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England women's national under-17 football team

National association football team


National association football team

FieldValue
NameEngland Women's U-17
NicknameThe Young Lionesses
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
FIFA TrigrammeENG
CoachKerri Welsh
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First game13–0
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 27 October 2007)
Largest win14–0
(Kaunas, Lithuania; 24 October 2016)
Largest loss8–0
(Alytus, Lithuania; 18 May 2018)
U17WC apps3
U17WC first2008
U17WC bestFourth place (2008, 2024)
Regional nameUEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Regional cup apps9
Regional cup first2008
Regional cup bestRunners-up (2024)
typewomen
Note

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.

YearResultGPWD*LGFGASquad
NZL 2008Fourth place6213710Squad
TTO 2010Did not qualify
AZE 2012
CRI 2014
JOR 2016Quarter-finals412157Squad
URU 2018Did not qualify
IND 2022
DOM 2024Fourth place6213814Squad
MAR 2025Did not qualify
Total3/9165472031

:*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.

YearResultGPWD*LGFGA
SUI 2008Fourth place200227
SUI 2009Did not qualify
SUI 2010
SUI 2011
SUI 2012
SUI 2013
ENG 2014Fourth place521286
ISL 2015Group stage311147
BLR 2016Third place5401248
CZE 2017Group stage310264
LIT 2018Fourth place5113814
BUL 2019Group stage320145
SWE 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
FRO 2021
BIH 2022Did not qualify
EST 2023Semi-finals421176
SWE 2024Runners-up5401115
FRO 2025Did not qualify
NIR 2026To be determined
FIN 2027
Total9/1635174147462

:*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.

OpponentPldWDLGFGAGDWin %Total

References

References

  1. "England - Georgia". [[UEFA]].
  2. "England - Lithuania". [[UEFA]].
  3. "Germany 8 - 0 England: UEFA Women's U17 Euros". [[The Football Association.
  4. (13 October 2016). "Japan oust England to set up Spain reunion".
  5. (4 July 2008). "FIFA.com - FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008".
  6. "European Women's U-17 Championship". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  7. (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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