UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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.

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
2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Spain is the most successful team in this competition, having won nine titles. Italy is 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
2015–2024Four 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

EditionYearHostFinalThird place match
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1982–2001: UEFA European Under-16 Championship
11982
Details
 Italy
Italy
1–0
West Germany

Yugoslavia
0–0
(4–2 p)

Finland
21984
Details
 West Germany
West Germany
2–0
Soviet Union

England
1–0
Yugoslavia
31985
Details
 Hungary
Soviet Union
4–0
Greece

Spain
1–0
East Germany
41986
Details
 Greece
Spain
2–1
Italy

Soviet Union
1–1
(9–8 p)

East Germany
51987
Details
 France
Italy
Title not awarded[3][4]
(1–0)
0–3
[5]

Soviet Union

France
3–0
Turkey
61988
Details
 Spain
Spain
0–0
(4–2 p)

Portugal

East Germany
0–0
(5–4 p)

West Germany
71989
Details
 Denmark
Portugal
4–1
East Germany

France
3–2
Spain
81990
Details
 East Germany
Czechoslovakia
3–2
(a.e.t.)

Yugoslavia

Poland
3–2
Portugal
91991
Details
  Switzerland
Spain
2–0
Germany

Greece
1–1
(5–4 p)

France
101992
Details
 Cyprus
Germany
2–1
Spain

Italy
1–0
Portugal
111993
Details
 Turkey
Poland
1–0
Italy

Czechoslovakia
2–1
France
121994
Details
 Republic of Ireland
Turkey
1–0
Denmark

Ukraine
2–0
Austria
131995
Details
 Belgium
Portugal
2–0
Spain

Germany
2–1
(a.e.t.)

France
141996
Details
 Austria
Portugal
1–0
France

Israel
3–2
Greece
151997
Details
 Germany
Spain
0–0
(5–4 p)

Austria

Germany
3–1
Switzerland
161998
Details
 Scotland
Republic of Ireland
2–1
Italy

Spain
2–1
Portugal
171999
Details
 Czech Republic
Spain
4–1
Poland

Germany
2–1
Czech Republic
182000
Details
 Israel
Portugal
2–1
(g.g.)

Czech Republic

Netherlands
5–0
Greece
192001
Details
 England
Spain
1–0
France

Croatia
4–1
England
Since 2002: UEFA European Under-17 Championship
EditionYearHostFinalThird place match
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
202002
Details
 Denmark
Switzerland
0–0
(4–2 p)

France

England
4–1
Spain
212003
Details
 Portugal
Portugal
2–1
Spain

Austria
1–0
England
222004
Details
 France
France
2–1
Spain

Portugal
4–4
(3–2 p)

England
232005
Details
 Italy
Turkey
2–0
Netherlands

Italy
2–1
(a.e.t.)

Croatia
242006
Details
 Luxembourg
Russia
2–2
(5–3 p)

Czech Republic

Spain
1–1
(3–2 p)

Germany
EditionYearHostFinalLosing semi-finalists (1)
WinnerScoreRunner-up
252007
Details
 Belgium
Spain
1–0
England
 Belgium and  France
262008
Details
 Turkey
Spain
4–0
France
 Netherlands and  Turkey
272009
Details
 Germany
Germany
2–1
(a.e.t.)

Netherlands
 Italy and   Switzerland
282010
Details
 Liechtenstein
England
2–1
Spain
 France and  Turkey
292011
Details
 Serbia
Netherlands
5–2
Germany
 Denmark and  England
302012
Details
 Slovenia
Netherlands
1–1
(5–4 p)

Germany
 Georgia and  Poland
312013
Details
 Slovakia
Russia
0–0
(5–4 p)

Italy
 Slovakia and  Sweden
322014
Details
 Malta[6]
England
1–1
(4–1 p)

Netherlands
 Portugal and  Scotland
332015
Details
 Bulgaria[6]
France
4–1
Germany
 Belgium and  Russia
342016
Details
 Azerbaijan[6]
Portugal
1–1
(5–4 p)

Spain
 Germany and  Netherlands
352017
Details
 Croatia
Spain
2–2
(4–1 p)

England
 Germany and  Turkey
362018
Details
 England
Netherlands
2–2
(4–1 p)

Italy
 Belgium and  England
372019
Details
 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
4–2
Italy
 France and  Spain
-2020
Details
 EstoniaCancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[7]
-2021
Details
 Cyprus
382022
Details
 Israel
France
2–1
Netherlands
 Portugal and  Serbia
392023
Details
 Hungary
Germany
0–0
(5–4 p)

France
 Poland and  Spain
402024
Details
 Cyprus
Italy
3–0
Portugal
 Denmark and  Serbia
412025
Details
 Albania
422026
Details
 Estonia
432027
Details
 Latvia
1No third place match has been played since 2007; losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.

