France national under-21 football team
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| Nickname(s) | Les Bleuets (patterned after Les Bleus, nickname for the senior team) Espoirs |
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| Association | Fédération Française de Football |
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| Head coach |  Eric Mombaerts |
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| Captain | Étienne Capoue | ||
| Most caps | Bacary Sagna (28) | ||
| Top scorer | Yoann Gourcuff (4) | ||
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| First international | |||
U23: France 0-0 Norway  }Alès, November 11, 1970 U21: France 1-1 Belgium  Amiens, September 3, 1976 |
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| Biggest win | |||
France 7-0 Yugoslavia  Reims, November 16, 1985 |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 England 6-1 France Sheffield, February 28, 1984 matches only. |
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| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1982) | ||
| Best result | Winners 1988 | ||
The France national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.
Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the French Under-21 team was formed. The team has a good record - it has finished first, second, third and fourth in the competition on one occasion each.
Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start ot a two year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, France's record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown. France did not enter a team in the first two U-23 competitions, but reached the quarter finals in the third.
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[edit] UEFA U-23 Championship Record
- 1972: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
- 1974: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
- 1976: Losing quarter-finalists.
[edit] UEFA U-21 Championship Record
- 1978: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
- 1980: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
- 1982: Losing quarter-finalists.
- 1984: Losing quarter-finalists.
- 1986: Losing quarter-finalists.
- 1988: Winners.
- 1990: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
- 1992: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
- 1994: Losing semi-finalists. Finished fourth.
- 1996: Losing semi-finalists. Finished third.
- 1998: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
- 2000: Did not qualify. Finished 1st of 5 in qualification group. Lost qualification play-off.
- 2002: Runners-up.
- 2004: Did not qualify. Finished 1st of 5 in qualification group. Lost qualification play-off.
- 2006: Losing semi-finalists.
- 2007: Did not qualify. Lost qualification play-off.
- 2009: Did not qualify. Lost qualification play-off.
[edit] Current squad
The following players participated in the Toulon Tournament to began on 3 June and ended on 12 June.[1] Caps and goals are as current as squad's most previous match.
| Number | Name | DOB | Current Club | Caps | Goals | Debut |
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| 1 | Johnny Placide | January 29, 1988 | Le Havre |
4 | 0 | v.  Tunisia; 11 February 2009 |
| 16 | Kévin Olimpa | March 10, 1988 | Bordeaux |
2 | 0 | v.  Qatar; 4 June 2009 |
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| 2 | Garry Bocaly | April 19, 1988 | Montpellier |
9 | 0 | v.  Czech Republic; 26 March 2008 |
| 3 | Quentin Othon | March 27, 1988 | Strasbourg |
1 | 0 | v.  Chile; 8 June 2009 |
| 4 | Dorian Dervite | July 25, 1988 | Southend United |
6 | 0 | v.  Estonia; 27 March 2009 |
| 5 | Mamadou Sakho | February 13, 1990 | PSG |
8 | 0 | v.  Slovakia; 19 August 2008 |
| 12 | Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik | July 3, 1989 | Le Havre |
4 | 1 | v. Estonia; 27 March 2009 |
| 13 | Cheikh M'Bengue | July 23, 1988 | Toulouse |
7 | 0 | v.  Denmark; 19 November 2008 |
| 15 | Damien Marcq | December 8, 1988 | Boulogne |
1 | 0 | v. Chile; 8 June 2009 |
| 21 | Paul Baysse | May 18, 1988 | Sedan |
4 | 0 | v. Denmark; 19 November 2008 |
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| 6 | Étienne Capoue (C) | July 11, 1988 | Toulouse |
6 | 0 | v. Denmark; 19 November 2008 |
| 8 | Moussa Sissoko | August 16, 1989 | Toulouse |
12 | 1 | v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina; 9 September 2008 |
| 10 | Younousse Sankharé | September 10, 1989 | Stade Reims |
7 | 2 | v. Denmark; 19 November 2008 |
| 14 | Hérold Goulon | June 12, 1988 | Le Mans |
3 | 0 | v. Qatar; 4 June 2009 |
| 17 | Marvin Martin | January 10, 1988 | Sochaux |
6 | 0 | v. Denmark; 19 November 2008 |
| 18 | Grégory Sertic | August 5, 1989 | Bordeaux |
4 | 0 | v.  Portugal; 6 June 2009 |
| Strikers | ||||||
| 7 | Gabriel Obertan | February 26, 1989 | Lorient |
8 | 1 | v. Tunisia; 11 February 2009 |
| 9 | David N'Gog | April 1, 1989 | Liverpool |
8 | 1 | v. Denmark; 19 November 2008 |
