France national under-19 football team

France

Nickname(s)	Les Bleuets (The Little Blues) Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
Association	French Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Bernard Diomède
FIFA code	FRA
First colours Second colours
European Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 2003)
Best result	Champions: 2005, 2010, 2016

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.

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Number	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Didier Desprez	( 1999-03-13)13 March 1999 (aged 19)	Lens
16	1GK	Yehvann Diouf	( 1999-11-16)16 November 1999 (aged 18)	Troyes
2	2DF	Mahamadou Dembélé	( 1999-04-10)10 April 1999 (aged 19)	Liefering
3	2DF	Sikou Niakaté	( 1999-07-10)10 July 1999 (aged 19)	Valenciennes
4	2DF	Boubacar Kamara	( 1999-11-23)23 November 1999 (aged 18)	Marseille
5	2DF	Malang Sarr	( 1999-01-23)23 January 1999 (aged 19)	Nice
13	2DF	Nicolas Cozza	( 1999-01-08)8 January 1999 (aged 19)	Montpellier
15	2DF	Thomas Basila	( 1999-04-30)30 April 1999 (aged 19)	Nantes
6	3MF	Aurélien Nguiamba	( 1999-01-18)18 January 1999 (aged 19)	Nancy
8	3MF	Mickaël Cuisance	( 1999-08-16)16 August 1999 (aged 18)	Borussia Mönchengladbach
10	3MF	Rafik Guitane	( 1999-05-26)26 May 1999 (aged 19)	Rennes
12	3MF	Sambou Sissoko	( 1999-04-27)27 April 1999 (aged 19)	Tours
14	3MF	Isaac Matondo	( 1999-03-24)24 March 1999 (aged 19)	Rennes
20	3MF	Boubakary Soumaré	( 1999-02-27)27 February 1999 (aged 19)	Lille
7	4FW	Moussa Diaby	( 1999-07-07)7 July 1999 (aged 19)	Paris Saint-Germain
9	4FW	Myziane Maolida	( 1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 19)	Lyon
11	4FW	Lenny Pintor	( 2000-08-05)5 August 2000 (aged 17)	Brest
17	4FW	Yacine Adli	( 2000-07-29)29 July 2000 (aged 17)	Paris Saint-Germain
18	4FW	Nabil Alioui	( 1999-02-18)18 February 1999 (aged 19)	Monaco
19	4FW	Amine Gouiri	( 2000-02-16)16 February 2000 (aged 18)	Lyon

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	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	Did not qualify
2003	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	4	6
2004	Did not qualify
2005	Champions	5	4	1	0	11	5
2006	Did not qualify
2007	Semi-Final	4	1	3	0	6	3
2008	Did not qualify
2009	Semi-Final	4	1	2	1	4	5
2010	Champions	5	4	1	0	14	4
2011	Did not qualify
2012	Semi-Final	4	2	1	1	8	5
2013	Runner-up	5	2	2	1	5	4
2014	Did not qualify
2015	Semi-Final	4	3	0	1	6	3
2016	Champions	5	4	0	1	15	4
2017	Did not qualify
2018	Semi-Final	4	2	0	2	11	4
Total	3 titles	43	23	12	8	84	43

*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.

Honours

• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship (8):

1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016

References

External links

• Official site (in French)