Spain national under-19 football team

The Spain national under-19 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. It is the most successful U-19 national team in Europe with eight continental titles.

Spain Under-19
Nickname(s)La Rojita (The Little Red One)
La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
AssociationRoyal Spanish Football Federation
(Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSanti Denia (2018–)
Most capsAarón Ñíguez (23)
Top scorerJuan Mata (12)
FIFA codeESP
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Spain 2–0 Switzerland  
(Monzón, Spain; 3 October 2001)
Biggest win
 Spain 8–1 Cyprus 
(Torrevieja, Spain; 28 May 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Turkey 3–0 Spain 
(Chiajna, Romania; 26 July 2011)
 England 3–0 Spain 
(Burton upon Trent, England; 24 March 2017)
Records for competitive matches only.
European Under-19 Championship
Appearances12 (first in 2002)
Best resultWinners (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019)
Spain national under-19 football team
Medal record
U-19 European Championship
2002 Norway Team
2004 Switzerland Team
2006 Poland Team
2007 Austria Team
2010 France Team
2011 Romania Team
2012 Estonia Team
2015 Greece Team
2019 Armenia Team

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-19 Championship Record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
2002Champions10910324
2003Second qualifying round311132
2004Champions8620175
2005Elite Round320151
2006Champions8710327
2007Champions8530165
2008Group Stage9522187
2009Group Stage9603217
2010Runners-up118122510
2011Champions11911348
2012Champions86201710
2013Semi-Finals7511115
2014Elite Round320164
2015Champions8611225
2016Elite Round311133
2017Elite Round320173
2018Elite Round311154
2019Champions8530165
Total12/1712386211629095

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

  • Gold background color indicates first-place finish. Silver background color indicates second-place finish.

Individual awards

Spain's U-19 players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship tournaments.

Year Golden Player Golden Boot
2002 Fernando Torres Fernando Torres
2004 Juanfran
2006 Alberto Bueno Alberto Bueno
2010 Dani Pacheco
2011 Álex Fernández Álvaro Morata
2012 Gerard Deulofeu Jesé
2015 Marco Asensio Borja Mayoral

Player records

Top Appearances
Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-19 Caps
1Aarón ÑíguezValencia, Xerez, Iraklis2006–200823
2Emilio NsueMallorca2006–200821
3Jorge PulidoAtlético Madrid2008–201020
 Juanmi JiménezMálaga2011–201220
5Gerard DeulofeuBarcelona2011–201219
 Juan MirandaBarcelona2017–201919
7César AzpilicuetaOsasuna2007–200818
 Daniel AquinoMurcia2007–200918
 Carlos FernándezSevilla2013–201518
 Antonio MarínAlmería2013–201518
 Abel RuizBarcelona2017–201918
 Aarón MartínEspanyol2014–201618

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-19s.

Top Goalscorers
Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-19 Goals
1Juan MataReal Madrid2006–200712
2Alberto BuenoReal Madrid2006–200711
 Álvaro MorataReal Madrid2010–201111
 Borja MayoralReal Madrid2014–201611
5Ferran TorresValencia2018–20199
6Aarón ÑíguezValencia, Xerez, Iraklis2006–20088
 Pablo SarabiaReal Madrid, Getafe2010–20118
 Juanmi JiménezMálaga2011–20128
 Marco AsensioMallorca, Real Madrid2014–20158
10Sergio GarcíaBarcelona2001–20027
 Emilio NsueMallorca2006–20087
 Francisco MéridaArsenal, Real Sociedad2007–20097
 Isco AlarcónValencia2010–20117
 Abel RuizBarcelona2017–20197
 Paco AlcácerValencia2011–20127

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-19s.

Players

Former squads

See also

References

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