Croatia national under-20 football team
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The Croatia national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Croatia
and is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation
, the governing body for football in Croatia
.
Under-20 national team of Croatia
was formed in 1994. First match was played against team of Austria
n region Styria, and first match against FIFA
member was against Italy on 8 February 1995.
Croatia managed to qualify for 1999
FIFA U-20 World Cup
. That was second appearance from Croatian football team on FIFA competition, after A-team
appeared on FIFA World Cup in France in 1998
. They passed the group, and then lost to Brazil
by 4-0 in Round of 16.
On 24 July 2010, after trashing Portugal
5-0 in 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
group game, Croatia qualified to semi-final and also secured spot in 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
in Colombia
.
, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia
and teams of some Austrian and Hungarian
regions. Croatia won that cup three times in a row, in 1994, 1995 and 1996, and bever after.
Totally, U-20 team has played 64 matches as of 10 August 2010, with 37 wins, 14 draws and 13 losses.
.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation
Croatian Football Federation
The Croatian Football Federation is the governing body of association football in Croatia. It was originally formed in 1912 and is based in the capital city of Zagreb. The organisation is a member of both FIFA and UEFA, and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in Croatia...
, the governing body for football in Croatia
Football in Croatia
Football in Croatia, called nogomet, is the most popular team sport in the country and is led by the Croatian Football Federation. It is played in four official components; the domestic league consists of three hierarchical echelons, and a single national team represents the entire state...
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History
The U20 team is the de facto under-19 of the previous year, and it acts mainly as a feeder team for the U21s and provides further international development for youth players. The team qualified for its only official match, FIFA U-20 World Cup, depends on U19 result.Under-20 national team of Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
was formed in 1994. First match was played against team of Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n region Styria, and first match against FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
member was against Italy on 8 February 1995.
Croatia managed to qualify for 1999
1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between April 3 and April 24, 1999. The 1999 championship was the 12th contested.- Qualification :The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.-Squads:...
FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...
. That was second appearance from Croatian football team on FIFA competition, after A-team
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...
appeared on FIFA World Cup in France in 1998
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
. They passed the group, and then lost to Brazil
Brazil national under-20 football team
Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção, is considered to be the feeder team for the Brazil national football team.-Competitive record:...
by 4-0 in Round of 16.
On 24 July 2010, after trashing Portugal
Portugal national under-19 football team
-Current squad:*The following players have been called up to participate in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Qualifying round.*National team caps and goals correct as of 8 November 2009.*Please note some of these players play for their club's reserve team....
5-0 in 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
-Group B:---------------------Bracket:-Semi-finals:-----Final:-Goalscorers:4 goals Daniel Pacheco3 goals Zvonko Pamić Cédric Bakambu Alexandre Lacazette...
group game, Croatia qualified to semi-final and also secured spot in 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the eighteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities...
in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
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Competitive record
Croatian under-20 team played most of its matches competing in regional cup called Mirop Cup, also known as Cup Alpe-Adria, with teams of SloveniaSlovenia national football team
The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The team played their first match in 1992 after the split of Yugoslavia in 1991....
, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia
Slovakia national football team
The Slovakia national football team represents Slovakia in association football and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association , the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium is Štadión Pasienky and their head coach is Vladimír Weiss...
and teams of some Austrian and Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
regions. Croatia won that cup three times in a row, in 1994, 1995 and 1996, and bever after.
Totally, U-20 team has played 64 matches as of 10 August 2010, with 37 wins, 14 draws and 13 losses.
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | ||||||||
| 1995 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship The 10th FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Qatar from April 13 to April 28, 1995. The tournament took place in three venues in one city: Doha.-Qualification:-Group A:-------------------------Group B:--------------------... to 1997 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 11th staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held from June 16 to July 5, 1997 in Malaysia.-Venues:-Qualification:The following 24 teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship... |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 19991999 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between April 3 and April 24, 1999. The 1999 championship was the 12th contested.- Qualification :The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.-Squads:... |
Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2001 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between June 17 and July 8, 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del Plata... to 2009 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia... |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 20112011 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the eighteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities... |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | ||
Current squad
This is the squad for 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the eighteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities...
