The Croatia national under-19 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players aged 19 or under. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Mladi vatreni ('Young Blazers'). So far, the Mladi vatreni have qualified for six UEFA European Under-19 Championships, namely in 1998, 2000, 2010, 2012 and 2016 and 2026.^[1] Croatia won third place twice (1996 and 2010), its greatest success in the tournament so far.

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2026

Croatia  v  Ukraine

29 June 2026 (2026-06-29) 2026 Euro Championship	Croatia	1−3	Ukraine	Bangor City Stadium, Bangor Wales, GB
22:00	Barić 22' (pen.)	Report	Bohdanov 26' Kalyuzhnyi 48' Lyusin 57'	Referee: Igor Stojchevski (North Macedonia)

Croatia  v  Italy

2 July 2026 (2026-07-02) 2026 Euro Championship	Croatia	0−0	Italy	The Oval, Caernarfon Wales, GB
14:00 BST		Report

Serbia  v  Croatia

5 July 2026 (2026-07-05) 2026 Euro Championship	Serbia	0−3	Croatia	The Oval, Caernarfon Wales, GB
16:00 BST		Report	Chelfi 9' Godec 70' Čović 87' (pen.)

Spain  v  Croatia

8 July 2026 (2026-07-08) 2026 Euro Championship Semi-finals	Spain	3−0	Croatia	Central Park, Denbigh Wales, GB
22:00	Espart 12' Salinas 54' Diallo 83'	Report		Referee: Bence Csonka (Hungary)

  Champions  
  Runners-up  
  Third place  
  Fourth place  
  Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

Prior to 1990, Croatian players played for the Yugoslavia Under-18 team. Although the Croatian team was formed in the early 1990s after the breakup of Yugoslavia, the Under-18 team had to wait for UEFA to officially accept Croatian Football Federation's membership bid in order to be included in UEFA-governed competitions. Croatia's membership was accepted in June 1993 and the first continental competition Croatia's under-18 team took part in was the qualification for the 1994 European Under-18 Championship. In 2001 UEFA changed the player eligibility dates and from 2002 onwards the continental championship is known as UEFA European Under-19 Championship. The tournament is held every year and serves as the qualifying tournament for FIFA U-20 World Cup which is held every two years.

Croatia's Under-18/19 team managed to qualify for the European championship on four occasions. In 1998 and 2010 they won third place which earned them a place at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

UEFA European Under-19 Championship record

UEFA European Under-19 Championship record											Qualifications record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Year
1948	Part of Yugoslavia
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992	Not a UEFA member
1993
1994	Did not qualify										4	2	1	1	12	4	1994
1995											2	0	0	2	1	9	1995
1996											2	1	0	1	3	4	1996
1997											4	2	1	1	7	1	1997
1998	Third place	3/8	4	2	1	1	8	5	Squad		4	3	1	0	14	1	1998
1999	Did not qualify										5	4	0	1	16	8	1999
2000	Group stage	8/8	3	0	0	3	3	8	Squad		4	4	0	0	10	1	2000
2001	Did not qualify										2	1	0	1	2	3	2001
2002											3	2	0	1	6	4	2002
2003											3	1	1	1	2	2	2003
2004											6	5	0	1	13	4	2004
2005											6	2	1	3	11	10	2005
2006											6	3	2	1	13	6	2006	2006 elite
2007											6	3	3	0	13	6	2007	2007 elite
2008											6	3	2	1	11	7	2008	2008 elite
2009											3	1	1	1	7	6	2009	2009 elite
2010	Semi-finals	3/8	4	1	1	2	7	4	Squad		6	6	0	0	12	2	2010	2010 elite
2011	Did not qualify										6	2	1	3	8	10	2011	2011 elite
2012	Group stage	6/8	3	1	1	1	4	2	Squad		6	4	2	0	15	5	2012	2012 elite
2013	Did not qualify										6	3	3	0	15	5	2013	2013 elite
2014										3	1	1	1	9	5	2014	2014 elite
2015										6	2	3	1	8	6	2015
2016	Group stage	8/8	3	0	0	3	2	7	Squad	6	5	1	0	13	2	2016
2017	Did not qualify									6	4	1	1	14	3	2017
2018										3	1	1	1	5	5	2018
2019										6	2	2	2	10	9	2019
2020	Tournament and elite qualifying round cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic									3	2	1	0	5	2	2020
2021	Tournament and qualifying round cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Did not qualify									6	3	1	2	13	5	2022
2023										6	2	1	3	12	9	2023
2024										6	3	1	2	7	5	2024
2025										6	2	0	4	8	8	2025
2026	Semi-finals	TBD	2	0	1	1	1	3	Squad	6	5	1	0	20	3	2026
2027	To be determined									3	1	0	2	1	6	2027
2028										To be determined						2028
2029																2029
Total	Third place	5/70	19	4	4	11	25	29		156	85	33	38	316	166

Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out; correct as of 31 March 2026 after the match against France.

