England national under-16 football team

England national under-16 football team, also known as England under-16s or England U16(s), represents England in association football at an under-16 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England

England Under-16
Nickname(s)Three Lions/England Schoolboys
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachJustin Cochrane
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours

Competition history

Between 1925 and 2014, the England under-16 team competed in the annual Victory Shield tournament against Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Since World War II, England had won the Victory Shield outright thirty-five times and had been joint winners with Scotland eight times, with Wales twice and with both Scotland and Wales twice.[1] However, in April 2015, the Football Association decided to withdraw from the tournament "for the foreseeable future" with the stated aim of replacing it with matches against European and global opposition.[2]

In 2005, the team made their debut in the annual Montaigu Tournament, held in Montaigu, France.[3] England have won the competition three times, in 2008, 2011, and 2015, defeating the hosts France in the final on all three occasions. In 2008 and 2011, England won in a penalty shoot-out after a 0–0 draw,[4][5] while in 2015 they won the final outright by 3–1.[6]

Fixtures & results 2015–16

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Friendly matches
16 August 2015 England 2 – 2 United StatesSt George's Park, Burton upon Trent, England
16:00 UTC+01:00 Samuels  40'
Guehi  70'		 Report
19 August 2015 England 3 – 3 United StatesSt George's Park, Burton upon Trent, England
14:00 UTC+01:00 Loader  19', 59'
Sessegnon  61'		 Report

Tournoi International
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  France 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 7 8 −1 6
3  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4  England 3 0 1 2 5 9 −4 1
Source: FFF
27 October 2015 Japan 4 – 3 EnglandStade Didier Pironi, Limeil-Brévannes, France
UTC+01:00 Suzuki
Kubo
Tanahashi 		Report Samuels  2'
Sancho  25'
Poveda  47'
29 October 2015 Netherlands 2 – 2 EnglandStade Marcel Laveau, Boissy-Saint-Léger, France
UTC+01:00 Kone
Redan 		Report Sancho  12'
Sessegnon  39'
31 October 2015 France 3 – 0 EnglandStade Léo Lagrange, Bonneuil-sur-Marne, France
UTC+01:00 Fontaine  6'
Flamant  50'
Gaudin  77'		 Report

Nike International friendlies
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  England (C) 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7
2  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3  United States (H) 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
4  Brazil 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source: US Soccer
(C) Champion; (H) Host.
2 December 2015 United States 2 – 3 EnglandPremier Sports Ranch, Lakewood Ranch, United States
18:00 UTC−05:00 Goslin  46'
Carleton  51' (pen.)		 Report Loader  25'
Sancho  64' (pen.), 80+3'		 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. (United States)
4 December 2015 Brazil 0 – 2 EnglandPremier Sports Ranch, Lakewood Ranch, United States
15:00 UTC−05:00 permanent dead link] Report Foden  21', 28'
6 December 2015 England 2 – 2 NetherlandsPremier Sports Ranch, Lakewood Ranch, United States
15:00 UTC−05:00 Sancho  40'
R. Sessegnon  80'		 Report Redan  8'
Darkwa  16'		 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. (United States)

References
  1. "The Victory Shield 2008". The Football Association. 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  2. "England to withdraw from the Victory Shield". The Football Association. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. Wright, James (22 March 2005). "'A tremendous experience'". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  4. "Lions win tournament". The Football Association. 24 March 2008. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  5. "Lions capture Montaigu crown". The Football Association. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  6. "England U16s win Montaigu Tournament title in France". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  7. "England youth fixtures". The Football Association. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

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