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| Nickname(s) | Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers) | ||
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| Association | Croatian Football Federation (HNS) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Mladen IvančićSergej Milivojević | ||
| Most caps | Alen Maras (14) | ||
| Top scorer | Ahmad Sharbini (7) | ||
| FIFA code | CRO | ||
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| First international | |||
 Slovenia 0–1 Croatia  (Brežice, Slovenia; 22 September 1994) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Hungary 0–6 Croatia (Hungary; 5 September 1995) Croatia 6-0 Italy  (Umag, Croatia; 15 March 2006) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 4–0 Croatia (Calabar, Nigeria; 14 April 1999) Slovenia 4–0 Croatia (Brežice, Slovenia; 4 April 2006) Croatia 0–4 Serbia  (Županja, Croatia; 22 May 2012) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1999) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (1999, 2013) | ||
| Website | hns-cff.hr | ||
The Croatia national under-20 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players aged 20 or under. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Mladi vatreni ('Young Blazers'). So far, the Mladi vatreni qualified for three FIFA U-20 World Cups, namely in 1999, 2011 and 2013. The team's greatest accomplishment is passing the group stage at the 1999 and 2013 tournaments.
The U20 team is the de facto U19 of the previous year, and it acts mainly as a feeder team for the U21s and provides further international development for youth players. The team qualifies for the FIFA U-20 World Cup based on the success of the U19 at the UEFA European Under-19 Championship.