France Under-19
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Les Bleuets (The Little Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
AssociationFrench Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachJean-Luc Vannuchi
FIFA codeFRA
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
European Championship
Appearances10 (first in 2003)
Best result Winners (2005, 2010, 2016)

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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Robin Risser (2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 4 0 France Strasbourg
1GK Mathieu Patouillet (2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 2 0 France Lyon
2DF Younes El Hannach (2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 5 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
2DF Thérence Koudou (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 5 0 France Reims
2DF Yoan Koré (2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 4 1 France Paris FC
2DF Vimoj Muntu Wa Mungu (2004-10-15) 15 October 2004 2 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
2DF Saël Kumbedi (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 0 0 France Lyon
2DF Kassoum Ouattara (2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 0 0 France Reims
2DF Leny Yoro (2005-11-13) 13 November 2005 0 0 France Lille
3MF Edan Diop (2004-08-28) 28 August 2004 6 3 France Monaco
3MF Lesley Ugochukwu (2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 6 2 England Chelsea
3MF Nathan Buayi-Kiala (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 6 0 Italy Parma
3MF Khalil Fayad (2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 6 0 France Montpellier
3MF Désiré Doué (2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 4 1 France Rennes
3MF Ayman Kari (2004-11-19) 19 November 2004 3 0 France Lorient
3MF Warren Zaïre-Emery (2006-03-08) 8 March 2006 3 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
3MF Eliesse Ben Seghir (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 0 0 France Monaco
4FW Mathys Tel (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 6 5 Germany Bayern Munich
4FW Wilson Odobert (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 6 0 France Troyes
4FW Malamine Efekele (2004-07-19) 19 July 2004 0 0 France Monaco

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the France under-19 squad and remain eligible:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Cheick Doumbia (2004-10-18) 18 October 2004 0 0 France Lorient v.  Scotland, 22 November 2022
DF Mathieu Acapandié (2004-12-14) 14 December 2004 0 0 France Nantes v.  Scotland, 22 November 2022
DF Nehemiah Fernandez (2004-12-11) 11 December 2004 0 0 France Paris Saint-Germain v.  Scotland, 22 November 2022
MF Marvin De Lima (2004-04-19) 19 April 2004 0 0 France Bordeaux v.  Scotland, 22 November 2022
MF Mohamed El Arouch (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 0 0 France Lyon v.  Scotland, 22 November 2022
FW David Mokwa (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 0 0 Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v.  Scotland, 22 November 2022

Previous squads

UEFA U-19 European Championships squads

Competitive record

UEFA European U-19 Championship record

Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Norway 2002did not qualify
Liechtenstein 2003Group stage302146
Switzerland 2004did not qualify
Northern Ireland 2005Champions5410115
Poland 2006did not qualify
Austria 2007Semi-finals413063
Czech Republic 2008did not qualify
Ukraine 2009Semi-finals412145
France 2010Champions5410144
Romania 2011did not qualify
Estonia 2012Semi-finals421185
Lithuania 2013Runners-up522154
Hungary 2014did not qualify
Greece 2015Semi-finals430163
Germany 2016Champions5401154
Georgia (country) 2017did not qualify
Finland 2018Semi-finals4202114
Armenia 2019Semi-finals431050
Northern Ireland 2020Cancelled
Romania 2021
Slovakia 2022Semi-finals4301124
Malta 2023TBD
Total3 titles512913910147
*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).

Team Method of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Slovakia Hosts 2nd 2002 Third place (2002)
 Romania Elite round Group 4 winners 2nd 2011 Group Stage (2011)
 Italy Elite round Group 5 winners 8th 2019 Champions (2003)
 Israel Elite round Group 1 winners 2nd 2014 Group Stage (2014)
 France Elite round Group 2 winners 12th 2019 Champions (2005, 2010, 2016)
 England Elite round Group 3 winners 11th 2018 Champions (2017)
 Austria Elite round Group 7 winners 8th 2016 Semi-finals (2003, 2006, 2014)

Honours

1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Tour Élite: Vingt joueurs convoqués" (in French). Fédération Française de Football. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Liste des joueurs convoques" (PDF) (in French). Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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