Croatia 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 six UEFA European Under-19 Championships, namely in 1998, 2000, 2010, 2012 and 2016 and 2026. Croatia won third place twice (1996 and 2010), its greatest success in the tournament so far.

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.

2026

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the preliminary 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squad.

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

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

recordQualifications recordYearRoundPositionSquadGPWDLGFGAYear 1948 colspan=9 rowspan=40 colspan=8 rowspan=42 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 colspan=9 rowspan=2 1993 1994colspan=9 rowspan=4 4 2 1 1 12 41994 19952 0 0 2 1 91995 19962 1 0 1 3 41996 19974 2 1 1 7 11997 1998Third place 3/8 4 2 1 1 8 5 Squad4 3 1 0 14 11998 1999colspan=9 5 4 0 1 16 81999 2000Group stage 8/8 3 0 0 3 3 8 Squad4 4 0 0 10 12000 2001colspan=9 rowspan=9 2 1 0 1 2 32001 20023 2 0 1 6 42002 20033 1 1 1 2 22003 20046 5 0 1 13 42004 20056 2 1 3 11 102005 20066 3 2 1 13 6 2006 2006 elite 20076 3 3 0 13 6 2007 2007 elite 20086 3 2 1 11 7 2008 2008 elite 20093 1 1 1 7 6 2009 2009 elite 2010Semi-finals 3/8 4 1 1 2 7 4 Squad6 6 0 0 12 2 2010 2010 elite 2011colspan=9 6 2 1 3 8 10 2011 2011 elite 2012Group stage 6/8 3 1 1 1 4 2 Squad6 4 2 0 15 5 2012 2012 elite 2013colspan=9 rowspan=3 6 3 3 0 15 5 2013 2013 elite 20143 1 1 1 9 5 2014 2014 elite 20156 2 3 1 8 62015 2016Group stage 8/8 3 0 0 3 2 7 Squad6 5 1 0 13 22016 2017colspan=9 rowspan=3 6 4 1 1 14 32017 20183 1 1 1 5 52018 20196 2 2 2 10 92019 2020colspan=9 3 2 1 0 5 22020 2021colspan=18 2022colspan=9 rowspan=4 6 3 1 2 13 52022 20236 2 1 3 12 92023 20246 3 1 2 7 52024 20256 2 0 4 8 82025 2026Semi-finals TBD201113Squad6 5 1 0 20 32026 2027colspan=9 rowspan=3 3 1 0 2 1 62027 2028colspan=6 rowspan=2 2028 20292029TotalThird place5/701944112529156853338316166

MatchesFirst match 2–5 (Ayia Napa, Cyprus; 19 July 1998)Biggest win 0–5 (Bayeux, France; 24 July 2010)Biggest defeat 2–5 (Ayia Napa, Cyprus; 19 July 1998) 3–0 (Ludwigsburg, Germany; 17 July 2000)

Head-to-head record

Key

Opponent 67 teams played

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