Croatia national under-17 football team

The Croatia national under-17 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players aged 17 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 Mali vatreni ('Little Blazers'). So far, the Mali vatreni qualified for nine UEFA European Under-17 Championships. Croatia's greatest success in the tournament was third place in 2001. The team also finished fourth in 2005. Croatia also participated in five FIFA U-17 World Cups since its independence, in 2001, 2013, 2015, 2025 and 2026, being eliminated in quarter-finals in 2015, its biggest success so far in this tournament.

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.

2023

2024

Players

Current squad The following players were called up for the most recent 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.

Recent call-ups

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

Competitive record

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

UEFA European Under-17 Championship record

Until the 1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 17 years were eligible to compete. Since the 1998 tournament, the date limit has been moved back to 1 January. In 2001/2002 the competition was renamed the European Under-17 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.

recordQualifications recordYearRoundPositionSquadGPWDLGFGAYear 1982 colspan=9 rowspan=9 colspan=8 rowspan=11 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 colspan=9 rowspan=2 1993 1994colspan=9 rowspan=2 4 1 2 1 7 6 1994 19952 1 0 1 3 1 1995 1996Quarter-finals 8/16 4 2 0 2 4 8 Squad3 3 0 0 7 0 1996 1997colspan=9 2 1 1 0 2 1 1997 1998Quarter-finals 7/16 4 1 1 2 3 4 Squad3 2 1 0 9 1 1998 1999Group stage 15/16 3 0 1 2 1 4 Squad2 2 0 0 11 0 1999 2000colspan=9 3 1 1 1 3 4 2023 2001Third place 3/16 6 4 0 2 9 7 Squad2 2 0 0 7 1 2000 2002colspan=9 rowspan=3 3 2 1 0 8 3 2002 20036 4 0 2 14 7 2003 20043 1 1 1 3 4 2004 2005Fourth place 4/8 5 2 1 2 13 11 Squad6 4 1 1 20 8 2005 2006colspan=9 rowspan=7 3 1 1 1 2 1 2006 20073 1 0 2 8 11 2007 20086 4 1 1 13 1 2008 20096 5 0 1 11 4 2009 20106 4 1 1 9 5 2010 20116 2 4 0 6 3 2011 20123 1 0 2 5 6 2012 2013Group stage 5/8 3 1 2 0 2 1 Squad6 5 1 0 15 8 2013 2014colspan=9 3 1 0 2 1 3 2014 2015Quarter-finals 7/16 5 3 2 0 5 1 Squad6 5 1 0 18 2 2015 2016colspan=9 6 2 1 3 11 11 2016 2017Group stage 14/16 3 0 1 2 2 6 Squad Qualified as hosts 2018colspan=9 rowspan=2 6 2 3 1 10 4 2018 20196 3 2 1 10 6 2019 2020colspan=9 3 3 0 0 9 3 2020 2021colspan=17 2022colspan=9 3 1 0 2 3 2 2022 2023 Group stage 12/16 3 0 1 2 2 4 Squad6 3 2 1 6 5 2023 20249/16 3 0 3 0 3 3 Squad6 3 1 2 19 11 2024 2025colspan=9 6 4 0 2 16 6 2025 2026Group stageTBD320165Squad6 4 1 1 15 7 2026 2027TBDTBD 2027Total:11/43Third place3rd421512155054135782730281135

MatchesFirst match 2–0 (Scheibbs, Austria; 29 April 1996)Biggest win 2–5 (Santa Croce sull'Arno, Italy; 8 May 2005)Biggest defeat 5–1 (Krems an der Donau, Austria; 6 May 1996)

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

recordQualifications recordYearRoundPositionGP*Squad 1985colspan=9 rowspan=4 colspan=7 rowspan=5 1987 1989 1991 1993colspan=9 1995 colspan=9 rowspan=3 UEFA European Under-17 Championship 1995 1997 1997 1999 1999 2001Group stage 10/16 3 1 0 2 3 8 Squad2001 2003 colspan=9 rowspan=5 2003 20052005 20072007 20092009 20112011 2013Group stage 17/24 3 1 0 2 3 5 Squad2013 2015Quarter-finals 7/24 5 2 2 1 7 5 Squad2015 2017colspan=9 rowspan=3 2017 20192019 20232023 2025Round 3219/48 4 2 2 0 7 2 Squad2025 2026QualifiedSquad2026TotalQuarter-finals5/21156452020

MatchesFirst match 1–2 (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 13 September 2001)Biggest win 0–3 (Al Rayyan; 6 November 2025)Biggest defeat 0–4 (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 19 September 2001)

Telki Cup

YearRoundPosition 2001 Telki CupThird3rd413074 2002 Telki CupChampions1st4310103 2003 Telki CupGroup stage5th310235 2004 Telki CupGroup stage6th311143 2005 Telki CupRunners-up2nd422074 2006 Telki CupSixth6th301217 2007 Telki CupChampions1st330030 2008 Telki CupRunners-up2nd321062 2009 Telki CupSeventh7th311164 2010 Telki CupSixth6th310244 2011 Telki CupSemi-finals4th321043 2012 Telki CupRunners-up2nd311164 2013 Telki CupThird3rd320143 2015 Telki CupRunners-up2nd320124 2017 Telki CupChampions1st312063 2018 Telki CupChampions1st330081 2019 Telki CupChampions1st3300145 2022 Telki CupRunners-up2nd3120105 2023 Telki CupChampions1st330082Total6 titles19/196033161111366

Past squads

1999 UEFA U-16 European Championship squad 2001 UEFA U-16 European Championship squad 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship squad 2005 UEFA U-17 European Championship squad 2013 UEFA U-17 European Championship squad 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup squad 2015 UEFA U-17 European Championship squad 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup squad 2017 UEFA U-17 European Championship squad

Croatia national under-17 football team

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