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UEFA European Under-17 Championship

FieldValue
nameUEFA European Under-17 Championship
logoUEFA European Under-17 Championship logo.svg
imagesize170px
organiserUEFA
founded1980
regionEurope
number of teamsMaximum of 54 (qualifying round)
32 (elite round)
8 (finals)
current champions(7th title)
most successful team(9 titles)
website
current2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

32 (elite round) 8 (finals)

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

Spain is the most successful team in this competition, having won nine titles. Portugal are the current champions, having won their 7th title following a 3–0 victory over France in the 2025 final.

History and format

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. In 2001/2002 the competition was renamed European Under-17 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.

YearsFormatNumber 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
2025–Two groups of four teams, semi-finals and final8

Results

EditionYearHostFinalThird place matchWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth placeLosing semi-finalists (1)
1982–2001: UEFA European Under-16 Championship
11982
DetailsItaly****1–00–0
21984
DetailsWest Germany****2–01–0
31985
DetailsHungary****4–01–0
41986
DetailsGreece****2–11–1
51987
DetailsFrance
Title not awarded**(1–0)
0–3**3–0
61988
DetailsSpain****0–0
0–0
71989
DetailsDenmark****4–13–2
81990
DetailsEast Germany****3–2
3–2
91991
DetailsSwitzerland****2–01–1
101992
DetailsCyprus****2–11–0
111993
DetailsTurkey****1–02–1
121994
DetailsRepublic of Ireland****1–02–0
131995
DetailsBelgium****2–02–1
141996
DetailsAustria****1–03–2
151997
DetailsGermany****0–0
3–1
161998
DetailsScotland****2–12–1
171999
DetailsCzech Republic****4–12–1
182000
DetailsIsrael****2–1
5–0
192001
DetailsEngland****1–04–1
Since 2002: UEFA European Under-17 Championship
202002
DetailsDenmark****0–0
4–1
212003
DetailsPortugal****2–11–0
222004
DetailsFrance****2–14–4
232005
DetailsItaly****2–02–1
242006
DetailsLuxembourg****2–2
1–1
252007
DetailsBelgium****1–0and
262008
DetailsTurkey****4–0and
272009
DetailsGermany****2–1
and
282010
DetailsLiechtenstein****2–1and
292011
DetailsSerbia****5–2and
302012
DetailsSlovenia****1–1
and
312013
DetailsSlovakia****0–0
and
322014
DetailsMalta****1–1
and
332015
DetailsBulgaria****4–1and
342016
DetailsAzerbaijan****1–1
and
352017
DetailsCroatia****2–2
and
362018
DetailsEngland****2–2
and
372019
DetailsRepublic of Ireland****4–2and
-2020
DetailsEstoniaCancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
-2021
DetailsCyprus
382022
DetailsIsrael****2–1and
392023
DetailsHungary****0–0
and
402024
DetailsCyprus****3–0and
412025
DetailsAlbania****3–0and
422026
DetailsEstonia
432027
DetailsLatvia
442028
DetailsLithuania
452029
DetailsMoldova

1No third place match has been played since 2007; losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.

  • 1987 Title not awarded.
  • Key:
    • a.e.t. – after extra time
    • g.g. – after golden goal
    • p – after penalty shoot-out

