Croatia national under-19 football team

Croatia Under-19

Association	Hrvatski Nogometni Savez
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Josip Šimunić
FIFA code	CRO
First colours Second colours
U-19 European Championship
Appearances	5 (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

UEFA U-18/19 European Championship record										UEFA U-18/19 Championship Qualification record
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

Past squads

• 2010 UEFA U-19 European Championship squad
• 2012 UEFA U-19 European Championship squad
• 2016 UEFA U-19 European Championship squad

See also

• Croatia national football team
• Croatia national under-21 football team
• Croatia national under-17 football team
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship

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)