Matches
First match	Croatia 2–5 Republic of Ireland  (Ayia Napa, Cyprus; 19 July 1998)
Biggest win	Portugal 0–5 Croatia  (Bayeux, France; 24 July 2010)
Biggest defeat	Croatia 2–5 Republic of Ireland  (Ayia Napa, Cyprus; 19 July 1998)
	Netherlands 3–0 Croatia  (Ludwigsburg, Germany; 17 July 2000)

Key

Correct as of 8 July 2026, after the match against Spain.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Albania	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	066.67
Andorra	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00
Armenia	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	100.00
Australia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Austria	9	4	3	2	13	8	+5	044.44
Azerbaijan	6	2	3	1	14	6	+8	033.33
Belarus	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Belgium	6	2	2	2	11	8	+3	033.33
Bosnia and Herzegovina	14	7	6	1	24	10	+14	050.00
Brazil	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	000.00
Bulgaria	6	4	1	1	11	6	+5	066.67
China	6	5	0	1	10	3	+7	083.33
Cyprus	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	066.67
Czech Republic	15	1	6	8	19	30	−11	006.67
Denmark	1	0	0	1	2	5	−3	000.00
England	9	1	4	4	9	13	−4	011.11
Estonia	6	4	1	1	9	6	+3	066.67
Faroe Islands	4	3	1	0	15	2	+13	075.00
Finland	4	3	0	1	9	5	+4	075.00
France	11	1	4	6	7	18	−11	009.09
Georgia	6	4	0	2	9	4	+5	066.67
Germany	7	2	1	4	10	15	−5	028.57
Gibraltar	3	3	0	0	22	0	+22	100.00
Greece	6	1	4	1	7	7	+0	016.67
Hungary	19	10	6	3	31	19	+12	052.63
Iceland	6	5	1	0	17	7	+10	083.33
India	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	7	1	+6	100.00
Israel	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	066.67
Italy	13	4	5	4	15	17	−2	030.77
Japan	4	2	0	2	5	11	−6	050.00
Kazakhstan	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8	100.00
Latvia	6	5	1	0	16	5	+11	083.33
Liechtenstein	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Lithuania	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Luxembourg	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	066.67
Malta	4	4	0	0	18	1	+17	100.00
Mexico	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Moldova	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00
Montenegro	6	4	1	1	10	4	+6	066.67
Netherlands	6	1	2	3	4	8	−4	016.67
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
North Macedonia	4	2	2	0	10	3	+7	050.00
Northern Ireland	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Norway	4	2	0	2	5	5	+0	050.00
Philippines	1	1	0	0	9	0	+9	100.00
Poland	6	2	1	3	5	4	+1	033.33
Portugal	7	1	1	5	10	12	−2	014.29
Qatar	5	3	0	2	12	2	+10	060.00
Republic of Ireland	5	0	2	3	7	13	−6	000.00
Romania	6	2	1	3	7	9	−2	033.33
Russia	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	033.33
San Marino	2	2	0	0	11	1	+10	100.00
Saudi Arabia	2	1	0	1	5	5	+0	050.00
Scotland	5	3	2	0	8	2	+6	060.00
Serbia	10	4	2	4	16	15	+1	040.00
Slovakia	17	10	5	2	36	19	+17	058.82
Slovenia	27	17	4	6	43	26	+17	062.96
South Korea	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	050.00
Spain	6	1	1	4	4	14	−10	016.67
Sweden	7	1	5	1	7	8	−1	014.29
Switzerland	8	3	4	1	11	6	+5	037.50
Turkey	12	3	4	5	11	21	−10	025.00
Ukraine	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	000.00
United States	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1	000.00
Uzbekistan	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Wales	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
67 teams played	362	170	93	99	642	418	+224	046.96

• Croatia national football team
• Croatia national football B team
• Croatia national under-23 football team
• Croatia national under-21 football team
• Croatia national under-20 football team
• Croatia national under-18 football team
• Croatia national under-17 football team
• Croatia national under-16 football team
• Croatia national under-15 football team
• Croatia women's national football team
• Croatia women's national under-19 football team
• Croatia women's national under-17 football team
• Croatia women's national under-15 football team

• European Under-19 Championship official website at UEFA.com
• Youth team news at the Croatian FA official website (in Croatian)
• Appearance stats for all youth selections at the Croatian FA official website (in Croatian)