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Revision as of 09:30, 21 August 2015

Spain Under-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Rojita (The Little Red [One])
AssociationRoyal Spanish Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAlbert Celades (2014–)
Most capsIker Muniain (31)
Top scorerRodrigo Moreno (15)
FIFA codeESP
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
 Yugoslavia 4–1 Spain 
(Zagreb, Yugoslavia; 9 October 1976)
Biggest win
 Spain 14–0 San Marino 
(El Ejido, Spain; 8 February 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Netherlands 5–0 Spain 
(Utrecht, Netherlands; 16 February 1983)
Records for competitive matches only.
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances12 (first in 1982)
Best resultWinners (1986, 1998, 2011, 2013)
Medal record
Spain national under-21 football team
Medal record
U-21 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1986 Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Romania Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Denmark Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Israel Team
Silver medal – second place 1984 Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Spain Team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 France Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Slovakia Team
The 2011 winning team

The Spain national under-21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of Spain and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The team, nicknamed La Rojita (The Little Red [One]),[1] competes in the biannual European Under-21 Football Championship.

Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Spanish Under-21 team was formed. Spain are the current European champions of the category, having won both the 2011 and 2013 European Championship. The team has a fantastic record – competition winners four times and runners-up twice. Only Italy has won the competition more often than Spain.

Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Spain's brief record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown. Actually, Spain played only three competitive U-23 matches. The first was in the "Under-23 Challenge", which they lost. The next two were in a two-team qualification "group" for the 1972 competition – facing the Soviet Union team, they lost 2–1 at home then drew 1–1 away and failed to qualify. Spain did not enter a team in the other two U-23 competitions, but have been ever present in under-21 competitions.

Spain's youth development programs has been challenging the South American dominance in the FIFA U-17 World Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup. In fact, 20 of the Spanish 23-man squad that won the Euro 2008 came through the ranks of the youth teams; most of them had won titles at the youth level as well.

Competitive Record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Europe1978 Qualifying Stage 4 2 0 2 5 8
Europe1980 Qualifying Stage 4 1 2 1 4 2
Europe1982 Quarter-Finals 6 5 0 1 14 5
Europe1984 Runners-up 10 5 2 3 11 11
Europe1986 Champions 10 7 1 2 18 9
Europe1988 Quarter-Finals 8 4 2 2 10 4
Europe1990 Quarter-Finals 6 4 0 2 5 4
Europe1992 Qualifying Stage 7 3 2 2 6 5
France 1994 Third Place 12 9 2 1 21 9
Spain 1996 Runners-up 14 10 3 1 34 14
Romania 1998 Champions 11 10 1 0 21 6
Slovakia 2000 Third Place 14 11 3 0 31 7
Switzerland 2002 Qualification Playoffs 10 6 1 3 15 9
Germany 2004 Qualification Playoffs 10 6 2 2 17 5
Portugal 2006 Qualifying Stage 10 6 2 2 37 8
Netherlands 2007 Qualification Playoffs 4 2 1 1 8 4
Sweden 2009 Group Stage 13 10 1 2 27 7
Denmark 2011 Champions 15 12 2 1 31 8
Israel 2013 Champions 15 14 1 0 47 5
Czech Republic 2015 Qualification Playoffs 10 7 2 1 25 8
Bulgaria 2017 Qualifying in progress — — — — — —
Total 12/20 193 134 30 29 387 138

*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.

Individual awards

In addition to team victories, Spanish players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

Year Golden Player
Europe 1986 Manolo Sanchís
Romania 1998 Francesc Arnau
Denmark 2011 Juan Mata
Israel 2013 Thiago Alcântara

Players

Top Appearances

Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-21 Caps
1 Iker Muniain Athletic Bilbao 2011–2014 31
2 David de Gea Atlético Madrid, Manchester United 2009–2013 27
2 Santiago Denia Albacete, Atlético Madrid 1992–1996 27
4 Diego Capel Sevilla 2007–2011 25
4 Xavi Hernández Barcelona 1998–2001 25
6 Óscar García Barcelona, Albacete 1992–1996 24
6 Javi Martínez Athletic Bilbao 2007–2011 24
8 Martín Montoya Barcelona 2010–2013 22
8 Pablo Sarabia Getafe 2011–2014 22
10 Thiago Alcântara Barcelona 2010–2013 21
10 Roberto Fernández Castellón, Valencia, Barcelona 1980–1988 21
10 Bojan Krkić Barcelona 2007–2011 21

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s.

Top Goalscorers

Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-21 Goals
1 Rodrigo Moreno Benfica 2011–2013 15
2 Álvaro Morata Real Madrid, Juventus 2013–2014 13
3 Óscar García Barcelona, Albacete 1992–1996 12
4 Isco Málaga, Real Madrid 2011–2014 10
5 Pablo Couñago Recreativo, Celta, Ipswich Town 1999–2001 9
5 Adrián López Deportivo La Coruña, Málaga 2007–2011 9
7 Julen Guerrero Athletic Bilbao 1992–1994 8
7 Raúl González Real Madrid 1995–1996 8
7 Jonathan Soriano Espanyol 2005 8
10 Gerard Deulofeu Barcelona, Everton, Sevilla 2012– 7
10 Roberto Fernández Castellón, Valencia, Barcelona 1980–1988 7
10 José Gálvez Mallorca, Valencia 1993–1995 7
10 Xavi Hernández Barcelona 1998–2001 7
10 Iker Muniain Athletic Bilbao 2011–2014 7
10 David Silva Valencia, Eibar, Celta 2004–2006 7
10 Álvaro Vázquez Espanyol, Getafe 2011–2013 7

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s.

  • Caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2015

Recent results

Date Competition Location Opponent Result Scorers
4 September 2014
2015 UEFA U-21 qualification
Felcsút, Hungary  Hungary
1 – 0
Saúl 66'
9 September 2014
2015 UEFA U-21 qualification
Puertollano, Spain  Austria
1 – 1
Sarabia 50'
10 October 2014
2015 UEFA U-21 qualification
Jagodina, Serbia  Serbia
0 – 0
14 October 2014
2015 UEFA U-21 qualification
Cádiz, Spain  Serbia
1 – 2
Sergi Roberto 90+2'
12 November 2014
Friendly
Ferrol, Spain  Belgium
1 – 4
Munir 49'
26 March 2015
Friendly
Cartagena, Spain  Norway
2 – 0
Munir 16', Deulofeu 19'
30 March 2015
Friendly
León, Spain  Belarus
4 – 0
Shestilovsky 25' (o.g.), Deulofeu 49', Munir 53', Moi Gómez 59'

Forthcoming fixtures

Date Competition Location Opponent Result Scorers
2 September 2015
2017 UEFA U-21 qualification
TBA, Estonia  Estonia
–
7 October 2015
2017 UEFA U-21 qualification
TBA, Georgia  Georgia
–
13 October 2015
2017 UEFA U-21 qualification
TBA, Spain  Sweden
–
13 November 2015
2017 UEFA U-21 qualification
TBA, Spain  Georgia
–
17 November 2015
2017 UEFA U-21 qualification
TBA, Croatia  Croatia
–

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6

Template:2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for friendly matches against Norway and Belarus, at 26 and 30 March 2015.

  • Caps and goals as of 30 March 2015.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Kepa Arrizabalaga (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 30) 7 0 Spain Ponferradina
13 1GK Rubén Blanco (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Spain Celta de Vigo
2 2DF Javier Manquillo (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 30) 4 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
5 2DF Jonny Castro (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 30) 4 0 Spain Celta de Vigo
12 2DF Héctor Bellerín (1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 (age 29) 1 0 England Arsenal
3 2DF Rubén Duarte (1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 (age 29) 2 0 Spain RCD Espanyol
4 2DF Jesús Vallejo (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 28) 1 0 Spain Real Zaragoza
15 2DF Jorge Meré (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Spain Sporting Gijón
6 3MF José Rodríguez (1994-12-16) 16 December 1994 (age 30) 2 0 Turkey Galatasaray
14 3MF Sergi Samper (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 29) 2 0 Spain Barcelona
18 3MF Moi Gómez (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 30) 3 1 Spain Getafe
10 3MF Denis Suárez (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 31) 6 0 Spain Sevilla
8 3MF Óliver Torres (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 30) 11 2 Spain Atlético Madrid
16 3MF Dani Ceballos (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Spain Real Betis
17 3MF Marco Asensio (1996-01-21) 21 January 1996 (age 28) 2 0 {{country data ESPon loan from Real Madrid|Fbaicon/core|variant=|altvar=football}} RCD Espanyol
9 4FW Munir El Haddadi (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 29) 5 3 Spain Barcelona
11 4FW Samu Castillejo (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 29) 2 0 Spain Villarreal
7 4FW Gerard Deulofeu (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 30) 19 7 England Everton
19 4FW Iñaki Williams (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 (age 30) 2 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao

Recent callups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Óscar Whalley (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Spain Real Zaragoza v.  Belgium, 12 November 2014
DF David Costas (1995-03-26) 26 March 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Spain Celta de Vigo v.  Belgium, 12 November 2014
DF Pablo Íñiguez (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Spain Girona v.  Belgium, 12 November 2014
DF Jaime Sánchez (1995-03-11) 11 March 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Belgium, 12 November 2014
MF Saúl Ñíguez (c) (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 30) 11 2 Spain Atlético Madrid v.  Belgium, 12 November 2014
MF Víctor Camarasa (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Spain Levante v.  Belgium, 12 November 2014
MF Álvaro Medrán (1994-03-15) 15 March 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Belgium, 12 November 2014
MF Unai López (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 29) 2 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao v.  Belgium, 12 November 2014
FW Carlos Castro (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Spain Sporting de Gijón v.  Belgium, 12 November 2014
FW Sandro Ramírez (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 29) 3 0 Spain Barcelona v.  Belgium, 12 November 2014

Former squads

See also

References

  1. ^ "La sub 21 regresa al lugar donde nació el 'tiqui-taca'" (in Spanish). MARCA. 2011-06-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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