Spain national under-16 football team

Spain Under-16
Nickname(s) La Rojita (The Little Red One)
La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
Association Royal Spanish Football Federation
(Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Santiago Denia (2010–)
Most caps Ángel Cuéllar (26)
Top scorer Diego Ribera (20)
FIFA code ESP
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Spain 5–1 Portugal 
(Mérida, Spain; 23 December 1980)
Biggest win

 Spain 7–0 Luxembourg 
(Fraga, Spain; 3 April 1985)

 Spain 7–0 Liechtenstein 
(Alcalá, Spain; 28 February 1990)
Biggest defeat

 France 3–0 Spain 
(Gottsdorf, Austria; 1 May 1996)

Records for competitive matches only.
European Under-16 Championship
Appearances 16 (first in 1985)
Best result Winners (1986, 1988, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001)
Spain national under-16 football team
Medal record
U-16 European Championship
1985 HungaryTeam
1986 GreeceTeam
1988 SpainTeam
1991 SpainTeam
1992 CyprusTeam
1995 BelgiumTeam
1997 GermanyTeam
1998 ScotlandTeam
1999 Czech RepublicTeam
2001 EnglandTeam

Spain's national under-16 football team represents Spain in international football for children under 16 and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, which is the governing body for football in Spain.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
China 1985Did not qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Total0/3000000

UEFA European Under-17 Championship record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Italy 1982Qualifying round420286
West Germany 1984Qualifying round6402123
Hungary 1985Third place7430140
Greece 1986Champions7610182
France 1987Qualifying round201124
Spain 1988Champions532082
Denmark 1989Fourth place7322129
East Germany 1990Group stage5401142
Switzerland 1991Champions7511176
Cyprus 1992Runners-up7511186
Turkey 1993Quarterfinals631264
Republic of Ireland 1994Group stage7511187
Belgium 1995Runners-up8701143
Austria 1996Group stage5302135
Germany 1997Champions8620216
Scotland 1998Third place8422107
Czech Republic 1999Champions8800262
Israel 2000Quarterfinals6402156
England 2001Champions8611163
Total16/1912182182126283
* Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
** Gold background colour indicates first place finish. Silver background colour indicates second place finish. Bronze background colour indicates third place finish. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Player records

Top appearances

Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-16 caps
1Ángel CuéllarBetis1987–198926
2Julio IglesiasBarcelona1987–198921
 Álvaro PérezAthletic Bilbao1990–199221
4Curro MontoyaHércules1992–199320
 Diego RiberaValencia1993–199420
6Iker CasillasReal Madrid1996–199819
 Enrique MedinaManises, Valencia1990–199119
 Francisco RufeteAtlético Benejúzar, Barcelona1992–199319
 SandroTenerife, Real Madrid1990–199119
10Carlos CastroSevilla1990–199118
 Juan Carlos GutiérrezLa Cruz Villanovense, Barcelona1990–199118
 Jero MiñarroValencia1992–199418
 Líbero ParriValencia1998–199918
 Iván PérezReal Madrid1991–199218

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-16s.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-16 goals
1Diego RiberaValencia1993–199420
2Iván PérezReal Madrid1991–199213
3Ángel CuéllarBetis1987–198911
 Joseba EtxeberriaReal Sociedad1992–199411
 David RodríguezAtlético Madrid2001–200211
 Fernando TorresAtlético Madrid200111
7Álvaro PérezAthletic Bilbao1990–19929
8Jorge PeronaBarcelona1998–19998
9Oskitz EstefaníaReal Sociedad2001–20027
 Julen GuerreroAthletic Bilbao1989–19907
 Miguel MateosReal Madrid1996–19977

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-16s.

Former squads

See also

References

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