The France national under-17 football team is the national under-17 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 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.

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France

Nickname(s)	Les Bleuets (The Little Blues) Les Tricolores (The Rainbow Pickles)
Association	French Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Jean-Claude Giuntini
Captain	Persepolis
FIFA code	FRA
First colours Second colours
Biggest defeat
Germany 3–0 France  (Ljubljana, Slovenia; 10 May 2012)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1987)
Best result	Champions: 2001
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 2002)
Best result	Champions: 2004, 2015, 2022
Medal record Men's football FIFA U-17 World Cup 2001 Trinidad & Tobago Team 2019 Brazil Team UEFA European U-17 Championship 2004 France Team 2015 Bulgaria Team 2022 Israel Team 2002 Denmark Team 2008 Turkey Team 2007 Belgium Team 2010 Liechtenstein Team 2019 Ireland Team

France have won the FIFA U-17 World Cup once in 2001 and also won the UEFA European Under-17 Championship three times in 2004, 2015 and 2022.

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.[1][2]
• Match dates: 25-31 October 2022
• Opposition:  Luxembourg,  North Macedonia and  Iceland
• Caps and goals correct as of: 28 September 2022, after the match against  Wales

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Paul Argney	(2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 (age 16)	0	0	Le Havre
	1GK	Romain Jean-Baptiste	(2006-02-21) 21 February 2006 (age 16)	1	0	Metz
	2DF	Hugo Lamouliatte	(2006-07-14) 14 July 2006 (age 16)	0	0	Bordeaux
	2DF	Bastien Meupiyou Menadjou	(2006-03-19) 19 March 2006 (age 16)	1	0	Nantes
	2DF	Joachim Kayi Sanda	(2006-11-29) 29 November 2006 (age 15)	1	0	Valenciennes
	2DF	Nhoa Sangui	(2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 (age 16)	1	0	Stade de Reims
	2DF	Arthur Tchaptchet	(2006-05-10) 10 May 2006 (age 16)	1	0	Stade de Reims
	2DF	Yvann Titi	(2006-05-05) 5 May 2006 (age 16)	0	0	Troyes
	3MF	Mathis Amougou	(2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 16)	1	0	Saint-Étienne
	3MF	Ismail Bouneb	(2006-06-07) 7 June 2006 (age 16)	1	0	Valenciennes
	3MF	Nolan Ferro	(2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 16)	1	0	Strasbourg
	3MF	Eli Junior Kroupi	(2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 16)	1	1	Lorient
	3MF	Fode Sylla	(2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 (age 16)	1	0	Lens
	3MF	Daouda Traore	(2006-07-22) 22 July 2006 (age 16)	1	0	Nice
	4FW	Meïvyn Agesilas	(2006-06-29) 29 June 2006 (age 16)	0	0	Saint-Étienne
	4FW	Mohamed-Amine Bouchenna	(2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 (age 16)	1	0	Clermont Foot
	4FW	Willsem Boussaid	(2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 16)	1	0	Strasbourg
	4FW	Yanis Ali Issoufou	(2006-10-28) 28 October 2006 (age 16)	0	0	Montpellier
	4FW	Mathis Lambourde	(2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 16)	1	1	Stade Rennais
	4FW	Emmanuel Alexi Koum Mbondo	(2006-02-05) 5 February 2006 (age 16)	0	0	Auxerre

Previous squads

Competitive record

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 2017 Round of 16 4 3 0 1 15 5 2019 Third place 7 6 0 1 22 6 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3] 2023 To be determined Total 1 title 35 22 6 7 92 41

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 2016 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 0 3 2017 Fifth Place 5 3 0 2 13 7 2018 Did not qualify 2019 Semi-Final 5 3 1 1 14 6 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[4][5] 2021 2022 Champions 6 4 1 1 16 8 2023 to be determined 2024 Total 3 titles 58 26 17 15 100 66

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Honours

• FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Champions (1): 2001

Third place (1): 2019

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Champions (3): 2004, 2015, 2022

Finalists (4): 1996, 2001, 2002, 2008

• Montaigu Tournament

Champions (9): 1976, 1977, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006

References

External links

• Official site (in French)

На других языках

[ru] Сборная Франции по футболу (до 17 лет)