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Nickname(s) | Mali Vatreni (The Young Blazers) | ||
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Association | Croatian Football Federation (HNS) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Marijan Budimir | ||
Most caps | Milan Badelj (28) | ||
Top scorer | Nikola Kalinić (15) | ||
FIFA code | CRO | ||
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First international | |||
Croatia 1–0 Hungary (Donji Miholjac, Croatia; 26 April 1993) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Croatia 11–0 Andorra (Donji Tavankut, Serbia; 29 September 2004) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Croatia 0–5 Norway (Tallinn, Estonia; 25 October 2006) Croatia 0–5 England (Pula, Croatia; 28 September 2016) | |||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1996 ) | ||
Best result | Third place (2001) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2001 ) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2015) | ||
Website | hns-cff.hr |
The Croatia national under-17 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players aged 17 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 Mali vatreni ('Little Blazers'). So far, the Mali vatreni qualified for nine UEFA European Under-17 Championships. Croatia's greatest success in the tournament was third place in 2001. The team also finished fourth in 2005. Croatia also participated in three FIFA U-17 World Cups since its independence, in 2001, 2013 and 2015, being eliminated in quarter-finals in 2015, its biggest success so far in this tournament.
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
22 March 2023 2023 Euro qualif Gr 7 | Croatia | 0–0 | Norway | Sarpsborg, Norway |
13:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadium Attendance: 217 Referee: Marek Radina (CZE) Assistant referees: Martin Leska (CZE) Pavlos Georgiou (CYP) Fourth official: Kyriakos Athanasiou (CYP) |
25 March 2023 2023 Euro qualif Gr 7 | Belgium | 0–1 | Croatia | Fredrikstad, Norway |
13:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion Attendance: 152 Referee: Edgars Maļcevs (LVA) Assistant referees: Mārtiņš Svipsts (LVA) Christer Jørgensen (NOR) Fourth official: Marius Lien (NOR) |
28 March 2023 2023 Euro qualif Gr 7 | Slovenia | 1–2 | Croatia | Fredrikstad, Norway |
17:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion Attendance: 80 Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (CYP) Assistant referees: Pavlos Georgiou (CYP) Christer Jørgensen (NOR) Fourth official: Marius Lien (NOR) |
18 May 2023 2023 Euro Gr D | Croatia | 0–1 | England | Balmazújváros, Hungary |
20:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Balmazújvárosi Városi Sportpálya Attendance: 700 Referee: David Smajc (SVN) Assistant referees: David Gabrovec (SVN) Bartosz Heinig (POL) Fourth official: David Dickinson (SCO) |
21 May 2023 2023 Euro Gr D | Croatia | 1–2 | Switzerland | Debrecen, Hungary |
16:30 | Report | Stadium: Nagyerdei Stadion Attendance: 710 Referee: Jamie Robinson (NIR) Assistant referees: Adam Jeffrey (NIR) Mehmet Tugral (TUR) Fourth official: Atilla Karaoglan (TUR) |
24 May 2023 2023 Euro Gr D | Netherlands | 1–1 | Croatia | Balmazújváros, Hungary |
15:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Balmazújvárosi Városi Sportpálya Attendance: 458 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (BUL) Assistant referees: Andreu Simarro (AND) David Gabrovec (SVN) Fourth official: David Smajc (SVN) |
15 August 2023 2023 Telki Cup | Croatia | 2–1 | Iceland | Telki, Hungary |
Report |
| Stadium: Globall Football Park |
17 August 2023 2023 Telki Cup | Croatia | 1–0 | Hungary | Telki, Hungary |
| Report |
| Stadium: Globall Football Park |
19 August 2023 2023 Telki Cup | Croatia | 5–1 | Uzbekistan | Telki, Hungary |
Report |
| Stadium: Globall Football Park |
26 September 2023 Friendly | Croatia | 3–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Oriovac, Croatia |
16:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Igralište NK Oriolik |
28 September 2023 Friendly | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–3 | Croatia | Domaljevac, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
12:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Jelas |
3 November 2023 2023 Euro qualif Gr 9 | Kosovo | 0–4 | Croatia | Karlovac, Croatia |
12:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (NOR) Assistant referees: Jørgen Rønning Valstadsve (NOR) Pascal Hirzel (SUI) Fourth official: Alessandro Dudic (SUI) |
6 November 2023 2023 Euro qualif Gr 9 | Croatia | 6–0 | Faroe Islands | Karlovac, Croatia |
13:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (NOR) Assistant referees: Jørgen Rønning Valstadsve (NOR) Deniss Ševcenko (LVA) Fourth official: Edgars Maļcevs (LVA) |