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| # | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||
| 1 | Matej Delač Matej Delač Matej Delač is a Croatian football goalkeeper who is currently on loan in Dynamo České Budějovice from Barclays Premier League club Chelsea.-Inter Zaprešić:... |
20 August 1992 (age 19) |  Chelsea |
| 12 | Dominik Picak Dominik Picak Dominik Picak is a Croatian football goalkeeper who plays for Lokomotiva Zagreb, on loan from Dinamo Zagreb.-Club career:... |
12 February 1992 (age 19) |  LokomotivaNK Lokomotiva NK Lokomotiva is a Croatian football club based in Zagreb, currently competing in the Prva HNL, the country's top division. Founded originally as ŽŠK Victoria in 1914, the club's only period of success came in the late 1940s and early 1950s before spending most of the following five decades as... |
| 21 | Michael Paradžiković | 9 January 1992 (age 20) | Cibalia HNK Cibalia HNK Cibalia, or just Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva HNL, Croatia's top flight. Their stadium is located in the south part of their home town and can hold 12,000 spectators... |
| Defenders | |||
| 2 | Ivor Horvat | 19 August 1991 (age 20) | Lokomotiva NK Lokomotiva NK Lokomotiva is a Croatian football club based in Zagreb, currently competing in the Prva HNL, the country's top division. Founded originally as ŽŠK Victoria in 1914, the club's only period of success came in the late 1940s and early 1950s before spending most of the following five decades as... |
| 5 | Renato Kelić Renato Kelić Renato Kelić is a Croatian football defender, who plays for FC Slovan Liberec in the Czech Gambrinus liga.Renato Kelić was born in Vinkovci, where he started his football career. He was a member of the HNK Cibalia youth team when he was bought by the Czech club FC Slovan Liberec... |
31 March 1991 (age 20) |  Slovan LiberecFC Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league... |
| 6 | Tomislav Glumac | 14 May 1991 (age 20) | Zadar NK Zadar NK Zadar is a Croatian football club based in Zadar, a city on the Adriatic coast. The club was founded in 1945.Josip Skoblar, Đovani Roso, Dado Pršo and Luka Modrić, are among their most notable former players.... |
| 13 | Marko Lešković | 27 April 1991 (age 20) | Osijek NK Osijek NK Osijek is a Croatian football club, from Osijek in eastern Croatia.- History :NK Osijek's early roots are found in club called NK Udarnik that was formed in 1945 under FPR Yugoslavia's new communist authorities on the ashes of dissolved HŠK Slavija... |
| 14 | Roberto Punčec Roberto Punčec Roberto Punčec is a Croatian football player who plays as a defender, currently with Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.. He is a Croatia youth international having earned caps with all of the youth teams beginning with the Croatia under-16 team.A product of Varteks youth academy, Punčec joined the first team... |
27 October 1991 (age 20) | Varaždin |
| Midfielders | |||
| 3 | Dejan Glavica | 20 August 1991 (age 20) | Varaždin |
| 4 | Franko Andrijašević Franko Andrijašević Franko Andrijašević is a Croatian football player who plays as midfielder, currently with Hajduk Split in Prva HNL. He is a Croatia youth international having earned caps with all of the youth teams beginning with the Croatia under-16 team.A product of Hajduk Split academy, Andrijašević made his... |
22 June 1991 (age 20) | Hajduk Split HNK Hajduk Split HNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and... |
| 7 | Zvonko Pamić Zvonko Pamić Zvonko Pamić is a Croatian professional footballer currently playing for MSV Duisburg on loan from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.-Career:... |
4 February 1991 (age 21) |  DuisburgMSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:... |
| 8 | Arijan Ademi Arijan Ademi Arijan Ademi is a Croatian professional footballer of Albanian descent who currently plays for Dinamo Zagreb and Croatia national under-19 team. Ademi started his professional career at Šibenik, debuting for the senior squad on 22 March 2008 aged just 16 years... |
29 May 1991 (age 20) | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 10 | Filip Ozobić Filip Ozobić Filip Ozobić is a Croatian midfielder who currently plays for Spartak Moscow, Croatia national under-19 football team and the Croatia national under-21 football team.... |
