The France national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the annual UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. They were the 2010 champions of the competition having won on home soil. The under-19 team also contests the qualification matches needed to play in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, though the competition is classified as an under-20 tournament.
Players
Current squad The following players were called up for simultaneous matches in both the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification elite round and the 2027 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification first round matches between 25-31 March 2026.
2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification opponents: Norway, Switzerland, Croatia. 2027 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification opponents: Wales, Hungary, Switzerland.
Recent callups The following players have also been called up to the France under-19 squad and remain eligible:
Previous squads UEFA U-19 European Championships squads 2019 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France 2018 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France 2016 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France 2015 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France 2013 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France 2012 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France 2010 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France 2009 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France 2007 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France 2005 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France 2003 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
Competitive record
UEFA European U-19 Championship record YearResult* 2002did not qualify 2003Group stage302146 2004did not qualify 2005Champions5410115 2006did not qualify 2007Semi-finals413063 2008did not qualify 2009Semi-finals412145 2010Champions5410144 2011did not qualify 2012Semi-finals421185 2013Runners-up522154 2014did not qualify 2015Semi-finals430163 2016Champions5401154 2017did not qualify 2018Semi-finals4202114 2019Semi-finals431050 2020Cancelled 2021 2022Semi-finals4301124 2023did not qualify 2024Runners-up531197 2025did not qualify 2026 2027TBD 2028 2029Total3 titles5632141011054
*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.
2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Qualified teams for the final tournament
The following teams qualified for the final tournament of the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002). TeamMethod of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance2002 (2002)2011 (2011)2019 (2003)2014 (2014)2019 (2005, 2010, 2016)2018 (2017)2016 (2003, 2006, 2014)
Honours UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship (8): 1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016
Notes
References
External links
Official site