Romania national under-17 football team

Romania under-17 football team

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Romania U-17Nickname(s)| Tricolorii (The Tricolours)

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Association| Federația Română de Fotbal
Confederation| UEFA (Europe)
Head coach| Daniel Mogoșanu (U-17)
Victor Ene, Iulian Cojocaru, Eugen Anghel (U-16)
Captain| Eduard Rădăslăvescu (U-17)
Adrian Horșia (U-16)
Most caps| Laurențiu Brănescu (12)
Top scorer| Fabian Himcinschi (9)
FIFA code| ROU

First colours

Second colours

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First international
Romania 0–1 Soviet Union
(Bucharest, Romania; 17 October 1981)
Biggest win
Romania 9–0 Liechtenstein
(Maladzyechna, Belarus; 23 September 2010)
Biggest defeat
Romania 2–8 Germany
(Darlington, England; 24 April 2001)
World Cup
Appearances| None (first in -)
Best result| -
European Championship
Appearances| 9 (first in 1986)
Best result| Group phase (9 times)

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Romania women's national under-17 football team.

The Romania national under-17 football team represents Romania in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Federația Română de Fotbal, the governing body for football in Romania.

## Competitive record

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### UEFA European Under-16 and Under-17 Championship

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#### Under-16 era

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European Championship record  | European Championship Qualification record

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Year  | Round  | Pld | W | D *  | L | GF | GA | Position  | Pld | W | D *  | L | GF | GA
1982 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12
1984 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8
1985 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2
1986 | Group phase | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2
1987 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3
1988 | Group phase | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3
1989 | Group phase | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2
1990 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5
1991 | Group phase | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2
1992 | Group phase | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2
1993 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3
1994 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8
1995 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4
1996 | Group phase | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1
1997 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4
1998 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2
1999 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5
2000 | Group phase | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
2001 | Group phase | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

#### Under-17 era

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European Championship record  | European Championship Qualification record

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Year  | Round  | Pld | W | D *  | L | GF | GA | Position  | Pld | W | D *  | L | GF | GA
2002 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3
2003 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q1 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2
Q2 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5
2004 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q1 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1
Q2 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6
2005 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4
Elite 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2
2006 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1
Elite 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6
2007 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4
2008 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1
Elite 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3
2009 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4
Elite 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4
2010 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4
Elite 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10
2011 | Group phase | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | First 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0
Elite 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2
2012 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4
2013 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5
2014 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
Elite 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2
2015 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3
Elite 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7
2016 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5
2017 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6
2018 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2
Elite 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9
2019 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2
Elite 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2] | First 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1
2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][3]
2022 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7
2023 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8
2024 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | Elite 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3
2025 | to be determined
2026

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

## Players

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### Current squad

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The following players were called up for the friendlies against Austria on 14 and 16 June 2023.[4]

Caps and goals are correct as of 27 March 2023, after the match against North Macedonia.

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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| 1GK | Rafael Munteanu |  (2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 18) | 6  | 0  |  Farul Constanța
| 1GK | Codruț Sandu |  (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18) | 1  | 0  |  Rapid București
| 1GK | Robert Matei |  (2006-09-03) 3 September 2006 (age 18) | 0  | 0  |  Ternana

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| 2DF | Eduard Chihaia |  (2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 18) | 7  | 0  |  Farul Constanța
| 2DF | Darius Fălcușan |  (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 18) | 7  | 0  |  Empoli
| 2DF | Răzvan Călugăr |  (2006-04-06) 6 April 2006 (age 18) | 6  | 0  |  Universitatea Cluj
| 2DF | Alexandru Ureche |  (2006-03-20) 20 March 2006 (age 18) | 6  | 0  |  Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc
| 2DF | Alin Chinteș |  (2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 18) | 4  | 0  |  Universitatea Cluj
| 2DF | Hussein Shehait |  (2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 18) | 2  | 0  |  Steaua București
| 2DF | Matei Marin |  | 0  | 0  |  Steaua București

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| 3MF | Răzvan Florea |  (2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 (age 18) | 2  | 0  |  Steaua București
| 3MF | Octavian Cepoi |  | 0  | 0  |  Rapid București
| 3MF | Eduard Dănilă |  | 0  | 0  |  Rapid București
| 3MF | Robert Lăpădătescu |  | 0  | 0  |  Universitatea Craiova
| 3MF | David Matei |  (2006-07-19) 19 July 2006 (age 18) | 0  | 0  |  Steaua București
| 3MF | Tudor Pojar |  | 0  | 0  |  Universitatea Cluj
| 3MF | Mario Preda |  | 0  | 0  |  FCSB

