Italy national under-18 football team

Italy Under-18

Nickname(s)	Azzurrini (The Little Blues)
Association	Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Daniele Franceschini
Top scorer	Emiliano Bonazzoli (7, prior-2001)[1] Luca Vido (5, post-2001)[2]
Home stadium	Stadio "Livio Luzi", Camerino
First colours Second colours
First international
Italy 0–1 United States  (Montecatini Terme, Italy; 16 August 1991)[3]  Italy 0–1 Germany  (Bolzano, Italy; 14 February 2002)[4]
Medal record Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona Men's tournament

The Italian national under-18 football team represents Italy in international football at an under-18 age level and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio), the governing body for football in Italy. The team was known as Italy national under-17 football team prior 2001.

The current manager is Paolo Nicolato.

The under-18 team were compose of players from Italy national under-17 football team of the previous season, as well as new call-up. The team acted as the feeder team of Italy national under-19 football team, which compete in UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Before 2001, the name of the under-18 team was Italian national under-17 football team (as well as the current under-19 team, was named under-18). However, the age limit of the team was always under-17 (calendar age) at the start of season, or under-18 (calendar age) at the end of season.

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