The Italy national U-16 football team is the national under-16

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team of Italy and is controlled by the

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. The team was known as Italy national under-15 football team prior to 2001, to reflect the age limit at the start of the season instead of the end of the season. The Italy under-16 football team is a feeder team of the Italy under-17 team. The under-16 team was known as the under-15 team prior to 2001. Before then, the

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was known as UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship (the under-19 Championship was similarly known as the under-18 tournament) due to the name referring to the age limit at the start of a new season. The age limit moved from August to January for the 1997–98 tournament. Since the 2002 Tournament, the age in the name of the tournament has referred to the age limit at the end of the season. The current manager is Daniel Zoratto. They play the majority of their home matches at the Stadio Comunale "Filippo Pirani" in

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History

The team regularly competes in the

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, winning on two occasions (1999, 2003), finishing runner-up on four occasions (1982, 2000, 2004, 2006), and third place on a further two occasions (1994, 1995).

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023

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. ''Caps and goals as of 20 April 2023, after the match against .''

References

{{National sports teams of Italy European national under-16 association football teams Under-16 Youth football in Italy