Gibraltar national under-17 football team

The Gibraltar national under-17 football team is the youth football team of Gibraltar, run by the Gibraltar Football Association. The team is based mostly on the young players from the region's domestic leagues, the Gibraltar Premier Division and Gibraltar Second Division, and competes every year to qualify for the European Under-17 Football Championship.

History The team played its first match on 24 October 2013 against the Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team,Gibraltar drawn with Republic of Ireland, England and Armenia in Under 17’s the year when Gibraltar became a member of UEFA. George Wink, then of the Juvenil team of the Spanish club Club Atlético Zabal, scored the first goal, in the history of the national under-17 team on October 28, 2013 against the Armenia national under-17 football team.Wink lässt Gibraltar träumen - UEFA.com

The side would finish bottom of the group on every campaign since, scoring only 5 goals in response, with George Wink becoming the record goalscorer at any level of football in Gibraltar until Jake Gosling and Lee Casciaro equalled the record for the seniors in 2015. In May 2017, a re-organization of management throughout the Gibraltar Football Association saw coach Stephen Head step up to manage the U19 team, with David Ochello appointed as his replacement. The following campaign saw Gibraltar suffer a record 10-0 defeat to Norway on the 4th anniversary of their debut in the competition.

8 years after their first matches as UEFA members, Gibraltar finally secured their first win at under-17 level with a 2-1 friendly win over Faroe Islands on 10 September 2021. In October 2023, Gibraltar initially withdrew from qualification for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, citing safety concerns as a result of the Gaza war.Official Statement Gibraltar FA. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023. The whole group, set to be hosted in Israel, was postponed by UEFA later that day.Statement: MU17 UEFA EURO Qualifying Round Football Association of Wales. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023. New dates were later announced for November 2023 with Wales hosting instead.

Match record FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup record Qualification recordEraYearRoundUnder-16 1985 to 1989Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA memberUnder-17 1991 to 2015 2017Ineligible — 2019Did Not Qualify3 0 0 3 0 27 2021Cancelled— 2023Did Not Qualify2 0 0 2 0 14 20253 0 0 3 0 19 20263 0 0 3 0 30 2027Future EventFuture Event 2028 2029Total—0/24000000110011090

UEFA European Championship UEFA European Championship record Qualification recordEraYearRoundUnder-16 1982 to 2001Not a UEFA memberNot a UEFA memberUnder-17 2002 to 2013 2014did not qualify3 0 0 3 2 14 20153 0 1 2 0 9 20163 0 0 3 2 16 20173 0 0 3 1 7 20183 0 0 3 0 23 20193 0 0 3 0 27 2020Cancelled 3 0 0 3 1 20 2021— 2022did not qualify3 0 0 3 1 17 20232 0 0 2 0 14 20242 0 0 2 0 8 20253 0 0 3 0 19 20263 0 0 3 0 30 2027Future event0 0 0 0 0 0Total—0/410000003401337204

Gibraltar national under-17 football team

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