2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
International football competition
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The 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-17 Euro 2022) was the 19th 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. Israel was hosting the tournament.[1] A total of 16 teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2005 eligible to participate.[citation needed]
| אליפות אירופה עד גיל 17 של אופ"א 2022 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Israel |
| Dates | 16 May – 1 June |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Netherlands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 101 (3.26 per match) |
| Attendance | 23,834 (769 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Jovan Milošević (5 goals) |
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Netherlands, having won the title in 2018 and 2019, were the two-times title holders, since the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and the title was not awarded.
Host selection
The timeline of host selection was as follows:[2]
- 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]
Qualification
All 55 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Israel qualifying automatically, the other 54 teams will compete in the qualifying competition, which will consist of two rounds: Qualifying round, which will take place in autumn 2021, and Elite round, which will take place in spring 2022, to determine the remaining 15 spots in the final tournament. The draw for the qualifying round was held on 9 December 2020 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[3][4]
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-17 era (since 2002).
| Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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 Israel | Hosts | 4th | 2018 (group stage) | Group stage (2003, 2005, 2018) |
| Netherlands | Elite round Group 1 winners | 14th | 2019 (champions) | Champions (2011, 2012, 2018, 2019) |
 Denmark | Elite round Group 2 winners | 6th | 2018 (group stage) | Semifinals (2011) |
 Germany | Elite round Group 3 winners | 13th | 2019 (group stage) | Champions (2009) |
 Spain | Elite round Group 4 winners | 14th | 2019 (semifinals) | Champions (2007, 2008, 2017) |
| France | Elite round Group 5 winners | 13th | 2019 (semifinals) | Champions (2004, 2015) |
 Italy | Elite round Group 6 winners | 10th | 2019 (runners-up) | Runners-up (2013, 2018, 2019) |
| Serbia | Elite round Group 7 winners | 8th2 | 2018 (group stage) | Quarterfinals (2002)3 |
 Portugal | Elite round Group 8 winners | 9th | 2019 (quarterfinals) | Champions (2003, 2016) |
 Sweden | Elite round Group 2 runners-up1 | 5th | 2019 (group stage) | Semifinals (2013) |
 Belgium | Elite round Group 4 runners-up1 | 8th | 2019 (sixth place) | Semifinals (2007, 2015, 2018) |
 Scotland | Elite round Group 3 runners-up1 | 6th | 2017 (group stage) | Semifinals (2014) |
 Turkey | Elite round Group 7 runners-up1 | 8th | 2017 (semifinals) | Champions (2005) |
 Poland | Elite round Group 6 runners-up1 | 3rd | 2012 (semifinals) | Semifinals (2012) |
 Bulgaria | Elite round Group 8 runners-up1 | 2nd | 2015 (group stage) | Group stage (2015) |
 Luxembourg | Elite round Group 5 runners-up1 | 2nd | 2006 (group stage) | Group stage (2006) |
- Notes
- 1 The best seven runners-up among all eight elite round groups qualified for the final tournament.
- 2 Two as Serbia and Montenegro and six as Serbia
- 3 As Serbia and Montenegro
Final draw
The winner and runners-up of Group 6 were not known at the time of the draw.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Seeding |
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| 1 | — | Israel (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Host (A1) |
| 2 | 8 | Portugal |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | Pot 1 |
| 3 | 3 | Germany |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | France |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 4 | Spain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | |
| 6 | 2 | Denmark |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 | |
| 7 | 1 | Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | |
| 8 | 7 | Serbia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 9 | 6 | Italy |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | A3 |
| 10 | 2 | Sweden |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Pot 2 |
| 11 | 4 | Belgium |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 | Scotland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 13 | 7 | Turkey |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 14 | 6 | Poland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 15 | 8 | Bulgaria |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 16 | 5 | Luxembourg |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Venues
The tournament is hosted in five venues:
| 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship venues | ||
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| Netanya | Rishon LeZion | |
| Netanya Stadium | Haberfeld Stadium | |
| Capacity: 13,610 | Capacity: 6,000 | |
| 2 quarter-finals, 2 semi-finals & final | 1 quarter-final & 6 group matches | |
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| Ness Ziona | Lod | Ramat Gan |
| Ness Ziona Stadium | Lod Municipal Stadium | Ramat Gan Stadium |
| Capacity: 3,025 | Capacity: 3,300 | Capacity: 13,370 |
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| 1 quarter-final & 6 group matches | 6 group matches | 6 group matches |
Match officials
The following officials were appointed for the final tournament:
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Referees
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Assistant referees
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Fourth officials
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Squads
Group stage
The final tournament schedule was announced on 31 March 2022.[5]
The group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals.
