2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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| Ευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα ποδοσφαίρου Παίδων 2021 2021 Avrupa 17 Yaş Altı Futbol Şampiyonası | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Cyprus |
| Dates | Cancelled (originally 6–22 May) |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | TBC (in TBC host cities) |
2022 → | |
The 2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-17 Euro 2021) was originally to be held as the 19th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (38th edition if the Under-16 era is also included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-17 national teams of Europe. The tournament should have been held in Cyprus between 6 and 22 May 2021.[1][2] A total of 16 teams were scheduled to play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate.[3]
The Netherlands were the two-time defending champions, having won the last two tournaments held in 2018 and 2019, with the 2020 edition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[4]
On 18 December 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee announced that the tournament was cancelled after consultation with all 55 member associations due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[5][6]
The timeline of host selection was as follows:[7]
- 11 January 2019: bidding procedure launched
- 28 February 2019: deadline to express interest
- 27 March 2019: Announcement by UEFA that declaration of interest were received from 17 member associations to host one of the UEFA national team youth final tournaments (UEFA European Under-19 Championship, UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, UEFA European Under-17 Championship, UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship) in 2021 and 2022 (although it was not specified which association were interested in which tournament)
- 28 June 2019: Submission of bid dossiers
- 24 September 2019: Selection of successful host associations by the UEFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Ljubljana
For the UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournaments of 2021 and 2022, Cyprus and Israel were selected as hosts respectively.[1]