Performances by countries

CountryWinnersRunners-upThird-place(1)Fourth-place(1)Semi-finalists(1)Top 4 (from 36)
 Spain9 (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
 Portugal6 (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
 Netherlands4 (2011, 2012, 2018, 2019)4 (2005, 2009, 2014, 2022)1 (2000)2 (2008, 2016)11
 France3 (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
 England2 (2010, 2014)2 (2007, 2017)2 (1984, 2002)3 (2001, 2003, 2004)2 (2011, 2018)11
 Turkey2 (1994, 2005)1 (1987)3 (2008, 2010, 2017)6
 Czech Republic(4)1 (1990)2 (2000, 2006)1 (1993)1 (1999)5
 Poland1 (1993)1 (1999)1 (1990)2 (2012, 2023)5
 Slovakia(4)1 (1990)1 (1993)1 (2013)1
  Switzerland1 (2002)1 (1997)1 (2009)3
 Republic of Ireland1 (1998)1
 Greece1 (1985)1 (1991)2 (1996, 2000)4
 Serbia(5)1 (1990)1 (1982)1 (1984)2 (2022, 2024)5
 Austria1 (1997)1 (2003)1 (1994)3
 Denmark1 (1994)2 (2011, 2024)3
 Croatia1 (2001)1 (2005)2
 Israel1 (1996)1
 Ukraine1 (1994)1
 Finland1 (1982)1
 Belgium3 (2007, 2015, 2018)3
 Georgia1 (2012)1
 Scotland1 (2014)1
 Sweden1 (2013)1
Total3839242432157

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
 AustriaGSGSGSGS4thGSGS2nd7
 Belarus×QF1
 BelgiumGSGSQFGSQFQF6
 BulgariaGSGSGSGSGS5
 Croatia××GSGSGS3rd4
 Cyprus××GSGS2
 Czech RepublicQF4th2nd3
(8)
 CzechoslovakiaGSGS1st3rdGS5
 DenmarkGSGSGSGSGSGS2ndQFGSGS10
 East Germany4th4thGS3rd2ndGS6
 England×3rdGSQFQFQFQFGS4th8
 Finland4thGSGSGSGSGSGSGS8
 FranceGSGS3rdGS3rdGS4thGS4th4th2nd2nd12
 Georgia×GS1
 Germany2nd1stGS3rdQF3rd3rdQFQF9
(15)
 Greece2ndGSGSGS3rdGS4thQFGS4th10
 HungaryGSGSGSGSQFQFGSGSGS9
 IcelandGSGSGSGSGSGS6
 IsraelGS×GS3rdGSQFQFGS7
 Italy1stGS2nd1st*
[8]
GS3rd2ndGSGS2ndQF11
 Liechtenstein××××××××GS×1
 NetherlandsGSGSGSGS3rdGS6
 Northern Ireland×××GSGSGSGS4
 NorwayGSGSGSGSGSGSGS7
 Poland3rdGS1stGSGSGS2ndGSGS9
 PortugalGSGSGS2nd1st4thGS4thGSQF1st1st4thGS1st15
 Republic of Ireland×××GSGSGSGSQF1stGS7
 RomaniaGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGS8
 RussiaGSQFGSGSQFQF6
(12)
 ScotlandGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGS9
 SlovakiaGSGSQFQFQF5
 SloveniaGSGS2
 Soviet Union2nd1st3rd2ndGSGS6
(12)
 Spain3rd1st1st4thGS1st2ndQFGS2ndGS1st3rd1stQF1st16
 SwedenGSGSGSGSGSQFGSGS8
  SwitzerlandGSGSGSQFGSGS4thGSGS9
 Turkey××4thGSGSGS1stGSGSQFQF9
 Ukraine×3rdGSGSGS4
 West Germany2nd1stGSGS4thGS6
(15)
 Yugoslavia3rd4thGSGSGSGS2ndGSGS×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)
 Austria3rdGSGSGSQFGSQF7
(14)
 AzerbaijanGS1
 BelarusGS1
(2)
 BelgiumGSSFGSSFQFSF6thGS8
(14)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaGSGSGS3
 BulgariaGSGS2
(7)
 Croatia4thGSGSGSGSGS6
(10)
 CyprusGS1
(3)
 Czech RepublicGS2ndGSGSGSQFQF7
(15)[9]
 DenmarkQFGSSFGSGSQFSF7
(17)
 England3rd4th4thGS2ndGS1stSF1stQFQF2ndSFGS5thQF16
(24)
 Faroe IslandsGS1
 FinlandGS1
(9)
 France2nd1stSF2ndGSSFGSGS1stGS5thSF1st2ndGS15
(27)
 GeorgiaQFSF2
(3)
 GermanyQF4th5th1st2nd2ndGS2ndSFSFGSGSQF1st14
(29)
 GreeceGSGSGS3
(13)
 HungaryGSGSGS6th5thGS6
(15)
 IcelandGSGSGS3
(9)
 IsraelGSGSGSGS×4
(11)
 ItalyGS3rdSF2ndQFGSGS2nd2ndQFGS1st12
(23)
 Liechtenstein••0
(1)
 LuxembourgGSGS2
 MaltaGS1
 MoldovaGS1
 NetherlandsGS2nd6thSF2nd1st1st2ndGSSFQF1st1st2ndGS15
(21)
 Northern IrelandGS1
(5)
 NorwayGSQF2
(9)
 PolandGSSFGSSFQF5
(14)
 PortugalGS1st3rdGSSF1stGSQFSFGS2nd11
(26)
 Republic of IrelandGSGSQFQFGSQF6
(13)
 RomaniaGS1
(9)
 Russia1st1stSFGS×[10]×[10]×[10]4
(16)[11]
 ScotlandGSSFGSGSGSGSGS7
(16)
 SerbiaGSGSGSGSGSSFQFSF8
(19)[12]
 Serbia and MontenegroQFGS2
(11)[12]
 SlovakiaSFGS2
(7)
 SloveniaGSGSGSGS4
(6)
 Spain4th2nd2nd3rd1st1stGS2ndQF2nd1stQFSFQFSFGS16
(32)
 SwedenSFQFQFGSGSGS6
(14)
  Switzerland1stGSGSSFGSGSGSGS6th9
(18)
 TurkeyGS1stSFGSSFGSSFGS8
(17)
 UkraineGSGSGSGSGSGSGS7
(11)
 WalesGSGS2

