Gibraltar_national_under-17_football_team

Gibraltar national under-17 football team

Gibraltar national under-17 football team

National youth association football team


The Gibraltar national under-17 football team is the youth football team of Gibraltar, run by the Gibraltar Football Association. The team is based mostly on the young players from the region's domestic leagues, the Gibraltar Premier Division and Gibraltar Second Division, and competes every year to qualify for the European Under-17 Football Championship.

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History

The team played its first match on 24 October 2013 against the Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team,[1] the year when Gibraltar became a member of UEFA.[2] George Wink, then of the Juvenil team of the Spanish club Club Atlético Zabal, scored the first goal, in the history of the national under-17 team on October 28, 2013 against the Armenia national under-17 football team.[3]

The side would finish bottom of the group on every campaign since, scoring only 5 goals in response, with George Wink becoming the record goalscorer at any level of football in Gibraltar until Jake Gosling and Lee Casciaro equalled the record for the seniors in 2015. In May 2017, a re-organization of management throughout the Gibraltar Football Association saw coach Stephen Head step up to manage the U19 team, with David Ochello appointed as his replacement. The following campaign saw Gibraltar suffer a record 10-0 defeat to Norway on the 4th anniversary of their debut in the competition.

8 years after their first matches as UEFA members, Gibraltar finally secured their first win at under-17 level with a 2-1 friendly win over Faroe Islands on 10 September 2021. In October 2023, Gibraltar initially withdrew from qualification for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, citing safety concerns as a result of the Israel–Hamas war.[4] The whole group, set to be hosted in Israel, was postponed by UEFA later that day.[5] New dates were later announced for November 2023 with Wales hosting instead.

Match record

FIFA World Cup

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UEFA European Championship

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Recent results and fixtures

25 August 2022 (2022-08-25) Friendly Gibraltar  8–2  Liechtenstein Gibraltar
12:00
  • Bartolo 6', 18', 30'
  • Diaz 50', 59'
  • Scanlon 57', 82'
  • Rush 80'
Report
  • Keller 40'
  • Oberwaditzer 90+1'
Stadium: Victoria Stadium
27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) Friendly Gibraltar  4–0  Liechtenstein Gibraltar
12:00
Report Stadium: Victoria Stadium
1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification Gibraltar  0–2  Cyprus Paphos, Cyprus
13:30 Report
  • Nikolaou 48'
  • Tzouliou 56'
Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
Attendance: 125
Referee: Sander Van Der Eijk (Netherlands)
4 November 2022 (2022-11-04) 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification Serbia  12–0  Gibraltar Paphos, Cyprus
11:00
Report Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
Attendance: 31
Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland)
5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) Unofficial Friendly Gibraltar  0–2 England Chesterfield Academy Gibraltar
  • Marshall
  • Dolman
Stadium: Victoria Stadium
15 November 2023 (2023-11-15) 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification Belgium  4–0  Gibraltar Newport, Wales
17:00
  • Reumers 22'
  • Da Costa 30'
  • Diawara 90+1'
  • Engwanda-Ongena 90+5'
Report Stadium: Dragon Park
Referee: Roman Jitari (Moldova)
18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification Israel  Cancelled  Gibraltar Newport, Wales
14:00 Report Stadium: Dragon Park
Referee: Jan Machálek (Czechia)
21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification Gibraltar  0–4  Wales Cardiff, Wales
14:00 Report
  • Bostock 14'
  • Allen 49'
  • Jones 77'
  • Griffiths 89'
Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)

Squad

Current squad

For the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification and finals, players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible.

The following players were called up for the following 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches:[6]

  • Match date: 15, 18 and 21 November 2022
  • Opposition:  Belgium,  Israel and  Wales
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 21 November 2023, after the match against  Wales.
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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past twelve months or withdrew from the current squad due to injury or suspension, and remain eligible.

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Managerial history

  • Gibraltar Stephen Head (2013–2014, 2016–2017)
  • Gibraltar David Ochello (2014–2016, 2017–2018)
  • England Jeff Wood (2018)
  • England Steven Cummings (2018–2019)
  • Gibraltar Jonathan Sodi (2019–2020)
  • Gibraltar Jansen Moreno (2021–present)

Top Goalscorers

As of 4 November 2022

Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in order of average.

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Notes

  1. "FOOTBALL: Season 2013/14 to kick –off". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  2. Official Statement Gibraltar FA. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  3. Statement: MU17 UEFA EURO Qualifying Round Football Association of Wales. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  4. U17 Squad Gibraltar FA. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

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