foreign stadium. With four points from eight games for Luxembourg remained still as before, only the last place left.

Participation in U-21 European Championships

Note: Between 1978 and 1992, the final was a U- 21 Championship not played in a country, but completed by return games in the participating nations.

Coach

Incomplete

  • Luxembourg Luc Holtz (2008-2010)
  • Jeff Saibene Luxembourg (2010-2011)
  • Germany Reinhold Breu ( since 2011 )

Former player and well-known

Selection

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