The Spain national under-18 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain.
Competitive record
FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 record
YearRoundGPWD*LGSGA 1948did not enter 1949 1950 1951 1952Champions211041 1953Fourth place4202137 1954Champions5410143 Total3/7117223111
UEFA Youth Tournament Under-18 record
YearRoundGPWD*LGSGA 1955Group stage321083 1956did not enter 1957Runners-up5311185 1958Group stage321074 1959Group stage3201102 1960Group stage310248 1961Fourth place4112109 1962Group stage301214 1963Qualifying round201145 1964Runners-up5401107 1965Group stage201123 1966Fourth place521266 1967Group stage510468 1968Qualifying round201112 1969Group stage310235 1970Qualifying round4202710 1971Group stage311122 1972Fourth place5230114 1973Qualifying round411277 1974Group stage522133 1975Qualifying round201112 1976Third place7511174 1977Qualifying round412153 1978Group stage531173 1979Qualifying round210134 1980Group stage540192 Total18/2694412132162115
UEFA European Under-18 Championship record
YearRoundGPWD*LGSGA 1981Fourth place7340125 1982Second round511376 1983Second round521243 1984Second round521276 1986First round622278 1988Fourth place9702224 1990Third place9612179 1992Qualifying round603329 1993Third place86112212 1994Third place4301148 1995Champions8710249 1996Runners-up8431123 1997Third place8521137 1998Group stage97021810 1999Group stage8341207 2000Intermediary round5311112 2001Third place8611198Total14/17118672625231116
UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup record YearRoundGPWD*LGSGA 1997Runners-up522196 1999Champions5410143 2001Champions431091 2003Champions4400161 2005Third place440090 Total5/52217415711
Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games recordYearRoundPosition* 2018Gold medalists1st4400115Total1 Title1/14400115
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.
Current squad The following players were called up for as friendly against Italy. Match dates: 15 January 2025 Caps and goals correct as of: 15 January 2025, after the match against Italy
Recent call-ups The following players have been called up within the last twelve months are still eligible for selection.
Player records
Top appearances Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-18 caps1Javier DelgadoDamm1988–199023José Luis GallardoEspanyol1988–199023Sebastián NadalMallorca, Atlético Madrid1979–1982232Luis CuarteroZaragoza1993–199422Mario RosasBarcelona1996–1999223Juan Luis BernalBetis1989–199121Gonzalo ColsaRacing de Santander1996–199821Gerardo GarcíaReal Madrid1991–199321MíchelReal Madrid1980–198121Javier LópezOsasuna1991–199421Luis MárquezBetis1988–199021 Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-18s.
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-18 goals1ChuzoAtlético Madrid1957–1958132Albert AguilàReal Madrid1987–198812
Wellington phoenix 4Javi MorenoBarcelona1992–199310Fernando MorientesAlbacete1993–1994105Jorge PeronaBarcelona2000–200196Abel RuizBarcelona20187CarlitosSevilla1994–19957Pepe GálvezMallorca1991–19937GerardoReal Madrid1991–19937Martín CriadoReal Madrid1986–19887Sebastián NadalMallorca, Atlético Madrid1979–19827Alberto RiveraReal Madrid1995–19967 Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-18s.
See also Spain national football team Spain national under-23 football team Spain national under-21 football team Spain national under-20 football team Spain national under-19 football team Spain national under-17 football team Spain national under-16 football team Spain national under-15 football team Spain national youth football team
References
External links siemprecantera at uefa.com UEFA U-18 European Championship at rsssf