France national under-17 football team

France

Nickname(s)	Les Bleuets (The Little Blues) Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
Association	French Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Patrick Gonfalone
Captain	Neal Maupay
FIFA code	FRA
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The France national under-17 - 16 football team is the national under-17 - 16 football team of France who will be playing in the UEFA European Championship this year or next year 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 two 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 twice, in 2004 and 2015. 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 and participate in a major international tournament for France.

The 2012–13 international under-17 campaign began in August 2012 and will end following the conclusion of the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup if France qualifies for the competition. The current under-19 team is coached by Patrick Gonfalone, a former football player, notably with Angers, Auxerre, and Le Havre. Prior to coaching for the French Football Federration, Gonfalone had domestic coaching tenures at SC Abbeville and ES Viry-Châtillon. The current captain of the team is Nice attacker Neal Maupay.

Players

Current squad

• The following players have been called to participate in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Luca Zidane (1998-05-13)13 May 1998 (aged 17) Real Madrid 2 2DF Peter Ouaneh (1998-04-04)4 April 1998 (aged 17) Lorient 3 2DF Mamadou Doucoure (1998-05-21)21 May 1998 (aged 17) Paris Saint-Germain 4 2DF Hugo Mesbah (1998-02-01)1 February 1998 (aged 17) Tours 5 2DF Dayot Upamecano (1998-10-27)27 October 1998 (aged 17) Red Bull Salzburg 6 3MF Jean Ruiz (1998-04-06)6 April 1998 (aged 17) Sochaux 7 3MF Alexis Claude Maurice (1998-06-06)6 June 1998 (aged 17) Lorient 8 4FW Odsonne Edouard (1998-01-16)16 January 1998 (aged 17) Paris Saint-Germain 9 4FW Jeff Reine-Adelaïde (1998-01-17)17 January 1998 (aged 17) Arsenal 10 3MF Timothé Cognat (1998-01-25)25 January 1998 (aged 17) Olympique Lyonnais 11 3MF Nicolas Janvier (1998-08-11)11 August 1998 (aged 17) Stade Rennais 12 3MF Bilal Boutobba (1998-08-29)29 August 1998 (aged 17) Olympique de Marseille 13 3MF Lamine Fomba (1998-01-26)26 January 1998 (aged 17) Auxerre 14 2DF Christ-Emmanuel Faitout Maouassa (1998-07-06)6 July 1998 (aged 17) Nancy Lorraine 15 4FW Maxime Pelican (1998-05-12)12 May 1998 (aged 17) Toulouse 16 1GK Numan Bostan (1998-01-31)31 January 1998 (aged 17) Toulouse 17 2DF Issa Samba (1998-01-29)29 January 1998 (aged 17) Auxerre 18 4FW Nanimato Ikone (1998-05-02)2 May 1998 (aged 17) Paris Saint-Germain 19 3MF Lorenzo Calleari (1998-02-27)27 February 1998 (aged 17) Paris Saint-Germain 20 2DF Alec Georgen (1998-09-17)17 September 1998 (aged 17) Paris Saint-Germain 21 1GK Loïc Badiashile (1998-02-05)5 February 1998 (aged 17) AS Monaco

Recent call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Anthony Lamonge	(1999-04-04) 4 April 1999	0	0	Lorient	{{{latest}}}
GK	Alexandre Marfaing	(2000-02-10) 10 February 2000	0	0	Le Mans	{{{latest}}}
DF	Jalil Boulaiche	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000	1	0	Toulouse	{{{latest}}}
DF	Kévin Camusso	(1999-03-03) 3 March 1999	0	0	Troyes	{{{latest}}}
DF	Nathan Dekoke	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000	0	0	Saint-Etienne	{{{latest}}}
DF	Hervé Mombela	(1999-02-18) 18 February 1999	0	0	Le Havre	{{{latest}}}
DF	Christopher Shiashia	(2000-06-26) 26 June 2000	0	0	Nantes	{{{latest}}}
DF	Yanis Si Mohammed	(1999-05-31) 31 May 1999	0	0	Lens	{{{latest}}}
DF	Lucas Toussaint	(1999-01-29) 29 January 1999	0	0	Metz	{{{latest}}}
MF	Nianankoro Doumbia	(1999-05-23) 23 May 1999	0	0	Caen	{{{latest}}}
MF	Yanis Hamzaoui	(2000-05-01) 1 May 2000	0	0	Valenciennes	{{{latest}}}
MF	Robin Maulun	(1999-11-23) 23 November 1999	0	0	Bordeaux	{{{latest}}}
MF	William Bonga	(2000-07-17) 17 July 2000	0	1	Lycée Français de Shanghai	{{{latest}}}
MF	David Sambissa	(2000-01-11) 11 January 2000	0	0	Bordeaux	{{{latest}}}
MF	Mamadou Sissako	(1999-02-28) 28 February 1999	0	0	Le Havre	{{{latest}}}
MF	Oumar Ba	(1999-10-10)10 October 1999 (aged 16)	0	0	Swindon Town F.C.	{{{latest}}}
FW	Franck Honorat	(2000-08-11) 11 August 2000	0	0	Nice	{{{latest}}}
FW	Olivier Kemen	(2000-07-20) 20 July 2000	0	0	Newcastle United	{{{latest}}}
FW	Francescu Massoni	(1999-01-07) 7 January 1999	0	0	Ajaccio	{{{latest}}}
FW	Victor Mayard	(1999-10-11) 11 October 1999	0	0	Nancy	{{{latest}}}
FW	Ulrich Nnomo	(2000-02-28) 28 February 2000	0	0	Chateauroux	{{{latest}}}
FW	Thomas Robinet	(1999-08-18) 18 August 1999	0	0	Sochaux	{{{latest}}}
FW	Modibo Tounkara	(1999-02-23) 23 February 1999	0	0	Valenciennes	{{{latest}}}

