Luxembourg national under-21 football team

Luxembourg Under-21
Nickname(s)De Roude Léiw
(The Red Lions)
AssociationLuxembourg Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachManuel Cardoni
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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 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
Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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
1GK Joao Alves Margato (2005-12-17) 17 December 2005 0 0 Progrès Niederkorn
1GK Nayan Campos (2008-07-07) 7 July 2008 0 0 UN Käerjéng 97
1GK Ben Schmit (2008-02-11) 11 February 2008 1 0 SV Eintracht Trier 05

2DF Massimo Agostinelli (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 9 0 FC Ingolstadt
2DF Hugo Costa (2005-07-07) 7 July 2005 0 0 Wiltz 71
2DF Clayton Irigoyen (2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 7 0 FV Illertissen
2DF Fabio Lohei (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 7 0 Eintracht Trier
2DF Tiziano Mancini (2006-07-17) 17 July 2006 0 0 Jeunesse Esch
2DF Helmer Tavares (2007-04-27) 27 April 2007 0 0 Alcobendas CF
2DF Eliot Thelen (2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 0 0 Pescara
2DF Yohann Torres (2004-12-06) 6 December 2004 16 0 Rodange 91

3MF Rayan Berberi (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 8 1 Olympic Charleroi
3MF Ivan Englaro (2004-11-12) 12 November 2004 10 0 F91 Dudelange
3MF Tim Flick (2005-11-23) 23 November 2005 4 0 Jeunesse Esch
3MF Miguel Goncalves (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 13 1 FC Hombourg
3MF David Gonçalves Nascimento (2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 0 0 UT Pétange
3MF Hugo Luis Afonso (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 1 0 Jeunesse Esch
3MF Dino Sabotic (2006-04-19) 19 April 2006 2 0 UT Pétange

4FW James Alves Rodrigues (2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 5 1 Gil Vicente
4FW Diego Duarte (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 1 0 FC Metz
4FW Leon Elshan (2004-09-22) 22 September 2004 8 3 Jeunesse Esch
4FW Flavjo Hoxha (2006-10-28) 28 October 2006 2 0 Progrès Niederkorn
4FW Jayson Videira (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 4 0 Mainz 05

See also

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. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Under 21 National Players". Fussball-lux.lu. Retrieved 10 November 2025.