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Croatia national under-19 football team

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

The Croatia national under-19 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players aged 19 or under. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Mladi vatreni ('Young Blazers'). So far, the Mladi vatreni have qualified for five UEFA European Under-19 Championships, namely in 1998, 2000, 2010, 2012 and 2016. Croatia won third place twice (1996 and 2010), its greatest success in the tournament so far.

Croatia U19
Nickname(s)Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers)
AssociationCroatian Football Federation (HNS)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSiniša Oreščanin
Most capsTeo Kardum (28)
Top scorerNikola Kalinić (11)
FIFA codeCRO
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Malta 0–4 Croatia 
(Ta' Qali, Malta; 24 November 1993)
Biggest win
 Croatia 10–0 Andorra 
(Croatia; 5 November 1997)
Biggest defeat
 Croatia 0–7 Turkey 
(Antaly, Turkey; 22 November 1994)
U-19 European Championship
Appearances5 (first in 1998)
Best resultThird place 1998 and 2010
Websitehns-cff.hr

Recent results and fixtures edit

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023 edit

12 February 2023 (2023-02-12) Friendly torunament China   0–2   Croatia Poreč, Croatia
12:00 Report
Stadium: SRC Veli Jože
15 February 2023 (2023-02-15) Friendly torunament Croatia   4–1   Latvia Poreč, Croatia
12:00
Report
Stadium: SRC Veli Jože
22 March 2023 (2023-03-22) 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 4 Czech Republic   3–1   Croatia Fão, Portugal
12:00
Report
Stadium: Complexo Desportivo CF Fão
Attendance: 100
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi (Ukraine)
Assistant referees: Oleksandr Berkut (Ukraine)
Assistant referees: Andre Filipe Nogueira Dias (Portugal)
Fourth official: Carlos Andre Fernandes Macedo (Portugal)
25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 4 Croatia   1–1   Sweden Vizela, Portugal
14:00
Report
Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela
Attendance: 104
Referee: Evangelos Manouchos (Greece)
Assistant referees: Konstantinos Nikolaidis (Greece)
Assistant referees: Andre Filipe Nogueira Dias (Portugal)
Fourth official: Carlos Andre Fernandes Macedo (Portugal)
28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 4 Croatia   0–3   Portugal Barcelos, Portugal
18:00
Report
Stadium: Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 2012
Referee: Robert Jones (England)
Assistant referees: Wade Smith (England)
Assistant referees: Konstantinos Nikolaidis (Greece)
Fourth official: Evangelos Manouchos (Greece)
6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) Friendly Slovakia   3–1   Croatia Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
16:30
Stadium: MOL Aréna
9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) Friendly Slovakia   1–3   Croatia Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
11:00
Stadium: MOL Aréna
11 October 2023 (2023-10-11) Friendly torunament Croatia   2–2   Estonia Zaprešić, Croatia
12:30
Report
Stadium: Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium
Referee: Mario Stanić (CRO)
14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) Friendly torunament Croatia   1–1   Greece Zaprešić, Croatia
12:30
Report
Stadium: Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium
17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) Friendly torunament Croatia   3–4   Bulgaria Zaprešić, Croatia
11:00
Report
Stadium: Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium
15 November 2023 (2023-11-15) 2024 Euro qualif Gr 9 Armenia   1–2   Croatia Rovinj, Croatia
12:30
Report
Stadium: Valbruna
Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (LVA)
Assistant referees: Raimonds Tatriks (LVA)
Assistant referees: Turkka Valjakka (FIN)
Fourth official: Mohammed Al-emara (FIN)
18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 2024 Euro qualif Gr 9 Croatia   2–0   Faroe Islands Rovinj, Croatia
12:30
Report
Stadium: Valbruna
Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (LVA)
Assistant referees: Raimonds Tatriks (LVA)
Assistant referees: René Risum (DEN)
Fourth official: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (DEN)
21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2024 Euro qualif Gr 9 Croatia   0–0   Israel Rovinj, Croatia
12:30
Report
Stadium: Valbruna
Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (DEN)
Assistant referees: René Risum (DEN)
Assistant referees: Raimonds Tatriks (LVA)
Fourth official: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (LVA)

2024 edit

20 March 2024 (2024-03-20) 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 6 Croatia   v   Germany
23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 6 Turkey   v   Croatia
26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 6 Romania   v   Croatia

