UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Organising bodyUEFA
Founded1980
RegionEurope
Number of teamsMaximum of 54 (qualifying round)
32 (elite round)
16 (finals)
Current champions Germany (4th title)
Most successful team(s) Spain (9 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website
2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

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

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

History and format

Year of tournamentFormatNumber of teams
1982–1984Semi-finals, third place play-off and final4
1985–1992Four groups of four teams, semi-finals, third place play-off and final16
1993–2002Four groups of four teams, quarter-finals, semi-finals, third place play-off and final
2003–2006Two groups of four teams, semi-finals, third place play-off and final8
2007–2014Two groups of four teams, semi-finals and final
2015–presentFour 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 final16

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

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]
(1–0)
0–3
[4]

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[5]
England
1–1
(4–1 p)

Netherlands
 Portugal and  Scotland
33 2015
Details
 Bulgaria[5]
France
4–1
Germany
 Belgium and  Russia
34 2016
Details
 Azerbaijan[5]
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[6]
- 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
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

As of 2023

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) 1 (1988) 1 (2004) 3 (1990, 1992, 1998) 2 (2014, 2022) 13
 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
 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
 Italy[3] 1 (1982, 1987) 6 (1986, 1993, 1998, 2013, 2018, 2019) 2 (1992, 2005) 1 (2009) 10
 Czech Republic(4) 1 (1990) 2 (2000, 2006) 1 (1993) 1 (1999) 5
 Poland 1 (1993) 1 (1999) 1 (1990) 2 (2012, 2023) 5
  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) 1 (2022) 4
 Austria 1 (1997) 1 (2003) 1 (1994) 3
 Denmark 1 (1994) 1 (2011) 2
 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
 Slovakia 1 (2013) 1
 Sweden 1 (2013) 1
Total3839242430155

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

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

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 GSGSGSGS4thGSGS2nd7
 Belarus ×QF1
 Belgium GSGSQFGSQFQF6
 Bulgaria GSGSGSGSGS5
 Croatia ××GSGSGS3rd4
 Cyprus ××GSGS2
 Czech Republic QF4th2nd3
(8)
 Czechoslovakia GSGS1st3rdGS5
 Denmark GSGSGSGSGSGS2ndQFGSGS10
 East Germany 4th4thGS3rd2ndGS6
 England ×3rdGSQFQFQFQFGS4th8
 Finland 4thGSGSGSGSGSGSGS8
 France GSGS3rdGS3rdGS4thGS4th4th2nd2nd12
 Georgia ×GS1
 Germany 2nd1stGS3rdQF3rd3rdQFQF9
(15)
 Greece 2ndGSGSGS3rdGS4thQFGS4th10
 Hungary GSGSGSGSQFQFGSGSGS9
 Iceland GSGSGSGSGSGS6
 Israel GS×GS3rdGSQFQFGS7
 Italy 1stGS2nd1st*
[7]
GS3rd2ndGSGS2ndQF11
 Liechtenstein ××××××××GS×1
 Netherlands GSGSGSGS3rdGS6
 Northern Ireland ×××GSGSGSGS4
 Norway GSGSGSGSGSGSGS7
 Poland 3rdGS1stGSGSGS2ndGSGS9
 Portugal GSGSGS2nd1st4thGS4thGSQF1st1st4thGS1st15
 Republic of Ireland ×××GSGSGSGSQF1stGS7
 Romania GSGSGSGSGSGSGSGS8
 Russia GSQFGSGSQFQF6
(12)
 Scotland GSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGS9
 Slovakia GSGSQFQFQF5
 Slovenia GSGS2
 Soviet Union 2nd1st3rd2ndGSGS6
(12)
 Spain 3rd1st1st4thGS1st2ndQFGS2ndGS1st3rd1stQF1st16
 Sweden GSGSGSGSGSQFGSGS8
  Switzerland GSGSGSQFGSGS4thGSGS9
 Turkey ××4thGSGSGS1stGSGSQFQF9
 Ukraine ×3rdGSGSGS4
 West Germany 2nd1stGSGS4thGS6
(15)
 Yugoslavia 3rd4thGSGSGSGS2ndGSGS×9

UEFA European Under-17 Championship (since 2002)

