Romania national under-17 football team

The Romania national under-17 football team represents Romania in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Federația Română de Fotbal, the governing body for football in Romania.

Romania U-17
Nickname(s)Tricolorii (The Tricolours)
AssociationFederația Română de Fotbal
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAdrian Văsâi (U-17)
Victor Ene, Iulian Cojocaru, Eugen Anghel (U-16)
CaptainAdrian Horșia (U-16)
Most capsLaurențiu Brănescu (12)
Top scorerFabian Himcinschi (9)
FIFA codeROU
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Romania 0–1 Soviet Union 
(Bucharest, Romania; 17 October 1981)
Biggest win
 Romania 9–0 Liechtenstein 
(Maladzyechna, Belarus; 23 September 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Romania 2–8 Germany 
(Darlington, England; 24 April 2001)
World Cup
AppearancesNone (first in -)
Best result-
European Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1986)
Best resultGroup phase (9 times)

Competitive record

Under-16 era

European Championship record European Championship Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D * L GF GA Position Pld W D * L GF GA
1982Did not qualify34004212
1984Did not qualify3621358
1985Did not qualify2210122
1986Group phase3102352210132
1987Did not qualify2210113
1988Group phase30303312200113
1989Group phase3111141210152
1990Did not qualify2412165
1991Group phase3111351210132
1992Group phase3012171210122
1993Did not qualify2200203
1994Did not qualify3401328
1995Did not qualify3202224
1996Group phase3003161220041
1997Did not qualify3311134
1998Did not qualify2421152
1999Did not qualify3201135
2000Group phase3003051220050
2001Group phase30032131220090

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Under-17 era

European Championship record European Championship Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D * L GF GA Position Pld W D * L GF GA
2002Did not qualify3310233
2003Did not qualifyQ1 23201132
Q2 3311145
2004Did not qualifyQ1 2320161
Q2 4301236
2005Did not qualifyFirst 2320154
Elite 3311122
2006Did not qualifyFirst 2311141
Elite 4310236
2007Did not qualifyFirst 3311144
2008Did not qualifyFirst 2312021
Elite 2312043
2009Did not qualifyFirst 2320174
Elite 3311124
2010Did not qualifyFirst 2320164
Elite 43012410
2011Group phase301213First 13300120
Elite 1321042
2012Did not qualifyFirst 3301224
2013Did not qualifyFirst 3301225
2014Did not qualifyFirst 1330040
Elite 3301202
2015Did not qualifyFirst 2320183
Elite 4300317
2016Did not qualifyFirst 3311135
2017Did not qualifyFirst 4300316
2018TBDTBD

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Current squad

U-17

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK  ROU Valentin Mărgărit (from Hermannstadt U17)
- GK  ROU David Dincă (from Viitorul Constanța U19)
- DF  ROU Bogdan Dragomir (from Rapid II București)
- DF  ROU Răzvan Pascalău (from Lecce U17)
- DF  ROU Alexandru Popa (from CS Universitatea Craiova U17)
- DF  ROU David Maftei (from Viitorul Constanța U17)
- DF  ROU Vlasti Martinovic (from Viitorul Constanța U17)
- DF  ROU Robert Raducioiu (from Viitorul Constanța U17)
- DF  ROU Denis Curea (from Viitorul Constanța U17)
- MF  ROU Cătălin Vulturar (from Lecce U17)
- MF  ROU Eduard Rusu (from Academica Clinceni U19)
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF  ROU Eric Vînău (from FC Universitatea Cluj U17)
- MF  ROU Septimiu Kolbasz (from FC Universitatea Cluj U17)
- MF  ROU Traian Oargă (from FC Universitatea Cluj U17)
- MF  ROU Alexandru Muși (from FCSB U17)
- MF  ROU Ștefan Stavrositu (from FCSB U17)
- MF  ROU Denis Bujor (from Viitorul Constanța U17)
- MF  ROU Eduard Rădăslavescu (from Viitorul Constanța U17)
- MF  ROU Gabriel Plumbuitu (from Gaz Metan Mediaș)
- FW  ROU Ciprian Popescu (from Hermannstadt U17)
- FW  ROU Rareș Burnete (from Lecce U17)

U-16

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK  ROU Vlad Răfăilă (from Viitorul Constanța U17)
14 GK  ROU Patrick Vilmos Kis (from FC Universitatea Cluj U17)
- GK  ROU Costel Frănculescu (from FCSB U17)
2 DF  ROU Alexandru Fărăgău (from FC Universitatea Cluj U17)
5 DF  ROU Luca Popa (from CAO Oradea)
6 DF  ROU Florin Brășfăleanu (from CS Universitatea Craiova U17)
4 DF  ROU Justin Sgîrcitu (from FCSB U17)
14 DF  ROU Adrian Horșia (from FCSB U17)
3 DF  ROU Sebastian Borza (from Viitorul Constanța U17)
7 DF  ROU Alin Ștefănescu (from Viitorul Constanța U17)
- DF  ROU Andrei Aioanei (from Viitorul Constanța U17)
- DF  ROU Alex Gondor (from Luceafărul Oradea)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  ROU Cosmin Costea (from Academica Clinceni U17)
20 MF  ROU Eric Vînău (from FC Universitatea Cluj U17)
16 MF  ROU Leonard Moraru (from FC Universitatea Cluj U17)
- MF  ROU Alberto Călin (from CS Universitatea Craiova U17)
17 MF  ROU Andrei Mihăilă (from Sport Team Bucharest U17)
10 MF  ROU Luca Manolache (from FCSB U17)
15 MF  ROU Adrian Caragea (from Viitorul Constanța U17)
22 MF  ROU Adrian Mazilu (from Viitorul Constanța U17)
13 MF  ROU Rareș Pop (from UTA Arad U17)
18 MF  ROU Norbert Nagy (from UTA Arad U17)
- FW  ROU Denis Dragomir (from AFC Unirea Slobozia)
- FW  ROU Alexandru Capac (from CS Universitatea Craiova U17)

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

U-17

17 February 2020 (2020-02-17) Friendly Israel  0-0  Romania Shefayim, Israel
UTC+02:00 Report Stadium: Shefayim National Football Centre
19 February 2020 (2020-02-19) Friendly Israel  0-0  Romania Shefayim, Israel
UTC+02:00 Report Stadium: Shefayim National Football Centre

U-16

11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) Friendly Cyprus  1-0  Romania Paralimni, Cyprus
UTC+02:00 Report
13 February 2020 (2020-02-13) Friendly Cyprus  1-0  Romania Paralimni, Cyprus
UTC+02:00 Report
23 September 2020 (2020-09-23) 'Vlatko Markovic' Tournament Bosnia and Herzegovina  0-0  Romania Osijek, Croatia
UTC+02:00 Report
24 September 2020 (2020-09-24) 'Vlatko Markovic' Tournament North Macedonia  2-4  Romania Osijek, Croatia
UTC+02:00 Report
25 September 2020 (2020-09-25) 'Vlatko Markovic' Tournament Zambia  1-2  Romania Osijek, Croatia
UTC+02:00 Report
27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) 'Vlatko Markovic' Tournament Croatia  4-0  Romania Osijek, Croatia
UTC+02:00 Report

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.