Spain national under-15 football team
The Spain national under-15 football team is the national team that represents Spain and the Royal Spanish Football Federation under this age level. It is currently the youngest feeder for the national team and competes in such tournaments as the Under-15 Nations Cup, a competition that is seen as an attempt in creating an Under-15 FIFA World Cup in the near future.
Nickname(s) | La Rojita (The Little Red One) La Furia Roja (The Red Fury) | ||
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Association | Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
FIFA code | ESP | ||
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First international | |||
(Messina, Italy; 29 May 1989) | |||
Biggest win | |||
(Mexico City, Mexico; 23 June 2012) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
(Lugo, Spain; 7 April 2002) | |||
Under-15 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2012) | ||
Best result | Semi-finals: 2012 |
As FIFA plan in making a World Cup tournament for players under the age of 15 soon, the Spain national team returned from a five-year hiatus, (the last time the team played was in 2007 when they were crowned champions in the Torneo Villa de Santiago del Teide for the fifth consecutive time) to participate in a tournament that was hosted by Mexico in June 2012, the Nations Cup.
Players
Spain's players who have played at Under-15 include Fernando Torres, Iker Muniain, Marc Muniesa, Javi Martínez and Andrés Iniesta.
Competitive record
Youth Olympic Games
Youth Olympic Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
Did not enter | ||||||||
To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 0/1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Under-15 World Cup/Nations Cup
FIFA World Cup Record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
Third place[1] | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |||
Did Not Enter | ||||||||||
Total | 1/2 | Semi-Finals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
Honours
Under-15 World Cup/Nations Cup
- Semi-Finals (1): 2012
Torneo Villa de Santiago del Teide
- Winners (6): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Runners-up (1): 2002
See also
References
- Shared with Mexico as no third place match was held