9 November 2023 2023 Euro qualif Gr 9 | Croatia | 1–5 | England | Karlovac, Croatia |
13:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek Referee: Edgars Maļcevs (LVA) Assistant referees: Deniss Ševcenko (LVA) Jørgen Rønning Valstadsve (NOR) Fourth official: Mohammad Usman Aslam (NOR) |
9 February 2024 Friendly tournament | Greece | 0–1 | Croatia | Poreč, Croatia |
15:15 | Report |
| Stadium: Veli Jože |
12 February 2024 Friendly tournament | Croatia | v | Turkey | Poreč, Croatia |
15:15 | Stadium: Veli Jože |
15 February 2024 Friendly tournament | Croatia | v | Bulgaria | Poreč, Croatia |
10:30 | Stadium: Veli Jože |
20 March 2024 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 5 | Croatia | v | Germany |
23 March 2024 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 5 | Portugal | v | Croatia |
26 March 2024 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 5 | Republic of Ireland | v | Croatia |
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Matej Grahovac | 26 March 2008 | 2 | 0 | Osijek | |
GK | Petar Nemet | 15 July 2008 | 0 | 0 | Istra 1961 | |
DF | Mateo Čupić | 4 May 2008 | 1 | 0 | Hajduk Split | |
DF | Lukas Murica | 7 August 2008 | 1 | 0 | Rijeka | |
DF | Leon Jakirović | 16 January 2008 | 1 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
DF | Nikola Radnić | 8 June 2008 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
DF | Petar Zvonimir Kostelac | 17 March 2008 | 6 | 1 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | |
DF | Karlo Pajsar | 7 March 2008 | 10 | 0 | Parma | |
DF | Roko Mijatović | 13 February 2008 | 0 | 0 | FC Bayern Munich | |
MF | Borna Ivanda | 2 August 2008 | 0 | 0 | Dugopolje | |
MF | Filip Bokan | 29 April 2008 | 0 | 0 | Hajduk Split | |
MF | Roko Vojvodić | 21 February 2008 | 7 | 1 | Hajduk Split | |
MF | Pavle Smiljanić | 8 May 2008 | 3 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | |
MF | Niko Horvat | 15 July 2008 | 3 | 0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
FW | Mateo Juričić | 11 August 2008 | 1 | 0 | Hajduk Split | |
FW | Bruno Mišura | 16 August 2008 | 0 | 0 | Hajduk Split | |
FW | Patrik Horvat | 10 May 2008 | 2 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
FW | Dražen Jaman | 16 January 2008 | 4 | 0 | Osijek | |
FW | Luka Petrović | 4 January 2008 | 0 | 0 | Real Sociedad | |
FW | Tino Kusanović | 8 March 2008 | 0 | 0 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
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 |
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GK | Ivan Bosančić | 24 June 2007 | 0 | 0 | Hajduk Split | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 28 September 2023 |
GK | Petar Katalinić | 28 January 2007 | 1 | 0 | Osijek | v. Bulgaria, 15 February 2024 |
GK | Teo Kolar | 24 January 2007 | 1 | 0 | Slaven Belupo | v. Bulgaria, 15 February 2024 |
DF | Roko Pavlović | 8 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | v. Bulgaria, 15 February 2024 |
DF | Luka Tomić | 21 March 2007 | 5 | 0 | Istra 1961 | v. Bulgaria, 15 February 2024 |
DF | Noa Mikić | 27 January 2007 | 5 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb | v. Belarus, 9 November 2023 |
DF | Rafael Markulin | 22 August 2007 | 0 | 0 | Rudeš | v. Belarus, 9 November 2023 |
MF | Ivan Anić | 16 January 2007 | 3 | 0 | Rudeš | v. Bulgaria, 15 February 2024 |
MF | Pavle Smiljanić | 8 May 2008 | 1 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | v. Bulgaria, 15 February 2024 |
MF | Fran Peček | 8 March 2007 | 3 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | v. Bulgaria, 15 February 2024 |
MF | Matija Subotić | 18 December 2007 | 1 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | v. Belarus, 9 November 2023 |
MF | Davor Bistre | 31 March 2008 | 3 | 0 | Hajduk Split | v. Belarus, 9 November 2023 |
MF | Petar Zvonimir Kostelac | 17 March 2008 | 3 | 1 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | v. Belarus, 9 November 2023 |
MF | Andro Sokač | 20 September 2007 | 0 | 0 | Slaven Belupo | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 28 September 2023 |
MF | Petar Pfeifer | 3 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 28 September 2023 |
FW | Duje Matić | 17 February 2007 | 3 | 2 | Hajduk Split | v. Belarus, 9 November 2023 |
FW | Dražen Jaman | 16 January 2008 | 2 | 0 | Osijek | v. Belarus, 9 November 2023 |
FW | Fran Kasumović | 16 June 2007 | 3 | 0 | Gorica | v. Bulgaria, 15 February 2024 |
Champions
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
Tournament played fully or partially on home soil
Until the 1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 17 years were eligible to compete. Since the 1998 tournament, the date limit has been moved back to 1 January. [2] In 2001/2002 the competition was renamed the European Under-17 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.
