France Under-19

Nickname(s)	Les Bleuets (The Little Blues) Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
Association	French Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Jean-Luc Vannuchi
FIFA code	FRA
First colours Second colours Third colours
European Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 2003)
Best result	Winners (2005, 2010, 2016)

The France national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the annual UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. They were the 2010 champions of the competition having won on home soil. The under-19 team also contests the qualification matches needed to play in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, though the competition is classified as an under-20 tournament.

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches.^[1][2]
• Match dates: 22–28 March 2023
• Opposition:  Northern Ireland,  Norway and  Romania
• Caps and goals correct as of: 22 November 2022, after the match against  Scotland

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Robin Risser	(2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 (age 19)	4	0	Strasbourg
	1GK	Mathieu Patouillet	(2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Lyon
	2DF	Younes El Hannach	(2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 19)	5	0	Paris Saint-Germain
	2DF	Thérence Koudou	(2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 19)	5	0	Reims
	2DF	Yoan Koré	(2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 19)	4	1	Paris FC
	2DF	Vimoj Muntu Wa Mungu	(2004-10-15) 15 October 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Paris Saint-Germain
	2DF	Saël Kumbedi	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Lyon
	2DF	Kassoum Ouattara	(2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Reims
	2DF	Leny Yoro	(2005-11-13) 13 November 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Lille
	3MF	Edan Diop	(2004-08-28) 28 August 2004 (age 19)	6	3	Monaco
	3MF	Lesley Ugochukwu	(2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 19)	6	2	Chelsea
	3MF	Nathan Buayi-Kiala	(2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 19)	6	0	Parma
	3MF	Khalil Fayad	(2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 (age 19)	6	0	Montpellier
	3MF	Désiré Doué	(2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 (age 18)	4	1	Rennes
	3MF	Ayman Kari	(2004-11-19) 19 November 2004 (age 19)	3	0	Lorient
	3MF	Warren Zaïre-Emery	(2006-03-08) 8 March 2006 (age 17)	3	0	Paris Saint-Germain
	3MF	Eliesse Ben Seghir	(2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Monaco
	4FW	Mathys Tel	(2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 18)	6	5	Bayern Munich
	4FW	Wilson Odobert	(2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 19)	6	0	Troyes
	4FW	Malamine Efekele	(2004-07-19) 19 July 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Monaco

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the France under-19 squad and remain eligible:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Cheick Doumbia	(2004-10-18) 18 October 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Lorient	v.  Scotland, 22 November 2022
DF	Mathieu Acapandié	(2004-12-14) 14 December 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Nantes	v.  Scotland, 22 November 2022
DF	Nehemiah Fernandez	(2004-12-11) 11 December 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Paris Saint-Germain	v.  Scotland, 22 November 2022
MF	Marvin De Lima	(2004-04-19) 19 April 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Bordeaux	v.  Scotland, 22 November 2022
MF	Mohamed El Arouch	(2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Lyon	v.  Scotland, 22 November 2022
FW	David Mokwa	(2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 (age 19)	0	0	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	v.  Scotland, 22 November 2022

Previous squads

UEFA U-19 European Championships squads

• 2019 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2018 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2016 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2015 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2013 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2012 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2010 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2009 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2007 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2005 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2003 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France

Competitive record

UEFA European U-19 Championship record

Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	did not qualify
2003	Group stage	3	0	2	1	4	6
2004	did not qualify
2005	Champions	5	4	1	0	11	5
2006	did not qualify
2007	Semi-finals	4	1	3	0	6	3
2008	did not qualify
2009	Semi-finals	4	1	2	1	4	5
2010	Champions	5	4	1	0	14	4
2011	did not qualify
2012	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	8	5
2013	Runners-up	5	2	2	1	5	4
2014	did not qualify
2015	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	6	3
2016	Champions	5	4	0	1	15	4
2017	did not qualify
2018	Semi-finals	4	2	0	2	11	4
2019	Semi-finals	4	3	1	0	5	0
2020	Cancelled
2021
2022	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	12	4
2023	TBD
Total	3 titles	51	29	13	9	101	47

*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.

2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Qualified teams for the final tournament

The following teams qualified for the final tournament of the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002).

Team	Method of qualification	Appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Slovakia	Hosts	2nd	2002	Third place (2002)
Romania	Elite round Group 4 winners	2nd	2011	Group Stage (2011)
Italy	Elite round Group 5 winners	8th	2019	Champions (2003)
Israel	Elite round Group 1 winners	2nd	2014	Group Stage (2014)
France	Elite round Group 2 winners	12th	2019	Champions (2005, 2010, 2016)
England	Elite round Group 3 winners	11th	2018	Champions (2017)
Austria	Elite round Group 7 winners	8th	2016	Semi-finals (2003, 2006, 2014)

Honours

• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship (8):

1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016