Italy national under-19 football team
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The Italy national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.
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| Nickname(s) | Gli Azzurrini (The Little Blues) | ||
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| Association | Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC) | ||
| Head coach | Alberto Bollini | ||
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| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 25 (first in 1981) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1958, 1966, 2003, 2023) | ||
The team competes in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, held every year.
UEFA U-18 Championship Record
Before 2002, the event was called a U-18 tournament, as the players were required to under-18 at the start of qualifying phase and turn 19 in the final round.
- 1981: Second Round
- 1982: Qualifying Round
- 1983: Semi-finalists
- 1984: Second Round
- 1986: Runners-up
- 1988: Qualifying Round
- 1990: Qualifying Round
- 1992: Qualifying Round
- 1993: Intermediary Round
- 1994: Intermediary Round
- 1995: Runners-up
- 1996: 4th in Group B
- 1997: Preliminary Round
- 1998: Preliminary Round
- 1999: Runners-up
- 2000: Intermediary Round
- 2001: Preliminary Round
UEFA U-19 Championship Record
| Year | Round |
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| 2002 | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Champions |
| 2004 | Group stage |
| 2005 | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2008 | Runners-up |
| 2009 | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Group stage |
| 2011 | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | |
| 2013 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2015 | |
| 2016 | Runners-up |
| 2017 | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | Runners-up |
| 2019 | Group stage |
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Cancelled[1] |
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Cancelled[2] |
| 2022 | Semi-finals |
| 2023 | Champions |
| 2024 | Semi-finals |
| 2025 | TBD |
- Under-18 era (1957–2001)
The following 22 players were called up for an international friendly tournament in Croatia from 4 to 10 September 2024.[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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| GK | Renato Bellucci Marin | 10 July 2006 (age 18) | Roma | |||
| GK | Tommaso Martinelli | 6 January 2006 (age 18) | Fiorentina | |||
| DF | Adam Bakoune | 6 February 2006 (age 18) | Milan | |||
| DF | Niccolò Fortini | 13 February 2006 (age 18) | Juve Stabia | |||
| DF | Vittorio Magni | 1 June 2006 (age 18) | Milan | |||
| DF | Federico Nardin | 18 February 2007 (age 17) | Roma | |||
| DF | Filippo Pagnucco | 9 February 2006 (age 18) | Juventus | |||
| DF | Matteo Plaia | 29 March 2006 (age 18) | Perugia | |||
| DF | Gabriel Ramaj | 9 February 2006 (age 18) | Atalanta | |||
| DF | Lorenzo Tosto | 29 January 2006 (age 18) | Empoli | |||
| MF | Mattia Liberali | 6 April 2007 (age 17) | Milan Futuro | |||
| MF | Mattia Mannini (captain) | 8 July 2006 (age 18) | Roma | |||
| MF | Leonardo Mendicino | 25 June 2006 (age 18) | Cesena | |||
| MF | Lorenzo Riccio | 25 July 2006 (age 18) | Atalanta | |||
| MF | Marco Romano | 1 March 2006 (age 18) | Genoa | |||
| MF | Emanuele Sala | 28 November 2007 (age 16) | Milan | |||
| FW | Maat Daniel Caprini | 11 February 2006 (age 18) | Fiorentina | |||
| FW | Francesco Camarda | 10 March 2008 (age 16) | Milan Futuro | |||
| FW | Jeff Ekhator Osayuki | 11 November 2006 (age 17) | Genoa | |||
| FW | Seydou Fini | 2 June 2006 (age 18) | Excelsior Rotterdam | |||
| FW | Mattia Mosconi | 26 March 2007 (age 17) | Inter Milan | |||
| FW | Diego Sia | 10 March 2006 (age 18) | Milan | |||
- UEFA Under-19 website Contains full results archive
- The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-18/U-19 Championships.
- ^ "2020 Under-19 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 20 October 2020.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-19 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Torneo amichevole internazionale in Croazia dal 4 al 10 settembre: le scelte del tecnico Alberto Bollini". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.