The Croatia national under-15 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players aged 15 or younger. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Mali vatreni ('Little Blazers'). The Mali vatreni participate in the UEFA Under-15 Development Tournaments, finishing as runners-up in the 2023 tournament in Croatia, their first appearance in the tournament. Other than that, the team competes in the Vlatko Marković International Tournament, established by the HNS in 2019. The team won the tournament three times, in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Recent results
The following is a list of match results from the last 12 months, along with any future matches scheduled.
2023
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the summer camp in Stubičke Toplice from 4 to 9 August 2023.
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil
UEFA Under-15 Development Tournament record
YearRoundPosition 2023 UEFA Under-15 Development TournamentRunners-up2nd311142Total0 titles1/1311142
MatchesFirst match 2–0 (Kotoriba, Croatia; 20 September 2023)Biggest win 2–0 (Kotoriba, Croatia; 20 September 2023)Biggest defeat 0–1 (Varaždin, Croatia; 22 September 2023)
Vlatko Marković International Tournament record
YearRoundPosition 2019 Vlatko Marković International TournamentSemi-final4th440058 2021 Vlatko Marković International TournamentChampions1st4400143 2022 Vlatko Marković International TournamentChampions1st4400101 2023 Vlatko Marković International TournamentChampions1st4310111 2025 Vlatko Marković International TournamentRunners-up2nd421174Total3 titles5/52016224717
MatchesFirst match 1–0 (Pula, Croatia; 10 April 2019)Biggest win 7–1 (Karlovac, Croatia; 6 May 2021)Biggest defeat 0–6 (Medulin, Croatia; 12 April 2019)
See also
Croatia national football team Croatia national football B team Croatia national under-23 football team Croatia national under-21 football team Croatia national under-20 football team Croatia national under-19 football team Croatia national under-18 football team Croatia national under-17 football team Croatia national under-16 football team Croatia women's national football team Croatia women's national under-19 football team Croatia women's national under-17 football team Croatia women's national under-15 football team
References