Croatia national under-19 football team
Association | Hrvatski Nogometni Savez | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Josip Šimunić | ||
FIFA code | CRO | ||
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U-19 European Championship | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1998) | ||
Best result | Third place 1998 and 2010 |
The Croatia national under-19 football team represents Croatia in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia.
Competition history[]
Prior to 1990 Croatian players played for the Yugoslavia Under-18 team. Although the Croatian team was formed in the early 1990s after the breakup of Yugoslavia, the Under-18 team had to wait for UEFA to officially accept Croatian Football Federation's membership bid in order to be included in UEFA-governed competitions. Croatia's membership was accepted in June 1993 and the first continental competition Croatia under-18 team took part in was the qualification for 1994 European Under-18 Championship. In 2001 UEFA changed the player eligibility dates and from 2002 onwards the continental championship is known as UEFA European Under-19 Championship. The tournament is held every year and serves as the qualifying tournament for FIFA U-20 World Cup which is held every two years.
Croatia Under-18/19 team managed to qualify for European championship on four occasions. In 1998 and 2010 they won third place which earned them a place at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
UEFA U-18/19 European Championship record[]
UEFA U-18/19 European Championship record | UEFA U-18/19 Championship Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1994 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | ||||||||
1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | |||||||||
1996 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |||||||||
1997 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | |||||||||
1998 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | |
1999 | Did not qualify | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | ||||||||
2000 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | |
2001 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | ||||||||
2002 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | |||||||||
2003 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
2004 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | |||||||||
2005 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | |||||||||
2006 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | |||||||||
2007 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | |||||||||
2008 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | |||||||||
2009 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | |||||||||
2010 | Third place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | |
2011 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | ||||||||
2012 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | |
2013 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | ||||||||
2014 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | |||||||||
2015 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | |||||||||
2016 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | |
2017 | Did not qualify | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | ||||||||
2018 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
2019 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | |||||||||
2020 | Tournament and elite qualifying round cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | ||||||||
2021 | Tournament and qualifying round cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||||||
2022 | Qualification in progress | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | ||||||||
Total | 5/26 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 126 | 71 | 30 | 25 | 265 | 131 | +134 |
Past squads[]
- 2010 UEFA U-19 European Championship squad
- 2012 UEFA U-19 European Championship squad
- 2016 UEFA U-19 European Championship squad
See also[]
- Croatia national football team
- Croatia national under-21 football team
- Croatia national under-17 football team
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship
References[]
External links[]
- European Under-19 Championship official website at UEFA.com
- Youth team news at the Croatian FA official website (in Croatian)
- Appearance stats for all youth selections at the Croatian FA official website (in Croatian)
- Croatia national football team
- European national under-19 association football teams
- Youth football in Croatia