Spain national under-18 football team
Introduction 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 1948''did not enter''  1949 1950 1951  1952'''Champions''''''2''''''1''''''1''''''0''''''4''''''1'''  1953'''Fourth place''''''4''''''2''''''0''''''2''''''13''''''7'''  1954'''Champions''''''5''''''4''''''1''''''0''''''14''''''3''' '''Total''''''3/7''''''11''''''7''''''2''''''2''''''31''''''11'''===UEFA Youth Tournament Under-18 record===YearRoundGPWD*LGSGA 1955Group stage321083  1956''did not enter''  1957'''Runners-up''''''5''''''3''''''1''''''1''''''18''''''5 ''' 1958Group stage321074  1959Group stage3201102  1960Group stage310248  1961'''Fourth place''''''4''''''1''''''1''''''2''''''10''''''9'''  1962Group stage301214  1963''Qualifying round''201145  1964'''Runners-up''''''5''''''4''''''0''''''1''''''10''''''7'''  1965Group stage201123  1966'''Fourth place''''''5''''''2''''''1''''''2''''''6''''''6'''  1967Group stage510468  1968''Qualifying round''201112  1969Group stage310235  1970''Qualifying round''4202710  1971Group stage311122  1972'''Fourth place''''''5''''''2''''''3''''''0''''''11''''''4'''  1973''Qualifying round''411277  1974Group stage522133  1975''Qualifying round''201112  1976'''Third place''''''7''''''5''''''1''''''1''''''17''''''4'''  1977''Qualifying round''412153  1978Group stage531173  1979''Qualifying round''210134  1980Group stage540192 '''Total''''''18/26''''''94''''''41''''''21''''''32''''''162''''''115'''===UEFA European Under-18 Championship record===YearRoundGPWD*LGSGA 1981'''Fourth place''''''7''''''3''''''4''''''0''''''12''''''5'''  1982Second round511376  1983Second round521243  1984Second round521276  1986First round622278  1988'''Fourth place''''''9''''''7''''''0''''''2''''''22''''''4'''  1990'''Third place''''''9''''''6''''''1''''''2''''''17''''''9'''  1992''Qualifying round''603329  1993'''Third place''''''8''''''6''''''1''''''1''''''22''''''12'''  1994'''Third place''''''4''''''3''''''0''''''1''''''14''''''8''' 1995'''Champions''''''8''''''7''''''1''''''0''''''24''''''9'''  1996'''Runners-up''''''8''''''4''''''3''''''1''''''12''''''3''' 1997'''Third place''''''8''''''5''''''2''''''1''''''13''''''7''' 1998Group stage97021810 1999Group stage8341207 2000''Intermediary round''5311112  2001'''Third place''''''8''''''6''''''1''''''1''''''19''''''8''''''Total''''''14/17''''''118''''''67''''''26''''''25''''''231''''''116'''===UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup record===YearRoundGPWD*LGSGA 1997'''Runners-up''''''5''''''2''''''2''''''1''''''9''''''6'''  1999'''Champions''''''5''''''4''''''1''''''0''''''14''''''3'''  2001'''Champions''''''4''''''3''''''1''''''0''''''9''''''1''' 2003'''Champions''''''4''''''4''''''0''''''0''''''16''''''1'''  2005'''Third place''''''4''''''4''''''0''''''0''''''9''''''0 ''''''Total''''''5/5''''''22''''''17''''''4''''''1''''''57''''''11'''===Mediterranean Games===Mediterranean Games recordYearRoundPosition* 2018'''Gold medalists''''''1st''''''4''''''4''''''0''''''0''''''11''''''5'''Total1 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 a friendly against Italy. * '''Match dates:''' 17 January 2024* '''Caps and goals correct as of:''' 17 January 2024, after the match against ===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 caps'''1'''Javier DelgadoDamm1988–199023José Luis GallardoEspanyol1988–199023Sebastián NadalMallorca, Atlético Madrid1979–198223'''2'''Luis CuarteroZaragoza1993–199422Mario RosasBarcelona1996–199922'''3'''Juan 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 goals'''1'''ChuzoAtlético Madrid1957–195813'''2'''Alberto AguiláReal Madrid1987–198812'''3'''MíchelReal Madrid1980–198111'''4'''Javi MorenoBarcelona1992–199310Fernando MorientesAlbacete1993–199410'''5'''Jorge PeronaBarcelona2000–20019'''6'''Abel 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 * Tournament archive at uefa.com* UEFA U-18 European Championship at rsssf