UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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The UEFA European Under-17 Championship, or simply the Euro Under-17, is an annual football competition, contested by the European men's under-17 national teams of the UEFA member associations.

UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Organising bodyUEFA
Founded1980
RegionEurope
Number of teamsMaximum of 54 (qualifying round)
32 (elite round)
16 (finals)
Current champions Italy (2nd title)
Most successful team(s) Spain (9 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website
2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Spain is the most successful team in this competition, having won nine titles. Italy are the current champions.[1]

History and format

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Year of tournament Format Number of teams
1982–1984 Semi-finals, third place play-off and final 4
1985–1992 Four groups of four teams, semi-finals, third place play-off and final 16
1993–2002 Four groups of four teams, quarter-finals, semi-finals, third place play-off and final
2003–2006 Two groups of four teams, semi-finals, third place play-off and final 8
2007–2014 Two groups of four teams, semi-finals and final
2015–2024 Four groups of four teams, quarter-finals, play-offs between quarter-final losers (in odd years only, for qualifying to FIFA U-17 World Cup), semi-finals, and final 16

The current competition format consists of three stages: a qualifying round, an elite round and a final tournament. The first stage takes place in autumn of the previous year, while the elite round is played in spring. The winners of each elite round group join the host team in the final tournament, played in May. Until the 1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 17 years were eligible to compete. Since the 1998 tournament, the date limit has been moved back to 1 January.[2] In 2001/2002 the competition was renamed European Under-17 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.

Results

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Edition Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1982–2001: UEFA European Under-16 Championship
1 1982
Details
  Italy  
Italy
1–0  
West Germany
 
Yugoslavia
0–0
(4–2 p)
 
Finland
2 1984
Details
  West Germany  
West Germany
2–0  
Soviet Union
 
England
1–0  
Yugoslavia
3 1985
Details
  Hungary  
Soviet Union
4–0  
Greece
 
Spain
1–0  
East Germany
4 1986
Details
  Greece  
Spain
2–1  
Italy
 
Soviet Union
1–1
(9–8 p)
 
East Germany
5 1987
Details
  France  
Italy
Title not awarded[3][4]
(1–0)
0–3
[5]
 
Soviet Union
 
France
3–0  
Turkey
6 1988
Details
  Spain  
Spain
0–0
(4–2 p)
 
Portugal
 
East Germany
0–0
(5–4 p)
 
West Germany
7 1989
Details
  Denmark  
Portugal
4–1  
East Germany
 
France
3–2  
Spain
8 1990
Details
  East Germany  
Czechoslovakia
3–2
(a.e.t.)
 
Yugoslavia
 
Poland
3–2  
Portugal
9 1991
Details
   Switzerland  
Spain
2–0  
Germany
 
Greece
1–1
(5–4 p)
 
France
10 1992
Details
  Cyprus  
Germany
2–1  
Spain
 
Italy
1–0  
Portugal
11 1993
Details
  Turkey  
Poland
1–0  
Italy
 
Czechoslovakia
2–1  
France
12 1994
Details
  Republic of Ireland  
Turkey
1–0  
Denmark
 
Ukraine
2–0  
Austria
13 1995
Details
  Belgium  
Portugal
2–0  
Spain
 
Germany
2–1
(a.e.t.)
 
France
14 1996
Details
  Austria  
Portugal
1–0  
France
 
Israel
3–2  
Greece
15 1997
Details
  Germany  
Spain
0–0
(5–4 p)
 
Austria
 
Germany
3–1  
Switzerland
16 1998
Details
  Scotland  
Republic of Ireland
2–1  
Italy
 
Spain
2–1  
Portugal
17 1999
Details
  Czech Republic  
Spain
4–1  
Poland
 
Germany
2–1  
Czech Republic
18 2000
Details
  Israel  
Portugal
2–1
(g.g.)
 
Czech Republic
 
Netherlands
5–0  
Greece
19 2001
Details
  England  
Spain
1–0  
France
 
Croatia
4–1  
England
Since 2002: UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Edition Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
20 2002
Details
  Denmark  
Switzerland
0–0
(4–2 p)
 
France
 
England
4–1  
Spain
21 2003
Details
  Portugal  
Portugal
2–1  
Spain
 
Austria
1–0  
England
22 2004
Details
  France  
France
2–1  
Spain
 
Portugal
4–4
(3–2 p)
 
England
23 2005
Details
  Italy  
Turkey
2–0  
Netherlands
 
Italy
2–1
(a.e.t.)
 
