Croatia national under-19 football team

Croatia Under-19

Association

Hrvatski Nogometni Savez

Confederation

UEFA (Europe)

Head coach

Ferdo Milin

FIFA code

CRO

First colours

Second colours

U-19 European Championship

Appearances

4 (first in 1998)

Best result

Third place 1998 and 2010

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

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA U-18/19 European Championship record									UEFA U-18/19 Championship Qualification record
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
Total	5/23	17	4	3	10	24	26	−2	105	60	24	21	221	111	+110

Current squad

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Adrian Šemper	(1998-01-12) 12 January 1998	3	0	Dinamo Zagreb
12	1GK	Ivan Nevistić	(1998-07-31) 31 July 1998	4	0	Rijeka

-	2DF	Jozo Stanić	(1999-04-06) 6 April 1999	2	0	Augsburg
2	2DF	Matej Hudećek	(1998-12-27) 27 December 1998	6	0	Dinamo Zagreb
15	2DF	Martin Erlić	(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998	5	0	Sassuolo
4	2DF	Vinko Soldo	(1998-02-15) 15 February 1998	3	0	Dinamo Zagreb
18	2DF	Maksim Oluić	(1998-05-20) 20 May 1998	0	0	Lokomotiva
2	2DF	Branimir Kalaica	(1998-06-01) 1 June 1998	5	0	Benfica

17	3MF	Dario Špikić	(1999-03-23) 23 March 1999	0	0	Dinamo Zagreb
8	3MF	Marko Gjira	(1999-05-05) 5 May 1999	0	0	Dinamo Zagreb
7	3MF	Josip Brekalo	(1998-06-23) 23 June 1998	13	4	Wolfsburg
10	3MF	Dino Halilović	(1998-02-08) 8 February 1998	0	0	Udinese
16	3MF	Nikola Moro	(1998-03-12) 12 March 1998	3	0	Dinamo Zagreb
11	3MF	Davor Lovren	(1998-10-03) 3 October 1998	3	1	Dinamo Zagreb
6	3MF	Lovro Majer	(1998-01-17) 17 January 1998	0	0	Lokomotiva

13	4FW	Karlo Igor Majić	(1998-03-03) 3 March 1998	0	0	Fortuna Düsseldorf
14	4FW	Sandro Kulenović	(1999-12-04) 4 December 1999	0	0	Legia Warsaw
9	4FW	Dario Vizinger	(1998-06-06) 6 June 1998	0	0	Rijeka

Past squads

References

External links

European Under-19 Championship official website at UEFA.com
Youth team news at the Croatian FA official website (Croatian)
Appearance stats for all youth selections at the Croatian FA official website (Croatian)

Football in Croatia

Croatian Football Federation (HNS)

National teams	Croatia U21 U20 U19 U18 U17 Women's

League system	Men's: 1. HNL 2. HNL 3. HNL 1.ŽNL Women's: 1. HNLŽ

Domestic cups	Croatian Football Cup Super Cup Women's Cup

Seasons	1992 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Records List of clubs List of venues International players Men Women

UEFA European U-18 and U-19 Championship

Under-18 era, 1948–2001

Tournaments	England 1948 Netherlands 1949 Austria 1950 France 1951 Spain 1952 Belgium 1953 West Germany 1954 Italy 1955 Hungary 1956 Spain 1957 Luxembourg 1958 Bulgaria 1959 Austria 1960 Portugal 1961 Romania 1962 England 1963 Netherlands 1964 West Germany 1965 Yugoslavia 1966 Turkey 1967 France 1968 East Germany 1969 Scotland 1970 Czechoslovakia 1971 Spain 1972 Italy 1973 Sweden 1974 Switzerland 1975 Hungary 1976 Belgium 1977 Poland 1978 Austria 1979 East Germany 1980 West Germany 1981 Finland 1982 England 1983 Soviet Union 1984 Yugoslavia 1986 Czechoslovakia 1988 Hungary 1990 Germany 1992 England 1993 Spain 1994 Greece 1995 France 1996 Iceland 1997 Cyprus 1998 Sweden 1999 Germany 2000 Finland 2001

Qualification	1986 1988 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Squads	1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Under-19 era, 2002–present

Tournaments	Norway 2002 Liechtenstein 2003 Switzerland 2004 Northern Ireland 2005 Poland 2006 Austria 2007 Czech Republic 2008 Ukraine 2009 France 2010 Romania 2011 Estonia 2012 Lithuania 2013 Hungary 2014 Greece 2015 Germany 2016 Georgia 2017 Finland 2018

Qualification	2002 2003 (First, Second) 2004 (First, Second) 2005 (First, Elite) 2006 (First, Elite) 2007 (First, Elite) 2008 (First, Elite) 2009 (First, Elite) 2010 (First, Elite) 2011 (First, Elite) 2012 (First, Elite) 2013 (First, Elite) 2014 (First, Elite) 2015 2016 2017 2018

Squads	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National under-19 football teams of Europe (UEFA)

Active	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany USSR Yugoslavia

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