Luxembourg national under-21 football team
| Nickname(s) | De Roude Léiw (The Red Lions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Luxembourg Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Manuel Cardoni | ||
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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 Championship in 1978 the team has always finished bottom of their qualification group.
The team is for Luxembourgish players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year UEFA European Under-21 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]
Competition records
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
| UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
| 1978 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1980 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1982 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1984 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 1986 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| 1988 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1992 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1994 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 1996 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 40 | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 36 | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 38 | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 29 | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | Qualification ongoing | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 180 | 9 | 14 | 157 | 61 | 552 | ||||||||||||
2027 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 10 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 6 Oct '26 | 30 Mar '26 | 3 Oct '26 | 6–1 | |
| 2 | Faroe Islands | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 9 | Play-offs | 0–6 | — | 1–3 | 6 Oct '26 | 30 Sep '26 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | 1–1 | 27 Mar '26 | — | 0–0 | 25 Sep '26 | 31 Mar '26 | ||
| 4 | Iceland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | 25 Sep '26 | 1–2 | 29 Sep '26 | — | 2–1 | 26 Mar '26 | ||
| 5 | Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | 26 Mar '26 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 6 Oct '26 | ||
| 6 | Estonia | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 2 | 29 Sep '26 | 25 Sep '26 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the matches against Iceland on 10 October and Switzerland on 14 October 2025.[3]
Caps and goals as of 10 November.[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Joao Alves Margato | 17 December 2005 | 0 | 0 | Progrès Niederkorn | |
| GK | Nayan Campos | 7 July 2008 | 0 | 0 | UN Käerjéng 97 | |
| GK | Ben Schmit | 11 February 2008 | 1 | 0 | SV Eintracht Trier 05 | |
| DF | Massimo Agostinelli | 12 April 2005 | 9 | 0 | FC Ingolstadt | |
| DF | Hugo Costa | 7 July 2005 | 0 | 0 | Wiltz 71 | |
| DF | Clayton Irigoyen | 18 February 2005 | 7 | 0 | FV Illertissen | |
| DF | Fabio Lohei | 12 April 2005 | 7 | 0 | Eintracht Trier | |
| DF | Tiziano Mancini | 17 July 2006 | 0 | 0 | Jeunesse Esch | |
| DF | Helmer Tavares | 27 April 2007 | 0 | 0 | Alcobendas CF | |
| DF | Eliot Thelen | 12 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | Pescara | |
| DF | Yohann Torres | 6 December 2004 | 16 | 0 | Rodange 91 | |
| MF | Rayan Berberi | 18 March 2004 | 8 | 1 | Olympic Charleroi | |
| MF | Ivan Englaro | 12 November 2004 | 10 | 0 | F91 Dudelange | |
| MF | Tim Flick | 23 November 2005 | 4 | 0 | Jeunesse Esch | |
| MF | Miguel Goncalves | 18 August 2004 | 13 | 1 | FC Hombourg | |
| MF | David Gonçalves Nascimento | 2 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | UT Pétange | |
| MF | Hugo Luis Afonso | 28 January 2005 | 1 | 0 | Jeunesse Esch | |
| MF | Dino Sabotic | 19 April 2006 | 2 | 0 | UT Pétange | |
| FW | James Alves Rodrigues | 6 May 2004 | 5 | 1 | Gil Vicente | |
| FW | Diego Duarte | 3 May 2006 | 1 | 0 | FC Metz | |
| FW | Leon Elshan | 22 September 2004 | 8 | 3 | Jeunesse Esch | |
| FW | Flavjo Hoxha | 28 October 2006 | 2 | 0 | Progrès Niederkorn | |
| FW | Jayson Videira | 17 February 2005 | 4 | 0 | Mainz 05 | |
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "La sélection des U21 Léiwen convoquée pour les matchs face à l'Islande et la Suisse" [The U21 Léiwen squad called up for matches against Iceland and Switzerland] (in French). Luxembourg Football Federation. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ "Under 21 National Players". Fussball-lux.lu. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
External links
- Official site (in French)
- Team profile & squad at UEFA.com