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 three FIFA U-17 World Cups since its independence, in 2001, 2013 and 2015, being eliminated in quarter-finals in 2015, its biggest success so far in this tournament.
| Nickname(s) | Mali Vatreni (The Young Blazers) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Croatian Football Federation (HNS) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Marijan Budimir | ||
| Most caps | Milan Badelj (28) | ||
| Top scorer | Nikola Kalinić (15) | ||
| FIFA code | CRO | ||
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| First international | |||
| Croatia 1–0 Hungary (Donji Miholjac, Croatia; 26 April 1993) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Croatia 11–0 Andorra (Donji Tavankut, Serbia; 29 September 2004) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Croatia 0–5 Norway (Tallinn, Estonia; 25 October 2006) Croatia 0–5 England (Pula, Croatia; 28 September 2016) | |||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1996) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2001) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2001) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2015) | ||
| Website | hns-cff.hr | ||
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.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023
| 22 March 2023 2023 Euro qualif Gr 7 | Croatia | 0–0 | Norway | Sarpsborg, Norway |
| 13:00 |
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Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadium Attendance: 217 Referee: Marek Radina (CZE) Assistant referees: Martin Leska (CZE) Pavlos Georgiou (CYP) Fourth official: Kyriakos Athanasiou (CYP) |
| 25 March 2023 2023 Euro qualif Gr 7 | Belgium | 0–1 | Croatia | Fredrikstad, Norway |
| 13:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion Attendance: 152 Referee: Edgars Maļcevs (LVA) Assistant referees: Mārtiņš Svipsts (LVA) Christer Jørgensen (NOR) Fourth official: Marius Lien (NOR) |
| 28 March 2023 2023 Euro qualif Gr 7 | Slovenia | 1–2 | Croatia | Fredrikstad, Norway |
| 17:00 |
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Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion Attendance: 80 Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (CYP) Assistant referees: Pavlos Georgiou (CYP) Christer Jørgensen (NOR) Fourth official: Marius Lien (NOR) |
| 18 May 2023 2023 Euro Gr D | Croatia | 0–1 | England | Balmazújváros, Hungary |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: Balmazújvárosi Városi Sportpálya Attendance: 700 Referee: David Smajc (SVN) Assistant referees: David Gabrovec (SVN) Bartosz Heinig (POL) Fourth official: David Dickinson (SCO) |
| 21 May 2023 2023 Euro Gr D | Croatia | 1–2 | Switzerland | Debrecen, Hungary |
| 16:30 |
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Stadium: Nagyerdei Stadion Attendance: 710 Referee: Jamie Robinson (NIR) Assistant referees: Adam Jeffrey (NIR) Mehmet Tugral (TUR) Fourth official: Atilla Karaoglan (TUR) |
| 24 May 2023 2023 Euro Gr D | Netherlands | 1–1 | Croatia | Balmazújváros, Hungary |
| 15:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Balmazújvárosi Városi Sportpálya Attendance: 458 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (BUL) Assistant referees: Andreu Simarro (AND) David Gabrovec (SVN) Fourth official: David Smajc (SVN) |
| 15 August 2023 2023 Telki Cup | Croatia | 2–1 | Iceland | Telki, Hungary |
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Stadium: Globall Football Park |
| 17 August 2023 2023 Telki Cup | Croatia | 1–0 | Hungary | Telki, Hungary |
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Stadium: Globall Football Park |
| 19 August 2023 2023 Telki Cup | Croatia | 5–1 | Uzbekistan | Telki, Hungary |
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Stadium: Globall Football Park |
| 26 September 2023 Friendly | Croatia | 3–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Oriovac, Croatia |
| 16:30 |
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Stadium: Igralište NK Oriolik |
| 28 September 2023 Friendly | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–3 | Croatia | Domaljevac, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 12:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Jelas |
| 3 November 2023 2023 Euro qualif Gr 9 | Kosovo | 0–4 | Croatia | Karlovac, Croatia |
| 12:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (NOR) Assistant referees: Jørgen Rønning Valstadsve (NOR) Pascal Hirzel (SUI) Fourth official: Alessandro Dudic (SUI) |
| 6 November 2023 2023 Euro qualif Gr 9 | Croatia | 6–0 | Faroe Islands | Karlovac, Croatia |
| 13:00 |
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Stadium: Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (NOR) Assistant referees: Jørgen Rønning Valstadsve (NOR) Deniss Ševcenko (LVA) Fourth official: Edgars Maļcevs (LVA) |
| 9 November 2023 2023 Euro qualif Gr 9 | Croatia | 1–5 | England | Karlovac, Croatia |
