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 renamed 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.
Prior to the UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship being renamed into an under-17 event, France never won the competition, but finished as runners-up on two occasions in 1996 and 2001.
Players
Current squad The following players have been called up to participate in the April 2022 friendly matches against Portugal and Belgium.
Caps and goals updated as of 14 April 2022, before the match against Belgium.
Competitive record
UEFA European U-16 Football Championship record YearRoundGPWD*LGSGA 1982did not qualify------ 1984did not qualify------ 1985Fifth place320172 198615th place310236 1987Third place532092 19888th place311122 1989Third place5311108 19909th place302124 1991Fourth place*523093 199211th place301213 1993Fourth place522195 1994did not qualify------ 1995Fourth place530276 1996Runners-up641171 1997did not qualify------ 1998did not qualify------ 1999did not qualify------ 2000did not qualify------ 2001Runners-up6501171Total12/19522613138343
*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): 1996, 2001
Val-de-Marne Tournament Champions (7): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011
Montaigu Tournament Champions (9): 1976, 1977, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006,
Aegean Cup Champions (6): 2001, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Notes
References
External links Official site