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
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The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Italy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Israel (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Luxembourg |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
| Israel | 3–0 | Luxembourg |
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Yusopove  78', 82'Zoabi 87' |
Report |
| Germany | 3–0 | Luxembourg |
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| Weiper 7' Ulrich 27'Ibrahimović 70' |
Report |
| Luxembourg | 0–1 | Italy |
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| Report | Di Maggio 25' (pen.) |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Poland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 1–3 | Netherlands |
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| Georgiev 10' |
Report | Misehouy 30' Babadi 60'Van Duiven 90+1' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Serbia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Belgium |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Turkey |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Group D
- Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Denmark +1, Portugal 0, Sweden -1.
Knockout stage
The schedule for the knockout stage was released on 26 April 2022.[6]
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 25 May – Rishon LeZion | ||||||||||
| Germany | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 29 May – Netanya | ||||||||||
| France | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| France | 2 (6) | |||||||||
| 26 May – Netanya | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 June – Netanya | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||
| 25 May – Netanya | ||||||||||
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Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||
| 29 May – Netanya | ||||||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| 26 May – Ness Ziona | ||||||||||
| Serbia | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| Denmark | 1 | |||||||||
| Serbia | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals took place on 25 May and 26 May.
| Germany | 1–1 | France |
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| Weiper 38' |
Report | Saettel 19' |
| Penalties | ||
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| Netherlands | 2–1 | Italy |
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Report | Lipani 64' |
Semi-finals
The semi-finals took place on 29 May.
| Netherlands | 2–2 | Serbia |
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| Van Duiven 47' Slory 73' |
Report | Milošević 50' Mijatović 55' |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–3 |
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Final
The final took place on 1 June.
| France | 2–1 | Netherlands |
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| Kumbedi 58', 60' |
Report | Slory 48' |
Goalscorers
There were 101 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.26 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Stanis Idumbo-Muzambo
Zoumana Diallo- Désiré Doué
- Saël Kumbedi
- Warren Zaïre-Emery
Sidney Raebiger
Yan Yusopove
Yoram Boerhout- Dean Huijsen
- Gabriel Misehouy
- Jaden Slory
Ivan Lima- Rodrigo Ribeiro
- José Rodrigues
Javier Boñar- Iker Bravo
Can Uzun
1 goal
- Jorne Spileers
- Chemsdine Talbi
Martin Georgiev- Stefan Traykov
Elias Hansborg-Sørensen- Emil Højlund
- Markus Jensen
- Noah Nartey
- Noah Sahsah
- Alexander Simmelhack
- Ayman Aiki
- Naïm Byar
- Axel Gueguin
- Tom Saettel
- Tom Bischof
- Arijon Ibrahimović
- Dženan Pejčinović
- Laurin Ulrich
- Paul Wanner
- Karem Zoabi
Alessandro Bolzan- Kevin Bruno
- Luca Di Maggio
- Luca Lipani
- Francesco Pio Esposito
- Isaac Babadi
- Antoni Milambo
Dawid Drachal- Tommaso Guercio
- Oliwier Sławiński
- Dário Essugo
Magnus Mackenzie- Rory Wilson
Jovan Mijatović- Jan-Carlo Simić
- Jovan Šljivić
- David Mella
- Dani Rodríguez
Leonardo de Oliveira
1 own goal
- Luis Gomes (against Denmark)
- João Muniz (against France)
- Magnus Mackenzie (against Denmark)
Source: UEFA
