Croatia national under-19 football team
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.
| 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 | ||
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 |
Qualification in progress | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | ||||||||
| Total | 5/26 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 123 | 69 | 29 | 25 | 255 | 130 | +125 | |
See also
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)
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