| 13:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek Referee: Edgars Maļcevs (LVA) Assistant referees: Deniss Ševcenko (LVA) Jørgen Rønning Valstadsve (NOR) Fourth official: Mohammad Usman Aslam (NOR) |
2024
| 9 February 2024 Friendly tournament | Greece | 0–1 | Croatia | Poreč, Croatia |
| 15:15 | Report |
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Stadium: Veli Jože |
| 12 February 2024 Friendly tournament | Croatia | v | Turkey | Poreč, Croatia |
| 15:15 | Stadium: Veli Jože |
| 15 February 2024 Friendly tournament | Croatia | v | Bulgaria | Poreč, Croatia |
| 10:30 | Stadium: Veli Jože |
| 20 March 2024 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 5 | Croatia | v | Germany |
| 23 March 2024 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 5 | Portugal | v | Croatia |
| 26 March 2024 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 5 | Republic of Ireland | v | Croatia |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.[1]
- Match dates: 20–26 March 2024
- Opposition: Germany, Portugal and Republic of Ireland
- Caps and goals correct as of: 15 February 2024, after the match against Bulgaria
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | GK | Antonio Rajić | 4 March 2007 | 6 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 1 | GK | Adrian Hrvojević | 24 March 2007 | 1 | 0 | Chicago FC United |
| 13 | DF | Kristian Mandić | 2 October 2007 | 4 | 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 3 | DF | Duje Milišić | 20 May 2007 | 5 | 1 | Hajduk Split |
| 2 | DF | Noa Godec | 18 May 2007 | 5 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb |
| 4 | DF | Marko Zebić | 8 January 2007 | 11 | 2 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 15 | DF | Lovro Kitin | 3 February 2007 | 6 | 0 | Rijeka |
| 16 | DF | Karlo Pajsar | 7 March 2008 | 4 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 5 | DF | Ljubo Puljić | 31 May 2007 | 12 | 1 | Bayern II |
| 10 | MF | Patrice Čović | 25 June 2007 | 6 | 3 | Hertha BSC II |
| 18 | MF | Anđelo Šutalo | 1 January 2007 | 2 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 8 | MF | Tomas Baković | 29 March 2007 | 17 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 6 | MF | Roko Vojvodić | 21 February 2008 | 1 | 1 | Hajduk Split |
| 17 | MF | Dukan Ahmeti | 26 October 2007 | 5 | 1 | Istra 1961 |
| 14 | MF | Luka Vrzić | 5 January 2007 | 3 | 0 | Gorica |
| 7 | FW | Bruno Durdov | 11 December 2007 | 8 | 1 | Hajduk Split |
| 9 | FW | Mislav Ćutuk | 25 January 2007 | 6 | 6 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 19 | FW | Ivan Barić | 3 May 2007 | 6 | 1 | Osijek |
| 20 | FW | Patrik Marić | 27 July 2007 | 6 | 0 | Slaven Belupo |
| 11 | FW | Anes Huskić | 5 March 2007 | 2 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for future selections.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| GK | Ivan Bosančić | 24 June 2007 | 0 | 0 | Hajduk Split | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 28 September 2023 |
| GK | Petar Katalinić | 28 January 2007 | 1 | 0 | Osijek | v. Bulgaria, 15 February 2024 |
| GK | Teo Kolar | 24 January 2007 | 1 | 0 | Slaven Belupo | v. Bulgaria, 15 February 2024 |
| DF | Roko Pavlović | 8 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | v. Bulgaria, 15 February 2024 |
| DF | Luka Tomić | 21 March 2007 | 5 | 0 | Istra 1961 | v. Bulgaria, 15 February 2024 |
| DF | Noa Mikić | 27 January 2007 | 5 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb | v. Belarus, 9 November 2023 |
| DF | Rafael Markulin | 22 August 2007 | 0 | 0 | Rudeš | v. Belarus, 9 November 2023 |
| MF | Ivan Anić | 16 January 2007 | 3 | 0 | Rudeš | v. Bulgaria, 15 February 2024 |
| MF | Pavle Smiljanić | 8 May 2008 | 1 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | v. Bulgaria, 15 February 2024 |
| MF | Fran Peček | 8 March 2007 | 3 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | v. Bulgaria, 15 February 2024 |
| MF | Matija Subotić | 18 December 2007 | 1 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | v. Belarus, 9 November 2023 |
| MF | Davor Bistre | 31 March 2008 | 3 | 0 | Hajduk Split | v. Belarus, 9 November 2023 |
| MF | Petar Zvonimir Kostelac | 17 March 2008 | 3 | 1 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | v. Belarus, 9 November 2023 |
| MF | Andro Sokač | 20 September 2007 | 0 | 0 | Slaven Belupo | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 28 September 2023 |
| MF | Petar Pfeifer | 3 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 28 September 2023 |
| FW | Duje Matić | 17 February 2007 | 3 | 2 | Hajduk Split | v. Belarus, 9 November 2023 |
| FW | Dražen Jaman | 16 January 2008 | 2 | 0 | Osijek | v. Belarus, 9 November 2023 |
| FW | Fran Kasumović | 16 June 2007 | 3 | 0 | Gorica | v. Bulgaria, 15 February 2024 |
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.[2] In 2001/2002 the competition was renamed the European Under-17 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.
