France national under-17 football team
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The France national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of France
and is controlled by the French Football Federation
. The team competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
and the FIFA U-17 World Cup
, which is held every four years. The under-17 team also participates in local and international friendly tournaments, such as the Montaigu Tournament
and the Toto Cup
, which is held in Austria
.
France have won the FIFA U-17 World Cup once in 2001
. However, of the 18 players that played on the championship-winning team, only one of them has played in the senior team
of France; Florent Sinama-Pongolle
. Several players on the team, such as Hassan Yebda
, Mourad Meghni
, Chaouki Ben Saada
, and Emerse Faé
have played for other national teams for which they were eligible. The under-17 team has also won the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
once in 2004
. The championship-winning team began a new generation for the senior national team as it was composed of several players who have established themselves as French internationals. Samir Nasri
, Karim Benzema
, Jérémy Menez
, and Hatem Ben Arfa
have all gone on the represent the senior team with two of them participating in a major international tournament for France.
The 2011–12 international under-17 campaign began on 21 August 2011 and the team is coached by Jean-Claude Giuntini, a former football player. Prior to coaching for the French Football Federation, Giuntini had a domestic coaching tenure at ESA Brive
from 1986–1995. The current captain of the team is Auxerre
defender Jean-Charles Castelletto.
Caps and goals are as current as the squad's match against Northern Ireland on 2 November 2011. Please note that these players are currently playing in the youth academies of their respective clubs.
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UEFA U-19 European Championships squads
2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship First Round qualification
Last updated: 2 November 2011
Source: Federation U-17 Schedule
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and is controlled by the French Football Federation
French Football Federation
The French Football Federation is the governing body of association football in France, as well as the overseas departments and territories . It was formed in 1919 and is based in the capital Paris...
. The team competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
The UEFA U-17 Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. From 1982 to 2001 it was an Under-16 event.This meeting serves as a preliminary competition for the FIFA U-17 World Cup every other year....
and the FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to the FIFA U-17 World Championship and known by its current name since 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by Fédération Internationale de Football...
, which is held every four years. The under-17 team also participates in local and international friendly tournaments, such as the Montaigu Tournament
Montaigu Tournament
The Montaigu Tournament is an international association football competition that is contested by under-16 national teams. The tournament was founded in 1973 by Dutchman André Van Den Brink who was the president of FC Montaigu, a French amateur football team...
and the Toto Cup
Toto Cup
The Toto Cup is an association football tournament that exists separately in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Premier League and Liga Leumit....
, which is held in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
France have won the FIFA U-17 World Cup once in 2001
2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The FIFA U-17 World Championship 2001 was held in the cities of Port of Spain, Malabar, Marabella, Couva, and Bacolet in Trinidad and Tobago between 13 September and 30 September 2001. Players born after 1 January 1984 could participate in this tournament...
. However, of the 18 players that played on the championship-winning team, only one of them has played in the senior team
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
of France; Florent Sinama-Pongolle
Florent Sinama-Pongolle
Florent Stéphane Sinama Pongolle is a French footballer who plays for AS Saint-Étienne on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal....
. Several players on the team, such as Hassan Yebda
Hassan Yebda
Hassan Yebda is an Algerian footballer who plays for Granada CF in Spain, as a central midfielder.-France:...
, Mourad Meghni
Mourad Meghni
Mourad Meghni is an Algerian professional footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for the Qatari club Umm Salal Sport Club and the Algerian national team. He can also played as a central midfielder. He is a player known for his excellent technique, he is right-footed...
, Chaouki Ben Saada
Chaouki Ben Saada
Chaouki Ben Saada is a Tunisian footballer, currently playing for RC Lens in France.-Career:Ben Saada plays as either a midfielder or a striker, and in 170 appearances with Bastia, he scored 16 goals for the team.Despite much interest from bigger clubs, he remained with Bastia...
, and Emerse Faé
Emerse Faé
Emerse Faé is a French-born Ivorian professional football midfielder who plays for Ligue 1 side OGC Nice, and Côte d'Ivoire national team.-Club career:...
have played for other national teams for which they were eligible. The under-17 team has also won the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
The UEFA U-17 Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. From 1982 to 2001 it was an Under-16 event.This meeting serves as a preliminary competition for the FIFA U-17 World Cup every other year....
once in 2004
2004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
-Group B:---------------------Semifinals:-----Third Place Playoff:-Final:-References:**...
