UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The UEFA European 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
Founded1980
RegionEurope (UEFA)
Number of teamsMaximum of 54 (qualifying round)
32 (elite round)
16 (finals)
Current champions Netherlands (4th title)
Most successful team(s) Spain (9 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website
2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Spain is the most successful team in this competition, having won nine titles. The Netherlands are the current champions.

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
1993–2001Four groups of four teams, quarter-finals, semi-finals, third place play-off and final
2002Four groups of four teams, quarter-finals, semi-finals, third place play-off and final16
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.[1]

Results

UEFA European Under-16 Championship (1982–2001)
Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1982
Details		  Italy
Italy		 1–0
West Germany
Yugoslavia		 0–0
(4–2) PSO
Finland
1984
Details		  West Germany
West Germany		 2–0
Soviet Union
England		 1–0
Yugoslavia
1985
Details		  Hungary
Soviet Union		 4–0
Greece
Spain		 1–0
East Germany
1986
Details		  Greece
Spain		 2–1
Italy
Soviet Union		 1–1
(9–8) PSO
East Germany
1987
Details		  France
Italy
Title not awarded[2]		 (1–0)
0–3[3]
Soviet Union
France		 3–0
Turkey
1988
Details		  Spain
Spain		 0–0
(4–2) PSO
Portugal
East Germany		 0–0
(5–4) PSO
West Germany
1989
Details		  Denmark
Portugal		 4–1
East Germany
France		 3–2
Spain
1990
Details		  East Germany
Czechoslovakia		 3–2
aet
Yugoslavia
Poland		 3–2
Portugal
1991
Details		   Switzerland
Spain		 2–0
Germany
Greece		 1–1
(5–4) PSO
France
1992
Details		  Cyprus
Germany		 2–1
Spain
Italy		 1–0
Portugal
1993
Details		  Turkey
Poland		 1–0
Italy
Czechoslovakia		 2–1
France
1994
Details		  Republic of Ireland
Turkey		 1–0
Denmark
Ukraine		 2–0
Austria
1995
Details		  Belgium
Portugal		 2–0
Spain
Germany		 2–1
aet
France
1996
Details		  Austria
Portugal		 1–0
France
Israel		 3–2
Greece
1997
Details		  Germany
Spain		 0–0
(5–4) PSO
Austria
Germany		 3–1
Switzerland
1998
Details		  Scotland
Republic of Ireland		 2–1
Italy
Spain		 2–1
Portugal
1999
Details		  Czech Republic
Spain		 4–1
Poland
Germany		 2–1
Czech Republic
2000
Details		  Israel
Portugal		 2–1
asdet
Czech Republic
Netherlands		 5–0
Greece
2001
Details		  England
Spain		 1–0
France
Croatia		 4–1
England

UEFA European Under-17 Championship (since 2002)
Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
2002
Details		  Denmark
Switzerland		 0–0
(4–2) ps
France
England		 4–1
Spain
2003
Details		  Portugal
Portugal		 2–1
Spain
Austria		 1–0
England
2004
Details		  France
France		 2–1
Spain
Portugal		 4–4
(3–2) ps
England
2005
Details		  Italy
Turkey		 2–0
Netherlands
Italy		 2–1
aet
Croatia
2006
Details		  Luxembourg
Russia		 2–2
(5–3) ps
Czech Republic
Spain		 1–1
(3–2) ps
Germany
Year Host Final Losing semi-finalists (1)
Winner Score Runner-up
2007
Details		  Belgium
Spain		 1–0
England		  Belgium and  France
2008
Details		  Turkey
Spain		 4–0
France		  Netherlands and  Turkey
2009
Details		  Germany
Germany		 2–1
aet
Netherlands		  Italy and   Switzerland
2010
Details		  Liechtenstein
England		 2–1
Spain		  France and  Turkey
2011
Details		  Serbia
Netherlands		 5–2
Germany		  Denmark and  England
2012
Details		  Slovenia
Netherlands		 1–1
(5–4) ps
Germany		  Georgia and  Poland
2013
Details		  Slovakia
Russia		 0–0
(5–4) ps
Italy		  Slovakia and  Sweden
2014
Details		  Malta[4]
England		 1–1
(4–1) ps
Netherlands		  Portugal and  Scotland
2015
Details		  Bulgaria[4]
France		 4–1
Germany		  Belgium and  Russia
2016
Details		  Azerbaijan[4]
Portugal		 1–1
(5–4) ps
Spain		  Germany and  Netherlands
2017
Details		  Croatia
Spain		 2–2
(4–1) ps
England		  Germany and  Turkey
2018
Details		  England
Netherlands		 2–2
(4–1) ps
Italy		  Belgium and  England
2019
Details		  Republic of Ireland
Netherlands		 4–2
Italy		  France and  Spain
2020
Details		  Estonia Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5]
2021
Details		  Cyprus
2022
Details		  Israel
1No third place match has been played since 2007; losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.

