France national under-16 football team

The France national under-16 football team is the national under-16 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team previously competed in the annual UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship before it was converted into an under-17 competition in 2002. The under-16 team competes in regional tournaments, such as the Tournoi de Val-de-Marne and the Montaigu Tournament and international tournaments, such as the Aegean Cup.

France
Nickname(s)Les Bleuets (The Little Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
AssociationFrench Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachPatrick Gonfalone
FIFA codeFRA
First colours
Second colours

Prior to the UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship being converted into an under-17 event, France never won the competition, but finished as runners-up on two occasions in 1996 and 2001.

Players

Current squad
  • The following players have been called up to participate in the April 2022 friendly matches against Portugal and Belgium.[1]

Caps and goals updated as of 14 April 2022, before the match against Belgium.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Romain Jean-Baptiste (2006-02-21) 21 February 2006 5 0 France Metz
16 1GK Paul Argney (2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 1 0 France Le Havre
2 2DF Aymen Sadi (2006-04-10) 10 April 2006 5 0 France Valenciennes
5 2DF Arthur Tchaptchet (2006-05-10) 10 May 2006 5 0 France Reims
12 2DF Mathis Coudoir (2006-02-08) 8 February 2006 2 0 Monaco Monaco
15 2DF Yvann Titi (2006-05-05) 5 May 2006 2 0 France Troyes
— 2DF Nhoa Sangui (2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 4 0 France Reims
— 2DF Dan Sinaté (2006-06-09) 9 June 2006 4 0 Monaco Monaco
— 2DF Bastien Mepiyou Menadjou (2006-03-19) 19 March 2006 2 0 France Nantes
6 3MF Saïmon Bouabré (2006-06-01) 1 June 2006 8 1 Monaco Monaco
8 3MF Nolan Ferro (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 3 0 France Strasbourg
13 3MF Fodé Sylla (2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 8 0 France Lens
17 3MF Daouda Troaré (2006-07-22) 22 July 2006 3 0 France Nice
7 4FW Willsem Boussaid (2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 7 0 France Strasbourg
9 4FW Tidiam Gomis (2006-08-08) 8 August 2006 7 0 France Caen
10 4FW Mohamed Amine Bouchenna (2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 8 5 France Clermont
11 4FW Emmanuel Mbondo (2006-02-05) 5 February 2006 8 3 France Auxerre
18 4FW Nordan Mukiele (2006-02-12) 12 February 2006 3 1 France Rennes
20 4FW Bilal Fofana (2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 3 1 France Paris F.C.
20 4FW Eli Junior Kroupi (2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 6 3 France Lorient

Competitive record
For single-match results of the under-16 national team, see French football single-season articles.

UEFA European U-16 Football Championship record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Italy 1982did not qualify------
Germany 1984did not qualify------
Hungary 1985Fifth place320172
Greece 198615th place310236
France 1987Third place532092
Spain 19888th place311122
Denmark 1989Third place5311108
Germany 19909th place302124
Switzerland 1991Fourth place*523093
Cyprus 199211th place301213
Turkey 1993Fourth place522195
Republic of Ireland 1994did not qualify------
Belgium 1995Fourth place530276
Austria 1996Runners-up641171
Germany 1997did not qualify------
Scotland 1998did not qualify------
Czech Republic 1999did not qualify------
Israel 2000did not qualify------
England 2001Runners-up6501171
Total12/19522613138343
*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.

Honours
Finalists (2): 1996, 2001
Champions (7): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011
Champions (9): 1976, 1977, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006,
  • Aegean Cup
Champions (6): 2001, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

References
  1. "Dernière Selection U16" (in French). French Football Federation. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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