Romania national under-17 football team

Romania U-17
Nickname(s)	Tricolorii (The Tricolours)
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
First international
	Romania 0–1 Soviet Union ; (Bucharest, Romania; 17 October 1981)
Biggest win
	Romania 10–0 Liechtenstein ; (Cumbernauld, Scotland; 19 March 2025)
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)

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

UEFA European Under-16 and Under-17 Championship

Under-16 era

European Championship record								European Championship Qualification record
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

European Championship record								European Championship Qualification record
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
2003	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^Q2 3	3	1	1	1	4	5
2004	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^Q1 2	3	2	0	1	6	1
2004	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^Q2 4	3	0	1	2	3	6
2005	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^First 2	3	2	0	1	5	4
2005	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^Elite 3	3	1	1	1	2	2
2006	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^First 2	3	1	1	1	4	1
2006	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^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
2008	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^Elite 2	3	1	2	0	4	3
2009	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^First 2	3	2	0	1	7	4
2009	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^Elite 3	3	1	1	1	2	4
2010	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^First 2	3	2	0	1	6	4
2010	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^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
2011	Group phase	3	0	1	2	1	3	^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
2014	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^Elite 3	3	0	1	2	0	2
2015	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^First 2	3	2	0	1	8	3
2015	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^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
2018	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^Elite 4	3	0	0	3	2	9
2019	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^First 2	3	1	2	0	6	2
2019	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	^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	to be determined

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

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches against Liechtenstein, Scotland and North Macedonia.^[4]

Caps and goals are correct as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Azerbaijan.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Răzvan Farcș	(2008-05-22) 22 May 2008 (age 16)	2	0	Leganés
1GK	Alexandru Glodean	(2008-04-21) 21 April 2008 (age 16)	1	0	Universitatea Craiova
1GK	David Barbu	(2008-01-29) 29 January 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Farul Constanța

2DF	Costyn Gheorghe	(2008-02-09) 9 February 2008 (age 17)	5	0	Farul Constanța
2DF	Robert Drăghici	(2008-06-21) 21 June 2008 (age 16)	4	0	Augsburg
2DF	Davide Moisa	(2008-02-04) 4 February 2008 (age 17)	4	0	Venezia
2DF	Raul Cojocariu	(2008-04-25) 25 April 2008 (age 16)	1	0	Atalanta
2DF	Sasha Radu		1	0	Villarreal
2DF	Bogdan Ungureanu	(2008-06-12) 12 June 2008 (age 16)	1	0	Atlético Madrid
2DF	Raul Vancea	(2008-04-19) 19 April 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Watford

3MF	Ianis Podoleanu	(2008-01-03) 3 January 2008 (age 17)	5	0	Farul Constanța
3MF	Albert Radu	(2008-01-14) 14 January 2008 (age 17)	5	0	Malaga
3MF	Alexandru Bota	(2008-03-31) 31 March 2008 (age 16)	4	0	Universitatea Cluj
3MF	Rares Coman	(2008-01-28) 28 January 2008 (age 17)	3	1	Sassuolo
3MF	Sebastian Banu	(2008-01-10) 10 January 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Rapid București
3MF	Ovidiu Buia	(2008-01-22) 22 January 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Universitatea Cluj
3MF	Denis Țăroi	(2008-04-06) 6 April 2008 (age 16)	0	0	UTA Arad

4FW	Ianis Avrămescu	(2008-10-27) 27 October 2008 (age 16)	5	2	Farul Constanța
4FW	Marco Popescu	(2008-04-07) 7 April 2008 (age 16)	5	0	Lecce
4FW	Daniele Luncașu	(2008-02-14) 14 February 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Bacău
4FW	Mihai Ninasi	(2008-08-26) 26 August 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Universitatea Craiova

Recent call-ups

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

References

^ ^a ^b "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ "Naționala U17 se reunește pentru runda 2 a campaniei pentru EURO 2025" (in Romanian). Federația Română de Fotbal. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.

External links

Football Association of Romania

[2020_Cancellation-1] "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] "Naționala U17 se reunește pentru runda 2 a campaniei pentru EURO 2025" (in Romanian). Federația Română de Fotbal. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.

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