Nickname(s) | La Rojita (The Little Red One) La Furia Roja (The Red Fury) | ||
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Association | Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | José Lana | ||
Most caps | Yarek Gasiorowski (28) | ||
Top scorer | Juan Mata (12) | ||
FIFA code | ESP | ||
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First international | |||
Spain 2–0 Switzerland (Monzón, Spain; 3 October 2001) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Spain 8–1 Cyprus (Torrevieja, Spain; 28 May 2006) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Turkey 3–0 Spain (Chiajna, Romania; 26 July 2011) England 3–0 Spain (Burton upon Trent, England; 24 March 2017) Records for competitive matches only. | |||
European Under-19 Championship | |||
Appearances | 14 (first in 2002 ) | ||
Best result | Winners (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2024) |
Medal record | ||
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U-19 European Championship | ||
2002 Norway | Team | |
2004 Switzerland | Team | |
2006 Poland | Team | |
2007 Austria | Team | |
2010 France | Team | |
2011 Romania | Team | |
2012 Estonia | Team | |
2015 Greece | Team | |
2019 Armenia | Team | |
2024 Northern Ireland | Team |
The Spain national under-19 football team represents Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain, in international football at this age level. It is the most successful U-19 national team in Europe with eight continental titles.
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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2002 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
2003 | Second qualifying round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
2004 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
2005 | Elite Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
2006 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
2007 | Champions | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
2008 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
2009 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
2010 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
2011 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
2012 | Champions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
2013 | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
2014 | Elite Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
2015 | Champions | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
2016 | Elite Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2017 | Elite Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
2018 | Elite Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
2019 | Champions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
2022 | Elite Round | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
2023 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
2024 | Champions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
Total | 14/21 | 83 | 49 | 19 | 15 | 161 | 78 |
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Spain's U-19 players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship tournaments.
Year | Golden Player | Golden Boot |
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2002 | Fernando Torres | Fernando Torres |
2004 | Juanfran | |
2006 | Alberto Bueno | Alberto Bueno |
2010 | Dani Pacheco | |
2011 | Álex Fernández | Álvaro Morata |
2012 | Gerard Deulofeu | Jesé |
2015 | Marco Asensio | Borja Mayoral |
2024 | Iker Bravo | |
The following players have been called up within the last twelve months are still eligible for selection.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Fran Árbol | 30 June 2006 | 1 | 0 | Granada | v. Romania, 15 October 2024 |
GK | Yago Moreira | 29 April 2006 | 1 | 0 | Villarreal | v. Romania, 15 October 2024 |
DF | Buba Sangaré | 6 August 2007 | 5 | 0 | Roma | v. Austria, 19 November 2024 |
DF | Óscar Mesa | 3 July 2006 | 3 | 0 | Real Madrid | v. Romania, 15 October 2024 |
DF | Jesús Fortea | 26 March 2007 | 2 | 0 | Real Madrid | v. Austria, 19 November 2024 |
DF | Javier Gil | 3 May 2006 | 1 | 0 | Juventus | v. Romania, 15 October 2024 |
DF | Bruno Martínez | 19 June 2006 | 1 | 0 | Juventus | v. Romania, 15 October 2024 |
DF | Alexis Olmedo | 2 January 2006 | 0 | 0 | Barcelona | 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship PRE |
MF | Alejandro Granados | 30 May 2006 | 5 | 0 | Club Brugge KV | v. Austria, 19 November 2024 |
MF | Juan Hernández | 21 July 2007 | 3 | 0 | Barcelona | v. Romania, 15 October 2024 |
MF | Álvaro Moreno | 14 May 2006 | 1 | 0 | Levante | v. Norway, 22 February 2024 |
MF | Roberto Martín | 12 August 2006 | 1 | 0 | Real Madrid | v. Romania, 15 October 2024 |
FW | Marc Guiu | 4 January 2006 | 9 | 1 | Chelsea | v. Austria, 19 November 2024 |
FW | Daniel Díaz | 22 June 2006 | 6 | 1 | Real Sociedad | v. Romania, 15 October 2024 |
FW | Elijah Gift | 11 June 2006 | 5 | 0 | Athletic Bilbao | v. Austria, 19 November 2024 |
PRE Preliminary squad |
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Year(s) | U-19 Caps |
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1 | Yarek Gasiorowski | Valencia | 2022–2024 | 28 |
2 | Aarón Ñíguez | Valencia, Xerez, Iraklis | 2006–2008 | 23 |
3 | Emilio Nsue | Mallorca | 2006–2008 | 21 |
4 | Jorge Pulido | Atlético Madrid | 2008–2010 | 20 |
Juanmi Jiménez | Málaga | 2011–2012 | 20 | |
6 | Gerard Deulofeu | Barcelona | 2011–2012 | 19 |
Juan Miranda | Barcelona | 2017–2019 | 19 | |
8 | César Azpilicueta | Osasuna | 2007–2008 | 18 |
Daniel Aquino | Murcia | 2007–2009 | 18 | |
Carlos Fernández | Sevilla | 2013–2015 | 18 | |
Antonio Marín | Almería | 2013–2015 | 18 | |
Abel Ruiz | Barcelona | 2017–2019 | 18 | |
Aarón Martín | Espanyol | 2014–2016 | 18 |
Note:Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-19s.
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Year(s) | U-19 Goals |
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1 | Juan Mata | Real Madrid | 2006–2007 | 12 |
2 | Alberto Bueno | Real Madrid | 2006–2007 | 11 |
Álvaro Morata | Real Madrid | 2010–2011 | 11 | |
Borja Mayoral | Real Madrid | 2014–2016 | 11 | |
5 | Ferran Torres | Valencia | 2018–2019 | 9 |
Víctor Barberà | Barcelona | 2022–2023 | 9 | |
7 | Aarón Ñíguez | Valencia, Xerez, Iraklis | 2006–2008 | 8 |
Pablo Sarabia | Real Madrid, Getafe | 2010–2011 | 8 | |
Juanmi Jiménez | Málaga | 2011–2012 | 8 | |
Marco Asensio | Mallorca, Real Madrid | 2014–2015 | 8 | |
Yarek Gasiorowski | Valencia | 2022–2024 | 8 |
Note:Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-19s.
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