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| Croatia under-21 results |
This is a list of the Croatia national under-21 football team results from 1992 to 1999.
The first match played by Croatia was against Hungary in 1992 in Zagreb, Croatia.
Croatia's first-ever competitive matches were in the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification. The team failed to qualify for the final tournament. After a successful run at the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, Croatia entered the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship after beating Portugal through play-offs in 1999.
Croatia also participated in the 1997 Toulon Tournament in France, dropping out in a group stage.
Key
- Match outcomes
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
By year
1992
1993
| 14 April 1993 Friendly | Hungary | 3–2 | | Szombathely, Hungary |
| Report | Stadium: Rohonci út Attendance: 2,000 |
1994
| 19 April 1994 Friendly | Slovakia | 1–0 | | Myjava, Slovakia |
| 17:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadium Myjava Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Karl Finzinger (Austria) |
| 18 May 1994 Friendly | Hungary | 1–1 | | Győr, Hungary |
| 17:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadion ETO Attendance: 500 Referee: Geza Kiss (Hungary) |
| 17 August 1994 Friendly | Israel | 2–0 | | Tel Aviv, Israel |
|
Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Amit Klein (Israel) |
| 3 September 1994 Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 | Estonia | 1–2 | | Pärnu, Estonia |
| 16:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tore Hollung (Norway) |
| 8 October 1994 Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 | Croatia | 2–0 | | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jef van Vliet (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Berend Talens (Netherlands) Ton Lammers (Netherlands) Fourth official: Hugo Luyten (Netherlands) |
1995
| 24 March 1995 Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 | Croatia | 1–0 | | Zaprešić, Croatia |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Werner Müller (Switzerland) |
| 28 March 1995 Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 | Lithuania | 0–1 | | Panevėžys, Lithuania |
| Report | Stadium: Aukštaitija Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Zbigniew Przesmycki (Poland) |
| 25 April 1995 Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 | Croatia | 0–2 | | Zaprešić, Croatia |
| 16:30 |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium) Assistant referees: Fernand Weytens (Belgium) Hennisen Romb Out (Belgium) Fourth official: Johny Ver Eecke (Belgium) |
| 11 June 1995 Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 | Ukraine | 1–1 | | Kyiv, Ukraine |
|
Report | Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Karol Ihring, Slovakia |
| 2 September 1995 Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 | Croatia | 1–0 | | Varaždin, Croatia |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Varteks Attendance: 4,000 Referee: John McDermott (Republic of Ireland) |
| 5 October 1995 Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 | Croatia | 2–2 | | Varaždin, Croatia |
| 15:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Stadion Varteks Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Antoine de Pandis (France) |
| 14 November 1995 Euro 1996 qualif Gr 4 | Slovenia | 4–2 | | Celje, Slovenia |
| 13:30 | Report | Stadium: Skalna Klet Attendance: 500 Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) Assistant referees: Evgeni Volnin (Russia) Vyacheslav Sorokin (Russia) Fourth official: Sergey Anokhin (Russia) |
1996
| 26 March 1996 Friendly | Croatia | 0–0 | | Čakovec, Croatia |
| 14:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Darko Cvitković (Croatia) |
| 9 April 1996 Friendly | Croatia | 1–1 | | Vinkovci, Croatia |
| 17:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Stadion HNK Cibalia Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ante Kulušić (Croatia) |
| 23 April 1996 Friendly | England | 0–1 | | Sunderland, England |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Roker Park |
| 8 October 1996 Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–1 | | Imola, Italy |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Romeo Galli Attendance: 300 Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta) |
| 9 November 1996 Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 | Croatia | 0–1 | | Karlovac, Croatia |
| 14:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Stadion 13. srpanj Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Livio Bazzoli (Italy) |
1997
| 28 March 1997 Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 | Croatia | 2–0 | | Šibenik, Croatia |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Šubićevac Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber (Germany |
