France national under-16 football team

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

Captain

Jason Pendant

Top scorer

Jeremy Menez (19)

FIFA code

FRA

Second colours

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 in Turkey. France are currently the five-time defending champions of the Aegean Cup.

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. The latter team was considered the best scoring 17 goals and conceding only one goal, which came in the final against Spain. However, of the 18 players that played on the team, only one has played in the senior national team; winger Florent Sinama-Pongolle. Three players; Emerse Faé, Hassan Yebda, and Mourad Meghni have played for other national teams for which they were eligible.

The 2012–13 international under-16 campaign began on 18 September 2012 and the current coach of the team is 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 has yet to be determined.

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up to participate in the 2012 edition of the Tournoi International du Val-de-Marne to be played from 20 October to 4 November.^[1]

Caps and goals are as current as the squad's previous match against the Netherlands on 3 November 2012. These players are currently playing in the youth academies of their respective clubs.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Benjamin David	(1997-02-26) 26 February 1997	2	0	Lorient
1GK	Corentin Schmittheissler	(1997-04-22) 22 April 1997	3	0	Metz

2DF	Nabil El Bouhabi	(1997-05-25) 25 May 1997	1	0	Lille
2DF	Wilfried Kiala	(1997-01-18) 18 January 1997	3	0	Troyes
2DF	Loïc Ntambwe	(1997-01-12) 12 January 1997	5	1	Rennes
2DF	Jérôme Onguene	(1997-12-22) 22 December 1997	5	1	Sochaux
2DF	Jason Pendant	(1997-02-09) 9 February 1997	5	0	Sochaux
2DF	Alexandre Roselli	(1997-03-17) 17 March 1997	3	0	Lyon

3MF	Alexis Larrière	(1997-03-20) 20 March 1997	3	0	Metz
3MF	Christopher N'Kunku	(1997-11-14) 14 November 1997	3	0	Paris Saint-Germain
3MF	Denis Poha	(1997-05-28) 28 May 1997	5	0	Rennes
3MF	William Bonga	(2000-07-17) 17 July 2000	3	2	Lille OSC
3MF	Ibrahim Quna	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997	3	0	Troyes
3MF	Dilhan Sagun	(1997-10-17) 17 October 1997	3	1	Sochaux

4FW	Jean-Kévin Augustin	(1997-06-16) 16 June 1997	3	0	Paris Saint-Germain
4FW	Fodé Ballo	(1997-01-03) 3 January 1997	5	0	Paris Saint-Germain
4FW	David Faupala	(1997-02-11) 11 February 1997	5	2	Lens
4FW	Arnold Lusamba	(1997-01-04) 4 January 1997	3	0	Nancy

Recent callups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Nont Muangngam	(1997-04-20) 20 April 1997	1	0	Nancy	v. Wales, 20 September 2012

DF	Nathan Goupil	(1997-02-11) 11 February 1997	2	0	Auxerre	v. Wales, 20 September 2012
DF	Harold Moukoudi	(1997-11-27) 27 November 1997	2	0	Le Havre	v. Wales, 20 September 2012
DF	François Roudaut	(1997-03-19) 19 March 1997	2	0	Auxerre	v. Wales, 20 September 2012

MF	Nathan Epaillard	(1997-07-31) 31 July 1997	2	2	Paris Saint-Germain	v. Norway, 30 October 2012
MF	Jérémie Boga	(1997-02-11) 11 February 1997	2	1	Chelsea	v. Norway, 30 October 2012
MF	Bryan Labissière	(1997-02-11) 11 February 1997	2	1	Paris Saint-Germain	v. Wales, 20 September 2012
MF	Thierry Ambrose	(1997-03-28) 28 March 1997	2	0	Auxerre	v. Wales, 20 September 2012
MF	Romain Le Mehaute	(1997-10-02) 2 October 1997	2	0	Rennes	v. Wales, 20 September 2012

FW	Florian Aye	(1997-01-19) 19 January 1997	2	2	Auxerre	v. Wales, 20 September 2012
FW	Benjamin Blémand	(1997-01-16) 16 January 1997	2	0	Auxerre	v. Wales, 20 September 2012

Results

Friendly

18 September 2012	Wales	0 – 6	France	Stebonheath Park, Llanelli
21:00 CET		Report	Faupala 15' Boga 30' Labissière 49' Epaillard 55' Aye 61', 65'

20 September 2012	Wales	0 – 1	France	Jenner Park Stadium, Barry
12:00 CET		Report	Epaillard 12'

2012 Tournoi du Val-de-Marne

30 October 2012	France	3 – 0	Norway	Parc des Sports, Maisons-Alfort
14:00 CET	Ntambwe 15' Faupala 21' Sagun 67'	Report

1 November 2012	France	1 – 0	Croatia	Stade Jean Bouin, Choisy-le-Roi
16:00 CET	Onguene 40'	Report

3 November 2012	France	1 – 0	Netherlands	Complexe Sportif Léo-Lagrange, Bonneuil-sur-Marne
16:00 CET	Prohouly 17'	Report

Last updated: 23 October 2012
Source: French Football Federation U-16 Schedule

Coaching staff

As of 18 September 2012.^[2]

Position	Name	Nationality
Manager	Jean-Claude Giuntini	French
Assistant manager	José Alcocer	French
Goalkeeper coach	Laurent Chatrefoux	French
Medical Doctor	Christian Le Coq	French
Physiotherapist	François Benatoui	French
Delegation Chief	Thierry Mercier	French

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): 2001, 1996

Quarterfinalists (1): 1995

Val-de-Marne Tournament

Champions (7): 2011, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999

Montaigu Tournament

Champions (10): 2012, 2006, 2005, 2001, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1983, 1977, 1976

Aegean Cup

Champions (6): 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2001

References

↑ "http://www.fff.fr/individus/selections/der_selection.php?id_selection=12" (in French). French Football Federation. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012. External link in |title= (help)
↑ "Calendrier" (in French). French Football Federation. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.

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