UEFA European Under-17 Championship record | Qualifications record | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Year | ||
1982 | Part of Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||
1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
1985 | ||||||||||||||||||
1986 | ||||||||||||||||||
1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
1989 | ||||||||||||||||||
1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
1991 | ||||||||||||||||||
1992 | Not a UEFA member | |||||||||||||||||
1993 | ||||||||||||||||||
1994 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1994 | ||||||||||
1995 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1995 | |||||||||||
1996 | Quarter-finals | 8/16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1996 | ||
1997 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1997 | ||||||||||
1998 | Quarter-finals | 7/16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1998 | ||
1999 | Group stage | 15/16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1999 | ||
2000 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2023 | ||||||||||
2001 | Third place | 3/16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2000 | ||
2002 | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2002 | ||||||||||
2003 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2003 | |||||||||||
2004 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2004 | |||||||||||
2005 | Fourth place | 4/8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2005 | ||
2006 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2006 | ||||||||||
2007 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2007 | |||||||||||
2008 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2008 | |||||||||||
2009 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2009 | |||||||||||
2010 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2010 | |||||||||||
2011 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2011 | |||||||||||
2012 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2012 | |||||||||||
2013 | Group stage | 5/8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2013 | ||
2014 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2014 | ||||||||||
2015 | Quarter-finals | 7/16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2015 | ||
2016 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2016 | ||||||||||
2017 | Group stage | 14/16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | ||||||||
2018 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2018 | ||||||||||
2019 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2019 | |||||||||||
2020 | Tournament and elite qualifying round cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2020 | ||||||||||
2021 | Tournament and qualifying round cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||||||||
2022 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2022 | ||||||||||
2023 | Group stage | 12/16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2023 | ||
2024 | Group stage | 9/16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 2024 | ||
2025 | To be determined | To be determined | 2025 | |||||||||||||||
2026 | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
2027 | 2027 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | Third place | 10/41 | 39 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 49 | 123 | 70 | 26 | 27 | 250 | 122 | ||||
Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 9 November 2023 after the match against England.
Matches | |||||
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First match | France 2–0 Croatia (Scheibbs, Austria; 29 April 1996) | ||||
Biggest win | Switzerland 2–5 Croatia (Santa Croce sull'Arno, Italy; 8 May 2005) | ||||
Biggest defeat | Portugal 5–1 Croatia (Krems an der Donau, Austria; 6 May 1996) |
FIFA U-17 World Cup record | Qualifications record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | ||||||||
1985 | Part of Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
1987 | |||||||||||||||||
1989 | |||||||||||||||||
1991 | |||||||||||||||||
1993 | Not a FIFA member | ||||||||||||||||
1995 | Did not qualify | UEFA European Under-17 Championship | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
1997 | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
1999 | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
2001 | Group stage | 10/16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Squad | 2001 | |||||||
2003 | Did not qualify | 2003 | |||||||||||||||
2005 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
2007 | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
2011 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
2013 | Group stage | 17/24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | 2013 | |||||||
2015 | Quarter-finals | 7/24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Squad | 2015 | |||||||
2017 | Did not qualify | 2017 | |||||||||||||||
2019 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
2025 | to be determined | 2025 | |||||||||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 3/20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | |||||||||
Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 1 November 2015 after the match against Mali.
Matches | |||||
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First match | Trinidad and Tobago 1–2 Croatia (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 13 September 2001) | ||||
Biggest win | Croatia 2–0 Germany (Concepción, Chile; 29 October 2015) | ||||
Biggest defeat | Croatia 0–4 Australia (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 19 September 2001) |
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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2001 Telki Cup | Third | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
2002 Telki Cup | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
2003 Telki Cup | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2004 Telki Cup | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
2005 Telki Cup | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
2006 Telki Cup | Sixth | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
2007 Telki Cup | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2008 Telki Cup | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
2009 Telki Cup | Seventh | 7th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
2010 Telki Cup | Sixth | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
2011 Telki Cup | Semi-finals | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
2012 Telki Cup | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
2013 Telki Cup | Third | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
2015 Telki Cup | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
2017 Telki Cup | Champions | 1st | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
2018 Telki Cup | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
2019 Telki Cup | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
2022 Telki Cup | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
2023 Telki Cup | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
Total | 6 titles | 19/19 | 60 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 113 | 66 |
Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 19 August 2023 after the match against Uzbekistan.
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