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)
Total
(+previous)
 Austria 3rdGSGSGSQFGS6
(13)
 Azerbaijan GS1
 Belarus GS1
(2)
 Belgium GSSFGSSFQFSF6thGS8
(14)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina GSGSGS3
 Bulgaria GSGS2
(7)
 Croatia 4thGSGSGSGS5
(9)
 Cyprus q1
(3)
 Czech Republic GS2ndGSGSGSQF6
(14)[8]
 Denmark QFGSSFGSGSQF6
(16)
 England 3rd4th4thGS2ndGS1stSF1stQFQF2ndSFGS5th15
(23)
 Faroe Islands GS1
 Finland GS1
(9)
 France 2nd1stSF2ndGSSFGSGS1stGS5thSF1st2nd14
(26)
 Georgia QFSF2
(3)
 Germany QF4th5th1st2nd2ndGS2ndSFSFGSGSQF1st14
(29)
 Greece GSGSGS3
(13)
 Hungary GSGSGS6th5thGS6
(15)
 Iceland GSGSGS3
(9)
 Israel GSGSGSGS×4
(11)
 Italy GS3rdSF2ndQFGSGS2nd2ndQFGS11
(22)
 Liechtenstein ••0
(1)
 Luxembourg GSGS2
 Malta GS1
 Moldova GS1
 Netherlands GS2nd6thSF2nd1st1st2ndGSSFQF1st1st2ndGS15
(21)
 Northern Ireland GS1
(5)
 Norway GSQF2
(9)
 Poland GSSFGSSF4
(13)
 Portugal GS1st3rdGSSF1stGSQFSFGS10
(25)
 Republic of Ireland GSGSQFQFGSQF6
(13)
 Romania GS1
(9)
 Russia 1st1stSFGS×[9]×[9]×[9]4
(16)[10]
 Scotland GSSFGSGSGSGSGS7
(16)
 Serbia GSGSGSGSGSSFQF7
(18)[11]
 Serbia and Montenegro QFGS2
(11)[11]
 Slovakia SF1
(6)
 Slovenia GSGSGSGS4
(6)
 Spain 4th2nd2nd3rd1st1stGS2ndQF2nd1stQFSFQFSF15
(31)
 Sweden SFQFQFGSGS5
(13)
  Switzerland 1stGSGSSFGSGSGSGS6th9
(18)
 Turkey GS1stSFGSSFGSSFGS8
(17)
 Ukraine GSGSGSGSGSGS6
(10)
 Wales GS1

Men's U-17 World Cup qualifiers

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
TeamChina
1985
Canada
1987
Scotland
1989
Italy
1991
Japan
1993
Ecuador
1995
Egypt
1997
New Zealand
1999
Trinidad and Tobago
2001
Finland
2003
Peru
2005
South Korea
2007
Nigeria
2009
Mexico
2011
United Arab Emirates
2013
Chile
2015
India
2017
Brazil
2019
Indonesia
2023
Total
 AustriaR1R12
 BelgiumR13rd2
 CroatiaPart of YugoslaviaR1R1QF3
 Czech Republic[8]QFR12
 DenmarkR11
 East GermanyQFReunified with West Germany1
 EnglandQFQFR11stq5
 FinlandR11
 FranceQF1stQFQFR1R23rdq8
 Germany[12]2ndQFR14thR13rdR23rdR2QFq11
 HungaryQFR12
 ItalyR14thR1R1R1QFR2QF8
 Netherlands3rdR1R14th4
 Poland4thR1q3
 Portugal3rdQFQF3
 Russia[10]1stR2R23
 Scotland2nd1
 SlovakiaR11
 Spain2ndR13rdR1R12nd2nd3rd2ndQFq11
 Sweden3rd1
  Switzerland1st1
 Turkey4thQFR13

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

Player of the Tournament

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

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

Top scorer

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

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

See also

References

  1. UEFA.com (2023-06-02). "Germany take title with shoot-out win over France". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  2. "European U-16/U-17 Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 In 1987, it was ruled that Italy's Roberto 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. "UEFA Under-17 Championship 2008 Technical Report" (pdf). UEFA.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA. 20 March 2012.
  6. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA.com. 18 March 2020.
  7. It was then ruled that Roberto 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.
  8. 1 2 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.
  9. 1 2 3 Russia was banned from all competitions due to the invasion of Ukraine
  10. 1 2 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.
  11. 1 2 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.
  12. FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1977-1991) to Germany.
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