| 11 | Bakary Sako | April 26, 1988 | Châteauroux |
6 | 1 | v. Tunisia; 11 February 2009 |
| 19 | Sambou Yatabaré | March 2, 1989 | Caen |
2 | 0 | v. Qatar; 4 June 2009 |
| 20 | Jirès Kembo Ekoko | January 8, 1988 | Rennes |
8 | 3 | v. Tunisia; 11 February 2009 |
[edit] Recent call-ups
| Name | DOB | Club | Caps | Goals | Most recent callup |
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| Yohann Thuram-Ulien | October 31, 1988 | Monaco |
1 | 0 | v. 2009 Toulon Tournament |
| Johann Carrasso | March 7, 1988 | Montpellier |
2 | 0 | v. 2009 Toulon Tournament |
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| Armand Traoré | October 8, 1989 | Arsenal |
2 | 0 | v. 2009 Toulon Tournament |
| Lamine Gassama | October 20, 1989 | Lyon |
3 | 0 | v. England; 1 April 2009 |
| Loïc Nestor | May 20, 1989 | Toulouse |
1 | 0 | v. Tunisia; 11 February 2009 |
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| Bira Dembélé | March 22, 1988 | Rennes |
3 | 0 | v. Estonia; 27 March 2009 |
| Yohan Mollo | July 18, 1989 | Monaco |
3 | 0 | v. Estonia; 27 March 2009 |
| William Vainqueur | November 19, 1988 | Nantes |
1 | 0 | v. Estonia; 27 March 2009 |
| Geoffrey Tulasne | February 24, 1988 | Sochaux |
2 | 0 | v. Estonia; 27 March 2009 |
| Sofiane Feghouli | December 26, 1989 | Grenoble |
3 | 0 | v. Denmark; 19 November 2008 |
| Strikers | |||||
| Frédéric Nimani | October 8, 1988 | Monaco |
6 | 2 | v. England; 1 April 2009 |
| Lynel Kitambala | October 26, 1988 | Auxerre |
1 | 0 | v. Estonia; 27 March 2009 |
| Kévin Monnet-Paquet | August 19, 1988 | Lens |
7 | 0 | v. Denmark; 19 November 2008 |
[edit] Recent results
| Date | Competition | Location | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Scorers |
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Aalborg, Denmark | Denmark |
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France |
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Sousse, Tunisia | Tunisia |
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France |
58' |
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Bourges, France | France |
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Estonia |
14', 35', Kana-Biyik 85' |
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Nottingham, England | England |
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France |
26', Sissoko 35' |
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Toulon, France | France |
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Qatar |
80' |
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Toulon, France | France |
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Portugal |
27' |
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Toulon, France | Chile |
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France |
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Toulon, France |  Argentina |
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France |
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Final |
Toulon, France | Chile |
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[edit] Forthcoming fixtures
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Biarritz, France | France |
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 Poland |
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Velenje, Slovenia |  Slovenia |
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France |
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Gueugnon, France | France |
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TBA |  Malta |
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France |
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TBA | Belgium |
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France |
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Amiens, France | France |
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Tunisia |
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Reims, France | France |
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Slovenia |
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TBA | TBA |
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France |
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Vannes, France | France |
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TBA | Ukraine |
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France |
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TBA | France |
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[edit] Honours
- Champions (11): 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 1997, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1977
- Finalists (10): 1998, 1996, 1995, 1993, 1991, 1986, 1980, 1978, 1976, 1975
[edit] See also
- France national football team
- France national youth football team
- European Under-21 Football Championship
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
- The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.
