France national under-17 football team

France

Nickname(s)

Les Bleuets (The Little Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)

Association

French Football Federation

Confederation

UEFA (Europe)

Head coach

Bernard Diomède

FIFA code

FRA

First colours

Second colours

The France national under-17 - 16 football team is the national under-17 - 16 football team of France who will be playing in the UEFA European Championship this year or next year and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years. The under-17 team also participates in local and international friendly tournaments, such as the Montaigu Tournament and the Toto Cup, which is held in Austria.

France have won the FIFA U-17 World Cup once in 2001. However, of the 18 players that played on the championship-winning team, only one of them has played in the senior team of France; Florent Sinama-Pongolle. Several players on the team, such as Hassan Yebda, Mourad Meghni, Chaouki Ben Saada, and Emerse Faé have played for other national teams for which they were eligible. The under-17 team has also won the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship twice, in 2004 and 2015. The championship-winning team began a new generation for the senior national team as it was composed of several players who have established themselves as French internationals. Samir Nasri, Karim Benzema, Jérémy Menez, and Hatem Ben Arfa have all gone on the represent the senior team and participate in a major international tournament for France.

The 2012–13 international under-17 campaign began in August 2012 and will end following the conclusion of the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup if France qualifies for the competition. The current under-19 team is coached by Patrick Gonfalone, a former football player, notably with Angers, Auxerre, and Le Havre. Prior to coaching for the French Football Federration, Gonfalone had domestic coaching tenures at SC Abbeville and ES Viry-Châtillon. The current captain of the team is Nice attacker Neal Maupay.

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called to participate in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship^[1]

Head coach: Bernard Diomède

Caps and goals as of 12 May 2016 after the match against Sweden.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Gaëtan Poussin	(1999-01-13) 13 January 1999	8	0	Bordeaux
16	1GK	Didier Desprez	(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999	3	0	Lens

2	2DF	Yann Valery	(1999-02-22) 22 February 1999	7	0	Southampton
3	2DF	Malang Sarr	(1999-01-23) 23 January 1999	11	0	Nice
4	2DF	Boubacar Kamara	(1999-11-23) 23 November 1999	9	0	Marseille
5	2DF	Dan Axel Zagadou	(1999-06-03) 3 June 1999	10	0	Paris Saint-Germain
12	2DF	Paul Fargeas	(1999-03-21) 21 March 1999	8	0	Toulouse
13	2DF	Loïc Bessile	(1999-02-19) 19 February 1999	3	0	Toulouse
15	2DF	Mahamadou Dembélé	(1999-04-10) 10 April 1999	3	0	Paris Saint-Germain

6	3MF	Aurélien Nguiamba	(1999-01-18) 18 January 1999	9	1	Nancy
8	3MF	Mickaël Cuisance	(1999-08-16) 16 August 1999	13	1	Nancy
10	3MF	Rafik Guitane	(1999-05-26) 26 May 1999	12	1	Le Havre
11	3MF	Antoine Bernede	(1999-05-26) 26 May 1999	7	1	Paris Saint-Germain
17	3MF	Raouf Mroivili	(1999-01-14) 14 January 1999	9	0	Marseille

7	4FW	Hakim El Mokeddem	(1999-02-15) 15 February 1999	12	1	Toulouse
9	4FW	Amine Karraoui	(1999-06-09) 9 June 1999	4	3	Montpellier
14	4FW	Yassin Fortune	(1999-01-30) 30 January 1999	13	2	Arsenal
18	4FW	Ervin Taha	(1999-03-14) 14 March 1999	12	3	Bordeaux

Recent call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Theo Louis	(1999-07-12) 12 July 1999	2	0	Rennes	v. Austria, 3 April 2016

DF	Ibrahima Konate	(1999-05-25) 25 May 1999	7	0	Sochaux	v. Austria, 3 April 2016
DF	Thomas Basila	(1999-04-30) 30 April 1999	1	0	Nantes	v. Denmark, 10 February 2016
DF	Obite Evan Ndicka	(1999-08-20) 20 August 1999	1	0	Auxerre	v. Denmark, 10 February 2016
DF	Lenny Vallier	(1999-04-24) 24 April 1999	2	0	Reims	v. Denmark, 10 February 2016

MF	Yassine Benrahou	(1999-01-24) 24 January 1999	1	0	Bordeaux	v. Denmark, 10 February 2016
MF	Hamza Rafia	(1999-04-02) 2 April 1999	1	0	Lyon	v. Denmark, 10 February 2016
MF	Imad Faraj	(1999-02-11) 11 February 1999	2	0	Lille	v. Denmark, 10 February 2016
MF	Paul Devarrewaere	(1999-02-19) 19 February 1999	2	0	Lyon	v. Italy, 16 December 2015