. The championship-winning team began a new generation for the senior national team as it was composed of several players who have established themselves as French internationals. Samir Nasri
Samir Nasri
Samir Nasri is a French international footballer who plays for English club Manchester City in the Premier League and the France national team. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger, although he has also been deployed in central midfield. Nasri is known for his technical...
, Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema is a French international footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga. He primarily plays as a striker whose influence can extend out to the wings and is known for his technical ability, powerful style of play, and vast goal-scoring ability...
, Jérémy Menez
Jérémy Menez
Jérémy Ménez is a French international footballer who currently plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. He plays many positions in the attacking midfield, usually as a winger and a playmaker...
, and Hatem Ben Arfa
Hatem Ben Arfa
Hatem Ben Arfa is a French association football player who plays for English club Newcastle United in the Premier League. He plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and an attacking midfielder...
have all gone on the represent the senior team with two of them participating in a major international tournament for France.
The 2011–12 international under-17 campaign began on 21 August 2011 and the team is coached by Jean-Claude Giuntini, a former football player. Prior to coaching for the French Football Federation, Giuntini had a domestic coaching tenure at ESA Brive
ESA Brive
L'Etoile Sportive Aiglons Briviste-la-Gaillarde commonly known as ESA Brive is a French football club based in Brive-la-Gaillarde, who currently play in the Championnat de France Amateurs 2 Group F.-History:...
from 1986–1995. The current captain of the team is Auxerre
AJ Auxerre
Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the...
defender Jean-Charles Castelletto.
Current squad
- The following players were called up to participate in the first round of qualification2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualifying round2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship was the first round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of UEFA U-17 Championship 2012. Matches were played between September 21–November 2 2011. All times are CET/CEST....
for the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football ChampionshipThe 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship will be the eleventh edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship. Slovenia will host the tournament...
that was played from 28 October to 2 November.
Caps and goals are as current as the squad's match against Northern Ireland on 2 November 2011. Please note that these players are currently playing in the youth academies of their respective clubs.
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Recent callups
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Previous squads
FIFA U-17 World Cup/Championship squads- 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads – France
- 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads – France
- 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads – France
- 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads – France
UEFA U-19 European Championships squads
- 2011 UEFA U-17 Football Championship squads – France
- 2010 UEFA U-17 Football Championship squads – France
- 2009 UEFA U-17 Football Championship squads – France
- 2008 UEFA U-17 Football Championship squads – France
- 2007 UEFA U-17 Football Championship squads – France
- 2004 UEFA U-17 Football Championship squads – France
- 2002 UEFA U-17 Football Championship squads – France
Results
Friendly2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship First Round qualification
Last updated: 2 November 2011
Source: Federation U-17 Schedule
Competitive Record
- For single-match results of the under-17 national team, see French football single-season articles.
FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
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 19851985 FIFA U-16 World Championship The 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship was held in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Dalian in People's Republic of China from July 31, 1985 to August 11, 1985... |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 19871987 FIFA U-16 World Championship The FIFA U-16 World Championship 1987 was held in the cities of Toronto, Saint John, Montreal, and St. John's in Canada between 12 July and 25 July 1987... |
Quarter-Final | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
 1989 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1991 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 August and 31 August 1991... |
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 19931993 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, and Gifu City in Japan between 21 August and 4 September 1993... |
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 19951995 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1995 was held in the cities of Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Quito, Ibarra, Cuenca, and Riobamba in Ecuador between 3 August and 20 August 1995. Players born after 1 August 1978 could participate in this tournament... |
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 19971997 FIFA U-17 World Championship -Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:-------------------------Knockout Stage:-Quarterfinals:-------------Semifinals:-----Playoff for 3rd place:-Final:-Top goalscorers:... |
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 19991999 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1999 was held in the cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Napier, and Dunedin in New Zealand between 10 November and 27 November 1999... |
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 20012001 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 2001 was held in the cities of Port of Spain, Malabar, Marabella, Couva, and Bacolet in Trinidad and Tobago between 13 September and 30 September 2001. Players born after 1 January 1984 could participate in this tournament... |
Champions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | |
 20032003 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 2003 was held in the cities of Helsinki, Tampere, Lahti, and Turku in Finland between 13 August and 30 August 2003... |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 20052005 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Lima, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura and Iquitos in Peru between 16 September and 2 October 2005. Players born after 1 January 1988 could participate in this tournament... |