Croatia
24 2006
Details
  Luxembourg  
Russia
2–2
(5–3 p)
 
Czech Republic
 
Spain
1–1
(3–2 p)
 
Germany
Edition Year Host Final Losing semi-finalists (1)
Winner Score Runner-up
25 2007
Details
  Belgium  
Spain
1–0  
England
  Belgium and   France
26 2008
Details
  Turkey  
Spain
4–0  
France
  Netherlands and   Turkey
27 2009
Details
  Germany  
Germany
2–1
(a.e.t.)
 
Netherlands
  Italy and    Switzerland
28 2010
Details
  Liechtenstein  
England
2–1  
Spain
  France and   Turkey
29 2011
Details
  Serbia  
Netherlands
5–2  
Germany
  Denmark and   England
30 2012
Details
  Slovenia  
Netherlands
1–1
(5–4 p)
 
Germany
  Georgia and   Poland
31 2013
Details
  Slovakia  
Russia
0–0
(5–4 p)
 
Italy
  Slovakia and   Sweden
32 2014
Details
  Malta[6]  
England
1–1
(4–1 p)
 
Netherlands
  Portugal and   Scotland
33 2015
Details
  Bulgaria[6]  
France
4–1  
Germany
  Belgium and   Russia
34 2016
Details
  Azerbaijan[6]  
Portugal
1–1
(5–4 p)
 
Spain
  Germany and   Netherlands
35 2017
Details
  Croatia  
Spain
2–2
(4–1 p)
 
England
  Germany and   Turkey
36 2018
Details
  England  
Netherlands
2–2
(4–1 p)
 
Italy
  Belgium and   England
37 2019
Details
  Republic of Ireland  
Netherlands
4–2  
Italy
  France and   Spain
- 2020
Details
  Estonia Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[7]
- 2021
Details
  Cyprus
38 2022
Details
  Israel  
France
2–1  
Netherlands
  Portugal and   Serbia
39 2023
Details
  Hungary  
Germany
0–0
(5–4 p)
 
France
  Poland and   Spain
40 2024
Details
  Cyprus  
Italy
3–0  
Portugal
  Denmark and   Serbia
41 2025
Details
  Albania
42 2026
Details
  Estonia
43 2027
Details
  Latvia
1No third place match has been played since 2007; losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.

Performances by countries

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Country Winners Runners-up Third-place(1) Fourth-place(1) Semi-finalists(1) Top 4 (from 36)
  Spain 9 (1986, 1988, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2017) 6 (1990, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2016) 3 (1985, 1998, 2006) 2 (1989, 2002) 2 (2019, 2023) 22
  Portugal 6 (1989, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2016) 2 (1988, 2024) 1 (2004) 3 (1990, 1992, 1998) 2 (2014, 2022) 14
  Germany(2) 4 (1984, 1992, 2009, 2023) 6 (1982, 1989, 1991, 2011, 2012, 2015) 4 (1988, 1995, 1997, 1999) 4 (1985, 1986, 1988, 2006) 2 (2016, 2017) 20
  Netherlands 4 (2011, 2012, 2018, 2019) 4 (2005, 2009, 2014, 2022) 1 (2000) 2 (2008, 2016) 11
  France 3 (2004, 2015, 2022) 5 (1996, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2023) 2 (1987, 1989) 3 (1991, 1993, 1995) 3 (2007, 2010, 2019) 16
  Russia(3) 3 (1985, 2006, 2013) 2 (1984, 1987) 1 (1986) 1 (2015) 7
  Italy[3] 2 (1982, 2024) 6 (1986, 1993, 1998, 2013, 2018, 2019) 2 (1992, 2005) 1 (2009) 11
  England 2 (2010, 2014) 2 (2007, 2017) 2 (1984, 2002) 3 (2001, 2003, 2004) 2 (2011, 2018) 11
  Turkey 2 (1994, 2005) 1 (1987) 3 (2008, 2010, 2017) 6
  Czech Republic(4) 1 (1990) 2 (2000, 2006) 1 (1993) 1 (1999) 5
  Poland 1 (1993) 1 (1999) 1 (1990) 2 (2012, 2023) 5
  Slovakia(4) 1 (1990) 1 (1993) 1 (2013) 1
   Switzerland 1 (2002) 1 (1997) 1 (2009) 3
  Republic of Ireland 1 (1998) 1
  Greece 1 (1985) 1 (1991) 2 (1996, 2000) 4
  Serbia(5) 1 (1990) 1 (1982) 1 (1984) 2 (2022, 2024) 5
  Austria 1 (1997) 1 (2003) 1 (1994) 3
  Denmark 1 (1994) 2 (2011, 2024) 3
  Croatia 1 (2001) 1 (2005) 2
  Israel 1 (1996) 1
  Ukraine 1 (1994) 1
  Finland 1 (1982) 1
  Belgium 3 (2007, 2015, 2018) 3
  Georgia 1 (2012) 1
  Scotland 1 (2014) 1
  Sweden 1 (2013) 1
Total 39 40 24 24 32 159