Players edit

Current squad edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Borna Buljan (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19) 3 0   Hajduk Split
12 1GK Jan Hlapčić (2006-04-07) 7 April 2006 (age 18) 3 0   Osijek
2 2DF Luka Hodak (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 17) 5 0   Hajduk Split
4 2DF Ivan Cvetko (2005-11-23) 23 November 2005 (age 18) 3 0   Dinamo Zagreb
13 2DF Krešimir Vrbanac (2005-04-24) 24 April 2005 (age 18) 2 0   Osijek
3 2DF Patrik Majdandžić (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Empoli
14 2DF Luka Vušković (2007-02-24) 24 February 2007 (age 17) 3 0   Radomiak Radom
15 2DF Ante Utrobičić (2006-07-12) 12 July 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Karlovac
19 3MF Ante Kavelj (2005-08-26) 26 August 2005 (age 18) 4 0   Hajduk Split
5 3MF Vito Čaić (2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 (age 19) 2 0   Velež Mostar
8 3MF Borna Panić (2005-01-22) 22 January 2005 (age 19) 5 0   Rudar Velenje
10 3MF Luka Vrbančić (2005-07-04) 4 July 2005 (age 18) 5 4   Dinamo Zagreb
6 3MF Branko Pavić (2006-11-07) 7 November 2006 (age 17) 1 0   Dinamo Zagreb
11 3MF Roko Brajković (2005-07-03) 3 July 2005 (age 18) 11 5   Hajduk Split
16 4FW Noel Jakac (2006-02-11) 11 February 2006 (age 18) 2 0   Rijeka
18 4FW Noah Pesch (2005-05-18) 18 May 2005 (age 18) 2 0   Bayer Leverkusen
9 4FW Zlatan Koščević (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 19) 3 1   Dinamo Zagreb
17 4FW Toni Majić (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 19) 1 0   Dinamo Zagreb
20 4FW Anton Matković (2006-02-19) 19 February 2006 (age 18) 5 0   Osijek
7 4FW Ivan Canjuga (2005-11-30) 30 November 2005 (age 18) 0 0   Lokomotiva

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for future selections.


Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Eugen Ciban (2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Rudeš v.   Estonia, 11 October 2023
GK Dorian Klarin (2005-01-02) 2 January 2005 (age 19) 1 0   Dinamo Zagreb v.   Greece, 16 February 2024
DF Viktor Damjanić (2005-11-03) 3 November 2005 (age 18) 3 0   Lokomotiva Zagreb v.   Greece, 16 February 2024
DF Borna Graonić (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 19) 1 0   Dugopolje v.   Greece, 16 February 2024
DF Domagoj Begonja (2005-06-07) 7 June 2005 (age 18) 4 0   Hajduk Split v.   Greece, 16 February 2024
DF Rocco Žiković (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19) 4 0   FC Liefering v.   Greece, 16 February 2024
DF Vito Težak (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19) 2 0   Varaždin v.   Greece, 16 February 2024
DF Filip Markanović (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 19) 2 0   Cibalia v.   Israel, 21 November 2023
DF Fran Pavlek (2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 (age 19) 2 0   Jarun v.   Israel, 21 November 2023
DF Filip Krušelj (2005-03-30) 30 March 2005 (age 19) 1 0   Slaven Belupo v.   Greece, 16 February 2024
DF Matija Ruškovački (2005-05-24) 24 May 2005 (age 18) 0 0   Rogaška v.   Estonia, 11 October 2023
DF Roko Perković (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 18) 0 0   Osijek v.   Estonia, 11 October 2023
MF Oliver Lukić (2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 (age 17) 1 1   FC Liefering v.   Greece, 16 February 2024
MF Luka Kapulica (2005-01-18) 18 January 2005 (age 19) 2 0   Gorica v.   Israel, 21 November 2023
MF Marin Žgomba (2005-05-30) 30 May 2005 (age 18) 1 0   Istra 1961 v.   Latvia, 15 February 2023
MF Lovro Zvonarek (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 18) 5 3   Bayern Munich v.   Estonia, 11 October 2023
MF Marin Prekodravac (2005-03-03) 3 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Osijek v.   Estonia, 11 October 2023
MF Marin Krešić (2005-10-14) 14 October 2005 (age 18) 1 0   Mladost Ždralovi v.   Greece, 16 February 2024
MF Luka Juričić (2005-08-23) 23 August 2005 (age 18) 1 0   Puskás Akadémia v.   Greece, 16 February 2024
MF Noa Skoko (2006-01-12) 12 January 2006 (age 18) 2 0   Hajduk Split v.   Greece, 16 February 2024
MF Fabijan Krivak (2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 (age 19) 7 0   Lokomotiva Zagreb v.   Estonia, 11 October 2023
FW Matej Momčilovski (2005-01-18) 18 January 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Triglav Kranj v.   Slovakia, 9 September 2023
FW Vilim Gec (2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 19) 3 0   Dinamo Zagreb v.   Greece, 16 February 2024
FW Filip Živković (2006-08-01) 1 August 2006 (age 17) 2 0   Osijek v.   Greece, 16 February 2024
FW Lorenzo Travaglia (2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 (age 19) 4 0   Istra v.   Israel, 21 November 2023