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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-17 European Championships squads

• 2012 UEFA U-17 Football Championship squads – France
• 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

2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship First Round qualification

France v Bosnia and Herzegovina

24 September 2012	France	3 – 1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo
15:00 CET	Cornet  15' Coman  61' Coulibaly  73'	Report	Radovac  32'	Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer (Kazakhstan)

Slovenia v France

26 September 2012	Slovenia	1 – 0	France	Gradski SRC Slavija Stadium, Sarajevo
15:00 CET	Ožbolt  42' (pen.)	Report		Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer (Kazakhstan)

France v Greece

29 September 2012	France	2 – 2	Greece	Gradski SRC Slavija Stadium, Sarajevo
15:00 CET	Pereira de Sa  49' Cornet  80+2'	Report	Donis  75' Saliakas  80'	Referee: Eiko Saar (Estonia)

Friendly

France v Romania

30 October 2012	France	1 – 0	Romania	Stade Saint-Jean, Anglet
18:00 CET	Tounkara  43'	Report

France v Romania

1 November 2012	France	2 – 0	Romania	Complexe Sportif de Lons, Lons
15:00 CET	Cornet  53', 61'	Report

Israel v France

29 January 2013	Israel	0 – 2	France	National Complex Kibbutz Shefayim, Shefayim
15:00 CET		Report	Cornet  56' Mzé Ali  78'

Israel v France

31 January 2013	Israel	0 – 3	France	National Complex Kibbutz Shefayim, Shefayim
11:00 CET		Report	Maupay  21', 34' Cornet  71'

2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Elite Round qualification

Belgium v France

21 March 2013	Belgium	1 – 4	France	SC Hrvatskih Vitezova, Gradski Stadion, Dugopolje
15:00 CET	Schrijvers  64'	Report	Maupay  12', 33' Coman  20' Cornet  79'

Croatia v France

23 March 2013	Croatia	1 – 0	France	SC Hrvatskih Vitezova, Gradski Stadion, Dugopolje
15:00 CET	Coulibaly  7csc'	Report

France v Spain

26 March 2013	France	3 – 2	Spain	SC Hrvatskih Vitezova, Gradski Stadion, Dugopolje
15:00 CET	Coulibaly  10' Cornet  20' Houri  79'	Report	Nuñez  28' Chirivella  72'

Last updated: 26 March 2013
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
1985	Did Not Qualify
1987	Quarter-Finals	4	1	1	2	6	6
1989	Did Not Qualify
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001	Champions	6	5	0	1	18	8
2003	Did Not Qualify
2005
2007	Quarter-Finals	5	2	2	1	8	6
2009	Did Not Qualify
2011	Quarter-Finals	5	2	2	1	9	6
2013	Did Not Qualify
2015	Round of 16	4	3	1	0	14	4
Total	1 title	24	13	6	5	55	30

UEFA U-17 European Championship record

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	Runners-Up	6	1	4	1	5	4
2003	Did not qualify
2004	Champions	5	5	0	0	11	3
2005	Did not qualify
2006
2007	Semi-Final	4	1	1	2	4	6
2008	Runners-Up	5	2	2	1	8	9
2009	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	2	3
2010	Semi-Final	4	2	0	2	6	5
2011	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	3	4
2012	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	3	6
2013	Did not qualify
2014
2015	Champions	6	5	1	0	15	2
Total	2 titles	39	16	14	9	57	42

*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	Patrick Gonfalone	French
Assistant manager	Yann Kervella	French
Goalkeeper coach	Gilles Fouache	French
Doctor	Jean-Pierre Blaquart	French
Kinesiotherapy	Jean-Pierre Czayka	French
Delegation Chief	Jean-Pierre Dubedat	French

Honours

• FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Champions (1): 2001

• UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship

Champions (2): 2004, 2015

Finalists (2): 2008, 2002

• Toto Cup

Champions (3): 2009, 1999, 1992

External links

• Official site (French)