 Before 2001, the name of the under-18 team was Italian national under-17 football team (as well as the current under-19 team, was named under-18).However, the age limit of the team was always under-17 (calendar age) at the start of season, or under-18 (calendar age) at the end of season.In the past, the cut-off date was on 1 August instead of 1 January.