Competitive record edit

  Champions  
  Runners-up  
  Third place  
  Fourth place  
  Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

Prior to 1990, Croatian players played for the Yugoslavia Under-18 team. Although the Croatian team was formed in the early 1990s after the breakup of Yugoslavia, the Under-18 team had to wait for UEFA to officially accept Croatian Football Federation's membership bid in order to be included in UEFA-governed competitions. Croatia's membership was accepted in June 1993 and the first continental competition Croatia's under-18 team took part in was the qualification for the 1994 European Under-18 Championship. In 2001 UEFA changed the player eligibility dates and from 2002 onwards the continental championship is known as UEFA European Under-19 Championship. The tournament is held every year and serves as the qualifying tournament for FIFA U-20 World Cup which is held every two years.

Croatia's Under-18/19 team managed to qualify for the European championship on four occasions. In 1998 and 2010 they won third place which earned them a place at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

UEFA European Under-19 Championship record edit

UEFA European Under-19 Championship record Qualifications record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad GP W D L GF GA Year
  1948 Part of   Yugoslavia
  1949
  1950
  1951
  1952
  1953
  1954
  1955
  1956
  1957
  1958
  1959
  1960
  1961
  1962
  1963
  1964
  1965
  1966
  1967
  1968
  1969
  1970
  1971
  1972
  1973
  1974
  1975
  1976
  1977
  1978
  1979
  1980
  1981
  1982
  1983
  1984
  1986
  1988
  1990
  1992 Not a UEFA member
  1993
  1994 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 12 4 1994
  1995 2 0 0 2 1 9 1995
  1996 2 1 0 1 3 4 1996
  1997 4 2 1 1 7 1 1997
  1998 Third place 3/8 4 2 1 1 8 5 Squad 4 3 1 0 14 1 1998
  1999 Did not qualify 5 4 0 1 16 8 1999
  2000 Group stage 8/8 3 0 0 3 3 8 Squad 4 4 0 0 10 1 2000
  2001 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 3 2001
  2002 3 2 0 1 6 4 2002
  2003 3 1 1 1 2 2 2003
  2004 6 5 0 1 13 4 2004
  2005 6 2 1 3 11 10 2005
  2006 6 3 2 1 13 6 2006 2006 elite
  2007 6 3 3 0 13 6 2007 2007 elite
  2008 6 3 2 1 11 7 2008 2008 elite
  2009 3 1 1 1 7 6 2009 2009 elite
  2010 Third place 3/8 4 1 1 2 7 4 Squad 6 6 0 0 12 2 2010 2010 elite
  2011 Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 8 10 2011 2011 elite
  2012 Group stage 6/8 3 1 1 1 4 2 Squad 6 4 2 0 15 5 2012 2012 elite
  2013 Did not qualify 6 3 3 0 15 5 2013 2013 elite
  2014 3 1 1 1 9 5 2014 2014 elite
  2015 6 2 3 1 8 6 2015
  2016 Group stage 8/8 3 0 0 3 2 7 Squad 6 5 1 0 13 2 2016
  2017 Did not qualify 6 4 1 1 14 3 2017
  2018 3 1 1 1 5 5 2018
  2019 6 2 2 2 10 9 2019
  2020 Tournament and elite qualifying round cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 3 2 1 0 5 2 2020
  2021 Tournament and qualifying round cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
  2022 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 13 5 2022
  2023 6 2 1 3 12 9 2023
  2024 To be determined 3 2 1 0 4 1 2024
  2025 To be determined 2025
  2026 2026
  2027 2027
Total Third place 5/70 17 4 3 10 24 26 138 76 32 30 284 145

Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 21 November 2023 after the match against   Israel.

