| Croatia U17 | |
| Nickname: | Croatian: Mali [[Croatian national football team|Vatreni]] (The Young Blazers) |
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| Association: | Croatian Football Federation (HNS) |
| Confederation: | UEFA (Europe) |
| Coach: | Marijan Budimir |
| Most Caps: | Milan Badelj (28) |
| Top Scorer: | Nikola Kalinić (15) |
| Fifa Trigramme: | CRO |
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| First Game: | 1–0 (Donji Miholjac, Croatia; 26 April 1993) |
| Largest Win: | 11–0 (Donji Tavankut, Serbia; 29 September 2004) |
| Largest Loss: | 0–5 (Tallinn, Estonia; 25 October 2006) 0–5 (Pula, Croatia; 28 September 2016) |
| Regional Name: | European Championship |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 10 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1996 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Third place (2001) |
| 2Ndregional Name: | World Cup |
| 2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 3 |
| 2Ndregional Cup First: | 2001 |
| 2Ndregional Cup Best: | Quarter-finals (2015) |
The Croatia national under-17 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players aged 17 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 Mali vatreni ('Little Blazers'). So far, the Mali vatreni qualified for nine UEFA European Under-17 Championships. Croatia's greatest success in the tournament was third place in 2001. The team also finished fourth in 2005. Croatia also participated in three FIFA U-17 World Cups since its independence, in 2001, 2013 and 2015, being eliminated in quarter-finals in 2015, its biggest success so far in this tournament.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for future selections.
Champions
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
Tournament played fully or partially on home soil
Until the 1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 17 years were eligible to compete. Since the 1998 tournament, the date limit has been moved back to 1 January.[2] In 2001/2002 the competition was renamed the European Under-17 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.
| record | width=1% rowspan="75" style="background:#FFFFFF; color:white" | Qualifications record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Squad | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Year | |||||||
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 1985 | |||||||||||||||||
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 1987 | |||||||||||||||||
 1988 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1991 | |||||||||||||||||
 1992 | colspan=9 rowspan=2 | ||||||||||||||||
 1993 | |||||||||||||||||
 1994 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1994 | ||||||||||
 1995 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1995 | ||||||||||
 1996 | Quarter-finals | 8/16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1996 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1997 | ||||||||||
| 1998 | Quarter-finals | 7/16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1998 | |
 1999 | Group stage | 15/16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1999 | |
 2000 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| 2001 | Third place | 3/16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2000 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2002 | ||||||||||
| 2003 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2003 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2004 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | Fourth place | 4/8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2005 | |
 2006 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2006 | ||||||||||
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2007 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2008 | ||||||||||
| 2009 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2009 | ||||||||||
 2010 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2010 | ||||||||||
 2011 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2011 | ||||||||||
 2012 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2012 | ||||||||||
 2013 | Group stage | 5/8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2013 | |
 2014 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2014 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 7/16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2015 | |
 2016 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | Group stage | 14/16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2018 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2019 | ||||||||||
 2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2020 | ||||||||||
| 2021 | colspan=17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Group stage | 12/16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2023 | |
| 2024 | Group stage | 9/16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 2024 | |
 2025 | colspan=6 rowspan=3 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
 2027 | 2027 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Third place | 10/41 | 39 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 49 | 123 | 70 | 26 | 27 | 250 | 122 | |||
| Matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| First match | 2–0 (Scheibbs, Austria; 29 April 1996) | |
| Biggest win | 2–5 (Santa Croce sull'Arno, Italy; 8 May 2005) | |
| Biggest defeat | 5–1 (Krems an der Donau, Austria; 6 May 1996) |
| record | Qualifications record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | Squad | ||||||
| 1985 | colspan=7 rowspan=5 | |||||||||
 1987 | ||||||||||
| 1989 | ||||||||||
| 1991 | ||||||||||
| 1993 | colspan=9 | |||||||||
 1995 | UEFA European Under-17 Championship | 1995 | ||||||||
 1997 | 1997 | |||||||||
 1999 | 1999 | |||||||||
| 2001 | Group stage | 10/16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Squad | 2001 |
 2003 | 2003 | |||||||||
 2005 | 2005 | |||||||||
 2007 | 2007 | |||||||||
 2009 | 2009 | |||||||||
 2011 | 2011 | |||||||||
 2013 | Group stage | 17/24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | 2013 |
 2015 | Quarter-finals | 7/24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Squad | 2015 |
 2017 | 2017 | |||||||||
 2019 | 2019 | |||||||||
 2023 | 2023 | |||||||||
 2025 | to be determined | 2025 | ||||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 3/20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | ||
| Matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| First match | 1–2 (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 13 September 2001) | |
| Biggest win | 2–0 (Concepción, Chile; 29 October 2015) | |
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 19 September 2001) |
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
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| 2001 Telki Cup | Third | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2002 Telki Cup | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2003 Telki Cup | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2004 Telki Cup | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2005 Telki Cup | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2006 Telki Cup | Sixth | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2007 Telki Cup | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2008 Telki Cup | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2009 Telki Cup | Seventh | 7th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2010 Telki Cup | Sixth | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2011 Telki Cup | Semi-finals | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2012 Telki Cup | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2013 Telki Cup | Third | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2015 Telki Cup | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 Telki Cup | Champions | 1st | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2018 Telki Cup | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2019 Telki Cup | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | |
| 2022 Telki Cup | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |
| 2023 Telki Cup | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Total | 6 titles | 19/19 | 60 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 113 | 66 |