FW	Myziane Maolida	(1999-02-14) 14 February 1999	7	2	Lyon	v. Austria, 3 April 2016
FW	Yanis Ammour	(1999-05-21) 21 May 1999	1	0	Montpellier	v. Denmark, 10 February 2016
FW	Lamine Ghezali	(1999-07-06) 6 July 1999	1	0	Saint-Étienne	v. Italy, 16 December 2015
FW	Bryan Mbeumo	(1999-08-07) 7 August 1999	1	0	Troyes	v. Italy, 16 December 2015

Previous squads

FIFA U-17 World Cup/Championship squads

UEFA U-17 European Championships squads

Results

2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship First Round qualification

24 September 2012	France	3 – 1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo
15:00 CET	Cornet 15' Coman 61' Coulibaly 73'	Report	Radovac 32'	Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer (Kazakhstan)

26 September 2012	Slovenia	1 – 0	France	Gradski SRC Slavija Stadium, Sarajevo
15:00 CET	Ožbolt 42' (pen.)	Report		Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer (Kazakhstan)

29 September 2012	France	2 – 2	Greece	Gradski SRC Slavija Stadium, Sarajevo
15:00 CET	Pereira de Sa 49' Cornet 80+2'	Report	Donis 75' Saliakas 80'	Referee: Eiko Saar (Estonia)

Friendly

30 October 2012	France	1 – 0	Romania	Stade Saint-Jean, Anglet
18:00 CET	Tounkara 43'	Report

1 November 2012	France	2 – 0	Romania	Complexe Sportif de Lons, Lons
15:00 CET	Cornet 53', 61'	Report

29 January 2013	Israel	0 – 2	France	National Complex Kibbutz Shefayim, Shefayim
15:00 CET		Report	Cornet 56' Mzé Ali 78'

31 January 2013	Israel	0 – 3	France	National Complex Kibbutz Shefayim, Shefayim
11:00 CET		Report	Maupay 21', 34' Cornet 71'

2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Elite Round qualification

21 March 2013	Belgium	1 – 4	France	SC Hrvatskih Vitezova, Gradski Stadion, Dugopolje
15:00 CET	Schrijvers 64'	Report	Maupay 12', 33' Coman 20' Cornet 79'

23 March 2013	Croatia	1 – 0	France	SC Hrvatskih Vitezova, Gradski Stadion, Dugopolje
15:00 CET	Coulibaly 7csc'	Report

26 March 2013	France	3 – 2	Spain	SC Hrvatskih Vitezova, Gradski Stadion, Dugopolje
15:00 CET	Coulibaly 10' Cornet 20' Houri 79'	Report	Nuñez 28' Chirivella 72'

Last updated: 26 March 2013
Source: Federation U-17 Schedule

Competitive record

For single-match results of the under-17 national team, see French football single-season articles.

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Did Not Qualify
1987	Quarter-Finals	4	1	1	2	6	6
1989	Did Not Qualify
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001	Champions	6	5	0	1	18	8
2003	Did Not Qualify
2005	Did Not Qualify
2007	Quarter-Finals	5	2	2	1	8	6
2009	Did Not Qualify
2011	Quarter-Finals	5	2	2	1	9	6
2013	Did Not Qualify
2015	Round of 16	4	3	1	0	14	4
Total	1 title	24	13	6	5	55	30

UEFA U-17 European Championship record

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	Runners-Up	6	1	4	1	5	4
2003	Did not qualify
2004	Champions	5	5	0	0	11	3
2005	Did not qualify
2006	Did not qualify
2007	Semi-Final	4	1	1	2	4	6
2008	Runners-Up	5	2	2	1	8	9
2009	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	2	3
2010	Semi-Final	4	2	0	2	6	5
2011	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	3	4
2012	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	3	6
2013	Did not qualify
2014	Did not qualify
2015	Champions	6	5	1	0	15	2
2016	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	0	3
Total	2 titles	42	16	15	11	57	45

*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.

Coaching staff

As of 29 July 2010

Position	Name	Nationality
Manager	Patrick Gonfalone	French
Assistant manager	Yann Kervella	French
Goalkeeper coach	Gilles Fouache	French
Medical Doctor	Jean-Pierre Blaquart	French
Physiotherapist	Jean-Pierre Czayka	French
Delegation Chief	Jean-Pierre Dubedat	French

Honours

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Champions (1): 2001

UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship

Champions (2): 2004, 2015

Finalists (2): 2008, 2002

Toto Cup

Champions (3): 2009, 1999, 1992

References

↑ "Dernière Selection U17" (in French). French Football Federation. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

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1985: Nigeria 1987: Soviet Union 1989: Saudi Arabia 1991: Ghana 1993: Nigeria 1995: Ghana 1997: Brazil 1999: Brazil 2001: France 2003: Brazil 2005: Mexico 2007: Nigeria 2009: Switzerland 2011: Mexico 2013: Nigeria 2015: Nigeria

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