Matches
First match   Croatia 2–5 Republic of Ireland  
(Ayia Napa, Cyprus; 19 July 1998)
Biggest win   Portugal 0–5 Croatia  
(Bayeux, France; 24 July 2010)
Biggest defeat   Croatia 2–5 Republic of Ireland  
(Ayia Napa, Cyprus; 19 July 1998)
  Netherlands 3–0 Croatia  
(Ludwigsburg, Germany; 17 July 2000)

Head-to-head record edit

Key
  More wins than losses
  As many wins as losses
  Fewer wins than losses

Correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against   Israel.

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
  Albania 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 066.67
  Andorra 1 1 0 0 10 0 +10 100.00
  Armenia 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
  Australia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
  Austria 9 4 3 2 13 8 +5 044.44
  Azerbaijan 6 2 3 1 14 6 +8 033.33
  Belarus 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
  Belgium 6 2 2 2 11 8 +3 033.33
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 6 6 0 21 7 +14 050.00
  Brazil 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 000.00
  Bulgaria 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 060.00
  China 5 4 0 1 8 3 +5 080.00
  Cyprus 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 066.67
  Czech Republic 12 1 4 7 17 27 −10 008.33
  Denmark 1 0 0 1 2 5 −3 000.00
  England 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 016.67
  Estonia 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 050.00
  Faroe Islands 4 3 1 0 15 2 +13 075.00
  Finland 4 3 1 0 9 5 +4 075.00
  France 9 0 2 7 4 17 −13 000.00
  Georgia 5 3 0 2 7 4 +3 060.00
  Germany 5 0 1 4 7 14 −7 000.00
  Gibraltar 2 2 0 0 14 0 +14 100.00
  Greece 3 0 3 0 4 4 +0 000.00
  Hungary 16 7 6 3 31 19 +12 043.75
  Iceland 6 5 1 0 17 7 +10 083.33
  India 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
  Indonesia 1 1 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00
  Israel 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 066.67
  Italy 11 4 2 5 14 17 −3 036.36
  Japan 4 2 0 2 5 11 −6 050.00
  Kazakhstan 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 100.00
  Latvia 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 075.00
  Liechtenstein 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
  Lithuania 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
  Macedonia[a] 4 2 2 0 10 3 +7 050.00
  Malta 4 4 0 0 18 1 +17 100.00
  Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
  Montenegro 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 066.67
  Moldova 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
  Netherlands 5 1 2 2 3 6 −3 020.00
  New Zealand 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
  Northern Ireland 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
  Norway 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 033.33
  Philippines 1 1 0 0 9 0 +9 100.00
  Poland 5 2 0 3 5 4 +1 040.00
  Portugal 7 1 1 5 8 10 −2 014.29
  Qatar 5 3 0 2 12 2 +10 060.00
  Romania 5 2 1 2 7 8 −1 040.00
  Russia 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 033.33
  San Marino 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 100.00
  Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 100.00
  Scotland 5 3 2 0 8 2 +6 060.00
  Serbia 7 2 2 3 9 11 −2 028.57
  Slovakia 17 10 5 2 36 19 +17 058.82
  Slovenia 27 17 4 6 43 26 +17 062.96
  South Korea 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
  Spain 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 025.00
  Sweden 6 1 5 0 8 6 +2 016.67
   Switzerland 7 2 4 1 7 5 +2 028.57
  Turkey 10 2 4 4 8 18 −10 020.00
  Ukraine 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
  United States 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1 000.00
  Uzbekistan 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
  Wales 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
65 teams played 309 145 80 84 574 357 +217 046.93

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The team changed the name to North Macedonia national team in 2019, following the Prespa Agreement. However, Croatia have yet to play a game against them under the new name.

References edit

  1. ^ "Oreščanin: "Vjerujem da ćemo biti konkurentni"" (in Croatian). Hrvatski nogometni savez. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

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