Croatia national under-17 football team

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

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The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches against Ukraine, Slovakia and Italy on 19, 22 and 26 March; respectively.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of: 26 March 2025, after the match against Italy

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Matej Grahovac	(2008-03-26) 26 March 2008 (age 18)	11	0	Osijek
	1GK	Petar Nemet	(2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Istra 1961
	2DF	Karlo Pajsar	(2008-03-07) 7 March 2008 (age 18)	20	0	Parma
	2DF	Petar Zvonimir Kostelac	(2008-03-17) 17 March 2008 (age 18)	16	2	Lokomotiva Zagreb
	2DF	Leon Jakirović	(2008-01-16) 16 January 2008 (age 18)	9	0	Dinamo Zagreb
	2DF	Lukas Murica	(2008-08-07) 7 August 2008 (age 17)	9	0	Rijeka
	2DF	Roko Mijatović	(2008-02-13) 13 February 2008 (age 18)	8	0	Bayern Munich
	2DF	Nikola Radnić	(2008-06-08) 8 June 2008 (age 17)	7	0	Dinamo Zagreb
	2DF	Raul Kumar	(2008-02-06) 6 February 2008 (age 18)	6	0	Istra 1961
	3MF	Roko Vojvodić	(2008-02-21) 21 February 2008 (age 18)	18	2	Hajduk Split
	3MF	Pavle Smiljanić	(2008-05-08) 8 May 2008 (age 17)	11	1	Lokomotiva Zagreb
	3MF	Krešimir Radoš	(2008-01-14) 14 January 2008 (age 18)	9	0	Dinamo Zagreb
	3MF	Niko Horvat	(2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 17)	8	2	Borussia Mönchengladbach
	3MF	Borna Ivanda	(2008-08-02) 2 August 2008 (age 17)	7	0	Dugopolje
	3MF	Jona Benkotić	(2009-03-20) 20 March 2009 (age 17)	5	2	Dinamo Zagreb
	4FW	Patrik Horvat	(2008-05-10) 10 May 2008 (age 17)	12	4	Dinamo Zagreb
	4FW	Dražen Jaman	(2008-01-16) 16 January 2008 (age 18)	11	2	Osijek
	4FW	Bruno Mišura	(2008-08-16) 16 August 2008 (age 17)	9	1	Hajduk Split
	4FW	Tino Kusanović	(2008-03-08) 8 March 2008 (age 18)	8	6	1. FC Nürnberg
	4FW	Andrija Burcar	(2008-01-19) 19 January 2008 (age 18)	3	0	Parma

The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for future selections.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Mateo Čupić	(2008-05-04) 4 May 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Hajduk Split	v.  Netherlands, 15 October 2024
MF	Filip Bokan	(2008-04-29) 29 April 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Hajduk Split	v.  Netherlands, 15 October 2024
FW	Mateo Juričić	(2008-08-11) 11 August 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Hajduk Split	v.  Netherlands, 15 October 2024
FW	Luka Petrović	(2008-01-04) 4 January 2008 (age 18)	0	0	Real Sociedad	v.  Netherlands, 15 October 2024

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  Fourth place  
  Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

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.^[2] 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	Squad	6	3	1	2	19	11	2024
2025	Did not qualify									6	4	0	2	16	6	2025
2026	Qualified									6	4	1	1	15	7	2026
2027	TBD									TBD						2027
Total	Third place	10/41	39	13	12	14	44	49		135	78	27	30	281	135

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											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	Round 32	TBD	4	2	2	0	7	2	Squad								2025
2026	Qualified								Squad								2026
Total	Quarter-finals	3/20	15	6	4	5	20	20

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)

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.

• 1999 UEFA U-16 European Championship squad
• 2001 UEFA U-16 European Championship squad
• 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship squad
• 2005 UEFA U-17 European Championship squad
• 2013 UEFA U-17 European Championship squad
• 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup squad
• 2015 UEFA U-17 European Championship squad
• 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup squad
• 2017 UEFA U-17 European Championship squad