1 There was no match to determine 3rd place after the 2006 tournament.
2 Including   West Germany and   East Germany.
3 Including   Soviet Union.
4 Including   Czechoslovakia.
5 Including   Yugoslavia.

Participating nations

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Legend:
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finalists
  • 5th-6th - Fifth to Sixth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • GS – Group stage
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  • TBD – To be determined
  •  ••  – Qualified but withdrew
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter
  •  ×  – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
  • — Country not affiliated to UEFA at that time
  • — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
  •      – Hosts
  •      – Not affiliated to FIFA

Comprehensive team results by tournament

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Nation  
1982
(4)
 
1984
(4)
 
1985
(16)
 
1986
(16)
 
1987
(16)
 
1988
(16)
 
1989
(16)
 
1990
(16)
 
1991
(16)
 
1992
(16)
 
1993
(16)
 
1994
(16)
 
1995
(16)
 
1996
(16)
 
1997
(16)
 
1998
(16)
 
1999
(16)
 
2000
(16)
 
2001
(16)
Total
  Albania × × × × × × × × GS × 1
  Austria GS GS GS GS 4th GS GS 2nd 7
  Belarus × QF 1
  Belgium GS GS QF GS QF QF 6
  Bulgaria GS GS GS GS GS 5
  Croatia × × GS GS GS 3rd 4
  Cyprus × × GS GS 2
  Czech Republic QF 4th 2nd 3
(8)
  Czechoslovakia GS GS 1st 3rd GS 5
  Denmark GS GS GS GS GS GS 2nd QF GS GS 10
  East Germany 4th 4th GS 3rd 2nd GS 6
  England × 3rd GS QF QF QF QF GS 4th 8
  Finland 4th GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 8
  France GS GS 3rd GS 3rd GS 4th GS 4th 4th 2nd 2nd 12
  Georgia × GS 1
  Germany 2nd 1st GS 3rd QF 3rd 3rd QF QF 9
(15)
  Greece 2nd GS GS GS 3rd GS 4th QF GS 4th 10
  Hungary GS GS GS GS QF QF GS GS GS 9
  Iceland GS GS GS GS GS GS 6
  Israel GS × GS 3rd GS QF QF GS 7
  Italy 1st GS 2nd 1st*
[8]
GS 3rd 2nd GS GS 2nd QF 11
  Liechtenstein × × × × × × × × GS × 1
  Netherlands GS GS GS GS 3rd GS 6
  Northern Ireland × × × GS GS GS GS 4
  Norway GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 7
  Poland 3rd GS 1st GS GS GS 2nd GS GS 9
  Portugal GS GS GS 2nd 1st 4th GS 4th GS QF 1st 1st 4th GS 1st 15
  Republic of Ireland × × × GS GS GS GS QF 1st GS 7
  Romania GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 8
  Russia GS QF GS GS QF QF 6
(12)
  Scotland GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 9
  Slovakia GS GS QF QF QF 5
  Slovenia GS GS 2
  Soviet Union 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd GS GS 6
(12)
  Spain 3rd 1st 1st 4th GS 1st 2nd QF GS 2nd GS 1st 3rd 1st QF 1st 16
  Sweden GS GS GS GS GS QF GS GS 8
   Switzerland GS GS GS QF GS GS 4th GS GS 9
  Turkey × × 4th GS GS GS 1st GS GS QF QF 9
  Ukraine × 3rd GS GS GS 4
  West Germany 2nd 1st GS GS 4th GS 6
(15)
  Yugoslavia 3rd 4th GS GS GS GS 2nd GS GS × 9

UEFA European Under-17 Championship (since 2002)

