The France national under-16 football team is the national under-16 football team of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

and is controlled by the

French Football Federation The French Football Federation ( FFF; french: Fédération Française de Football) is the governing body of football in France. It also includes the overseas departments ( Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion), the over ...

. The team previously competed in the annual

UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship The UEFA European Under-17 Championship or simply UEFA Under-17 Championship, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-17 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Spain is the most successful team in this ...

before it was converted 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 The Montaigu Tournament (french: Tournoi de Montaigu) is an international association football competition that is contested by under-16 national teams and clubs. The tournament is also known as Mondial Minimes. The games are held in stadiums lo ...

and international tournaments, such as the Aegean Cup. Prior to the UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship being converted 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. ''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 The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...

.'' :''**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.''

Honours

:''Finalists (2):'' 1996, 2001 *

Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a pop ...

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

:''Champions (9)'': 1976, 1977, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, * Aegean Cup :''Champions (6):'' 2001, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

References

External links

Official site
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