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
Team
1985

1987

1989

1991

1993

1995

1997

1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

2009

2011

2013

2015

2017

2019

2023

2025
Total
 AustriaR1R12
 BelgiumR13rd2
 CroatiaPart of YugoslaviaR1R1QF3
 Czech Republic[9]QFR12
 DenmarkR11
 East GermanyQFReunified with West Germany1
 EnglandQFQFR11stR25
 FinlandR11
 FranceQF1stQFQFR1R23rd2nd8
 Germany[13]2ndQFR14thR13rdR23rdR2QF1st11
 HungaryQFR12
 ItalyR14thR1R1R1QFR2QF8
 Netherlands3rdR1R14th4
 Poland4thR1R13
 Portugal3rdQFQF3
 Russia[11]1stR2R23
 Scotland2nd1
 SlovakiaR11
 Spain2ndR13rdR1R12nd2nd3rd2ndQFQF11
 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.

TournamentPlayer
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

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

TournamentPlayerGoals
2002 Denmark Jonathan Soriano7
2003 Portugal David Rodríguez6
2004 France Hatem Ben Arfa
Bruno Gama
Shane Paul
Marc Pedraza
3
2005 Italy Tevfik Köse6
2006 Luxembourg Manuel Fischer
Bojan Krkić
Tomáš Necid
5
2007 Belgium Toni Kroos
Victor Moses
3
2008 Turkey Yannis Tafer4
2009 Germany Lennart Thy
Luc Castaignos
3
2010 Liechtenstein Paco Alcácer6
2011 Serbia Kyle Ebecilio
Hallam Hope
Tonny Vilhena
Samed Yeşil
3
2012 Slovenia Max Meyer3
2013 Slovakia Martin Slaninka
Robin Kamber
2
2014 Malta Dominic Solanke
Jari Schuurman
4
2015 Bulgaria Odsonne Édouard8
2016 Azerbaijan José Gomes7
2017 Croatia Amine Gouiri8
2018 England Yorbe Vertessen
Edoardo Vergani
4
2019 Republic of Ireland Adil Aouchiche9
2022 Israel Jovan Milošević5
2023 Hungary Paris Brunner
Marc Guiu
Robert Ramsak
Lamine Yamal
4
2024 Cyprus Rodrigo Mora5

See also

References