| 3 April 1997 Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 | Croatia | 2–0 | | Šibenik, Croatia |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Šubićevac Attendance: 4,000 Referee: John Ashman (Wales) Assistant referees: Kerry Morgan (Wales) Gareth Randles(Wales) Fourth official: Raymond Ellingham (Wales) |
| 29 April 1997 Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 | Greece | 2–0 | | Edessa, Greece |
|
Report | Stadium: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Sándor Piller (Hungary) |
| 26 May 1997 1997 Toulon Tournament | France | 1–0 | | Nîmes, France |
| Report |
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Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Alan Freeland (Scotland) |
| 28 May 1997 1997 Toulon Tournament | Croatia | 3–2 | | Aubagne, France |
| Report | Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Paulo Paraty (Portugal) |
| 30 May 1997 1997 Toulon Tournament | Mexico | 1–0 | | Mallemort, France |
| Report | Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Alan Freeland (Scotland) |
| 3 June 1997 1997 Toulon Tournament | Morocco U20 | 4–0 | | Le Pontet, France |
| Report | Stadium: Stade de Fargues Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
| 5 September 1997 Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 | Croatia | 6–1 | | Osijek, Croatia |
| 19:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Gradski Vrt Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Peter Jones (England) |
| 9 September 1997 Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 | Denmark | 1–0 | | Køge, Denmark |
| 18:30 |
|
Report | Stadium: Køge Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Pascal Garibian (France) |
| 12 October 1997 Euro 1998 qualif Gr 1 | Slovenia | 1–2 | | Velenje, Slovenia |
| 15:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Ob Jezeru City Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia) Assistant referees: Vladimirs Osipovs (Latvia) Adolfs Supe (Latvia) Fourth official: Andrejs Sipailo (Latvia) |
1998
| 24 March 1998 Friendly | Croatia | 4–1 | | Čakovec, Croatia |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost Attendance: 1,200 |
| 22 April 1998 Friendly | Croatia | 1–1 | | Vinkovci, Croatia |
| 16:30 | Report |
|
Stadium: Stadion HNK Cibalia Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Miroslav Vitković (Croatia) |
| 4 September 1998 Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 | Republic of Ireland | 2–2 | | Kilkenny, Ireland |
| 16:30 |
|
Report | Stadium: Buckley Park Referee: Pascal Garibian (France) |
| 9 October 1998 Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 | Malta | 0–3 | | Ta' Qali, Malta |
| 19:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Muhittin Bosat (Turkey) |
| 14 October 1998 Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 | Croatia | 4–0 | | Sisak, Croatia |
| 15:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Florin Chivulete (Romania) |
1999
| 28 April 1999 Friendly | Croatia | 1–0 | | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 14:30 |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 800 Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia) |
| 5 June 1999 Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 | FYR Macedonia | 0–2 | | Kratovo, FYR Macedonia |
| 14:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Gradski Stadion Kratovo Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Wolfgang Sowa (Austria) |
| 17 August 1999 Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 | Yugoslavia | 2–6 | | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Livio Bazzoli (Italy) |
| 21 August 1999 Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 | Croatia | 1–0 | | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 17:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jan Hald (Denmark) |
| 3 September 1999 Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 | Croatia | 5–1 | | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 17:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden) |
| 8 October 1999 Euro 2000 qualif Gr 8 | Croatia | 2–2 | | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 16:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy) |
| 13 November 1999 Euro 2000 qualif play-off | Portugal | 2–0 | | Faro, Portugal |
| 18:45 | Report | Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) |
| 17 November 1999 Euro 2000 qualif play-off | Croatia | 3–0 (3–2 agg.) | | Split, Croatia |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 7,033 Referee: Oguz Sarvan (Turkey) |
Record per opponent
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50.00 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 25.00 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 50.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 33.33 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50.00 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 50.00 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 50.00 | |
| Total: 22 teams played | 43 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 48.84 |
