Romania U-17
Nickname(s)Tricolorii (The Tricolours)
AssociationFederația Română de Fotbal
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDaniel Mogoșanu (U-17)
Victor Ene, Iulian Cojocaru, Eugen Anghel (U-16)
CaptainEduard Rădăslăvescu (U-17)
Adrian Horșia (U-16)
Most capsLaurențiu Brănescu (12)
Top scorerFabian Himcinschi (9)
FIFA codeROU
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Romania 0–1 Soviet Union 
(Bucharest, Romania; 17 October 1981)
Biggest win
 Romania 9–0 Liechtenstein 
(Maladzyechna, Belarus; 23 September 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Romania 2–8 Germany 
(Darlington, England; 24 April 2001)
World Cup
AppearancesNone (first in -)
Best result-
European Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1986)
Best resultGroup phase (9 times)

The Romania national under-17 football team represents Romania in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Federația Română de Fotbal, the governing body for football in Romania.

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-16 and Under-17 Championship

Under-16 era

European Championship record European Championship Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D * L GF GA Position Pld W D * L GF GA
Italy 1982did not qualify34004212
West Germany 1984did not qualify3621358
Hungary 1985did not qualify2210122
Greece 1986Group phase3102352210132
France 1987did not qualify2210113
Spain 1988Group phase30303312200113
Denmark 1989Group phase3111141210152
East Germany 1990did not qualify2412165
Switzerland 1991Group phase3111351210132
Cyprus 1992Group phase3012171210122
Turkey 1993did not qualify2200203
Republic of Ireland 1994did not qualify3401328
Belgium 1995did not qualify3202224
Austria 1996Group phase3003161220041
Germany 1997did not qualify3311134
Scotland 1998did not qualify2421152
Czech Republic 1999did not qualify3201135
Israel 2000Group phase3003051220050
England 2001Group phase30032131220090

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Under-17 era

European Championship record European Championship Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D * L GF GA Position Pld W D * L GF GA
Denmark 2002did not qualify3310233
Portugal 2003did not qualifyQ1 23201132
Q2 3311145
France 2004did not qualifyQ1 2320161
Q2 4301236
Italy 2005did not qualifyFirst 2320154
Elite 3311122
Luxembourg 2006did not qualifyFirst 2311141
Elite 4310236
Belgium 2007did not qualifyFirst 3311144
Turkey 2008did not qualifyFirst 2312021
Elite 2312043
Germany 2009did not qualifyFirst 2320174
Elite 3311124
Liechtenstein 2010did not qualifyFirst 2320164
Elite 43012410
Serbia 2011Group phase301213First 13300120
Elite 1321042
Slovenia 2012did not qualifyFirst 3301224
Slovakia 2013did not qualifyFirst 3301225
Malta 2014did not qualifyFirst 1330040
Elite 3301202
Bulgaria 2015did not qualifyFirst 2320183
Elite 4300317
Azerbaijan 2016did not qualifyFirst 3311135
Croatia 2017did not qualifyFirst 4300316
England 2018did not qualifyFirst 2311122
Elite 4300329
Republic of Ireland 2019did not qualifyFirst 2312062
Elite 3310249
Estonia 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2]First 3320171
Cyprus 2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][3]
Israel 2022did not qualifyFirst 3310257
Hungary 2023to be determined
Cyprus 2024
Albania 2025

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendlies against Austria on 14 and 16 June 2023.[4]

Caps and goals are correct as of 27 March 2023, after the match against North Macedonia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Rafael Munteanu (2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 6 0 Romania Farul Constanța
1GK Codruț Sandu (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 1 0 Romania Rapid București
1GK Robert Matei (2006-09-03) 3 September 2006 0 0 Italy Ternana

2DF Eduard Chihaia (2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 7 0 Romania Farul Constanța
2DF Darius Fălcușan (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 7 0 Italy Empoli
2DF Răzvan Călugăr (2006-04-06) 6 April 2006 6 0 Romania Universitatea Cluj
2DF Alexandru Ureche (2006-03-20) 20 March 2006 6 0 Romania Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc
2DF Alin Chinteș (2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 4 0 Romania Universitatea Cluj
2DF Hussein Shehait (2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 2 0 Romania Steaua București
2DF Matei Marin 0 0 Romania Steaua București

