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.

For the women's competition, see UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.
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

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
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		 (1–0)
0–3[3]
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
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
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[4]
England		 1–1
(4–1 p)
Netherlands		  Portugal and  Scotland
33 2015
Details		  Bulgaria[4]
France		 4–1
Germany		  Belgium and  Russia
34 2016
Details		  Azerbaijan[4]
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
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
 Czech Republic(4) 1 (1990) 2 (2000, 2006) 1 (1993) 1 (1999) 5
 Poland 1 (1993) 1 (1999) 1 (1990) 2 (2012, 2023) 5
 Italy[5] 1 (1982) 6 (1986, 1993, 1998, 2013, 2018, 2019) 2 (1992, 2005) 1 (2009) 10
  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 ×××××××ו••GS•••×•••1
 Austria •••GSGSGSGS••••4thGSGS2nd••••7
 Belgium •••••GS•GS••QFGSQF•QF••••6
 Bulgaria ••GSGSGS•GS•GS••••••••••5
 Cyprus ×ו••••GS•GS•••••••••2
 Czechoslovakia •••GSGS••1st••3rdGS5
 Denmark •••GSGS•GSGSGSGS•2nd•••QFGSGS•10
 East Germany ••4th4thGS3rd2ndGS6
 England ×3rd••••••••GSQFQFQF••QFGS4th8
 Finland 4th••••GS••GSGS•••••GSGSGSGS8
 France ••GSGS3rdGS3rdGS4thGS4th•4th2nd••••2nd12
 Germany 2nd1st•GS3rdQF3rd•3rdQFQF9
(15)
 Greece ••2ndGSGS•GS•3rd•GS••4th•QFGS4th•10
 Hungary ••GS••GS•GS•GSQF•••QF•GSGSGS9
 Iceland ••GS•••••GS•GSGS••GSGS•••6
 Italy 1st•GS2nd1st*
[6]		•GS••3rd2nd•GS•GS2nd••QF11
 Liechtenstein ×××××ו••×ו•••GSו•1
 Netherlands ••GSGS••GS••GS•••••••3rdGS6
 Northern Ireland ××וGS••••GSGS•••GS••••4
 Norway ••GSGSGSGSGS•••••GS••GS•••7
 Poland •••••••3rdGS•1st•GSGSGS•2ndGSGS9
 Portugal ••GSGSGS2nd1st4thGS4thGSQF1st1st•4thGS1st•15
 Republic of Ireland ××ו•GS•••GSGSGS•QF•1st•GS•7
 Romania •••GS•GSGS•GSGS•••GS•••GSGS8
 Russia GSQF•••GSGSQFQF6
(12)
 Scotland ••GSGSGS•GSGS•GS••GS••GS••GS9
 Slovakia GSGSQF•QFQF•5
 Slovenia •GS•GS••••2
 Soviet Union •2nd1st3rd2nd•GS•GS•6
(12)
 Spain ••3rd1st•1st4thGS1st2ndQFGS2ndGS1st3rd1stQF1st16
 Sweden ••GSGS•GS•GSGS•••QF••GSGS••8
  Switzerland •••••GSGS•GS•QFGS•GS4th•GS•GS9
 Turkey וו4thGS•GS••GS1stGSGSQF•••QF9
 West Germany 2nd1stGS•GS4th•GS6
(15)
 Yugoslavia 3rd4thGS•GSGSGS2ndGSGS•×•••••••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)		Total
(+previous)
 Austria •3rdGS••••••••GS•GSQF••GS••6
(13)
 Azerbaijan ••••••••••••••GS•••••1
 Belarus •••GS••••••••••••••••1
(2)
 Belgium ••••GSSF••••GS••SFQF•SF6thGS•8
(14)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina ••••••••••••••GSGSGS•••3
 Bulgaria •••••••••••••GS••••GS•2
(7)
 Croatia •••4th•••••••GS•GS•GS•••GS5
(9)
 Czech Republic GS•••2nd•••GSGS•••GS•••QF••6
(14)[7]
 Denmark QFGS•••••••SF••••GS•GS•QF•6
(16)
 England 3rd4th4thGS•2nd•GS1stSF••1stQFQF2ndSFGS•5th15
(23)
 Faroe Islands •••••••••••••••GS••••1
 Finland GS•••••••••••••••••••1
(9)
 France 2nd•1st••SF2ndGSSFGSGS••1stGS5th•SF1st2nd14
(26)
 Georgia QF•••••••••SF•••••••••2
(3)
 Germany QF•••4th5th•1st•2nd2nd•GS2ndSFSFGSGSQF1st14
(29)
 Greece ••••••••GS••••GS•••GS••3
(13)
 Hungary GSGS••GS••••••••••6th•5th•GS6
(15)
 Iceland •••••GS••••GS••••••GS••3
(9)
 Israel •GS•GS••••••••••••GS•GS•4
(11)
 Italy •GS•3rd•••SF•••2nd•QFGSGS2nd2ndQFGS11
(22)
 Liechtenstein •••••••••••••••••••••0
(1)
 Luxembourg ••••GS•••••••••••••GS•2
 Malta ••••••••••••GS•••••••1
 Moldova GS•••••••••••••••••••1
 Netherlands GS••2nd•6thSF2nd•1st1st•2ndGSSFQF1st1st2ndGS15
(21)
 Northern Ireland ••GS•••••••••••••••••1
(5)
 Norway •••••••••••••••GSQF•••2
(9)
 Poland GS•••••••••SF•••••••GSSF4
(13)
 Portugal GS1st3rd•••••GS•••SF•1st•GSQFSFGS10
(25)
 Republic of Ireland ••••••GS••••••GS•QFQFGS•QF6
(13)
 Romania •••••••••GS••••••••••1
(9)
 Russia ••••1st••••••1st•SF•••GS×[8]×[8]4
(16)[9]
 Scotland ••••••GS•••••SFGSGSGS••GSGS7
(16)
 Serbia •GS••GS••••GSGSGS•SFQF7
(18)[10]
 Serbia and Montenegro QF•••GS2
(11)[10]
 Slovakia •••••••••••SF••••••••1
(6)
 Slovenia ••••••••••GS••GS••GS••GS4
(6)
 Spain 4th2nd2nd•3rd1st1stGS2nd••••QF2nd1stQFSFQFSF15
(31)
 Sweden •••••••••••SF••QF•QFGSGS•5
(13)
  Switzerland 1st••GS••GSSFGS••GSGS•••GS••6th9
(18)
 Turkey ••GS1st••SFGSSF•••GS••SF••GS•8
(17)
 Ukraine GS•GS••GS•••••GS••GSGS••••6
(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[7]QFR12
 DenmarkR11
 East GermanyQFReunified with West Germany1
 EnglandQFQFR11stq5
 FinlandR11
 FranceQF1stQFQFR1R23rdq8
 Germany[11]2ndQFR14thR13rdR23rdR2QFq11
 HungaryQFR12
 ItalyR14thR1R1R1QFR2QF8
 Netherlands3rdR1R14th4
 Poland4thR1q3
 Portugal3rdQFQF3
 Russia[9]1stR2R23
 Scotland2nd1
 SlovakiaR11
 Spain2ndR13rdR1R12nd2nd3rd2ndQFq11
 Sweden3rd1
  Switzerland1st1
 Turkey4thQFR13

Awards

Golden Player Award

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

Tournament Golden 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

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. "UEFA Under-17 Championship 2008 Technical Report" (pdf). UEFA.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
  4. "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA. 20 March 2012.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Russia was banned from all competitions due to the invasion of Ukraine
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1977-1991) to Germany.
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