Wales national under-17 football team

Wales Under-17
Nickname(s) Young Dragons
Association Football Association of Wales
Head coach Wales Geraint Williams
First colours
Second colours

The Wales national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Wales and is controlled by the Football Association of Wales. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship held every year.

Players

Latest squad

Players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

Under-17 squad called up for the 2016 UEFA European_Under-17_Championship Elite Round matches against Croatia, Portugal and Sweden.[1]

All players are born on, or after 01.01.1998.

Name Club
Goalkeepers
Scott Coughlan Wales Cardiff City
Aaron Jones England Everton
Defenders
Cole Dasilva England Chelsea
Mitchell Clark England Aston Villa
Daniel Jeffries Wales Swansea City
Ben Williams England Blackburn Rovers
Liam Angel Wales Newport County
Brandon Cooper Wales Swansea City
Midfielders
Max Smallcombe England Exeter City
Kieran Evans Wales Swansea City
Robbie Burton England Arsenal
Ethan Ampadu England Exeter City
Matthew Smith England Manchester City
Ben Woodburn England Liverpool
Forwards
Rabbi Matondo Wales Cardiff City
Liam Edwards Wales Swansea City
Tyler Roberts England West Bromwich Albion
Liam Cullen Wales Swansea City

Recent call-ups

Name Club
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Matthew Blake Wales Swansea City
Joe Lewis Wales Swansea City
Jack Bodenham Wales Cardiff City
Midfielders
Sam Phillips England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Ryan Stirk England Birmingham City
Sion Spence Wales Cardiff City
Kieron Proctor Wales Cardiff City
Forwards
Ibrahim Sosani Wales Cardiff City

Results and Fixtures

2016 UEFA Under-17 Championship Qualification Round

Wales hosted the qualification round games for their group on 22nd, 24 and 27 October 2015.[2] Wales qualified for the Elite Round as one of the five best third-placed teams from the Qualification Round.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6[lower-alpha 1] Elite round
2   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  Wales (H) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Albania 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Ranked by head-to-head record (Netherlands: 3 pts; Switzerland: 0 pts).

22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)
13:00
Netherlands  1–2  Wales
Nunnely  40+1' Report Cooper  4', 71'
Dragon Park, Newport
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24)
17:00
Switzerland   1–0  Wales
Zeqiri  57' Report
Dragon Park, Newport
Referee: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (Iceland)

27 October 2015 (2015-10-27)
13:00
Wales  1–1  Albania
Evans  42' Report Kastrati  39'
Dragon Park, Newport
Referee: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (Iceland)

2016 UEFA Under-17 Championship Elite Round

For the Elite Round, Wales were drawn against  Portugal,  Croatia and  Sweden. Croatia will act as group hosts. Fifteen teams will qualify from the Elite Round; the eight group winners and seven second-placed teams with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their groups. The Elite Round qualifiers will join hosts Azerbaijan in the final tournament.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal (Q) 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Final tournament
2  Wales 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 Possible qualification based on ranking
3  Sweden 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
4  Croatia (H, E) 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

16 March 2016 (2016-03-16)
15:30
Croatia  0–2  Wales
Report Woodburn  16'
Cullen  45'
Stadion Valbruna, Rovinj
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

18 March 2016 (2016-03-18)
13:30
Portugal  1–0  Wales
Gomes  40' Report
Stadion Veruda, Pula
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

21 March 2016 (2016-03-21)
Wales  v  Sweden
Report

2017 UEFA Under-17 Championship Qualification Round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elite round
2  Portugal (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible qualification based on ranking
4  Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 16 September 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

16 September 2016 (2016-09-16)
Scotland  v  Wales

18 September 2016 (2016-09-18)
Wales  v  Portugal

21 September 2016 (2016-09-21)
Malta  v  Wales

Friendlies

25 August 2015
15:00
Wales  0-1  Greece
Report Athanasios  9'

27 August 2015
15:00
Wales  1-0  Greece
Edwards  9' Report

16 February 2016
Slovenia  0-3  Wales
Report Roberts  34'
Cullen  46'
Zaletel  53' (o.g.)

18 February 2016
Slovenia  1-0  Wales
Medved  14' Report

References

  1. ↑ "WALES U17 TRAVEL TO CROATIA TO COMPETE IN THE UEFA U17 ELITE TOURNAMENT". faw.org.uk. FAW. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Wales U17 2016 qualification round fixtures

See also

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