- Source: Croatia national under-19 football team
The Croatia national under-19 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players aged 19 or under. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Mladi vatreni ('Young Blazers'). So far, the Mladi vatreni have qualified for five UEFA European Under-19 Championships, namely in 1998, 2000, 2010, 2012 and 2016. Croatia won third place twice (1996 and 2010), its greatest success in the tournament so far.
Recent results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixture
= 2023
== 2024
=Players
= Current squad
=The following players were called up for the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.
Match dates: 20–26 March 2024
Opposition: Germany, Turkey and Romania
Caps and goals correct as of: 16 February 2024, after the match against Greece
= Recent call-ups
=The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for future selections.
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil
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's under-18 team took part in was the qualification for the 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's Under-18/19 team managed to qualify for the 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 European Under-19 Championship record
=Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 21 November 2023 after the match against Israel.
Head-to-head record
Key
Correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against Israel.
See also
Croatia national football team
Croatia national football B team
Croatia national under-23 football team
Croatia national under-21 football team
Croatia national under-20 football team
Croatia national under-18 football team
Croatia national under-17 football team
Croatia national under-16 football team
Croatia 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
Croatia women's national under-15 football team
Notes
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)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Tim nasional sepak bola Inggris
- Paul Pogba
- Kieran Trippier
- Tim nasional sepak bola U-21 Kroasia
- Kejuaraan Eropa UEFA 2012
- Kejuaraan Eropa UEFA 2020
- Sylvia Earle
- NCIS (seri televisi)
- 2020-an
- Croatia national under-19 football team
- Croatia national under-20 football team
- Croatia national under-21 football team
- Croatia national football team
- Croatia women's national football team
- Croatia national under-17 football team
- Croatia women's national under-19 football team
- England national under-19 football team
- Croatia national under-18 football team
- Croatia national under-15 football team
