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Italy national under-18 football team

National association football team

National association football team

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NameItaly Under-18
NicknameGli Azzurrini (The Little Blues)
AssociationItalian Football Federation (FIGC)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
CoachDaniele Franceschini
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| Sub-confederation = | medaltemplates-expand = yes The Italian national under-18 football team represents Italy in international football at an under-18 age level and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Gioco Calcio), the governing body for football in Italy. The team was known as Italy national under-17 football team prior 2001.

The current coach is Daniele Franceschini.

The under-18 team were compose of players from Italy national under-17 football team of the previous season, as well as new call-up. The team acted as the feeder team of Italy national under-19 football team, which compete in UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Before 2001, the name of the under-18 team was Italian national under-17 football team (as well as the current under-19 team, was named under-18). However, the age limit of the team was always under-17 (calendar age) at the start of season, or under-18 (calendar age) at the end of season. In the past, the cut-off date was on 1 August instead of 1 January.

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against South Korea, United Arab Emirates and Croatia on 3, 6 and 9 September 2025.

Caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2025, after the match against Croatia.

References

References

  1. "Nazionale in cifre – Classifica Marcatori – Nazionale U17". Italian Football Federation (FIGC).
  2. "Nazionale in cifre – Classifica Marcatori – Nazionale U18". Italian Football Federation (FIGC).
  3. "Nazionale in cifre – Elenco Gare – Nazionale U17". Italian Football Federation (FIGC).
  4. "Nazionale in cifre – Elenco Gare – Nazionale U18". Italian Football Federation (FIGC).
  5. (7 November 2000). "2001/2002 European Under-19 Preliminary Round Draw". UEFA.
  6. (28 August 2025). "Torneo internazionale dal 3 al 9 settembre in Croazia: le scelte del tecnico Massimiliano Favo". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio.
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