France national under-16 football team

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 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 and international tournaments, such as the Aegean Cup.

France

Nickname(s)	Les Bleuets (The Little Blues) Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
Association	French Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Jean-Claude Giuntini
FIFA code	FRA
First colours Second colours

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 2016 edition of the OFAJ friendly played on 16 May. [1]

Head coach: Patrick Gonfalone

Caps and goals as of 16 May 2016 after the match against Germany.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Nathan Cremillieux	9 January 2000	8	0	Saint-Étienne
16	GK	Sonny Laiton	28 January 2000	2	0	Auxerre
5	DF	Till Cissokho	8 February 2000	11	0	Bordeaux
2	DF	Yohan Junger	1 February 2000	11	0	Metz
4	DF	Batista Mendy	12 January 2000	10	0	Nantes
3	DF	Hakim Guenouche	30 May 2000	10	0	Nancy
17	DF	Tom Flamant	26 October 2000	8	1	Paris Saint-Germain
13	DF	Leroy Abanda Mfomo	7 June 2000	7	0	Monaco
15	DF	Maxence Lacroix	6 April 2000	1	0	Sochaux
6	MF	Claudio Gomes	23 July 2000	13	0	Paris Saint-Germain
8	MF	Aurélien Tchouameni	27 January 2000	11	0	Bordeaux
7	MF	Yacine Adli	29 July 2000	10	4	Paris Saint-Germain
12	MF	Mathis Picouleau	8 May 2000	10	0	Rennes
10	MF	Thanawat Suengchitthawon	8 January 2000	4	1	Nancy
14	MF	Darly N'Landu	14 July 2000	1	0	Lille
11	FW	Alan Kerouedan	12 January 2000	16	5	Rennes
9	FW	Amine Gouiri	16 February 2000	11	4	Lyon
18	FW	Charles Abi	12 April 2000	11	2	Saint-Étienne
20	FW	Alexis Flips	18 January 2000	11	0	Lille
19	FW	Matthias Phaeton	8 January 2000	5	4	Brest

Recent callups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Yahia Fofana	21 August 2000	5	0	Le Havre	v.  United States, 28 March 2016
GK	Adrien L'Heritier	11 February 2000	3	0	Sochaux	v.  Italy, 11 March 2016
DF	Vincent Collet	23 March 2000	12	0	Metz	v.  United States, 28 March 2016
DF	Victor Daguin	8 March 2000	6	0	Nantes	v.  Netherlands, 13 March 2016
DF	Mathys Kuntz	21 February 2000	3	0	Sochaux	v.  Netherlands, 13 March 2016
DF	Clément Vidal	18 June 2000	2	0	Montpellier	v.  Netherlands, 13 March 2016
DF	Andy Cizo	2 March 2000	1	0	Marseille	v.  Italy, 11 March 2016
DF	Alexandre Nsakala	20 March 2000	4	0	Sochaux	v.  Denmark, 9 March 2016
DF	William Bianda	30 April 2000	1	0	Lens	v.  Denmark, 9 March 2016
MF	Maxence Caqueret	15 February 2000	12	3	Lyon	v.  United States, 28 March 2016
MF	Theo Ndicka Matam	20 April 2000	3	0	Lyon	v.  Netherlands, 13 March 2016
MF	Stefano Caille	18 May 2000	3	0	Tours	v.  Netherlands, 13 March 2016
MF	Brandon Ndezi	9 January 2000	2	0	Nancy	v.  Netherlands, 13 March 2016
MF	Jules Gaudin	9 May 2000	6	1	Guingamp	v.  Portugal, 8 February 2016
FW	Nicolas Fontaine	7 February 2000	9	1	Evian	v.  Peru, 24 March 2016
FW	Guillaume Gali	24 February 2000	9	2	Tours	v.  Netherlands, 13 March 2016
FW	Lenny Pintor	5 August 2000	2	0	Bastia	v.  Portugal, 8 February 2016

Competitive record

For single-match results of the under-16 national team, see French football single-season articles.

UEFA European U-16 Football Championship record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1982	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	Fifth place	3	2	0	1	7	2
1986	15th place	3	1	0	2	3	6
1987	Third place	5	3	2	0	9	2
1988	8th place	3	1	1	1	2	2
1989	Third place	5	3	1	1	10	8
1990	9th place	3	0	2	1	2	4
1991	Fourth place*	5	2	3	0	9	3
1992	11th place	3	0	1	2	1	3
1993	Fourth place	5	2	2	1	9	5
1994	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Fourth place	5	3	0	2	7	6
1996	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	7	1
1997	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	17	1
Total	12/19	52	26	13	13	83	43

*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. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

External links

• Official site (in French)