Romania national under-16 football team
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NicknameTricolorii (The Tricolours)
AssociationFederația Română de Fotbal
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAlexandru Ciobanu
| Nickname | Tricolorii (The Tricolours) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federația Română de Fotbal | |||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
| Head coach | Alexandru Ciobanu | |||
| Captain | Majon Robert | |||
| FIFA code | ROU | |||
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The Romania national under-16 football team represents Romania in international football at this age level and is controlled by Federația Română de Fotbal, the governing body for football in Romania.Majon Robert holds the record for the most goals in this age category.
UEFA European Under-16 and Under-17 Football Championship
Under-16 era
| European Championship record | European Championship Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
 1982 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
 1984 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
 1985 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 1986 | Group phase | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
 1987 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 1988 | Group phase | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
 1989 | Group phase | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
 1990 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
 1991 | Group phase | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
 1992 | Group phase | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 1993 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 1994 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
 1995 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 1996 | Group phase | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1997 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 1998 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
 1999 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 2000 | Group phase | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
 2001 | Group phase | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
Under-17 era
| European Championship record | European Championship Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 2002 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
 2003 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q1 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| Q2 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2004 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q1 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Q2 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2005 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Elite 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
 2006 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Elite 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2007 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Elite 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2009 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Elite 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
 2010 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Elite 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||
 2011 | Group phase | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | First 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Elite 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
 2012 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 2013 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 2014 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Elite 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
 2015 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Elite 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
Results and fixtures
2025
| 19 February 2025 Friendly | Northern Ireland  | 0–4 |  Romania | Paphos, Cyprus |
| 11:00 | Report | Stadium: Kouklia Community Stadium |
| 21 February 2025 Friendly | Scotland | 2–0 | Romania | Paphos, Cyprus |
| 11:00 | Report | Stadium: Kouklia Community Stadium |
| 24 February 2025 Friendly | Cyprus | 2–1 | Romania | Paphos, Cyprus |
| 11:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Geroskipou Municipality Stadium |
| 20 March 2025 Friendly | Romania | 0–0 |  Montenegro | Buftea, Romania |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: CNF Buftea |
| 22 March 2025 Friendly | Romania | 2–4 |  Ukraine | Buftea, Romania |
| 12:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: CNF Buftea |
| 24 March 2025 Friendly | Romania | 0–4 |  Poland | Buftea, Romania |
| 12:00 | Report |
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Stadium: CNF Buftea |
| 3 September 2025 Friendly | Romania | 2–1 | Portugal | Grindsted, Denmark |
| 17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Grindsted Stadium |
| 5 September 2025 Friendly | Denmark | 4–3 | Romania | Middelfart, Denmark |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Middelfart Stadium |
| 7 September 2025 Friendly | Romania | 1–3 | Turkey | Strib, Denmark |
| 18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Strib Stadium |
2026
| 11 February 2026 Friendly | Wales  | 0–2 | Romania | Paphos, Cyprus |
| 11:00 | Report | Stadium: Kouklia Community Stadium |
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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