Spain national under-15 football team

The Spain national under-15 football team is the national team that represents Spain and the Royal Spanish Football Federation under this age level. It is currently the youngest feeder for the national team and competes in such tournaments as the Under-15 Nations Cup, a competition that is seen as an attempt in creating an Under-15 FIFA World Cup in the near future.

Spain Under-15
Nickname(s)La Rojita (The Little Red One)
La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
AssociationRoyal Spanish Football Federation
(Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
FIFA codeESP
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Austria 1–3 Spain 
(Messina, Italy; 29 May 1989)
Biggest win
 Spain 4–1 Costa Rica 
(Mexico City, Mexico; 23 June 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 0–2 Poland 
(Lugo, Spain; 7 April 2002)
Under-15 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2012)
Best resultSemi-finals: 2012

As FIFA plan in making a World Cup tournament for players under the age of 15 soon, the Spain national team returned from a five-year hiatus, (the last time the team played was in 2007 when they were crowned champions in the Torneo Villa de Santiago del Teide for the fifth consecutive time) to participate in a tournament that was hosted by Mexico in June 2012, the Nations Cup.

Players

Spain's players who have played at Under-15 include Fernando Torres, Iker Muniain, Marc Muniesa, Javi Martínez and Andrés Iniesta.

Competitive record

Youth Olympic Games
Youth Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2010Did not enter
2014
2018To be determined
Total0/1-------

Under-15 World Cup/Nations Cup
FIFA World Cup Record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2012Third place[1]3rd431094
2013Did Not Enter
Total1/2Semi-Finals431094

Torneo Villa de Santiago del Teide
Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
2001 Champions1st220042
2002 Runners-up2nd201122
2003 Champions1st220051
2004 Champions1st211021
2005 Champions1st220030
2006 Champions1st220050
2007 Champions1st2200100
Total7/75 Titles141121316

Honours

Under-15 World Cup/Nations Cup

  • Semi-Finals (1): 2012

Torneo Villa de Santiago del Teide

  • Winners (6): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Runners-up (1): 2002

See also

References
  1. Shared with Mexico as no third place match was held
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