3MF Răzvan Florea (2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 2 0 Romania Steaua București
3MF Octavian Cepoi 0 0 Romania Rapid București
3MF Eduard Dănilă 0 0 Romania Rapid București
3MF Robert Lăpădătescu 0 0 Romania Universitatea Craiova
3MF David Matei (2006-07-19) 19 July 2006 0 0 Romania Steaua București
3MF Tudor Pojar 0 0 Romania Universitatea Cluj
3MF Mario Preda 0 0 Romania FCSB

4FW Ioan Vermeșan (2006-10-18) 18 October 2006 12 4 Italy Hellas Verona
4FW David Păcuraru (2006-02-17) 17 February 2006 10 2 Romania Farul Constanța
4FW Ianis Tarbă (2006-07-04) 4 July 2006 9 3 Spain Celta Vigo
4FW Alin Cocoș (2006-08-05) 5 August 2006 9 1 Romania Farul Constanța
4FW Jason Kodor (2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 2 0 Italy Lecce

Recent call-ups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Bogdan Ungureanu (2007-04-01) 1 April 2007 3 0 Romania Rapid București v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022
GK Mate Simon (2006-07-19) 19 July 2006 0 0 Romania Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022

DF Andrei Racu (2007-03-31) 31 March 2007 4 0 Italy Atalanta v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022
DF Rareș Fătu (2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 3 0 Italy Parma v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022
DF Tommaso Nistor (2006-11-06) 6 November 2006 2 0 Italy SPAL v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022
DF Alin Techereș (2007-01-05) 5 January 2007 0 0 Romania Universitatea Cluj v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022

MF Robert Lăpădătescu Unknown 3 0 Romania Universitatea Craiova v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022
MF Ionuț Cercel Unknown 0 0 Romania Farul Constanța v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022
MF Marius Codreanu (2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 0 0 Romania Farul Constanța v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022

FW Enes Sali (2006-02-23) 23 February 2006 9 3 Romania Farul Constanța v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022
FW Vlad Oarga (2007-04-07) 7 April 2007 2 1 Romania Viitorul Constanța v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

2020

U-17

17 February 2020 (2020-02-17) Friendly Israel  0–0  Romania Shefayim, Israel
UTC+02:00 Report Stadium: Shefayim National Football Centre
19 February 2020 (2020-02-19) Friendly Israel  0–0  Romania Shefayim, Israel
UTC+02:00 Report Stadium: Shefayim National Football Centre
17 February 2021 (2021-02-17) Friendly Hungary  1–2  Romania Gyula, Hungary
UTC+02:00 Report

U-16

11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) Friendly Cyprus  1–0  Romania Paralimni, Cyprus
UTC+02:00 Report
13 February 2020 (2020-02-13) Friendly Cyprus  1–0  Romania Paralimni, Cyprus
UTC+02:00 Report
23 September 2020 (2020-09-23) 'Vlatko Markovic' Tournament Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–0  Romania Osijek, Croatia
UTC+02:00 Report
24 September 2020 (2020-09-24) 'Vlatko Markovic' Tournament North Macedonia  2–4  Romania Osijek, Croatia
UTC+02:00 Report
25 September 2020 (2020-09-25) 'Vlatko Markovic' Tournament Zambia  1–2  Romania Osijek, Croatia
UTC+02:00 Report
27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) 'Vlatko Markovic' Tournament Croatia  4–0  Romania Osijek, Croatia
UTC+02:00 Report
7 February 2021 (2021-02-07) Unofficial friendly Romania  0–4 Romania FCSB U17 Buftea, Romania
UTC+02:00

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. ""Dublă" amicală cu Austria pentru tricolorii U17" (in Romanian). Federația Română de Fotbal. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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