France national under-17 football team

The France national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every four years. The under-17 team also participates in local and international friendly tournaments, such as the Montaigu Tournament and the Toto Cup, which is held in Austria.

France have won the FIFA U-17 World Cup once in 2001. However, of the 18 players that played on the championship-winning team, only one of them has played in the senior team of France; Florent Sinama-Pongolle. Several players on the team, such as Hassan Yebda, Mourad Meghni, Chaouki Ben Saada, and Emerse Faé have played for other national teams for which they were eligible. The under-17 team has also won the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship once in 2004. The championship-winning team began a new generation for the senior national team as it was composed of several players who have established themselves as French internationals. Samir Nasri, Karim Benzema, Jérémy Menez, and Hatem Ben Arfa have all gone on the represent the senior team with two of them participating in a major international tournament for France.

The 2011–12 international under-17 campaign began on 21 August 2011 and the team is coached by Jean-Claude Giuntini, a former football player. Prior to coaching for the French Football Federation, Giuntini had a domestic coaching tenure at ESA Brive from 1986–1995. The current captain of the team is Auxerre defender Jean-Charles Castelletto.

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up to participate in the first round of qualification for the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship that was played from 28 October to 2 November.^[1]

Caps and goals are as current as the squad's match against Northern Ireland on 2 November 2011. Please note that these players are currently playing in the youth academies of their respective clubs.

Recent callups

Previous squads

Results

Friendly

2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship First Round qualification

2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Elite Round qualification

Last updated: 6 December 2011
Source: Federation U-17 Schedule

Competitive Record

For single-match results of the under-17 national team, see French football single-season articles.

*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.

Coaching staff

As of 29 July 2010

Honours

• FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Champions (1): 2001

• UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship

Champions (1): 2004

Finalists (2): 2008, 2002

Semi-Finalists (1): 2007

• Toto Cup

Champions (3): 2009, 1999, 1992

References

External links

• Official site (French)