Croatia national under-17 football team

The Croatia national under-17 football team represents Croatia in youth international football. They have been to the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

Croatia U17

Nickname(s)	Mali Vatreni (The Young Blazers)
Association	Croatian Football Federation (HNS)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Marijan Budimir
Most caps	Milan Badelj (28)
Top scorer	Nikola Kalinić (15)
FIFA code	CRO
First colours Second colours
First international
Croatia 1–0 Hungary (Donji Miholjac, Croatia; 26 April 1993)
Biggest win
Croatia 11–0 Andorra (Donji Tavankut, Serbia; 29 September 2004)
Biggest defeat
Croatia 0–5 Norway (Tallinn, Estonia; 25 October 2006) Croatia 0–5 England (Pula, Croatia; 28 September 2016)
European Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 1996)
Best result	Third place (2001)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2001)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2015)
Website	hns-cff.hr

Competitive record

  Champions  
  Runners-up  
  Third place  
  Fourth place  
  Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

UEFA European Under-17 Championship record

Until the 1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 17 years were eligible to compete. Since the 1998 tournament, the date limit has been moved back to 1 January. In 2001/2002 the competition was renamed the European Under-17 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.

UEFA European Under-17 Championship record											Qualifications record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Year
1982	Part of Yugoslavia
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992	Not a UEFA member
1993
1994	Did not qualify										4	1	2	1	7	6	1994
1995											2	1	0	1	3	1	1995
1996	Quarter-finals	8/16	4	2	0	2	4	8	Squad		3	3	0	0	7	0	1996
1997	Did not qualify										2	1	1	0	2	1	1997
1998	Quarter-finals	7/16	4	1	1	2	3	4	Squad		3	2	1	0	9	1	1998
1999	Group stage	15/16	3	0	1	2	1	4	Squad		2	2	0	0	11	0	1999
2000	Did not qualify										3	1	1	1	3	4	2023
2001	Third place	3/16	6	4	0	2	9	7	Squad		2	2	0	0	7	1	2000
2002	Did not qualify										3	2	1	0	8	3	2002
2003											6	4	0	2	14	7	2003
2004											3	1	1	1	3	4	2004
2005	Fourth place	4/8	5	2	1	2	13	11	Squad		6	4	1	1	20	8	2005
2006	Did not qualify										3	1	1	1	2	1	2006
2007											3	1	0	2	8	11	2007
2008											6	4	1	1	13	1	2008
2009											6	5	0	1	11	4	2009
2010											6	4	1	1	9	5	2010
2011											6	2	4	0	6	3	2011
2012											3	1	0	2	5	6	2012
2013	Group stage	5/8	3	1	2	0	2	1	Squad		6	5	1	0	15	8	2013
2014	Did not qualify										3	1	0	2	1	3	2014
2015	Quarter-finals	7/16	5	3	2	0	5	1	Squad		6	5	1	0	18	2	2015
2016	Did not qualify										6	2	1	3	11	11	2016
2017	Group stage	14/16	3	0	1	2	2	6	Squad		Qualified as hosts
2018	Did not qualify										6	2	3	1	10	4	2018
2019											6	3	2	1	10	6	2019
2020	Tournament and elite qualifying round cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic										3	3	0	0	9	3	2020
2021	Tournament and qualifying round cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Did not qualify									3	1	0	2	3	2	2022
2023	Group stage	12/16	3	0	1	2	2	4	Squad	6	3	2	1	6	5	2023
2024	Group stage	9/16	3	0	3	0	3	3		6	3	1	2	19	11	2024
2025	To be determined									To be determined						2025
2026																2026
2027																2027
Total	Third place	10/41	39	13	12	14	44	49		123	70	26	27	250	122

Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 9 November 2023 after the match against England.

Matches
First match	France 2–0 Croatia (Scheibbs, Austria; 29 April 1996)
Biggest win	Switzerland 2–5 Croatia (Santa Croce sull'Arno, Italy; 8 May 2005)
Biggest defeat	Portugal 5–1 Croatia (Krems an der Donau, Austria; 6 May 1996)

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record											Qualifications record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1985	Part of Yugoslavia
1987
1989
1991
1993	Not a FIFA member
1995	Did not qualify										UEFA European Under-17 Championship						1995
1997																	1997
1999																	1999
2001	Group stage	10/16	3	1	0	2	3	8	Squad								2001
2003	Did not qualify																2003
2005																	2005
2007																	2007
2009																	2009
2011																	2011
2013	Group stage	17/24	3	1	0	2	3	5	Squad								2013
2015	Quarter-finals	7/24	5	2	2	1	7	5	Squad								2015
2017	Did not qualify																2017
2019																	2019
2023																	2023
2025	to be determined																2025
Total	Quarter-finals	3/20	11	4	2	5	13	18

Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 1 November 2015 after the match against Mali.

Matches
First match	Trinidad and Tobago 1–2 Croatia (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 13 September 2001)
Biggest win	Croatia 2–0 Germany (Concepción, Chile; 29 October 2015)
Biggest defeat	Croatia 0–4 Australia (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 19 September 2001)

Other

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2001 Telki Cup	Third	3rd	4	1	3	0	7	4
2002 Telki Cup	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	10	3
2003 Telki Cup	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	3	5
2004 Telki Cup	Group stage	6th	3	1	1	1	4	3
2005 Telki Cup	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	2	0	7	4
2006 Telki Cup	Sixth	6th	3	0	1	2	1	7
2007 Telki Cup	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	3	0
2008 Telki Cup	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	1	0	6	2
2009 Telki Cup	Seventh	7th	3	1	1	1	6	4
2010 Telki Cup	Sixth	6th	3	1	0	2	4	4
2011 Telki Cup	Semi-finals	4th	3	2	1	0	4	3
2012 Telki Cup	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	1	1	6	4
2013 Telki Cup	Third	3rd	3	2	0	1	4	3
2015 Telki Cup	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	2	4
2017 Telki Cup	Champions	1st	3	1	2	0	6	3
2018 Telki Cup	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	8	1
2019 Telki Cup	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	14	5
2022 Telki Cup	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	2	0	10	5
2023 Telki Cup	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	8	2
Total	6 titles	19/19	60	33	16	11	113	66

Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 19 August 2023 after the match against Uzbekistan.