UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Organising body | UEFA |
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Founded | 1980 |
Region | Europe |
Number of teams | Maximum of 54 (qualifying round) 32 (elite round) 16 (finals) |
Current champions | Italy (2nd title) |
Most successful team(s) | Spain (9 titles) |
Website | uefa.com/under17 |
2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification |
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.
Spain is the most successful team in this competition, having won nine titles. Italy are the current champions.[1]
History and format
[edit]Year of tournament | Format | Number of teams |
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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
[edit]- 1987 Title not awarded.
- Key:
- a.e.t. – after extra time
- g.g. – after golden goal
- p – after penalty shoot-out
Performances by countries
[edit]Country | Winners | Runners-up | Third-place(1) | Fourth-place(1) | Semi-finalists(1) | Top 4 (from 36) |
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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 |
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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)
[edit]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) |
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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
[edit]- 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 |
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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
[edit]Player of the Tournament
[edit]For certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com subsequently named a Golden Player or Player of the Tournament.
Top scorer
[edit]The Top scorer award is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the tournament.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "UEFA Under-17 EURO final report: Italy 3-0 Portugal". UEFA.com. 2024-06-05.
- ^ "European U-16/U-17 Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ 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. - ^ "La vittoria Europea 1986 revocata agli Azzurrini". 6 May 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-05-14.
- ^ "UEFA Under-17 Championship 2008 Technical Report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
- ^ a b c "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA. 20 March 2012.
- ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA.com. 18 March 2020.
- ^ 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. - ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Russia was banned from all competitions due to the invasion of Ukraine
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1977–1991) to Germany.