England national under-18 football team, also known as

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under-18s or England U18(s), represents

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at under-18 age level and is controlled by

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, the governing body for

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. The team is coached by Neil Ryan. The team competed in the FIFA International Youth Tournament (later taken over by UEFA) and its successor, the UEFA European Under-18 Championship, and was often referred to as England Youth. After the tournament was renamed the European Under-18 Championship, England won twice more, in 1980 and 1993. In 1997, eligibility rules changed and the competition was rebranded as the

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in 2001. Nowadays, the under-18 banner is used for participation in international friendlies. The 2017 Toulon Tournament was also composed largely of under-18 players.

Players

Latest squad

For the 2022–23 season, players born on or after 1 January 2005 are eligible. Players born between January and August 2005 are second-year scholars in the English academy system, players born between September 2005 and August 2006 are first-year scholars. The following players were named in the squad for games against Netherlands, Faroe Islands and Belgium, to be played between 21-26 September 2022. ''Names in italics denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group.''

Honours

FIFA International Youth Tournament
Winners: 1948 UEFA International Youth Tournament
Winners: 1963, 1964,

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, 1973, 1975
Runners-up: 1958,

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, 1967 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Winners: 1980, 1993

References

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