Spain national under-18 football team

Spain Under-18
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 Julen Lopetegui (2010–)
Most caps Javier Delgado (23)
José Luis Gallardo (23)
Sebastián Nadal (23)
Top scorer Chuzo (13)
FIFA code ESP
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Spain 4 – 1 England 
(Barcelona, Spain; 15 April 1952)
Biggest win
 Spain 9 – 0 Andorra 
(Cádiz, Spain; 12 March 1999)
Biggest defeat

 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)
Spain national under-18 football team
Medal record
U-18 European Championship
1990 Hungary Team
1993 England Team
1994 Spain Team
1995 Greece Team
1996 France & Luxembourg Team
1997 Iceland Team
2001 Finland Team
Spain national under-18 football 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
England 1948Did Not Enter
Netherlands 1949
Austria 1950
France 1951
Spain 1952Champions211041
Belgium 1953Fourth Place4202137
West Germany 1954Champions5410143
Total3/7117223111

UEFA Youth Tournament Under-18 Record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Italy 1955Group stage321083
Hungary 1956Did not enter------
Spain 1957Runners-up5311185
Luxembourg 1958Group stage321074
Bulgaria 1959Group stage3201102
Austria 1960Group stage310248
Portugal 1961Fourth Place4112109
Romania 1962Group stage301214
England 1963Qualifying round201145
Netherlands 1964Runners-up5401107
West Germany 1965Group stage201123
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1966Fourth Place521266
Turkey 1967Group stage510468
France 1968Qualifying round201112
East Germany 1969Group stage310235
Scotland 1970Qualifying round4202710
Czechoslovakia 1971Group stage311122
Spain 1972Fourth Place5230114
Italy 1973Qualifying round411277
Sweden 1974Group stage522133
Switzerland 1975Qualifying round201112
Hungary 1976Third Place7511174
Belgium 1977Qualifying round412153
Poland 1978Group stage531173
Austria 1979Qualifying round210134
East Germany 1980Group stage540192
Total18/2694412132162115

UEFA European Under-18 Championship Record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
West Germany 1981Fourth Place7340125
Finland 1982Second round511376
England 1983Second round521243
Soviet Union 1984Second round521276
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1986First round622278
Czechoslovakia 1988Fourth Place9702224
Hungary 1990Third Place9612179
Germany 1992Qualifying round603329
England 1993Third Place86112212
Spain 1994Third Place4301148
Greece 1995Champions8710249
France Luxembourg 1996Runners-up8431123
Iceland 1997Third Place8521137
Cyprus 1998Group stage97021810
Sweden 1999Group stage8341207
Germany 2000Intermediary round5311112
Finland 2001Third Place8611198
Total14/17118672625231116

UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup Record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Portugal 1997Runners-up522196
South Africa 1999Champions5410143
Italy 2001Champions431091
Egypt 2003Champions4400161
Turkey 2005Third Place440090
Total5/52217415711

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Players

Top appearances

Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-18 Caps
1Javier DelgadoCF Damm Barcelona1988–199023
1José Luis GallardoEspanyol1988–199023
1Sebastián NadalMallorca, Atlético Madrid1979–198223
4Luis Carlos CuarteroZaragoza1993–199422
4Mario Alberto RosasBarceloona1996–199922
6Juan Luis BernalReal Betis1989–199121
6Gonzalo ColsaRacing de Santander1996–199821
6Gerardo GarcíaReal Madrid1991–199321
6MíchelReal Madrid1980–198121
6Javier López VallejoOsasuna1991–199421
6Luis MárquezReal Betis1988–199021

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
1ChuzoAtlético Madrid1957–195813
2Alberto AguiláReal Madrid1987–198812
3MíchelReal Madrid1980–198111
4Javi MorenoBarcelona1992–199310
4Fernando MorientesAlbacete1993–199410
6Jorge PeronaBarcelona2000–20019
7CarlitosSevilla1994–19957
7Pepe GálvezMallorca1991–19937
7GerardoReal Madrid1991–19937
7José Miguel Martín CriadoReal Madrid1986–19887
7Sebastián NadalMallorca, Atlético Madrid1979–19827
7Alberto RiveraReal Madrid1995–19967

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-18s.

Recent results

Date Competition Location Opponent Result Scorers
29 January 2013
XXXIX Copa del Atlántico
Maspalomas, Spain  Mexico
1 – 1
Calero  35'
1 February 2013
XXXIX Copa del Atlántico
Las Palmas, Spain  Portugal
2 – 1
Mina  62', Sandro  73'

Forthcoming fixtures

Date Competition Location Opponent Result Scorers

Current squad

*Please note some of these players play for their club's reserve team.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ander Cantero (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 2 0 Spain Osasuna
1GK Alejandro Remiro (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 0 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao
2DF Rubén Duarte (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 2 0 Spain Espanyol
2DF José Luis Gayà (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 2 0 Spain Valencia
2DF Julio César Rodríguez (1995-12-07) 7 December 1995 1 0 Spain Sporting Gijón
2DF Iván Sáez (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 2 0 Spain Real Madrid
2DF Jaime Sánchez (1995-06-06) 6 June 1995 2 0 Spain Real Madrid
2DF Ignacio Vidal (1995-01-24) 24 January 1995 1 0 Spain Valencia
3MF Álvaro Bustos (1995-06-26) 26 June 1995 2 0 Spain Sporting Gijón
3MF Iván Calero (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 2 1 Spain Atlético Madrid
3MF Antonio Jesús Cotán (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995 1 0 Spain Sevilla
3MF Óscar Gil (1995-06-14) 14 June 1995 1 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao
3MF Unai López (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 1 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao
3MF Borja Martínez (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 2 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
3MF Sergi Samper (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 2 0 Spain Barcelona
4FW Santi Mina (1995-12-07) 7 December 1995 2 1 Spain Celta Vigo
4FW Sandro (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 2 1 Spain Barcelona
4FW Álex Serrano (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 2 0 Spain Sporting Gijón

See also

References

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