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England women's national under-17 football team
National association football team
National association football team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | England Women's U-17 |
| Nickname | The Young Lionesses |
| Association | The Football Association |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| FIFA Trigramme | ENG |
| Coach | Kerri Welsh |
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| First game | 13–0 |
| (Tbilisi, Georgia; 27 October 2007) | |
| Largest win | 14–0 |
| (Kaunas, Lithuania; 24 October 2016) | |
| Largest loss | 8–0 |
| (Alytus, Lithuania; 18 May 2018) | |
| U17WC apps | 3 |
| U17WC first | 2008 |
| U17WC best | Fourth place (2008, 2024) |
| Regional name | UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship |
| Regional cup apps | 9 |
| Regional cup first | 2008 |
| Regional cup best | Runners-up (2024) |
| type | women |
the women's team
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 27 October 2007) (Kaunas, Lithuania; 24 October 2016) (Alytus, Lithuania; 18 May 2018)
The England women's national under-17 football team, also known as the Young Lionesses, represents England in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England women's national under-17 football team best achievement is a runners-up finish at the 2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The team has competed at three FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup tournaments.
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZL 2008 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | Squad |
| TTO 2010 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| AZE 2012 | ||||||||
| CRI 2014 | ||||||||
| JOR 2016 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | Squad |
| URU 2018 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| IND 2022 | ||||||||
| DOM 2024 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | Squad |
| MAR 2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 3/9 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 31 |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs.
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
The team has participated in nine UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship tournaments.
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUI 2008 | Fourth place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| SUI 2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| SUI 2010 | |||||||
| SUI 2011 | |||||||
| SUI 2012 | |||||||
| SUI 2013 | |||||||
| ENG 2014 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| ISL 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| BLR 2016 | Third place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 |
| CZE 2017 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| LIT 2018 | Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| BUL 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| SWE 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| FRO 2021 | |||||||
| BIH 2022 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| EST 2023 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| SWE 2024 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| FRO 2025 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| NIR 2026 | To be determined | ||||||
| FIN 2027 | |||||||
| Total | 9/16 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 74 | 62 |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs. :**Red border colour denotes tournament was held on home soil.
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for three qualifying fixtures as part of the 2026 Euro Qualifiers for the 2026 Women's Under-17 Euros.
Head coach: Kerri Welsh
TRA = Training player
Recent callups
The following players have also been called up to the England U17 squad within the last twelve months.
This list may be incomplete.
Schedule and results
This list includes match results and any future matches that have been scheduled.
2024
- Jones
- Draper
- Brown
- Draper
- Fisher
- Ferraresi
- Jones
- Gray
- Brown
- Parkinson
- Harbert
- Brown
- Schröder
- Oboavwoduo
- Junaid
- Fisher
- Brown
- Peacock
- Jones
- Cerrato
- Maltby
- Segura
- Gomez
- Quer
- Dominguez
- Franch
- Allington
- Rius
- Allington
- Hirons
- Shooter
- Anderson
- Hendle
- Hebard
- Sarwie
- Anderson
- Hendle
- Anderson
- Koster
- Dap
- Brown
- Thompson
- Shaw
- Las
- Maltby
- Johnson
- Salas
- Soto
- Kang Ryu-mi
- Choe Il-son
- Ri Kuk-hyang
- Ho Kyong
- Aoki
- Hirakawa
- Parkinson
- Shaw
- Aso
- Nezu
- Honda
- Brown
- Maltby
- Harbert
- Shaw
- Cerrato
- Comendador
- Shaw
- Fuller
- McCammon
- Padelski
2025
- Hirons
- Jones
- Hendle
- Pierre
- Bailey
- Balázsová
- Forster
- Bailey
- Hirons
- Jones
- Persson Welin
- Andersen
- Lewis
- Koster
- Van Hunnik
- Van der Vliet
- Derks
- Cowley
- Xiang
- Orava
- Pierre
- Domínguez
- Brodie
- Oboavwoduo
- Burton
- Crawford
- Zajac | team2 =
- Oboavwodou
- Dixon | stadium = Stadion Miejski
- N'Drin
- Scott
- Orahovac
- Cowley
Head-to-head record
The following table shows England's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Total |
|---|
References
References
- "England - Georgia". [[UEFA]].
- "England - Lithuania". [[UEFA]].
- "Germany 8 - 0 England: UEFA Women's U17 Euros". [[The Football Association.
- (13 October 2016). "Japan oust England to set up Spain reunion".
- (4 July 2008). "FIFA.com - FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008".
- "European Women's U-17 Championship". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- (7 October 2025). "The Young Lionesses kick-off their 2026 UEFA Women's U17 EURO campaign in October with three games in Poland".
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