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 20072007 FIFA U-17 World Cup The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 was held in the Korea Republic between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16... |
Quarter-Final | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |
 20092009 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from October 24 to November 15, 2009.The tournament was won by Switzerland, beating 1-0 the host team, Nigeria... |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 20112011 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011... |
Quarter-Final | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |
| Total | 4/14 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 26 | |
UEFA U-17 European Championship Record
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 20022002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship -Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:---------------------Quarterfinals:-------------Semifinals:-----Third Place Playoff:-Final:-References:**... |
Runners-Up | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
 20032003 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship -Group B:---------------------Semifinals:-----Third Place Playoff:-Final:-References:**... |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 20042004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship -Group B:---------------------Semifinals:-----Third Place Playoff:-Final:-References:**... |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2005 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship The 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship was the fourth edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship. Italy hosted the championship, during May 3-14... |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 20062006 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship -Group B:---------------------Semifinals:-----Third Place Playoff:-Final:-Goalscorers:-References:**-External links:*... |
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 20072007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship The UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship 2007 Final Tournament was held in Belgium from May 2, 2007, to May 13, 2007. Top 5 teams will qualify for FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007... |
Third Place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
 20082008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship The final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship was the 26th UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, UEFA's premier football tournament for players under the age of 17. The tournament was held in Turkey from 4 May to 16 May 2008... |
Runners-Up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
 20092009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship - Group B :--------------------- Semi-finals :----- Final :- References :**... |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
 20102010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship -Group B:---------------------Knockout Map:-Semifinals:-----Final:-Goalscorers:6 goals Francisco Alcácer3 goals Connor Wickham Gerard Deulofeu Artun Akçakin2 goals Ross Barkley Anthony Koura Paul Pogba Yaya Sanogo Ricardo Esgaio... |
Semi-Final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
 20112011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship -Group B:---------------------Knockout Map:All times are local .-Semifinals:-----Final:-Goal scorers:3 goals Hallam Hope Samed Yesil Kyle Ebecilio Tonny Trindade de Vilhena2 goals Viktor Fischer Sébastien Haller1 goal... |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
 20122012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship The 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship will be the eleventh edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship. Slovenia will host the tournament... |
Qualification in progress | |||||||
 20132013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship The 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship will be the twelfth edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship. Slovakia will held the tournament... |
To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 7/10 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 32 | |
- *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.
Coaching staff
- As of 29 July 2010
Position Name Nationality Manager Jean-Claude Giuntini Assistant manager José Alcocer Goalkeeper coach Laurent Chatrefoux Doctor Christian Le Coq Kinesiotherapy François Benatoui Delegation Chief Jean-Yves Bodiou
Honours
- FIFA Under-17 World Cup
- Champions (1): 20012001 FIFA U-17 World ChampionshipThe FIFA U-17 World Championship 2001 was held in the cities of Port of Spain, Malabar, Marabella, Couva, and Bacolet in Trinidad and Tobago between 13 September and 30 September 2001. Players born after 1 January 1984 could participate in this tournament...
- UEFA European Under-17 Football ChampionshipUEFA European Under-17 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-17 Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. From 1982 to 2001 it was an Under-16 event.This meeting serves as a preliminary competition for the FIFA U-17 World Cup every other year....
- Champions (1): 20042004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship-Group B:---------------------Semifinals:-----Third Place Playoff:-Final:-References:**...
- Finalists (2): 20082008 UEFA European Under-17 Football ChampionshipThe final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship was the 26th UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, UEFA's premier football tournament for players under the age of 17. The tournament was held in Turkey from 4 May to 16 May 2008...
, 20022002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship-Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:---------------------Quarterfinals:-------------Semifinals:-----Third Place Playoff:-Final:-References:**... - Semi-Finalists (1): 20072007 UEFA European Under-17 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship 2007 Final Tournament was held in Belgium from May 2, 2007, to May 13, 2007. Top 5 teams will qualify for FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007...
- Toto CupToto CupThe Toto Cup is an association football tournament that exists separately in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Premier League and Liga Leumit....
- Champions (3): 2009, 1999, 1992