France national under-16 football team

France
Nickname(s)	Les Bleuets (The Little Blues) ; Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
Association	French Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Jean-Claude Giuntini
Captain	Jason Pendant
Top scorer	Jeremy Menez (19)
FIFA code	FRA
First colours	Second colours

The France national under-16 football team is the national under-16 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team previously competed in the annual UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship before it was converted into an under-17 competition in 2002. The under-16 team competes in regional tournaments, such as the Tournoi de Val-de-Marne and the Montaigu Tournament and international tournaments, such as the Aegean Cup in Turkey. France are currently the five-time defending champions of the Aegean Cup.

Prior to the UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship being converted into an under-17 event, France never won the competition, but finished as runners-up on two occasions in 1996 and 2001. The latter team was considered the best scoring 17 goals and conceding only one goal, which came in the final against Spain. However, of the 18 players that played on the team, only one has played in the senior national team; winger Florent Sinama-Pongolle. Three players; Emerse Faé, Hassan Yebda, and Mourad Meghni have played for other national teams for which they were eligible.

The 2012–13 international under-16 campaign began on 18 September 2012 and the current coach of the team is Jean-Claude Giuntini, a former football player. Prior to coaching for the French Football Federation, Giuntini had a domestic coaching tenure at ESA Brive from 1986–1995. The current captain of the team has yet to be determined.

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up to participate in the 2016 edition of the OFAJ friendly played on 16 May. ^[1]

Head coach: Patrick Gonfalone

Caps and goals as of 16 May 2016 after the match against Germany.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Nathan Cremillieux	(2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 24)	8	0	Saint-Étienne
16	1GK	Sonny Laiton	(2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Auxerre

5	2DF	Till Cissokho	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 24)	11	0	Bordeaux
2	2DF	Yohan Junger	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24)	11	0	Metz
4	2DF	Batista Mendy	(2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24)	10	0	Nantes
3	2DF	Hakim Guenouche	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24)	10	0	Nancy
17	2DF	Tom Flamant	(2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 23)	8	1	Paris Saint-Germain
13	2DF	Leroy Abanda Mfomo	(2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 24)	7	0	Monaco
15	2DF	Maxence Lacroix	(2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Sochaux

6	3MF	Claudio Gomes	(2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 (age 23)	13	0	Paris Saint-Germain
8	3MF	Aurélien Tchouameni	(2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 24)	11	0	Bordeaux
7	3MF	Yacine Adli	(2000-07-29) 29 July 2000 (age 23)	10	4	Paris Saint-Germain
12	3MF	Mathis Picouleau	(2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 24)	10	0	Rennes
10	3MF	Thanawat Suengchitthawon	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24)	4	1	Nancy
14	3MF	Darly N'Landu	(2000-07-14) 14 July 2000 (age 23)	1	0	Lille

11	4FW	Alan Kerouedan	(2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24)	16	5	Rennes
9	4FW	Amine Gouiri	(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24)	11	4	Lyon
18	4FW	Charles Abi	(2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24)	11	2	Saint-Étienne
20	4FW	Alexis Flips	(2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 (age 24)	11	0	Lille
19	4FW	Matthias Phaeton	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24)	5	4	Brest

Recent callups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Yahia Fofana	(2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 23)	5	0	Le Havre	v. United States, 28 March 2016
GK	Adrien L'Heritier	(2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Sochaux	v. Italy, 11 March 2016

DF	Vincent Collet	(2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24)	12	0	Metz	v. United States, 28 March 2016
DF	Victor Daguin	(2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 (age 24)	6	0	Nantes	v. Netherlands, 13 March 2016
DF	Mathys Kuntz	(2000-02-21) 21 February 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Sochaux	v. Netherlands, 13 March 2016
DF	Clément Vidal	(2000-06-18) 18 June 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Montpellier	v. Netherlands, 13 March 2016
DF	Andy Cizo	(2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Marseille	v. Italy, 11 March 2016
DF	Alexandre Nsakala	(2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Sochaux	v. Denmark, 9 March 2016
DF	William Bianda	(2000-04-30) 30 April 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Lens	v. Denmark, 9 March 2016

MF	Maxence Caqueret	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 24)	12	3	Lyon	v. United States, 28 March 2016
MF	Theo Ndicka Matam	(2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Lyon	v. Netherlands, 13 March 2016
MF	Stefano Caille	(2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Tours	v. Netherlands, 13 March 2016
MF	Brandon Ndezi	(2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Nancy	v. Netherlands, 13 March 2016
MF	Jules Gaudin	(2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 24)	6	1	Guingamp	v. Portugal, 8 February 2016

FW	Nicolas Fontaine	(2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 24)	9	1	Evian	v. Peru, 24 March 2016
FW	Guillaume Gali	(2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 24)	9	2	Tours	v. Netherlands, 13 March 2016
FW	Lenny Pintor	(2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 23)	2	0	Bastia	v. Portugal, 8 February 2016

Results

Friendly

18 September 2012	Wales	0 – 6	France	Stebonheath Park, Llanelli
21:00 CET		Report	Faupala 15' Boga 30' Labissière 49' Epaillard 55' Aye 61', 65'

20 September 2012	Wales	0 – 1	France	Jenner Park Stadium, Barry
12:00 CET		Report	Epaillard 12'

2012 Tournoi du Val-de-Marne

30 October 2012	France	3 – 0	Norway	Parc des Sports, Maisons-Alfort
14:00 CET	Ntambwe 15' Faupala 21' Sagun 67'	Report

1 November 2012	France	1 – 0	Croatia	Stade Jean Bouin, Choisy-le-Roi
16:00 CET	Onguene 40'	Report

3 November 2012	France	1 – 0	Netherlands	Complexe Sportif Léo-Lagrange, Bonneuil-sur-Marne
16:00 CET	Prohouly 17'	Report

Last updated: 23 October 2012
Source: French Football Federation U-16 Schedule

Coaching staff

As of 18 September 2012.^[2]

Position	Name	Nationality
Manager	Jean-Claude Giuntini	French
Assistant manager	José Alcocer	French
Goalkeeper coach	Laurent Chatrefoux	French
Medical Doctor	Christian Le Coq	French
Physiotherapist	François Benatoui	French
Delegation Chief	Thierry Mercier	French

Competitive record

For single-match results of the under-16 national team, see French football single-season articles.

UEFA European U-16 Football Championship record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1982	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	Fifth Place	3	2	0	1	7	2
1986	15th Place	3	1	0	2	3	6
1987	Third Place	5	3	2	0	9	2
1988	8th Place	3	1	1	1	2	2
1989	Third Place	5	3	1	1	10	8
1990	9th Place	3	0	2	1	2	4
1991	Fourth Place*	5	2	3	0	9	3
1992	11th Place	3	0	1	2	1	3
1993	Fourth Place	5	2	2	1	9	5
1994	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Fourth Place	5	3	0	2	7	6
1996	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	7	1
1997	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	17	1
Total	12/19	52	26	13	13	83	43

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Honours

UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship

Finalists (2): 2001, 1996

Quarterfinalists (1): 1995

Val-de-Marne Tournament

Champions (7): 2011, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999

Montaigu Tournament

Champions (10): 2012, 2006, 2005, 2001, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1983, 1977, 1976

Aegean Cup

Champions (6): 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2001

References

^ "Dernière Selection U16" (in French). French Football Federation. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
^ "Calendrier" (in French). French Football Federation. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.

External links

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[1] "Dernière Selection U16" (in French). French Football Federation. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

[2] "Calendrier" (in French). French Football Federation. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.

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