Türkiye to face Iceland for 14th time in UEFA Nations League
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Turkish national football team will face Iceland on Sept.9 in Izmir in the second match of UEFA Nations B League Group 4.
This match will be the 14th meeting between the two teams. In the 13 matches Türkiye has played against Iceland so far, Türkiye has 8 defeats, 3 draws and 2 wins.
In the matches played between the two teams, Iceland scored 23 goals, while Türkiye scored 11 goals.
In November 2019, the final match in Istanbul resulted in a 0-0 draw.
The first meeting between the two teams took place on September 24, 1980, in Izmir, and Iceland won 3-1.
Fatih Terim scored Türkiye’s only goal in this match from the penalty spot.
Türkiye lost the first rematch 2-0, and the teams played each other in various matches in the following years.
| Date | Venue | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.09.1980 | Izmir | World Cup Qualifiers | 1-3 |
| 09.09.1981 | Reykjavik | World Cup Qualifiers | 0-2 |
| 12.10.1988 | Istanbul | World Cup Qualifiers | 1-1 |
| 20.09.1989 | Reykjavik | World Cup Qualifiers | 1-2 |
| 17.07.1991 | Reykjavik | Friendly Match | 1-5 |
| 12.10.1994 | Istanbul | European Championship Qualifiers | 5-0 |
| 11.10.1995 | Reykjavik | European Championship Qualifiers | 0-0 |
| 09.09.2014 | Reykjavik | European Championship Qualifiers | 0-3 |
| 13.10.2015 | Konya | European Championship Qualifiers | 1-0 |
| 09.10.2016 | Reykjavik | World Cup Qualifiers | 0-2 |
| 06.10.2017 | Eskisehir | World Cup Qualifiers | 0-3 |
| 11.06.2019 | Reykjavik | European Championship Qualifiers | 1-2 |
| 14.11.2019 | Istanbul | European Championship Qualifiers | 0-0 |
* Match results with Türkiye as the first team.
37th match in Izmir
Izmir will host the Turkish National Football Team for the 37th time. Türkiye had previously played Iceland in Izmir in 1980 and 2014. This will be Türkiye’s third match against Iceland on the same date.
Türkiye has played 272 home matches in 19 provinces and 36 stadiums so far. Thirty-six matches have taken place in Izmir, yielding 126 victories, 66 draws and 80 defeats. Gursel Aksel Stadium hosted two more Turkish national matches.
| Stadium | P | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adana 5 Ocak Fatih Terim | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Alanya Oba | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ali Sami Yen | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 |
| Alsancak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ankara 19 Mayis | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Ankara Istiklal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antalya | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Antalya Ataturk | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ataturk Olimpiyat | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Basaksehir Fatih Terim | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Besiktas Park | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bursa Ataturk | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Bursa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kadir Has | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Denizli Ataturk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Diyarbakir | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eskisehir Yeni | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Gaziantep Kalyon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gursel Aksel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Huseyin Avni Aker | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Inonu | 67 | 29 | 17 | 21 |
| Ismetpasa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Izmir Ataturk | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Kamil Ocak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Konya | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Manisa 19 Mayis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Papara Park | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rams Park | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Recep Tayyip Erdogan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Samsun 19 Mayis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Samsun Yeni 19 Mayis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taksim | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Tevfik Sirri Gur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulker | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| Yeni 4 Eylul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yeni Rize | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 272 | 126 | 66 | 80 |
Montella’s 15th match
Türkiye will play their 15th match under Italian coach Vincenzo Montella. Under Montella’s coaching, Türkiye played 9 official and 5 special matches.
Under Montella, Türkiye has won six, lost five and drawn three.
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.10.2023 | Croatia | Euro 2024 Qualifiers | 1-0 |
| 15.10.2023 | Latvia | Euro 2024 Qualifiers | 4-0 |
| 18.11.2023 | Germany | Friendly Match | 2-3 |
| 21.11.2023 | Wales | Euro 2024 Qualifiers | 1-1 |
| 22.03.2024 | Hungary | Friendly Match | 1-0 |
| 26.03.2024 | Austria | Friendly Match | 1-6 |
| 04.06.2024 | Italy | Friendly Match | 0-0 |
| 10.06.2024 | Poland | Friendly Match | 1-2 |
| 18.06.2024 | Georgia | Euro 2024 | 3-1 |
| 22.06.2024 | Portugal | Euro 2024 | 0-3 |
| 26.06.2024 | Czechia | Euro 2024 | 1-2 |
| 02.07.2024 | Austria | Euro 2024 | 1-2 |
| 06.07.2024 | Netherlands | Euro 2024 | 1-2 |
| 06.09.2024 | Wales | UEFA Nations League | 0-0 |
Türkiye’s match records
The national football team has so far recorded 245 wins, 149 draws and 238 defeats in a total of 632 matches. The team scored 861 goals and conceded 905 goals in 271 away matches, 272 home matches, and 89 neutral matches.
Türkiye competed against teams from 91 different countries, playing 548 of the 632 matches against European teams.
