Croatia national under-17 football team

Croatia U17
Nickname(s)Mali Vatreni (The Young Blazers)
AssociationCroatian Football Federation (HNS)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMarijan Budimir
Most capsMilan Badelj (28)
Top scorerNikola Kalinić (15)
FIFA codeCRO
First colours
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Second colours
First international
 Croatia 1–0 Hungary 
(Donji Miholjac, Croatia; 26 April 1993)
Biggest win
 Croatia 11–0 Andorra 
(Donji Tavankut, Serbia; 29 September 2004)
Biggest defeat
 Croatia 0–5 Norway 
(Tallinn, Estonia; 25 October 2006)
 Croatia 0–5 England 
(Pula, Croatia; 28 September 2016)
European Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1996)
Best resultThird place (2001)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2001)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2015)
Websitehns-cff.hr

The Croatia national under-17 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players aged 17 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 Mali vatreni ('Little Blazers'). So far, the Mali vatreni qualified for nine UEFA European Under-17 Championships. Croatia's greatest success in the tournament was third place in 2001. The team also finished fourth in 2005. Croatia also participated in three FIFA U-17 World Cups since its independence, in 2001, 2013 and 2015, being eliminated in quarter-finals in 2015, its biggest success so far in this tournament.