| UEFA European Under-17 Championship record | Qualifications record | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Year | ||
| 1982 | Part of Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Not a UEFA member | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1994 | ||||||||||
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1995 | |||||||||||
| 1996 | Quarter-finals | 8/16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1996 | ||
| 1997 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1997 | ||||||||||
| 1998 | Quarter-finals | 7/16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1998 | ||
| 1999 | Group stage | 15/16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1999 | ||
| 2000 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| 2001 | Third place | 3/16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2000 | ||
| 2002 | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2002 | ||||||||||
| 2003 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2003 | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2004 | |||||||||||
| 2005 | Fourth place | 4/8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2005 | ||
| 2006 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2006 | ||||||||||
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2007 | |||||||||||
| 2008 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2008 | |||||||||||
| 2009 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2009 | |||||||||||
| 2010 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2010 | |||||||||||
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2011 | |||||||||||
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2012 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | Group stage | 5/8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2013 | ||
| 2014 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2014 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 7/16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2015 | ||
| 2016 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | Group stage | 14/16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | ||||||||
| 2018 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2018 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2019 | |||||||||||
| 2020 | Tournament and elite qualifying round cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2020 | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Tournament and qualifying round cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Group stage | 12/16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2023 | ||
| 2024 | Group stage | 9/16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 2024 | |||
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 2027 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | Third place | 10/41 | 39 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 49 | 123 | 70 | 26 | 27 | 250 | 122 | ||||
Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 9 November 2023 after the match against England.
| Matches | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First match | France 2–0 Croatia (Scheibbs, Austria; 29 April 1996) | ||||
| Biggest win | Switzerland 2–5 Croatia (Santa Croce sull'Arno, Italy; 8 May 2005) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | Portugal 5–1 Croatia (Krems an der Donau, Austria; 6 May 1996) | ||||
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | Qualifications record | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | ||||||||
| 1985 | Part of Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1989 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Not a FIFA member | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Did not qualify | UEFA European Under-17 Championship | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Group stage | 10/16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Squad | 2001 | |||||||
| 2003 | Did not qualify | 2003 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Group stage | 17/24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | 2013 | |||||||
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 7/24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Squad | 2015 | |||||||
| 2017 | Did not qualify | 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | to be determined | 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 3/20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | |||||||||
Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 1 November 2015 after the match against Mali.
| Matches | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First match | Trinidad and Tobago 1–2 Croatia (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 13 September 2001) | ||||
| Biggest win | Croatia 2–0 Germany (Concepción, Chile; 29 October 2015) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | Croatia 0–4 Australia (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 19 September 2001) | ||||
Other
Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 19 August 2023 after the match against Uzbekistan.
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
See also
- Croatia national football team
- Croatia national football B team
- Croatia national under-23 football team
- Croatia national under-21 football team
- Croatia national under-20 football team
- Croatia national under-19 football team
- Croatia national under-18 football team
- Croatia national under-16 football team
- Croatia national under-15 football team
- Croatia women's national football team
- Croatia women's national under-19 football team
- Croatia women's national under-17 football team
- Croatia women's national under-15 football team
References
- "Budimir: "Vjerujem da uz malo sreće možemo na Euro"" (in Croatian). Hrvatski nogometni savez. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- "European U-16/U-17 Championship". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
External links
- UEFA Under-17 Official website
- Youth level statistics at the Croatian Football Federation official website (in Croatian)
- Croatia under-17 at Soccerway
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