The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.
Contents
Competitive record
Summer Olympics
Gold medalists Silver medalists Bronze medalists
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winners Runners-up
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
Results in 2024
Win
Draw
Lose
Fixture
Results in 2025
Win
Draw
Lose
Fixture
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group I match against Wales on 31 March 2026.
Caps and goals updated as of 31 March 2026, after the match against Wales.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the squad recently and remain eligible for selection.
Records
Most appearances
Because of the age restriction, a player can't be in the team for very long and the most promising young players spend little time with the under-21 team before making their senior national team debut.
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team.
Most goals
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs represented in the games in which the player's scored for the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team.
Managers
1959–1966 Ivan Jessen
1967–1967 Erik Dennung
1968–1969 Ejnar Olsen
1970–1970 Henry From
1971–1973 Kaj Christensen
1974–1974 Ejnar Olsen
1976–1980 Tommy Troelsen
1980–1989 Richard Møller Nielsen
1989–1992 Viggo Jensen
1992–1999 Jan B. Poulsen
2000–2006 Flemming Serritslev
2006–2011 Keld Bordinggaard
2011–2013 Morten Wieghorst
2013–2015 Jess Thorup
2015–2019 Niels Frederiksen
2019–2021 Albert Capellas
2021–2023 Jesper Sørensen
2023–2025 Steffen Højer
2025–present Lars Knudsen