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Nation  
2002
(16)
 
2003
(8)
 
2004
(8)
 
2005
(8)
 
2006
(8)
 
2007
(8)
 
2008
(8)
 
2009
(8)
 
2010
(8)
 
2011
(8)
 
2012
(8)
 
2013
(8)
 
2014
(8)
 
2015
(16)
 
2016
(16)
 
2017
(16)
 
2018
(16)
 
2019
(16)
 
2022
(16)
 
2023
(16)
 
2024
(16)
 
2025
(8)
Total
(+previous)
  Albania q 1
(2)
  Austria 3rd GS GS GS QF GS QF 7
(14)
  Azerbaijan GS 1
  Belarus GS 1
(2)
  Belgium GS SF GS SF QF SF 6th GS 8
(14)
  Bosnia and Herzegovina GS GS GS 3
  Bulgaria GS GS 2
(7)
  Croatia 4th GS GS GS GS GS 6
(10)
  Cyprus GS 1
(3)
  Czech Republic GS 2nd GS GS GS QF QF 7
(15)[9]
  Denmark QF GS SF GS GS QF SF 7
(17)
  England 3rd 4th 4th GS 2nd GS 1st SF 1st QF QF 2nd SF GS 5th QF 16
(24)
  Faroe Islands GS 1
  Finland GS 1
(9)
  France 2nd 1st SF 2nd GS SF GS GS 1st GS 5th SF 1st 2nd GS 15
(27)
  Georgia QF SF 2
(3)
  Germany QF 4th 5th 1st 2nd 2nd GS 2nd SF SF GS GS QF 1st 14
(29)
  Greece GS GS GS 3
(13)
  Hungary GS GS GS 6th 5th GS 6
(15)
  Iceland GS GS GS 3
(9)
  Israel GS GS GS GS × 4
(11)
  Italy GS 3rd SF 2nd QF GS GS 2nd 2nd QF GS 1st 12
(23)
  Liechtenstein •• 0
(1)
  Luxembourg GS GS 2
  Malta GS 1
  Moldova GS 1
  Netherlands GS 2nd 6th SF 2nd 1st 1st 2nd GS SF QF 1st 1st 2nd GS 15
(21)
  Northern Ireland GS 1
(5)
  Norway GS QF 2
(9)
  Poland GS SF GS SF QF 5
(14)
  Portugal GS 1st 3rd GS SF 1st GS QF SF GS 2nd 11
(26)
  Republic of Ireland GS GS QF QF GS QF 6
(13)
  Romania GS 1
(9)
  Russia 1st 1st SF GS ×[10] ×[10] ×[10] ×[10] 4
(16)[11]
  Scotland GS SF GS GS GS GS GS 7
(16)
  Serbia GS GS GS GS GS SF QF SF 8
(19)[12]
  Serbia and Montenegro QF GS 2
(11)[12]
  Slovakia SF GS 2
(7)
  Slovenia GS GS GS GS 4
(6)
  Spain 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st GS 2nd QF 2nd 1st QF SF QF SF GS 16
(32)
  Sweden SF QF QF GS GS GS 6
(14)
   Switzerland 1st GS GS SF GS GS GS GS 6th 9
(18)
  Turkey GS 1st SF GS SF GS SF GS 8
(17)
  Ukraine GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 7
(11)
  Wales GS GS 2

Men's U-17 World Cup qualifiers

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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R2 – Round 2
  • R1 – Round 1
  •      – Hosts
  •      – Not affiliated to UEFA
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
Team  
1985
 
1987
 
1989
 
1991
 
1993
 
1995
 
1997
 
1999
 
2001
 
2003
 
2005
 
2007
 
2009
 
2011
 
2013
 
2015
 
2017
 
2019
 
2023
 
2025
Total
  Austria R1 R1 2
  Belgium R1 3rd 2
  Croatia Part of Yugoslavia R1 R1 QF 3
  Czech Republic[9] QF R1 2
  Denmark R1 1
  East Germany QF Reunified with West Germany 1
  England QF QF R1 1st R2 5
  Finland R1 1
  France QF 1st QF QF R1 R2 3rd 2nd 8
  Germany[13] 2nd QF R1 4th R1 3rd R2 3rd R2 QF 1st 11
  Hungary QF R1 2
  Italy R1 4th R1 R1 R1 QF R2 QF 8
  Netherlands 3rd R1 R1 4th 4
  Poland 4th R1 R1 3
  Portugal 3rd QF QF 3
  Russia[11] 1st R2 R2 3
  Scotland 2nd 1
  Slovakia R1 1
  Spain 2nd R1 3rd R1 R1 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd QF QF 11
  Sweden 3rd 1
   Switzerland 1st 1
  Turkey 4th QF R1 3

In 2023, the German U-17 became the first UEFA team in this age group to become European and world champions with the same cohort.

