Croatia_national_under-19_football_team

Croatia national under-19 football team

Croatia national under-19 football team

National association football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Croatia women's national under-19 football team.

The Croatia national under-19 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players aged 19 or under. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Mladi vatreni ('Young Blazers'). So far, the Mladi vatreni have qualified for five UEFA European Under-19 Championships, namely in 1998, 2000, 2010, 2012 and 2016. Croatia won third place twice (1996 and 2010), its greatest success in the tournament so far.

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Recent results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

12 February 2023 (2023-02-12) Friendly torunament China  0–2  Croatia Poreč, Croatia
12:00 Report
  • Vrbančić 43'
  • Kavelj 87'
 Stadium: SRC Veli Jože
15 February 2023 (2023-02-15) Friendly torunament Croatia  4–1  Latvia Poreč, Croatia
12:00
  • Batur 39' (pen.)
  • Antunović 77' (pen.)
  • Rukavina 79', 83'
 Report
  • Lizunovs 54'
 Stadium: SRC Veli Jože
22 March 2023 (2023-03-22) 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 4 Czech Republic  3–1  Croatia Fão, Portugal
12:00
Report
  • Gubijan Yellow card 18'
  • Matić 29'
  • Rukavina Yellow card 65'
  • Šotiček Yellow card 88'
 Stadium: Complexo Desportivo CF Fão
Attendance: 100
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi (Ukraine)
Assistant referees: Oleksandr Berkut (Ukraine)
Assistant referees: Andre Filipe Nogueira Dias (Portugal)
Fourth official: Carlos Andre Fernandes Macedo (Portugal)
25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 4 Croatia  1–1  Sweden Vizela, Portugal
14:00
Report
Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela
Attendance: 104
Referee: Evangelos Manouchos (Greece)
Assistant referees: Konstantinos Nikolaidis (Greece)
Assistant referees: Andre Filipe Nogueira Dias (Portugal)
Fourth official: Carlos Andre Fernandes Macedo (Portugal)
28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 4 Croatia  0–3  Portugal Barcelos, Portugal
18:00
  • Babić Yellow card 50'
  • Krivak Yellow card 74'
  • Gubijan Yellow card 90+1'
 Report
Stadium: Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 2012
Referee: Robert Jones (England)
Assistant referees: Wade Smith (England)
Assistant referees: Konstantinos Nikolaidis (Greece)
Fourth official: Evangelos Manouchos (Greece)
6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) Friendly Slovakia  3–1  Croatia Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
16:30
  • Rýzek Yellow card 42'
  • Masaryk 44'
  • Hranica 58'
  • Zahradnik 90'
  • Vrbančić 4'
 Stadium: MOL Aréna
9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) Friendly Slovakia  1–3  Croatia Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
11:00
  • Holicek 60'
  • Praženka Yellow card 61'
  • Zahradnik Yellow card 67'
  • Gec 50', 52'
  • Vrbančić Yellow card 61'
  • Koščević 85'
 Stadium: MOL Aréna
11 October 2023 (2023-10-11) Friendly torunament Croatia  2–2  Estonia Zaprešić, Croatia
12:30
Report
  • Cekredzi 32', 60'
  • Hoim Yellow card 36'
  • Kolobov Yellow card 75'
  • Kalimullin Yellow card 81'
 Stadium: Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium
Referee: Mario Stanić (CRO)
14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) Friendly torunament Croatia  1–1  Greece Zaprešić, Croatia
12:30
  • Vrbančić 87'
 Report
Stadium: Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium
17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) Friendly torunament Croatia  3–4  Bulgaria Zaprešić, Croatia
11:00
Report
Stadium: Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium
15 November 2023 (2023-11-15) 2024 Euro qualif Gr 9 Armenia  1–2  Croatia Rovinj, Croatia
12:30
  • Vardanyan 22'
  • Hovhannisyan Yellow card 79'
  • Hakobyan Yellow card 86'
 Report
  • Markanović Yellow card 54'
  • Vrbančić 66', 71'
 Stadium: Valbruna
Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (LVA)
Assistant referees: Raimonds Tatriks (LVA)
Assistant referees: Turkka Valjakka (FIN)
Fourth official: Mohammed Al-emara (FIN)
18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 2024 Euro qualif Gr 9 Croatia  2–0  Faroe Islands Rovinj, Croatia
12:30
  • Travaglia Yellow card 37'
  • Košćević 50'
  • Vrbančić 52'
 Report
  • Josephsen Yellow card 39'
  • Atlason Yellow card 44'
 Stadium: Valbruna
Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (LVA)
Assistant referees: Raimonds Tatriks (LVA)
Assistant referees: René Risum (DEN)
Fourth official: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (DEN)
21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2024 Euro qualif Gr 9 Croatia  0–0  Israel Rovinj, Croatia
12:30
  • Čaić Yellow card 58'
  • Begonja Yellow card 75'
 Report
  • Turgeman Yellow card 39'
  • Kassa Yellow card 79'
  • Azo Yellow card 88'
 Stadium: Valbruna
Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (DEN)
Assistant referees: René Risum (DEN)
Assistant referees: Raimonds Tatriks (LVA)
Fourth official: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (LVA)

2024

20 March 2024 (2024-03-20) 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 6 Croatia  v  Germany
23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 6 Turkey  v  Croatia
26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 6 Romania  v  Croatia

Players

Current squad

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Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for future selections.


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Competitive record

  Champions  
  Runners-up  
  Third place  
  Fourth place  
  Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

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's under-18 team took part in was the qualification for the 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's Under-18/19 team managed to qualify for the 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 European Under-19 Championship record

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Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 21 November 2023 after the match against  Israel.

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Head-to-head record

Key
  More wins than losses
  As many wins as losses
  Fewer wins than losses

Correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against  Israel.

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See also

Notes

  1. The team changed the name to North Macedonia national team in 2019, following the Prespa Agreement. However, Croatia have yet to play a game against them under the new name.

References

  1. [1]
    "Oreščanin: "Vjerujem da ćemo biti konkurentni"" (in Croatian). Hrvatski nogometni savez. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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