The France national under-16 football team is the national under-16 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team previously competed in the annual UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship before it was renamed into an under-17 competition in 2002. The under-16 team competes in regional tournaments, such as the Tournoi de Val-de-Marne and the Montaigu Tournament and international tournaments, such as the Aegean Cup.
Nickname(s) | Les Bleuets (The Little Blues) Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours) | ||
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Association | French Football Federation | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Patrick Gonfalone | ||
FIFA code | FRA | ||
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Prior to the UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship being renamed into an under-17 event, France never won the competition, but finished as runners-up on two occasions in 1996 and 2001.
Players
Current squad
- The following players have been called up to participate in the April 2022 friendly matches against Portugal and Belgium.[1]
Caps and goals updated as of 14 April 2022, before the match against Belgium.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Romain Jean-Baptiste | 21 February 2006 | 5 | 0 | Metz |
16 | GK | Paul Argney | 23 May 2006 | 1 | 0 | Le Havre |
2 | DF | Aymen Sadi | 10 April 2006 | 5 | 0 | Valenciennes |
5 | DF | Arthur Tchaptchet | 10 May 2006 | 5 | 0 | Reims |
12 | DF | Mathis Coudoir | 8 February 2006 | 2 | 0 | Monaco |
15 | DF | Yvann Titi | 5 May 2006 | 2 | 0 | Troyes |
— | DF | Nhoa Sangui | 27 February 2006 | 4 | 0 | Reims |
— | DF | Dan Sinaté | 9 June 2006 | 4 | 0 | Monaco |
— | DF | Bastien Mepiyou Menadjou | 19 March 2006 | 2 | 0 | Nantes |
6 | MF | Saïmon Bouabré | 1 June 2006 | 8 | 1 | Monaco |
8 | MF | Nolan Ferro | 18 January 2006 | 3 | 0 | Strasbourg |
13 | MF | Fodé Sylla | 15 April 2006 | 8 | 0 | Lens |
17 | MF | Daouda Troaré | 22 July 2006 | 3 | 0 | Nice |
7 | FW | Willsem Boussaid | 30 January 2006 | 7 | 0 | Strasbourg |
9 | FW | Tidiam Gomis | 8 August 2006 | 7 | 0 | Caen |
10 | FW | Mohamed Amine Bouchenna | 15 June 2006 | 8 | 5 | Clermont |
11 | FW | Emmanuel Mbondo | 5 February 2006 | 8 | 3 | Auxerre |
18 | FW | Nordan Mukiele | 12 February 2006 | 3 | 1 | Rennes |
20 | FW | Bilal Fofana | 7 July 2006 | 3 | 1 | Paris F.C. |
20 | FW | Eli Junior Kroupi | 23 June 2006 | 6 | 3 | Lorient |
Competitive record
UEFA European U-16 Football Championship record
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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1982 | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1984 | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1985 | Fifth place | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
1986 | 15th place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
1987 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
1988 | 8th place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
1989 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
1990 | 9th place | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
1991 | Fourth place* | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
1992 | 11th place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1993 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
1994 | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1995 | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
1996 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
1997 | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1998 | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1999 | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2000 | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2001 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
Total | 12/19 | 52 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 83 | 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
- Val-de-Marne Tournament
- Champions (7): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011
- Champions (9): 1976, 1977, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006,
- Aegean Cup
- Champions (6): 2001, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
References
External links
- Official site (in French)
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