| Nickname(s) | La Rojita (The Little Red One) La Furia Roja (The Red Fury) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | José Lana | ||
| Most caps | Javier Delgado (23) José Luis Gallardo (23) Sebastián Nadal (23) | ||
| Top scorer | Chuzo (13) | ||
| FIFA code | ESP | ||
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| First international | |||
 Spain 4–1 England  (Barcelona, Spain; 15 April 1952) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Spain 9–0 Andorra  (Cádiz, Spain; 12 March 1999) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania 5–1 Spain (Graz, Austria; 20 April 1960) England 5–1 Spain (Walsall, England; 22 July 1993) Records for competitive matches only. | |||
| European Under-18 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1981) | ||
| Best result | Winners (1995) | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| U-18 European Championship | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1990 Hungary | Team |
| 1993 England | Team |
| 1994 Spain | Team |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1995 Greece | Team |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1996 France & Luxembourg | Team |
| 1997 Iceland | Team |
| 2001 Finland | Team |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup | ||
| 1997 Portugal | Team |
| 1999 South Africa | Team |
| 2001 Italy | Team |
| 2003 Egypt | Team |
| 2005 Turkey | Team |
The Spain national under-18 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain.
Competitive record
FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 record
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | did not enter | ||||||
 1949 | |||||||
 1950 | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1951 | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1952 | Champions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1953 | Fourth place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 |
 1954 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Total | 3/7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 11 |
UEFA Youth Tournament Under-18 record
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1955 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1956 | did not enter | ||||||
| 1957 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 |
 1958 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
 1959 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 1960 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
 1961 | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
| 1962 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1963 | Qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1964 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 1965 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1966 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
 1967 | Group stage | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
 1968 | Qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 1969 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 1970 | Qualifying round | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
 1971 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1972 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| 1973 | Qualifying round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
 1974 | Group stage | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1975 | Qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 1976 | Third place | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| 1977 | Qualifying round | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1978 | Group stage | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 1979 | Qualifying round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1980 | Group stage | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Total | 18/26 | 94 | 41 | 21 | 32 | 162 | 115 |
UEFA European Under-18 Championship record
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Fourth place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
 1982 | Second round | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 1983 | Second round | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
 1984 | Second round | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 1986 | First round | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 1988 | Fourth place | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 4 |
| 1990 | Third place | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 |
| 1992 | Qualifying round | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 1993 | Third place | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 12 |
| 1994 | Third place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
 1995 | Champions | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 9 |
| 1996 | Runners-up | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
 1997 | Third place | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1998 | Group stage | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 |
| 1999 | Group stage | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 |
| 2000 | Intermediary round | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| 2001 | Third place | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 |
| Total | 14/17 | 118 | 67 | 26 | 25 | 231 | 116 |
UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup record
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
 1999 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 2001 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
 2003 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2005 | Third place | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 5/5 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 11 |
Mediterranean Games
| Mediterranean Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2018 |
Gold medalists | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| Total | 1 Title | 1/1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
- Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- Gold background color indicates first-place finish. Silver background color indicates second-place finish. Bronze background color indicates third-place finish.
- Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the Football at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.[1]
- Match dates: 26 June – 3 July 2022
- Caps and goals correct as of: 28 April 2022, after the match against
Morocco
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ander Astralaga | 3 March 2004 | 4 | 0 | Barcelona |
| 13 | GK | César Fernández | 28 September 2004 | 3 | 0 | Celta Vigo |
| 2 | DF | Carlos Alemán | 30 September 2004 | 8 | 0 | Espanyol |
| 3 | DF | Iván Fresneda | 28 September 2004 | 1 | 0 | Real Valladolid |
| 4 | DF | Cristhian Mosquera | 27 June 2004 | 5 | 0 | Valencia |
| 5 | DF | Arnau Casas | 15 March 2004 | 9 | 0 | Barcelona |
| 16 | DF | Álex Valle | 25 April 2004 | 1 | 0 | Barcelona |
| 18 | DF | Edgar Pujol | 7 August 2004 | 6 | 0 | Real Madrid |
| 6 | MF | Roger Martínez | 5 April 2004 | 5 | 0 | Espanyol |
| 8 | MF | Manuel Ángel | 15 March 2004 | 9 | 0 | Real Madrid |
| 10 | MF | Julen Jon Guerrero | 14 April 2004 | 9 | 6 | Real Madrid |
| 14 | MF | Álvaro Bastida | 12 May 2004 | 6 | 1 | Cádiz |
| 15 | MF | Tomás Mendes | 21 November 2004 | 6 | 0 | Deportivo Alavés |
| 17 | MF | Ismaël Gharbi | 10 April 2004 | 0 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 7 | FW | Fabio Blanco | 18 February 2004 | 8 | 0 | Barcelona |
| 9 | FW | Marcos Denia | 23 March 2004 | 6 | 2 | Atlético Madrid |
| 11 | FW | Salim El Jebari | 5 February 2004 | 3 | 1 | Atlético Madrid |
| 12 | FW | Álvaro Rodríguez | 14 July 2004 | 3 | 1 | Real Madrid |
Player records
Top appearances
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Year(s) | U-18 caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Delgado | Damm | 1988–1990 | 23 |
| José Luis Gallardo | Espanyol | 1988–1990 | 23 | |
| Sebastián Nadal | Mallorca, Atlético Madrid | 1979–1982 | 23 | |
| 2 | Luis Cuartero | Zaragoza | 1993–1994 | 22 |
| Mario Rosas | Barcelona | 1996–1999 | 22 | |
| 3 | Juan Luis Bernal | Betis | 1989–1991 | 21 |
| Gonzalo Colsa | Racing de Santander | 1996–1998 | 21 | |
| Gerardo García | Real Madrid | 1991–1993 | 21 | |
| Míchel | Real Madrid | 1980–1981 | 21 | |
| Javier López | Osasuna | 1991–1994 | 21 | |
| Luis Márquez | Betis | 1988–1990 | 21 | |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-18s.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Year(s) | U-18 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuzo | Atlético Madrid | 1957–1958 | 13 |
| 2 | Alberto Aguilá | Real Madrid | 1987–1988 | 12 |
| 3 | Míchel | Real Madrid | 1980–1981 | 11 |
| 4 | Javi Moreno | Barcelona | 1992–1993 | 10 |
| Fernando Morientes | Albacete | 1993–1994 | 10 | |
| 5 | Jorge Perona | Barcelona | 2000–2001 | 9 |
| 6 | Abel Ruiz | Barcelona | 2018 | 7 |
| Carlitos | Sevilla | 1994–1995 | 7 | |
| Pepe Gálvez | Mallorca | 1991–1993 | 7 | |
| Gerardo | Real Madrid | 1991–1993 | 7 | |
| Martín Criado | Real Madrid | 1986–1988 | 7 | |
| Sebastián Nadal | Mallorca, Atlético Madrid | 1979–1982 | 7 | |
| Alberto Rivera | Real Madrid | 1995–1996 | 7 | |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-18s.
See also
- Spain national football team
- Spain national under-23 football team
- Spain national under-21 football team
- Spain national under-20 football team
- Spain national under-19 football team
- Spain national under-17 football team
- Spain national under-16 football team
- Spain national under-15 football team
- Spain national youth football team
References
- ↑ "Consulta los DORSALES de la selección en los Juegos del Mediterráneo". Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
External links
- siemprecantera (in Spanish)
- Tournament archive at uefa.com
- UEFA U-18 European Championship at rsssf
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