Performances by countries

As of 2019

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) 1 (2019) 21
 Portugal 6 (1989, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2016) 1 (1988) 1 (2004) 3 (1990, 1992, 1998) 1 (2014) 12
 Netherlands 4 (2011, 2012, 2018, 2019) 3 (2005, 2009, 2014) 1 (2000) 2 (2008, 2016) 10
 Germany(2) 3 (1984, 1992, 2009) 6 (1982, 1989, 1991, 2011, 2012, 2015) 4 (1988, 1995, 1997, 1999) 4 (1985, 1986, 1988, 2006) 2 (2016, 2017) 19
 Russia(3) 3 (1985, 2006, 2013) 2 (1984, 1987) 1 (1986) 1 (2015) 7
 France 2 (2004, 2015) 4 (1996, 2001, 2002, 2008) 2 (1987, 1989) 3 (1991, 1993, 1995) 3 (2007, 2010, 2019) 14
 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
 Italy[2] 1 (1982, 1987) 6 (1986, 1993, 1998, 2013, 2018, 2019) 2 (1992, 2005) 1 (2009) 10
 Czech Republic(4) 1 (1990) 2 (2000, 2006) 1 (1993) 1 (1999) 5
 Poland 1 (1993) 1 (1999) 1 (1990) 1 (2012) 4
  Switzerland 1 (2002) 1 (1997) 1 (2009) 3
 Republic of Ireland 1 (1998) 1
 Greece 1 (1985) 1 (1991) 2 (1996, 2000) 4
 Austria 1 (1997) 1 (2003) 1 (1994) 3
 Yugoslavia 1 (1990) 1 (1982) 1 (1984) 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
Total3637242426147

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.

