France national under-19 football team

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.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see France women's national under-19 football team.
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)

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
For single-match results of the under-19 national team, see French football single-season articles.

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
Main article: 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Qualified teams for the final tournament
Main article: 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification § Qualified teams

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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