# France women's national youth handball team

The France women's youth national handball team is the national under–18 Handball team of the France.
Controlled by the French Handball Federation it represents the country in international matches. It competes in the IHF U18 Handball World Championship (called the Women's Youth (U18) World Championship) and the European U-17 Handball Championship (also called the W17 EHF EURO).
The team has won the W17 EHF EURO twice (in 2007 and 2023) and won gold at the European Youth Olympic Festival twice (in 2019 and 2023).
The current head coach of the team is Olivier De Lafuente.
The team is referred as the "U18" and "U18F".

## Achievements
### Championships

IHF Youth World Championship:
* 4th place (3): 2006, 2008, 2010
European U-17 Championship:
* Winners (2): 2007 and 2023
* 3rd place (2): 2005 and 2019

### Tournaments

European Youth Olympic Festival:
* Gold (2): 2019 and 2023

## History
### Youth Olympic Games

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Youth Olympic Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 2010 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2014 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2018 | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event |
| 2022 | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event |
| Total | 0 / 2 | 0 Titles | | | | | | | |

### IHF World Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
IHF Youth World Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 2006 | Semifinals | 4th | | | | | | | |
| 2008 | Semifinals | 4th | | | | | | | |
| 2010 | Semifinals | 4th | | | | | | | |
| 2012 | Quarterfinals | 7th | | | | | | | |
| 2014 | Eightfinals | 16th | | | | | | | |
| 2016 | Quarterfinals | 6th | | | | | | | |
| 2018 | Eightfinals | 10th | | | | | | | |
| 2020 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2022 | Quarterfinals | 5th | | | | | | | |
| Total | 8 / 9 | 0 Titles | | | | | | | |

### European Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
European Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1992 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1994 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1997 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1999 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2001 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2003 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2005 | Semifinals | Third | | | | | | | |
| 2007 | Final | Champions | | | | | | | |
| 2009 | Semifinals | 4th | | | | | | | |
| 2011 | Quarterfinals | 5th | | | | | | | |
| 2013 | First Round | 11th | | | | | | | |
| 2015 | Quarterfinals | 7th | | | | | | | |
| 2017 | Semifinals | 4th | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | Semifinals | Third | | | | | | | |
| 2021 | | 11th | | | | | | | |
| 2023 | Final | Champions | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 193 | 149 | 44 |
| Total | 9 / 14 | 2 Titles | | | | | | | |

## Winning rosters
### 2023 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship - Olivier de Lafuente as head coach

Source:

### 2007 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship - Pierre Mangin as head coach

Source:

## Individual awards
### 2023 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship

All-Star Team:
* Center Back: Mélissa Chantelly

### 2007 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship

All-Star Team:
* Left winger: Martine Ringayen
* Left back: Gnonsiane Niombla