Croatia national under-19 football team
| Nickname(s) | Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Croatian Football Federation (HNS) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Josip Šimunić | ||
| Most caps | Teo Kardum (28) | ||
| Top scorer | Nikola Kalinić (11) | ||
| FIFA code | CRO | ||
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| First international | |||
 Malta 0–4 Croatia  (Ta' Qali, Malta; 24 November 1993) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Croatia 10–0 Andorra  (Croatia; 5 November 1997) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Croatia 0–7 Turkey  (Antaly, Turkey; 22 November 1994) | |||
| U-19 European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1998) | ||
| Best result | Third place 1998 and 2010 | ||
| Website | hns-cff.hr | ||
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 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2004 |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | ||||||||
| Total | 5/27 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 129 | 72 | 30 | 27 | 268 | 135 | +133 | |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches.[1]
- Match dates: 22–28 March 2023
- Opposition: Czech Republic, Sweden and
Portugal - Caps and goals correct as of: 22 November 2022, after the match against
Israel
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tin Sajko | 7 March 2004 | 3 | 0 | Osijek | |
| GK | Borna Buljan | 5 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Hajduk Split | |
| DF | Noel Bodetić | 24 February 2004 | 4 | 0 | Rijeka | |
| DF | Lovro Gubijan | 16 July 2004 | 3 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
| DF | Moreno Živković | 22 May 2004 | 3 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
| DF | Niko Đolonga | 24 May 2004 | 1 | 0 | Hajduk Split | |
| DF | Maro Katinić | 13 April 2004 | 1 | 0 |  Bravo | |
| DF | Matej Matić | 5 June 2004 | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | |
| DF | Antonio Tikvić | 21 April 2004 | 0 | 0 | Bayern Munich | |
| MF | Andro Babić | 8 September 2004 | 3 | 0 | Rijeka | |
| MF | Fabijan Krivak | 24 February 2005 | 3 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | |
| MF | Luka Lukanić | 3 May 2004 | 3 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
| MF | Marko Capan | 24 February 2004 | 0 | 0 | Hajduk Split | |
| FW | Gabriel Rukavina | 16 January 2004 | 10 | 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
| FW | Roko Brajković | 3 July 2005 | 3 | 4 | Hajduk Split | |
| FW | Domagoj Bukvić | 22 February 2004 | 3 | 0 | Osijek | |
| FW | Niko Gajzler | 21 December 2004 | 3 | 0 | Rijeka | |
| FW | Fran Topić | 20 March 2004 | 3 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
| FW | Mate Antunović | 3 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | Hajduk Split | |
| FW | Marin Šotiček | 18 September 2004 | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for future selections.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Toni Silić | 7 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | Dugopolje |
v. Israel, 22 November 2022 |
| DF | Dominik Prpić | 19 May 2004 | 2 | 0 | Hajduk Split |
v. Israel, 22 November 2022 |
| DF | Lukas Buić | 5 April 2004 | 0 | 0 | Rijeka |
v. Israel, 22 November 2022 |
| MF | Marko Brkljača | 15 July 2004 | 8 | 1 | Dinamo Zagreb |
v. Israel, 22 November 2022 |
| MF | Lovro Zvonarek | 8 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | Bayern Munich |
v. Israel, 22 November 2022 |
| FW | Jere Vrcić | 30 September 2004 | 1 | 0 | Hajduk Split |
v. Israel, 22 November 2022 |
Past squads
See also
- Croatia men's national football team
- Croatia men's national football B team
- Croatia men's national under-23 football team
- Croatia men's national under-21 football team
- Croatia men's national under-20 football team
- Croatia men's national under-18 football team
- Croatia men's national under-17 football team
- Croatia men's national under-16 football team
- Croatia men's national under-15 football team
- Croatia women's national football team
- Croatia women's national under-19 football team
- Croatia women's national under-17 football team
References
- "Josip Šimunić objavio popis igrača za elitno kolo" (in Croatian). Hrvatski nogometni savez. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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)
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