Greece national under-17 football team
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The Greece national under-17 football team is the Under-17 years of age team of the Greece national football team.
Nickname(s)Εθνική παίδων
("National team of Kids")
("National team of Kids")
AssociationHellenic Football Federation
Head coachVasilis Papadakis
CaptainAristidis Andrikopoulos
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| Nickname(s) | Εθνική παίδων ("National team of Kids") | ||||||||||||||
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| Association | Hellenic Football Federation | ||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Vasilis Papadakis | ||||||||||||||
| Captain | Aristidis Andrikopoulos | ||||||||||||||
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| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2026) | ||||||||||||||
| European Championship | |||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1985) | ||||||||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up (1985) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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This team is for Greek players aged 17 or under at the start of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (From 1982 to 1997 it was an Under-16 event).
History
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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| UEFA European Under-16 Championship | ||||||||
 1982 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1984 | ||||||||
 1985 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Squad |
 1986 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | Squad |
 1987 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Squad |
 1988 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1989 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Squad |
 1990 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1991 | Semi-final | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
 1992 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1993 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
 1994 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1995 | ||||||||
 1996 | Semi-final | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | Squad |
| 1997 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1998 | Quarter-final | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Squad |
 1999 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad |
 2000 | Semi-final | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | Squad |
 2001 | did not qualify | |||||||
| UEFA European Under-17 Championship | ||||||||
| 2002 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2003 | did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||
| 2005 | ||||||||
 2006 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2007 | did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
 2010 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad |
 2011 | did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
 2012 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2013 | ||||||||
 2014 | did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad |
 2016 | did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
 2017 | ||||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||
| 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Squad |
 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2] | |||||||
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| 2022 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||
 2025 | ||||||||
| 2026 | ||||||||
 2027 | To be determined | |||||||
 2028 | ||||||||
 2029 | ||||||||
| 13/23 | 66 | 37 | 10 | 19 | 113 | 67 | ||
Results and schedule
The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2025
| 16 September 2025 Friendly |  Armenia | 1–3 | Greece | Yerevan, Armenia |
| 18:00 EEST |
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Report |
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| 18 September 2025 Friendly | Armenia | 2–2 | Greece | Yerevan, Armenia |
| 18:00 EEST |
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Report |
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| 27 October 2025 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification | Greece | 3–4 |  Iceland | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 13:00 EET |
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Report |
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Stadium: David Petriashvili Stadium Referee: Sven Wolfensberger (Switzerland) |
| 30 October 2025 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification |  Georgia | 1–2 | Greece | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 16:00 EET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium II Referee: Patryk Gryckiewicz (Poland) |
2026
| 11 February 2026 Friendly tournament |  Ukraine | 3–1 | Greece | Poreč, Croatia |
| 16:00 EET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sports Center Zelena Laguna |
| 13 February 2026 Friendly tournament | Greece | 0–2 | Croatia | Poreč, Croatia |
| 13:15 EET | Report |
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Stadium: Sports Center Zelena Laguna |
| 16 February 2026 Friendly tournament | Israel | 0–0 | Greece | Poreč, Croatia |
| 16:00 EET | Report | Stadium: Sports Center Zelena Laguna |
| 25 March 2026 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification | Greece | 0–1 |  Montenegro | Bar, Montenegro |
| 13:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Topolica Referee: Ihar Shumilau (Belarus) |
| 28 March 2026 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification |  Sweden | 2–3 | Greece | Ulcinj, Montenegro |
| 13:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Olympic Referee: Ryan Lee (Scotland) |
| 31 March 2026 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification |  Norway | 0–1 | Greece | Ulcinj, Montenegro |
| 16:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Olympic Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania) |
Euro 2026 Under-17 Championship qualification
Group A3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 | Montenegro (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Qualified for the final tournament and 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| 2 | Greece |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Qualified for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| 3 | Sweden |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Norway |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | Relegation to League B Round 1 of the 2027/2028 season for respective U-19 team |
Honours
| Type | Competition | Titles | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Ref. |
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| International | UEFA European Under-17 Championship | 0 | 1985 | 1991 | [4] | |
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- S Shared record
Players
Current squad
- As of 1 April 2026
The following 21 players were called up for the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches to be played between 25 and 31 March 2026 in Montenegro.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Christos Gitonas | 28 September 2009 | 7 | 0 | Panathinaikos U17 |
| 12 | GK | Georgios Nikolaidis | 28 February 2009 | 2 | 0 | PAOK U17 |
| GK | Konstantinos Kyriazis | 28 February 2009 | 1 | 0 |  Real Salt Lake U18 | |
| 2 | DF | Georgios Siozios | 11 February 2009 | 22 | 3 | Olympiacos U19 |
| 4 | DF | Vasilios Lavdas | 22 January 2009 | 21 | 0 | Panathinaikos U19 |
| 5 | DF | Theodoros Kalpakis (captain) | 12 January 2009 | 16 | 2 | PAOK U19 |
| 11 | DF | Nikolaos Chaldezos | 4 July 2009 | 9 | 2 | PAOK U17 |
| 15 | DF | Georgios Gousios | 29 April 2009 | 5 | 0 | Olympiacos U17 |
| 17 | DF | Stefanos Tsigas | 27 February 2009 | 5 | 1 | Panathinaikos U17 |
| 19 | DF | Anastasios Kitos | 20 February 2009 | 6 | 0 | Borussia Dortmund U17 |
| 6 | MF | Panagiotis Biniaris | 25 July 2009 | 6 | 0 | Panathinaikos U17 |
| 8 | MF | Alexandros Moysiadis | 5 February 2009 | 21 | 1 | Olympiacos U17 |
| 10 | MF | Christos Kostoglou | 27 June 2009 | 8 | 0 | Borussia Dortmund U17 |
| 14 | MF | Giannis Neto | 28 August 2010 | 6 | 0 | PAOK U17 |
| 16 | MF | Giannis Gersos | 2 February 2009 | 7 | 0 | PAOK U17 |
| 20 | MF | Sarafianos Papasarafianos | 31 January 2009 | 10 | 3 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 3 | FW | Konstantinos Karangelis | 7 June 2009 | 5 | 0 | Stuttgart U17 |
| 7 | FW | Iason Nempis | 9 February 2009 | 20 | 6 | Panathinaikos U19 |
| 9 | FW | Konstantinos Souvlatzis | 31 August 2009 | 19 | 6 | PAOK U19 |
| 18 | FW | Gabriel Kodrasi | 2 January 2009 | 6 | 0 | Olympiacos U19 |
| 21 | FW | Alexios Bairamidis | 10 November 2009 | 6 | 0 | Panionios |