France national under-16 football team

National under-16 association football team representing France

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.

Competitive record

UEFA European U-16 Football Championship record

*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

• UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship

Finalists (2): 1996, 2001

• Val-de-Marne Tournament

Champions (7): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011

• Montaigu Tournament

Champions (9): 1976, 1977, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006,

• Aegean Cup

Champions (6): 2001, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

References

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

External links

• Official site (in French)