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| 4FW | Ioan Vermeșan |  (2006-10-18) 18 October 2006 (age 18) | 12  | 4  |  Hellas Verona
| 4FW | David Păcuraru |  (2006-02-17) 17 February 2006 (age 18) | 10  | 2  |  Farul Constanța
| 4FW | Ianis Tarbă |  (2006-07-04) 4 July 2006 (age 18) | 9  | 3  |  Celta Vigo
| 4FW | Alin Cocoș |  (2006-08-05) 5 August 2006 (age 18) | 9  | 1  |  Farul Constanța
| 4FW | Jason Kodor |  (2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 18) | 2  | 0  |  Lecce

### Recent call-ups

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Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club  | Latest call-up

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GK | Bogdan Ungureanu |  (2007-04-01) 1 April 2007 (age 17) | 3  | 0  |  Rapid București | v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022
GK | Mate Simon |  (2006-07-19) 19 July 2006 (age 18) | 0  | 0  |  Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc | v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022

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DF | Andrei Racu |  (2007-03-31) 31 March 2007 (age 17) | 4  | 0  |  Atalanta | v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022
DF | Rareș Fătu |  (2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 18) | 3  | 0  |  Parma | v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022
DF | Tommaso Nistor |  (2006-11-06) 6 November 2006 (age 18) | 2  | 0  |  SPAL | v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022
DF | Alin Techereș |  (2007-01-05) 5 January 2007 (age 17) | 0  | 0  |  Universitatea Cluj | v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022

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MF | Robert Lăpădătescu | Unknown | 3  | 0  |  Universitatea Craiova | v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022
MF | Ionuț Cercel | Unknown | 0  | 0  |  Farul Constanța | v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022
MF | Marius Codreanu |  (2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 18) | 0  | 0  |  Farul Constanța | v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022

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FW | Enes Sali |  (2006-02-23) 23 February 2006 (age 18) | 9  | 3  |  Farul Constanța | v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022
FW | Vlad Oarga |  (2007-04-07) 7 April 2007 (age 17) | 2  | 1  |  Viitorul Constanța | v.  Estonia, 1 November 2022

## Results and fixtures

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### 2020

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#### U-17

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Israel v  Romania 17 February 2020 (2020-02-17) Friendly|  Israel | 0–0|  Romania | Shefayim, Israel

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UTC+02:00 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Shefayim National Football Centre

Israel v  Romania 19 February 2020 (2020-02-19) Friendly|  Israel | 0–0|  Romania | Shefayim, Israel

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UTC+02:00 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Shefayim National Football Centre

Hungary v  Romania 17 February 2021 (2021-02-17) Friendly|  Hungary | 1–2|  Romania | Gyula, Hungary

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#### U-16

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Cyprus v  Romania 11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) Friendly|  Cyprus | 1–0|  Romania | Paralimni, Cyprus

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Cyprus v  Romania 13 February 2020 (2020-02-13) Friendly|  Cyprus | 1–0|  Romania | Paralimni, Cyprus

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Bosnia and Herzegovina v  Romania 23 September 2020 (2020-09-23) 'Vlatko Markovic' Tournament|  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–0|  Romania | Osijek, Croatia

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North Macedonia v  Romania 24 September 2020 (2020-09-24) 'Vlatko Markovic' Tournament|  North Macedonia | 2–4|  Romania | Osijek, Croatia

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Zambia v  Romania 25 September 2020 (2020-09-25) 'Vlatko Markovic' Tournament|  Zambia | 1–2|  Romania | Osijek, Croatia

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Croatia v  Romania 27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) 'Vlatko Markovic' Tournament|  Croatia | 4–0|  Romania | Osijek, Croatia

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Romania v  Universitatea Craiova U17 5 February 2021 (2021-02-05) Unofficial friendly|  Romania | 3–0|  Universitatea Craiova U17 | Buftea, Romania

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Romania v  FCSB U17 7 February 2021 (2021-02-07) Unofficial friendly|  Romania | 0–4|  FCSB U17 | Buftea, Romania

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Romania v  Petrolul Ploiești U17 7 April 2021 (2021-04-07) Unofficial friendly|  Romania | 7–0|  Petrolul Ploiești U17 | Buftea, Romania

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## See also

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* Romania national football team
* Romania national under-21 football team
* Romania national under-20 football team
* Romania national under-19 football team
* Romania national under-16 football team
* UEFA European Under-17 Championship

## References

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1. ^ a b "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
2. ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
3. ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
4. ^ ""Dublă" amicală cu Austria pentru tricolorii U17" (in Romanian). Federația Română de Fotbal. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

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