The Croatia national under-19 football team represents

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in international

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at this age level and is controlled by the

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, the governing body for football in Croatia.

Competition history

Prior to 1990 Croatian players played for the Yugoslavia Under-18 team. Although the Croatian team was formed in the early 1990s after the

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, the Under-18 team had to wait for

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to officially accept

's membership bid in order to be included in UEFA-governed competitions. Croatia's membership was accepted in June 1993 and the first continental competition Croatia under-18 team took part in was the qualification for 1994 European Under-18 Championship. In 2001

changed the player eligibility dates and from 2002 onwards the continental championship is known as

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. The tournament is held every year and serves as the qualifying tournament for

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which is held every two years. Croatia Under-18/19 team managed to qualify for European championship on four occasions. In 1998 and 2010 they won third place which earned them a place at the

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and

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UEFA U-18/19 European Championship record

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches. * Match dates: 16, 19 and 22 November 2022 * Opposition: , and *Caps and goals correct as of: 25 September 2022, after the match against .

Past squads

* 2010 UEFA U-19 European Championship squad * 2012 UEFA U-19 European Championship squad * 2016 UEFA U-19 European Championship squad

References

External links

European Under-19 Championship official website
at

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