France national under-16 football team

France
Nickname(s)Les Bleuets (The Little Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
AssociationFrench Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachPatrick Gonfalone
FIFA codeFRA
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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.

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
1 1GK Romain Jean-Baptiste (2006-02-21) 21 February 2006 5 0 Metz
16 1GK Paul Argney (2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 1 0 Le Havre
2 2DF Aymen Sadi (2006-04-10) 10 April 2006 5 0 Valenciennes
5 2DF Arthur Tchaptchet (2006-05-10) 10 May 2006 5 0 Reims
12 2DF Mathis Coudoir (2006-02-08) 8 February 2006 2 0 Monaco[a]
15 2DF Yvann Titi (2006-05-05) 5 May 2006 2 0 Troyes
— 2DF Nhoa Sangui (2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 4 0 Reims
— 2DF Dan Sinaté (2006-06-09) 9 June 2006 4 0 Monaco[a]
— 2DF Bastien Mepiyou Menadjou (2006-03-19) 19 March 2006 2 0 Nantes
6 3MF Saïmon Bouabré (2006-06-01) 1 June 2006 8 1 Monaco[a]
8 3MF Nolan Ferro (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 3 0 Strasbourg
13 3MF Fodé Sylla (2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 8 0 Lens
17 3MF Daouda Troaré (2006-07-22) 22 July 2006 3 0 Nice
7 4FW Willsem Boussaid (2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 7 0 Strasbourg
9 4FW Tidiam Gomis (2006-08-08) 8 August 2006 7 0 Caen
10 4FW Mohamed Amine Bouchenna (2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 8 5 Clermont
11 4FW Emmanuel Mbondo (2006-02-05) 5 February 2006 8 3 Auxerre
18 4FW Nordan Mukiele (2006-02-12) 12 February 2006 3 1 Rennes
20 4FW Bilal Fofana (2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 3 1 Paris F.C.
20 4FW Eli Junior Kroupi (2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 6 3 Lorient

Competitive record

For single-match results of the under-16 national team, see French football single-season articles.

UEFA European U-16 Football Championship record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
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

Finalists (2): 1996, 2001
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

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system.

References

  1. ^ "Dernière Selection U16" (in French). French Football Federation. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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