Romania national under-17 football team
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NicknameTricolorii (The Tricolours)
AssociationFederația Română de Fotbal
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMircea Diaconescu
| Nickname | Tricolorii (The Tricolours) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federația Română de Fotbal | |||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
| Head coach | Mircea Diaconescu | |||
| Captain | Edu Corlat | |||
| Most caps | Laurențiu Brănescu (12) | |||
| Top scorer | Fabian Himcinschi (9) | |||
| FIFA code | ROU | |||
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| First international | ||||
 Romania 0–1 Soviet Union  (Bucharest, Romania; 17 October 1981) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
 Romania 10–0 Liechtenstein  (Cumbernauld, Scotland; 19 March 2025) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
Romania 2–8 Germany  (Darlington, England; 24 April 2001) | ||||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2026) | |||
| European Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1986) | |||
| Best result | Group phase (9 times) | |||
The Romania national under-17 football team represents Romania in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Federația Română de Fotbal, the governing body for football in Romania.
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1985 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 1987 | |||||||
 1989 | |||||||
 1991 | |||||||
 1993 | |||||||
 1995 | |||||||
 1997 | |||||||
 1999 | |||||||
 2001 | |||||||
 2003 | |||||||
 2005 | |||||||
 2007 | |||||||
 2009 | |||||||
 2011 | |||||||
 2013 | |||||||
 2015 | |||||||
 2017 | |||||||
 2019 | |||||||
 2023 | |||||||
 2025 | |||||||
| 2026 | Qualified | ||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | ||||||
| 2028 | |||||||
| 2029 | |||||||
| Total | 1/21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UEFA European Under-16 and Under-17 Championship
Under-16 era
| European Championship record | European Championship Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 2013 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 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 | ||||||||
 2016 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 2017 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Elite 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||
| 2019 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Elite 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||
 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2] | First 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][3] | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | Elite 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 2025 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | Elite 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
Results and fixtures
| 8 October 2025 | Romania | 1–1 | Israel | Plaine des Sports, Saint-Paul-lès-Dax |
| 18:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 130 Referee: Vlatko Ilioski (North Macedonia) |
| 11 October 2025 | France | 1–1 | Romania | Bourret, Capbreton |
| 15:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 260 Referee: Mateo Erceg (Croatia) |
| 14 October 2025 | Azerbaijan | 1–5 | Romania | Bourret, Capbreton |
| 15:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 115 Referee: Mateo Erceg (Croatia) |
| 25 March 2026 | Iceland  | 2–5 | Romania | Carlo Angelo Luzi, Gualdo Tadino |
| 14:00 | Report | Referee: Duncan Nicolson (Scotland) |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the Syrenka Cup matches against Norway, Poland and Albania on 4, 6 and 9 September 2025; respectively.[4]
Caps and goals are correct as of 4 September 2025, after the match against Norway.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tudor Coşa | 22 March 2009 | 1 | 0 | Universitatea Cluj |
| GK | Nicolae Mihailă | 13 May 2009 | 0 | 0 | Sepsi OSK | |
| 2 | DF | Edward Neamțu | 29 June 2009 | 1 | 0 | FCSB |
| 3 | DF | Claudiu Stancu | 4 November 2009 | 1 | 0 | Argeș Pitești |
| 4 | DF | Alexandru Miloiu | 29 March 2009 | 1 | 0 | Lazio |
| 5 | DF | Eduardo Corlat | 17 February 2009 | 1 | 0 | Real Madrid |
| 14 | DF | Cosmin Matei | 20 May 2009 | 1 | 0 | CFR Cluj |
| 21 | DF | Lorand Bencze | 4 July 2009 | 1 | 0 | Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc |
| DF | Ayan Anghel | 14 August 2009 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo București | |
| DF | Andrei Dăncuș | 20 January 2009 | 0 | 0 | FCSB | |
| 6 | MF | Ștefan Rotaru | 1 | 0 | Steaua București | |
| 7 | MF | Luca Văduva | 26 April 2009 | 1 | 0 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 8 | MF | Andrei Niculcea | 18 February 2009 | 1 | 0 | Rapid București |
| 9 | MF | Darius Bota | 1 | 0 | Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc | |
| 10 | MF | Alexandru Goncear | 7 July 2009 | 1 | 0 | Farul Constanța |
| 11 | MF | Răzvan Marincean | 27 February 2009 | 1 | 0 | Farul Constanța |
| 16 | MF | Raul Moldovan | 1 | 0 | FCSB | |
| 20 | MF | Alin Crihană | 1 | 1 | FCSB | |
| 22 | MF | Darius Tripon | 2 October 2009 | 1 | 0 | Farul Constanța |
| 17 | FW | Yanis Ganaj | 17 April 2009 | 1 | 0 | Thun |
| 18 | FW | Kevin Wadman | 13 October 2009 | 1 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers |
| 19 | FW | Eduardo Bodnar | 1 | 0 | Universitatea Cluj | |
Recent call-ups
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Răzvan Farcș | 22 May 2008 | 2 | 0 | Leganés |
v.  North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| GK | Alexandru Glodean | 21 April 2008 | 1 | 0 | Universitatea Craiova |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| GK | David Barbu | 29 January 2008 | 0 | 0 | Farul Constanța |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| DF | Costyn Gheorghe | 9 February 2008 | 5 | 0 | Farul Constanța |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| DF | Robert Drăghici | 21 June 2008 | 4 | 0 | FC Augsburg |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| DF | Davide Moisa | 4 February 2008 | 4 | 0 | Venezia |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| DF | Raul Cojocariu | 25 April 2008 | 1 | 0 | Atalanta |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| DF | Sasha Radu | 1 | 0 | Villarreal |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 | |
| DF | Bogdan Ungureanu | 12 June 2008 | 1 | 0 | Atlético Madrid |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| DF | Raul Vancea | 19 April 2008 | 0 | 0 | Watford |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| MF | Ianis Podoleanu | 3 January 2008 | 5 | 0 | Farul Constanța |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| MF | Albert Radu | 14 January 2008 | 5 | 0 | Malaga |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| MF | Alexandru Bota | 31 March 2008 | 4 | 0 | Universitatea Cluj |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| MF | Rares Coman | 28 January 2008 | 3 | 1 | Sassuolo |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| MF | Sebastian Banu | 10 January 2008 | 0 | 0 | Rapid București |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| MF | Ovidiu Buia | 22 January 2008 | 0 | 0 | Universitatea Cluj |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| MF | Denis Țăroi | 6 April 2008 | 0 | 0 | UTA Arad |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| FW | Ianis Avrămescu | 27 October 2008 | 5 | 2 | Farul Constanța |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| FW | Marco Popescu | 7 April 2008 | 5 | 0 | Lecce |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| FW | Daniele Luncașu | 14 February 2008 | 0 | 0 | Bacău |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
| FW | Mihai Ninasi | 26 August 2008 | 0 | 0 | Universitatea Craiova |
v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025 |
Coaching staff
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Mircea Diaconescu |
| Video Analyst | Federico Carboni |
| Match Analyst | Cristian Bădiță |