Awards

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Player of the Tournament

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For certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com subsequently named a Golden Player or Player of the Tournament.

Tournament Player
2002 Denmark   Wayne Rooney
2003 Portugal   Miguel Veloso
2004 France   Cesc Fàbregas
2005 Italy   Nuri Şahin
2006 Luxembourg   Toni Kroos
2007 Belgium   Bojan Krkić
2008 Turkey   Danijel Aleksić
2009 Germany   Mario Götze
2010 Liechtenstein   Connor Wickham
2011 Serbia   Kyle Ebecilio
2012 Slovenia   Max Meyer
2013 Slovakia   Anton Mitryushkin
2014 Malta   Steven Bergwijn
2015 Bulgaria   Odsonne Édouard
2016 Azerbaijan   José Gomes
2017 Croatia   Jadon Sancho
2018 England -
2019 Republic of Ireland -
2022 Israel -
2023 Hungary   Paris Brunner
2024 Cyprus   Francesco Camarda

Top scorer

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The Top scorer award is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the tournament.

Tournament Player Goals
2002 Denmark   Jonathan Soriano 7
2003 Portugal   David Rodríguez 6
2004 France   Hatem Ben Arfa
  Bruno Gama
  Shane Paul
  Marc Pedraza
3
2005 Italy   Tevfik Köse 6
2006 Luxembourg   Manuel Fischer
  Bojan Krkić
  Tomáš Necid
5
2007 Belgium   Toni Kroos
  Victor Moses
3
2008 Turkey   Yannis Tafer 4
2009 Germany   Lennart Thy
  Luc Castaignos
3
2010 Liechtenstein   Paco Alcácer 6
2011 Serbia   Kyle Ebecilio
  Hallam Hope
  Tonny Vilhena
  Samed Yeşil
3
2012 Slovenia   Max Meyer 3
2013 Slovakia   Martin Slaninka
  Robin Kamber
2
2014 Malta   Dominic Solanke
  Jari Schuurman
4
2015 Bulgaria   Odsonne Édouard 8
2016 Azerbaijan   José Gomes 7
2017 Croatia   Amine Gouiri 8
2018 England   Yorbe Vertessen
  Edoardo Vergani
4
2019 Republic of Ireland   Adil Aouchiche 9
2022 Israel   Jovan Milošević 5
2023 Hungary   Paris Brunner
  Marc Guiu
  Robert Ramsak
  Lamine Yamal
4
2024 Cyprus   Rodrigo Mora 5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UEFA Under-17 EURO final report: Italy 3-0 Portugal". UEFA.com. 2024-06-05.
  2. ^ "European U-16/U-17 Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b In 1987, it was ruled that Italy's Riccardo Secci had not been eligible to play in the competition, and UEFA decided that the title of Under-16 champions would not be awarded.
    "Italy success overruled". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. ^ "La vittoria Europea 1986 revocata agli Azzurrini". 6 May 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-05-14.
  5. ^ "UEFA Under-17 Championship 2008 Technical Report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
  6. ^ a b c "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA. 20 March 2012.
  7. ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA.com. 18 March 2020.
  8. ^ It was then ruled that Riccardo Secci had not been eligible to play in the competition, and UEFA decided that the title of Under-16 champions would not be awarded this year.
    "Italy success overruled". uefa.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  9. ^ a b Czechoslovakia was divided into Slovakia and the Czech Republic in 1993 after the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. FIFA considers both the Czech Republic and Slovakia as successor teams of Czechoslovakia.
  10. ^ a b c d Russia was banned from all competitions due to the invasion of Ukraine
  11. ^ a b The USSR was dissolved in 1991. The 15 nations that were former Soviet Republics now compete separately. FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the USSR.
  12. ^ a b The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia broke up in 1991 all the nations that formed this country now compete separately. FIFA considers Serbia as the successor team of Yugoslavia.
  13. ^ FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1977–1991) to Germany.
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