Teams reaching the top four

CountryWinnersRunners-upThird-placeFourth-placeSemi-finalistsTop 4 (from 36)
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
7 (1989, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2016, 2025)2 (1988, 2024)1 (2004)3 (1990, 1992, 1998)2 (2014, 2022)15
(2)4 (1984, 1992, 2009, 2023)5 (1982, 1991, 2011, 2012, 2015)3 (1995, 1997, 1999)2 (1988, 2006)2 (2016, 2017)16
4 (2011, 2012, 2018, 2019)4 (2005, 2009, 2014, 2022)1 (2000)2 (2008, 2016)11
3 (2004, 2015, 2022)6 (1996, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2023, 2025)2 (1987, 1989)3 (1991, 1993, 1995)3 (2007, 2010, 2019)17
(3)3 (1985, 2006, 2013)2 (1984, 1987)1 (1986)1 (2015)7
2 (1982, 2024)6 (1986, 1993, 1998, 2013, 2018, 2019)2 (1992, 2005)2 (2009, 2025)12
2 (2010, 2014)2 (2007, 2017)2 (1984, 2002)3 (2001, 2003, 2004)2 (2011, 2018)11
2 (1994, 2005)1 (1987)3 (2008, 2010, 2017)6
(4)1 (1990)2 (2000, 2006)1 (1993)1 (1999)5
1 (1993)1 (1999)1 (1990)2 (2012, 2023)5
(4)1 (1990)1 (1993)1 (2013)3
1 (2002)1 (1997)1 (2009)3
1 (1998)1
1 (1985)1 (1991)2 (1996, 2000)4
(6)1 (1989)1 (1988)2 (1985, 1986)4
(5)1 (1990)1 (1982)1 (1984)2 (2022, 2024)5
1 (1997)1 (2003)1 (1994)3
1 (1994)2 (2011, 2024)3
(5)1 (2001)1 (2005)2
1 (1996)1
(3)1 (1994)1
1 (1982)1
4 (2007, 2015, 2018, 2025)4
(3)1 (2012)1
1 (2014)1
1 (2013)1

1 There was no match to determine 3rd place after the 2006 tournament.

2 Until 1990 known as **.

3 Until 1991 as part **.

4 Until 1994 as part **.

5 Until 1992 as part **.

6 German Democratic Republic 1949–1990.

Comprehensive team results by tournament

;Legend:

  • ** – Champions**
  • ** – Runners-up**
  • ** – Third place**
  • ** – Fourth place**
  • ** – 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

1982—2001

NationItaly
1982
(4)West Germany
1984
(4)Hungary
1985
(16)Greece
1986
(16)France
1987
(16)Spain
1988
(16)Denmark
1989
(16)East Germany
1990
(16)Switzerland
1991
(16)Cyprus
1992
(16)Turkey
1993
(16)Republic of Ireland
1994
(16)Belgium
1995
(16)Austria
1996
(16)Germany
1997
(16)Scotland
1998
(16)Czech Republic
1999
(16)Israel
2000
(16)England
2001
(16)Total
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••GSGSGS•GS•GS••••••••••5
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••GS•••••GS•GSGS••GSGS•••6
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••GSGSGS2nd1st4thGS4thGSQF1st1st•4thGS1st•15
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2002—present

NationDenmark
2002
(16)Portugal
2003
(8)France
2004
(8)Italy
2005
(8)Luxembourg
2006
(8)Belgium
2007
(8)Turkey
2008
(8)Germany
2009
(8)Liechtenstein
2010
(8)Serbia
2011
(8)Slovenia
2012
(8)Slovakia
2013
(8)Malta
2014
(8)Bulgaria
2015
(16)Azerbaijan
2016
(16)Croatia
2017
(16)England
2018
(16)Republic of Ireland
2019
(16)Israel
2022
(16)Hungary
2023
(16)Cyprus
2024
(16)Albania
2025
(8)Estonia
2026
(8)
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Men's U-17 World Cup qualifiers

;Legend

  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R3 – Round 3
  • R2 – Round 2
  • R1 – Round 1
  •  – Hosts

  •  – Not affiliated to UEFA
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
TeamChina
1985Canada
1987Scotland
1989Italy
1991Japan
1993Ecuador
1995Egypt
1997New Zealand
1999Trinidad and Tobago
2001Finland
2003Peru
2005South Korea
2007Nigeria
2009Mexico
2011United Arab Emirates
2013Chile
2015India
2017Brazil
2019Indonesia
2023Qatar
2025Total
R1R1q3
R13rdR23
Part of YugoslaviaR1R1QFR24
QFR1R23
R11
QFReunified with West Germany1
QFQFR11stR2q6
R11
QF1stQFQFR1R23rd2ndq9
2ndQFR14thR13rdR23rdR2QF1stq12
QFR12
R14thR1R1R1QFR2QFq9
3rdR1R14th4
4thR1R13
3rdQFQFq4
q1
1stR2R23
2nd1
QFR11
2ndR13rdR1R12nd2nd3rd2ndQFQF11
3rd1
1stq2
4thQFR13