8 April 1991 (age 20) |  Spartak MoscowFC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times... |
| 11 | Mario Tičinović Mario Ticinovic Mario Ticinovic is a Croatian football player who plays as a Midfielder, his current club is Hajduk Split.-Career:... |
20 August 1991 (age 20) | Hajduk Split HNK Hajduk Split HNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and... |
| 15 | Antonio Jakoliš | 28 February 1992 (age 19) | Šibenik HNK Šibenik HNK Šibenik is a Croatian football club based in the city of Šibenik on the Croatian coast.The club was formed in 1932. In 2006 the club finished first in the Croatian Second League's southern division and was promoted to the Prva HNL... |
| 16 | Frano Mlinar Frano Mlinar Frano Mlinar is a Croatian football player currently playing for Prva HNL side Lokomotiva, on loan from Dinamo Zagreb.A product of Dinamo Zagreb Academy, Mlinar was promoted to the club's first team squad in January 2010, and had his professional league debut in the second part of the 2009–10 season... |
30 March 1992 (age 19) | Lokomotiva NK Lokomotiva NK Lokomotiva is a Croatian football club based in Zagreb, currently competing in the Prva HNL, the country's top division. Founded originally as ŽŠK Victoria in 1914, the club's only period of success came in the late 1940s and early 1950s before spending most of the following five decades as... |
| 20 | Ivan Blažević | 25 July 1992 (age 19) | Inter Zaprešić NK Inter Zaprešic NK Inter Zaprešić is a Croatian football club based in Zaprešić, a town northwest of the capital Zagreb originally founded in 1929. They play in the Prva HNL after they were promoted from Druga HNL at the end of the 2006–07 season... |
| Forwards | |||
| 9 | Andrej Kramarić Andrej Kramarić Andrej Kramarić is a Croatian professional footballer who currently plays for team GNK Dinamo Zagreb. He is also a member of Croatia under-19 and under-21 national teams.... |
19 June 1991 (age 20) | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 17 | Anton Maglica Anton Maglica Anton Maglica is a Croatian football striker, currently playing for NK Osijek in the Prva HNL.-Club career:Maglica started his career playing at youth level for Orašje. After he moved to Osijek to attend high school, he immediately underwent trial at NK Osijek and joined their youth team... |
11 November 1991 (age 20) | Osijek NK Osijek NK Osijek is a Croatian football club, from Osijek in eastern Croatia.- History :NK Osijek's early roots are found in club called NK Udarnik that was formed in 1945 under FPR Yugoslavia's new communist authorities on the ashes of dissolved HŠK Slavija... |
| 18 | Marin Zulim | 26 October 1991 (age 20) | Lučko NK Lucko NK Lučko is a Croatian football club based in the city of Zagreb, currently competing in the Prva HNL. NK Lučko one of the oldest clubs in New Zagreb, founded in 1931.-Current squad:-External links:... |
| 19 | Ivan Lendrić Ivan Lendrić Ivan Lendrić is a Croatian football player currently playing for Prva HNL side Hajduk Split.-Career:Born in Split, Lendrić rose through the ranks of the HNK Hajduk Split Academy... |
8 August 1991 (age 20) | Hajduk Split HNK Hajduk Split HNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and... |
Previous squads
FIFA U-20 World CupFIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...
- 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship squad
- 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad
See also
- Croatia national football teamCroatia national football teamThe Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...
- Croatia national under-21 football teamCroatia national under-21 football teamThe Croatia national under-21 football team, also known as Croatia under-21 or Croatia U21 is a youth association football national team which represents Croatia at this age level and is a feeder team for the Croatia national football team....
- Croatia national under-19 football teamCroatia national under-19 football team-2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship :-2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship :-Latest squad:...
- Croatia national under-17 football teamCroatia national under-17 football teamThe Croatia national under-17 football team represents Croatia in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia.The Head Coach is Ivan Gudelj...