France women's national under-19 football team explained

France
Fifa Trigramme:FRA
Nickname:Les Bleuettes (The Little Blues)
Association:France Football Federation
Confederation:UEFA (Europe)
Coach:Philippe Joly (U19)
Sandrine Ringler (U20)
Captain:Louna Ribadeira (U19)
Laurina Fazer (U20)
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U20wc Apps:9
U20wc First:2002
U20wc Best:Runners-up (2016)
Type:women
Regional Name:UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Regional Cup Apps:19
Regional Cup First:1998
Regional Cup Best:Champions (2003, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019)

The France women's national under-19 football team represents France at UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Their first achievement was winning the 2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[1] They have then won four more UEFA Women's U-19 European Championships in 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019. France hosted the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2018.

Fixtures and results

See also: 2022–23 in French football.

Legend

2023

Players

Current U19 squad

The following players were named in the squad for 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[2]

Caps and goals are correct as of 6 July 2022, after the match against Norway.

Current U20 squad

The following players were named in the squad for 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[3]

Caps and goals are correct as of 17 August 2022, after the match against South Korea.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The French team has participated in 8 tournaments. The best result was Runners-up (2016).[4]

YearResultMatchesWinsDraws*LossesGFGA
2002Group stage310227
2004did not qualify
2006Quarter-finals420273
2008Fourth place63031213
2010Group stage311145
2012did not qualify
2014Third place6411165
2016Runners-up632186
2018Fourth place6321103
2022Quarter-finals421175
2024Round of 164112158
2026To be determined
Total9/1242208148155

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

The French team has participated in the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship 18 times; Winning it five times (2003, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019)[5] [6]

YearResultMatchesWinsDraws*LossesGFGA
Two-legged final 1998Runners-up640286
1999did not qualify
2000Fourth place300349
2001did not qualify
2002Runners-up521267
2003Champions5311106
2004Group stage311145
2005Runners-up5320114
2006Runners-up540194
2007Semi-finals420287
2008Group stage311134
2009Semi-finals420287
2010Champions5311105
2011did not qualify
2012
2013Champions5410102
2014did not qualify
2015Semi-finals431071
2016Champions5401134
2017Runners-up5302117
2018Group stage301235
2019Champions5410137
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022Semi-finals412164
2023Semi-finals430184
2024Semi-finals420294
2025TBD
2026
2027
Total19/2587491325161102

Head-to-head record

The following table shows France's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's Under-19 - History – UEFA.com. uefa.com. 1 April 2009. 25 August 2018.
  2. News: LA LISTE POUR L’EURO EST CONNUE. FFF. 10 June 2022. 10 August 2022.
  3. News: LA LISTE POUR LA COUPE DU MONDE AU COSTA RICA. FFF. 18 July 2022. 10 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Women's U20 World Cup: England beat France to bronze in penalty shootout. 24 August 2018. 25 August 2018. www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. Web site: Women's Under-19 - Tournament history: WU19 EURO. UEFA.com. UEFA.com. 25 August 2018.
  6. Web site: European Women's U-18/U-19 Championship. RSSSF. 25 August 2018.