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 DenmarkENG Wayne Rooney
2003 PortugalPOR Miguel Veloso
2004 FranceESP Cesc Fàbregas
2005 ItalyTUR Nuri Şahin
2006 LuxembourgGER Toni Kroos
2007 BelgiumESP Bojan Krkić
2008 TurkeySRB Danijel Aleksić
2009 GermanyGER Mario Götze
2010 LiechtensteinENG Connor Wickham
2011 SerbiaNED Kyle Ebecilio
2012 SloveniaGER Max Meyer
2013 SlovakiaRUS Anton Mitryushkin
2014 MaltaNED Steven Bergwijn
2015 BulgariaFRA Odsonne Édouard
2016 AzerbaijanPOR José Gomes
2017 CroatiaENG Jadon Sancho
2018 England-
2019 Republic of Ireland-
2022 Israel-
2023 HungaryGER Paris Brunner
2024 CyprusITA Francesco Camarda
2025 AlbaniaPOR Rafael Quintas

Top scorer

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

TournamentPlayerGoals
2002 DenmarkESP Jonathan Soriano7
2003 PortugalESP David Rodríguez6
2004 FranceFRA Hatem Ben Arfa
POR Bruno Gama
ENG Shane Paul
ESP Marc Pedraza3
2005 ItalyTUR Tevfik Köse6
2006 LuxembourgGER Manuel Fischer
ESP Bojan Krkić
CZE Tomáš Necid5
2007 BelgiumGER Toni Kroos
ENG Victor Moses3
2008 TurkeyFRA Yannis Tafer4
2009 GermanyGER Lennart Thy
NED Luc Castaignos3
2010 LiechtensteinESP Paco Alcácer6
2011 SerbiaNED Kyle Ebecilio
ENG Hallam Hope
NED Tonny Vilhena
GER Samed Yeşil3
2012 SloveniaGER Max Meyer3
2013 SlovakiaSLO Martin Slaninka
SWI Robin Kamber2
2014 MaltaENG Dominic Solanke
NED Jari Schuurman4
2015 BulgariaFRA Odsonne Édouard8
2016 AzerbaijanPOR José Gomes7
2017 CroatiaFRA Amine Gouiri8
2018 EnglandBEL Yorbe Vertessen
ITA Edoardo Vergani4
2019 Republic of IrelandFRA Adil Aouchiche9
2022 IsraelSER Jovan Milošević5
2023 HungaryGER Paris Brunner
ESP Marc Guiu
GER Robert Ramsak
ESP Lamine Yamal4
2024 CyprusPOR Rodrigo Mora5
2025 AlbaniaITA Samuele Inacio5

References

References

  1. (1 June 2025). "2025 UEFA Under-17 EURO final report: France 0-3 Portugal".
  2. "European U-16/U-17 Championship".
  3. "Italy success overruled". [[UEFA]].
  4. (6 May 2024). "La vittoria Europea 1986 revocata agli Azzurrini".
  5. "UEFA Under-17 Championship 2008 Technical Report". [[UEFA]].
  6. (20 March 2012). "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA.
  7. (18 March 2020). "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". [[UEFA]].
  8. "Italy success overruled". [[UEFA]].
  9. [[Czechoslovakia]] was divided into [[Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia]] in 1993 after the [[Dissolution of Czechoslovakia]]. UEFA considers both Czech Republic and Slovakia as successor teams of Czechoslovakia.
  10. [[Russia]] was banned from all competitions due to the [[2022 invasion of Ukraine. invasion of Ukraine]]
  11. USSR]] was [[History of the Soviet Union (1982–91). dissolved]] in 1991. The 15 nations that were former Soviet Republics now compete separately. FIFA considers ''[[Russia]]'' as the successor team of the USSR.
  12. The [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] [[Yugoslavia#Breakup. broke up]] in 1991 all the nations that formed this country now compete separately. FIFA considers ''[[Serbia]]'' as the successor team of Yugoslavia.
  13. FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1977–1991) to Germany.
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