England v Iceland: head-to-head

Clubs from England against clubs from Iceland, counted for the country they played for that season.

Played
14
Results
Goals
60–9
England – Iceland

Key facts

First meeting
17.08.1964 · Champions League, First round
0–5, Win
Latest meeting
28.08.2008 · Europe League, Second qualifying round
1–1, Draw
Biggest England win
28.09.1971 · Europe League, First round
9–0, Win

Meetings by season

1964/65: 2 1965/66: 0 1966/67: 0 1967/68: 0 1968/69: 0 1969/70: 0 1970/71: 2 1971/72: 2 1972/73: 0 1973/74: 0 1974/75: 0 1975/76: 0 1976/77: 0 1977/78: 0 1978/79: 0 1979/80: 0 1980/81: 0 1981/82: 2 1982/83: 0 1983/84: 0 1984/85: 2 1985/86: 0 1986/87: 0 1987/88: 0 1988/89: 0 1989/90: 0 1990/91: 0 1991/92: 0 1992/93: 0 1993/94: 0 1994/95: 0 1995/96: 2 1996/97: 0 1997/98: 0 1998/99: 0 1999/00: 0 2000/01: 0 2001/02: 0 2002/03: 0 2003/04: 0 2004/05: 0 2005/06: 0 2006/07: 0 2007/08: 0 2008/09: 2
Meetings each season
Meetings each season
1964/652
1965/660
1966/670
1967/680
1968/690
1969/700
1970/712
1971/722
1972/730
1973/740
1974/750
1975/760
1976/770
1977/780
1978/790
1979/800
1980/810
1981/822
1982/830
1983/840
1984/852
1985/860
1986/870
1987/880
1988/890
1989/900
1990/910
1991/920
1992/930
1993/940
1994/950
1995/962
1996/970
1997/980
1998/990
1999/000
2000/010
2001/020
2002/030
2003/040
2004/050
2005/060
2006/070
2007/080
2008/092

By competition

Competition P W D L Goals
Champions League / European Cup 6 6 0 0 27–3
Europa League / UEFA Cup 6 5 1 0 27–3
Cup Winners' Cup 2 2 0 0 6–3

Clubs from England with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Aston Villa 4 3 1 0 12–2
Everton 4 4 0 0 15–5
Liverpool 2 2 0 0 11–1
Tottenham 2 2 0 0 15–1
QPR 2 2 0 0 7–0

Clubs from Iceland with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Reykjavík 6 6 0 0 24–4
Keflavík 4 4 0 0 24–3
Hafnarfjördur 2 1 1 0 5–2
Valur 2 2 0 0 7–0

All meetings

2008/09

28.08.2008 · Europe League, Second qualifying round
1–1, Draw
14.08.2008 · Europe League, Second qualifying round
1–4, Win

1995/96

28.09.1995 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
3–1, Win
14.09.1995 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
2–3, Win

1984/85

02.10.1984 · Europe League, First round
Flag QPR
4–0, Win
18.09.1984 · Europe League, First round
0–3, Win
Flag QPR

1981/82

30.09.1981 · Champions League, First round
0–2, Win
16.09.1981 · Champions League, First round
5–0, Win

1971/72

28.09.1971 · Europe League, First round
9–0, Win
14.09.1971 · Europe League, First round
1–6, Win

1970/71

30.09.1970 · Champions League, First round
0–3, Win
16.09.1970 · Champions League, First round
6–2, Win

1964/65

14.09.1964 · Champions League, First round
6–1, Win
17.08.1964 · Champions League, First round
0–5, Win

Side by side

Each side's whole European record, whether or not they have met.

England Iceland
Seasons in Europe 66 (1956/57 to 2026/27) 63 (1964/65 to 2026/27)
Matches 3297 593
Won–drawn–lost 1762–730–805 143–105–345
Points per match 1.83 0.90
Goals 5894–3300 597–1244
Titles 51 0
Finals 93 (won 51, lost 42) 0
Knockout ties won 752 of 1109 80 of 292
UEFA ranking No. 1 in 2026/27; best No. 1 (2026/27) No. 31 in 2026/27; best No. 25 (1993/94)
Best run: Champions League / European Cup Champion ×15 Round of 32
Best run: Europa League / UEFA Cup Champion ×11 Second round
Best run: Cup Winners' Cup Champion ×8 Second round
Best run: Fairs Cup Champion ×4 First round
Best run: Conference League Champion ×3 Knockout round play-offs
Best run: UEFA Super Cup Champion ×10 —

Points are 3 for a win in every era. Ranking places are from the 5-year UEFA ranking.

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