Nickname(s) | Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers) | ||
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Association | Croatian Football Federation (HNS) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Siniša Oreščanin | ||
Most caps | Teo Kardum (28) | ||
Top scorer | Nikola Kalinić (11) | ||
FIFA code | CRO | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Ta' Qali, Malta; 24 November 1993) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Croatia; 5 November 1997) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Antaly, Turkey; 22 November 1994) | |||
U-19 European Championship | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1998) | ||
Best result | Third place (1998, 2010) | ||
Website | hns-cff.hr |
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.
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
12 February 2023 Friendly tournament | China ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Poreč, Croatia |
12:00 | Report | Stadium: SRC Veli Jože |
15 February 2023 Friendly tournament | Croatia ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Poreč, Croatia |
12:00 | Report |
| Stadium: SRC Veli Jože |
22 March 2023 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 4 | Czech Republic ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Fão, Portugal |
12:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Complexo Desportivo CF Fão Attendance: 100 Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi (Ukraine) Assistant referees: Oleksandr Berkut (Ukraine) Andre Filipe Nogueira Dias (Portugal) Fourth official: Carlos Andre Fernandes Macedo (Portugal) |
25 March 2023 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 4 | Croatia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Vizela, Portugal |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela Attendance: 104 Referee: Evangelos Manouchos (Greece) Assistant referees: Konstantinos Nikolaidis (Greece) Andre Filipe Nogueira Dias (Portugal) Fourth official: Carlos Andre Fernandes Macedo (Portugal) |
28 March 2023 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 4 | Croatia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Barcelos, Portugal |
18:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 2012 Referee: Robert Jones (England) Assistant referees: Wade Smith (England) Konstantinos Nikolaidis (Greece) Fourth official: Evangelos Manouchos (Greece) |
6 September 2023 Friendly | Slovakia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Dunajská Streda, Slovakia |
16:30 |
| Stadium: MOL Aréna |
9 September 2023 Friendly | Slovakia ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Dunajská Streda, Slovakia |
11:00 | Stadium: MOL Aréna |
11 October 2023 Friendly tournament | Croatia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Zaprešić, Croatia |
12:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium Referee: Mario Stanić (CRO) |
14 October 2023 Friendly tournament | Croatia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Zaprešić, Croatia |
12:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium |
17 October 2023 Friendly tournament | Croatia ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | Zaprešić, Croatia |
11:00 | Report | Stadium: Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium |
15 November 2023 2024 Euro qualif Gr 9 | Armenia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Rovinj, Croatia |
12:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Valbruna Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (LVA) Assistant referees: Raimonds Tatriks (LVA) Turkka Valjakka (FIN) Fourth official: Mohammed Al-emara (FIN) |
18 November 2023 2024 Euro qualif Gr 9 | Croatia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Rovinj, Croatia |
12:30 | Report | Stadium: Valbruna Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (LVA) Assistant referees: Raimonds Tatriks (LVA) René Risum (DEN) Fourth official: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (DEN) |
20 March 2024 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 6 | Croatia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Stadion Varteks, Varaždin |
15:30 | Report |
| Attendance: 350 Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy) |
23 March 2024 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 6 | Turkey ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Stadion Varteks, Varaždin |
15:30 | Report |
| Attendance: 300 Referee: Jovan Kachevski (North Macedonia) |
26 March 2024 2023 Euro elite qualif Gr 6 | Romania ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Stadion Varteks, Varaždin |
14:00 |
| Report | Attendance: 150 Referee: Jovan Kachevski (North Macedonia) |
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Borna Buljan | 5 April 2005 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | GK | Jan Hlapčić | 7 April 2006 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Luka Hodak | 10 June 2006 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Ivan Cvetko | 23 November 2005 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Krešimir Vrbanac | 24 April 2005 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Patrik Majdandžić | 31 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | DF | Luka Vušković | 24 February 2007 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | DF | Ante Utrobičić | 12 July 2006 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | MF | Ante Kavelj | 26 August 2005 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | MF | Vito Čaić | 1 April 2005 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Borna Panić | 22 January 2005 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Luka Vrbančić | 4 July 2005 | 5 | 4 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Branko Pavić | 7 November 2006 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | MF | Roko Brajković | 3 July 2005 | 11 | 5 | ![]() |
16 | FW | Noel Jakac | 11 February 2006 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | FW | Noah Pesch | 18 May 2005 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Zlatan Koščević | 12 February 2005 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
17 | FW | Toni Majić | 12 February 2005 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | FW | Anton Matković | 19 February 2006 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | FW | Ivan Canjuga | 30 November 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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 | Eugen Ciban | 4 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
GK | Dorian Klarin | 2 January 2005 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Viktor Damjanić | 3 November 2005 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Borna Graonić | 31 January 2005 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Domagoj Begonja | 7 June 2005 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Rocco Žiković | 21 January 2005 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Vito Težak | 31 March 2005 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Filip Markanović | 13 January 2005 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Fran Pavlek | 3 April 2005 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Filip Krušelj | 30 March 2005 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Matija Ruškovački | 24 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Roko Perković | 8 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Oliver Lukić | 22 September 2006 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Luka Kapulica | 18 January 2005 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Marin Žgomba | 30 May 2005 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Lovro Zvonarek | 8 May 2005 | 5 | 3 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Marin Prekodravac | 3 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Marin Krešić | 14 October 2005 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Luka Juričić | 23 August 2005 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Noa Skoko | 12 January 2006 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Fabijan Krivak | 24 February 2005 | 7 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Matej Momčilovski | 18 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Vilim Gec | 7 January 2005 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Filip Živković | 1 August 2006 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Lorenzo Travaglia | 12 January 2005 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
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.
