Romania national under-17 football team
| Nickname | Tricolorii (The Tricolours) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federația Română de Fotbal | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Daniel Mogoșanu (U-17) Victor Ene, Iulian Cojocaru, Eugen Anghel (U-16) | ||
| Captain | Eduard Rădăslăvescu (U-17) Adrian Horșia (U-16) | ||
| Most caps | Laurențiu Brănescu (12) | ||
| Top scorer | Fabian Himcinschi (9) | ||
| FIFA code | ROU | ||
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| First international | |||
.svg.png){kind=small} Romania 0–1 Soviet Union  (Bucharest, Romania; 17 October 1981) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Romania 10–0 Liechtenstein  (Cumbernauld, Scotland; 19 March 2025) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Romania 2–8 Germany  (Darlington, England; 24 April 2001) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None (first in -) | ||
| Best result | - | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1986) | ||
| Best result | Group phase (9 times) | ||
The Romania national under-17 football team represents Romania in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Federația Română de Fotbal, the governing body for football in Romania.
Competitive record
Under-16 era
| European Championship record | European Championship Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
 1982 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 1984 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
 1985 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 1986 |
Group phase | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
 1987 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 1988 |
Group phase | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
 1989 |
Group phase | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
 1990 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1991 |
Group phase | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
 1992 |
Group phase | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 1993 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 1994 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1995 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 1996 |
Group phase | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1997 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 1998 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
 1999 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 2000 |
Group phase | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
 2001 |
Group phase | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
Under-17 era
| European Championship record | European Championship Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 2002 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
.svg.png){kind=small} 2003 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q1 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| Q2 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2004 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q1 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Q2 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 2005 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Elite 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
 2006 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Elite 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2007 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Elite 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2009 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Elite 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2010 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Elite 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||
 2011 |
Group phase | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | First 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Elite 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
 2012 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 2013 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 2014 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Elite 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
 2015 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Elite 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
 2016 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 2017 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Elite 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||
| 2019 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Elite 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||
 2020 |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2] | First 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| 2021 |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][3] | |||||||||||||
| 2022 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | First 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | Elite 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 2025 |
to be determined | |||||||||||||
| 2026
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*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the Syrenka Cup matches against Norway, Poland and Albania on 4, 6 and 9 September 2025; respectively.[4]
Caps and goals are correct as of 4 September 2025, after the match against Norway.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tudor Coşa | 22 March 2009 | 1 | 0 | Universitatea Cluj
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| GK | Nicolae Mihailă | 13 May 2009 | 0 | 0 | Sepsi OSK
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| 2 | DF | Edward Neamțu | 29 June 2009 | 1 | 0 | FCSB
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| 3 | DF | Claudiu Stancu | 4 November 2009 | 1 | 0 | Argeș Pitești
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| 4 | DF | Alexandru Miloiu | 29 March 2009 | 1 | 0 | Lazio
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| 5 | DF | Eduardo Corlat | 17 February 2009 | 1 | 0 | Real Madrid
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| 14 | DF | Cosmin Matei | 20 May 2009 | 1 | 0 | CFR Cluj
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| 21 | DF | Lorand Bencze | 4 July 2009 | 1 | 0 | Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc
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| DF | Ayan Anghel | 14 August 2009 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo București
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| DF | Andrei Dăncuș | 20 January 2009 | 0 | 0 | FCSB
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| 6 | MF | Ștefan Rotaru | 1 | 0 | Steaua București
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| 7 | MF | Luca Văduva | 26 April 2009 | 1 | 0 | Universitatea Craiova
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| 8 | MF | Andrei Niculcea | 18 February 2009 | 1 | 0 | Rapid București
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| 9 | MF | Darius Bota | 1 | 0 | Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc
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| 10 | MF | Alexandru Goncear | 7 July 2009 | 1 | 0 | Farul Constanța
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| 11 | MF | Răzvan Marincean | 27 February 2009 | 1 | 0 | Farul Constanța
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| 16 | MF | Raul Moldovan | 1 | 0 | FCSB
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| 20 | MF | Alin Crihană | 1 | 1 | FCSB
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| 22 | MF | Darius Tripon | 2 October 2009 | 1 | 0 | Farul Constanța
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| 17 | FW | Yanis Ganaj | 17 April 2009 | 1 | 0 | Thun
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| 18 | FW | Kevin Wadman | 13 October 2009 | 1 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers
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| 19 | FW | Eduardo Bodnar | 1 | 0 | Universitatea Cluj
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Recent call-ups
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Răzvan Farcș | 22 May 2008 | 2 | 0 | Leganés
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v.  North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| GK | Alexandru Glodean | 21 April 2008 | 1 | 0 | Universitatea Craiova
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| GK | David Barbu] | 29 January 2008 | 0 | 0 | Farul Constanța
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| DF | Costyn Gheorghe | 9 February 2008 | 5 | 0 | Farul Constanța
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| DF | Robert Drăghici | 21 June 2008 | 4 | 0 | FC Augsburg
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| DF | Davide Moisa | 4 February 2008 | 4 | 0 | Venezia
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| DF | Raul Cojocariu | 25 April 2008 | 1 | 0 | Atalanta
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| DF | Sasha Radu | 1 | 0 | Villarreal
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| DF | Bogdan Ungureanu | 12 June 2008 | 1 | 0 | Atlético Madrid
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| DF | Raul Vancea | 19 April 2008 | 0 | 0 | Watford
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| MF | Ianis Podoleanu | 3 January 2008 | 5 | 0 | Farul Constanța
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| MF | Albert Radu | 14 January 2008 | 5 | 0 | Malaga
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| MF | Alexandru Bota | 31 March 2008 | 4 | 0 | Universitatea Cluj
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| MF | Rares Coman | 28 January 2008 | 3 | 1 | Sassuolo
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| MF | Sebastian Banu | 10 January 2008 | 0 | 0 | Rapid București
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| MF | Ovidiu Buia | 22 January 2008 | 0 | 0 | Universitatea Cluj
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| MF | Denis Țăroi | 6 April 2008 | 0 | 0 | UTA Arad
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| FW | Ianis Avrămescu | 27 October 2008 | 5 | 2 | Farul Constanța
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| FW | Marco Popescu | 7 April 2008 | 5 | 0 | Lecce
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| FW | Daniele Luncașu | 14 February 2008 | 0 | 0 | Bacău
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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| FW | Mihai Ninasi | 26 August 2008 | 0 | 0 | Universitatea Craiova
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v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2025
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See also
- Romania national football team
- Romania national under-21 football team
- Romania national under-20 football team
- Romania national under-19 football team
- Romania national under-16 football team
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship
References
- ^ a b "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Tricolorii U17 participă la o nouă ediție Syrenka Cup" (in Romanian). Federația Română de Fotbal. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
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