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

UEFA European Under-16 Championship (1982–2001)
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
 Belarus ×QF•••••••1
 Belgium •••••GS•GS••QFGSQF•QF••••6
 Bulgaria ••GSGSGS•GS•GS••••••••••5
 Croatia ××GS•GSGS•3rd4
 Cyprus ×ו••••GS•GS•••••••••2
 Czech Republic QF•••4th2nd•3
(8)
 Czechoslovakia •••GSGS••1st••3rdGS5
(8)
 Denmark •••GSGS•GSGSGSGS•2nd•••QFGSGS•10
 East Germany ••4th4thGS3rd2ndGS6
 England ×3rd••••••••GSQFQFQF••QFGS4th8
 Finland 4th••••GS••GSGS•••••GSGSGSGS8
 France ••GSGS3rdGS3rdGS4thGS4th•4th2nd••••2nd12
 Georgia ו••GS••••1
 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
 Israel GSו••GS•••3rdGSQFQFGS•7
 Italy 1st•GS2nd1st*
[6]		 •GS••3rd2nd•GS•GS2nd••QF10
 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
 Ukraine ×3rd•GSGSGS•••4
 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)
2020
(16)		Total
(+previous)
 Austria •3rdGS••••••••GS•GSQF••GS6
(13)
 Azerbaijan ••••••••••••••GS•••1
 Belarus •••GS••••••••••••••1
(2)
 Belgium ••••GSSF••••GS••SFQF•SF6th7
(13)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina ••••••••••••••GSGSGS•3
 Bulgaria •••••••••••••GS••••1
(6)
 Croatia •••4th•••••••GS•GS•GS••4
(8)
 Czech Republic GS•••2nd•••GSGS•••GS•••QF6
(14)[7]
 Denmark QFGS•••••••SF••••GS•GS•5
(15)
 England 3rd4th4thGS•2nd•GS1stSF••1stQFQF2ndSFGS14
(22)
 Estonia ••••••••••••••••••q1
 Faroe Islands •••••••••••••••GS•••1
 Finland GS•••••••••••••••••1
(9)
 France 2nd•1st••SF2ndGSSFGSGS••1stGS5th•SF12
(24)
 Georgia QF•••••••••SF•••••••2
(3)
 Germany QF•••4th5th•1st•2nd2nd•GS2ndSFSFGSGS12
(27)
 Greece ••••••••GS••••GS•••GS3
(13)
 Hungary GSGS••GS••••••••••6th•5th5
(14)
 Iceland •••••GS••••GS••••••GS3
(9)
 Israel •GS•GS••••••••••••GS•3
(10)
 Italy •GS•3rd•••SF•••2nd•QFGSGS2nd2nd9
(19)
 Liechtenstein •••••••••••••••••••0
(1)
 Luxembourg ••••GS•••••••••••••1
 Malta ••••••••••••GS•••••1
 Moldova GS••••••••••••••••••1
 Netherlands GS••2nd•6thSF2nd•1st1st•2ndGSSFQF1st1st13
(19)
 Northern Ireland ••GS•••••••••••••••1
(5)
 Norway •••••••••••••••GSQF•2
(9)
 Poland GS•••••••••SF•••••••2
(11)
 Portugal GS1st3rd•••••GS•••SF•1st•GSQF8
(23)
 Republic of Ireland ••••••GS••••••GS•QFQFGS5
(12)
 Romania •••••••••GS••••••••1
(9)
 Russia ••••1st••••••1st•SF•••GS4
(16)[8]
 Scotland ••••••GS•••••SFGSGSGS••5
(14)
 Serbia •GS••GS••••GSGSGS•5
(16)[9]
 Serbia and Montenegro QF•••GS2
(16)[9]
 Slovakia •••••••••••SF••••••1
(6)
 Slovenia ••••••••••GS••GS••GS•3
(5)
 Spain 4th2nd2nd•3rd1st1stGS2nd••••QF2nd1stQFSF13
(29)
 Sweden •••••••••••SF••QF•QFGS4
(12)
  Switzerland 1st••GS••GSSFGS••GSGS•••GS•8
(17)
 Turkey ••GS1st••SFGSSF•••GS••SF••7
(16)
 Ukraine GS•GS••GS•••••GS••GSGS••6
(10)

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
2021		Total
 AustriaR1R12
 BelgiumR13rd2
 CroatiaPart of YugoslaviaR1R1QF3
 Czech Republic[7]QFR12
 DenmarkR11
 East GermanyQFReunified with West Germany1
 EnglandQFQFR11st4
 FinlandR11
 FranceQF1stQFQFR1R23rd7
 Germany[10]2ndQFR14thR13rdR23rdR2QF10
 HungaryQFR12
 ItalyR14thR1R1R1QFR2QF8
 Netherlands3rdR1R14th4
 Poland4thR12
 Portugal3rdQFQF3
 Russia[8]1stR2R23
 Scotland2nd1
 SlovakiaR11
 Spain2ndR13rdR1R12nd2nd3rd2ndQF10
 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 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

See also

References
  1. "European U-16/U-17 Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. 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 13 May 2020.
  3. "UEFA Under-17 Championship 2008 Technical Report" (pdf). Retrieved 19 March 2009.
  4. "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA. 20 March 2012.
  5. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA.com. 18 March 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. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1977-1991) to Germany.
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