England national under-18 football team
England national under-18 football team, also known as England under-18s or England U18(s), represents England in association football at under-18 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.
Nickname(s) | Three Lions | ||
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Association | The Football Association | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Tom Curtis (Interim) | ||
FIFA code | ENG | ||
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Appearances | Unknown (first in Unknown) | ||
Best result | Unknown | ||
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Best result | Unknown |
The team competed in the FIFA International Youth Tournament (later taken over by UEFA) and its successor, the UEFA European Under-18 Championship, and was often referred to as England Youth. After the tournament was renamed the European Under-18 Championship, England won twice more, in 1980 and 1993. In 1997, eligibility rules changed and the competition was rebranded as the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2001.
Nowadays, the under-18 banner is used for participation in international friendlies. The 2017 Toulon Tournament was also composed largely of under-18 players.