FIFA U-20 World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
1977 to 1991 | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||
1993 | ![]() | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | ||||||||||||||
1995 | ![]() | See Croatia national under-20 football team | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | ||||||||
1997 | ![]() | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
1999 | ![]() | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | |||||||||
2001 | ![]() | 4th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | |||||||||
2003 | ![]() | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
2005 | ![]() | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |||||||||
2007 | ![]() | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
2009 | ![]() | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||
2011 | ![]() | 2nd | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | |||||||||
2013 | ![]() | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | |||||||||
2015 | ![]() | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||
2017 | ![]() | 4th | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | |||||||||
2019 | ![]() | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
2021 | ![]() | Cancelled | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
2023 | ![]() | See Croatia national under-20 football team | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||
2025 | ![]() | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||
Total | 3/15 | 88 | 49 | 16 | 23 | 174 | 90 |
Winners Runners-up Third place Tournament hosted
UEFA European Under-19 Championship | Qualification | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
1948 to 1990 | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||
1992 to 1993 | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | |||||||||||||||
1994 | ![]() | Did not qualify | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | ||||||||
1995 | ![]() | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||
1996 | ![]() ![]() | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
1997 | ![]() | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
1998 | ![]() | Third place | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Squad | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
1999 | ![]() | Did not qualify | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | ||||||||
2000 | ![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Squad | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
2001 | ![]() | Did not qualify | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
2002 | ![]() | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
2003 | ![]() | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
2004 | ![]() | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |||||||||
2005 | ![]() | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||
2006 | ![]() | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
2007 | ![]() | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | |||||||||
2008 | ![]() | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||
2009 | ![]() | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
2010 | ![]() | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | Squad | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
2011 | ![]() | Did not qualify | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||
2012 | ![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Squad | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | |
2013 | ![]() | Did not qualify | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | ||||||||
2014 | ![]() | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||
2015 | ![]() | 4th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||
2016 | ![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Squad | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
2017 | ![]() | Did not qualify | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | ||||||||
2018 | ![]() | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
2019 | ![]() | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||
2020 | ![]() | Cancelled | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
2021 | ![]() | Cancelled | |||||||||||||||
2022 | ![]() | Did not qualify | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||
2023 | ![]() | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||
2024 | ![]() | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||
2025 | ![]() | 4th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
2026 | ![]() | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
2027 | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Total | Third place | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 26 | — | 5/30 | 142 | 76 | 30 | 36 | 284 | 158 |
Correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against Israel.
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 66.67 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 100.00 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
![]() | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 44.44 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 33.33 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 33.33 |
![]() | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 50.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 60.00 |
![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 80.00 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 66.67 |
![]() | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 8.33 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0.00 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 16.67 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 50.00 |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 75.00 |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 75.00 |
![]() | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0.00 |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 60.00 |
![]() | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 0.00 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 100.00 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 43.75 |
![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 83.33 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 66.67 |
![]() | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 36.36 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 50.00 |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 100.00 |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 75.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 50.00 |
![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 66.67 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100.00 |
![]() | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 20.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 33.33 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 100.00 |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 40.00 |
![]() | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 14.29 |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 60.00 |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 40.00 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 33.33 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 60.00 |
![]() | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 28.57 |
![]() | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 58.82 |
![]() | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 62.96 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 25.00 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 16.67 |
![]() | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 28.57 |
![]() | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 20.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
65 teams played | 309 | 145 | 80 | 84 | 574 | 357 | +217 | 46.93 |