Italy national under-17 football team

Italy Under-17
Association	Italian Football Federation ; (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Daniele Franceschini
Captain	Luca Reggiani
FIFA code	ITA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1985)
Best result	Third place (2025)
European Championship
Appearances	20 (first in 1982)
Best result	Champions (1982, 2024)
Medal record
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
UEFA European U-17 Championship; Formerly U-16 Championship

AssociationItalian Football Federation
(Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC)

ConfederationUEFA (Europe)

Head coachDaniele Franceschini

CaptainLuca Reggiani

The Italy national U-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.

The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, held every year. If qualified, the team also competes in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years.

Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
FIFA Under-16 World Championship
1985	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	4
1987	Fourth place	6	3	1	2	8	4
1989	Did not qualify
1991	Group stage	3	0	2	1	2	3
FIFA Under-17 World Championship
1993	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	6
1995	Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005	Group stage	3	1	1	1	6	7
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Quarter-finals	5	3	1	1	6	4
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	3	5
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Quarter-finals	5	3	0	2	9	5
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[1]
2023	Did not qualify
2025	Third place	8	6	1	1	14	5
2026	Qualified
2027	To be determined
2028
2029
Total	9/21	40	19	7	14	52	43

Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
1982	Champions	2	1	1	0	2	1	Squad
1984	Did not qualify
1985	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	6	Squad
1986	Runners-up	3	2	2	1	7	4	Squad
1987	~~Champions~~^[a]	3	3	2	0	8	4	Squad
1988	Did not qualify
1989	Group stage	3	0	2	1	2	3	Squad
1990	Did not qualify
1991	Did not qualify
1992	Third place	3	3	1	1	8	2	Squad
1993	Runners-up	3	2	1	0	5	3	Squad
1994	Did not qualify
1995	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad
1996	Did not qualify
1997	Group stage	3	0	1	2	6	6	Squad
1998	Runners-up	5	4	1	1	12	6	Squad
1999	Did not qualify
2000	Did not qualify
2001	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	8	7	Squad
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2002	Did not qualify
2003	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	2	Squad
2004	Did not qualify
2005	Third place	5	3	0	2	4	3	Squad
2006	Did not qualify (Elite round)
2007
2008
2009	Semi-finals	4	1	1	2	3	6	Squad
2010	Did not qualify (Qualifying round)
2011	Did not qualify (Elite round)
2012	Did not qualify (Elite round)
2013	Runners-up	4	2	3	0	5	2	Squad
2014	Did not qualify (Elite round)
2015	Quarter-finals	3	1	1	2	3	5	Squad
2016	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	6	Squad
2017	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5	Squad
2018	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	10	5	Squad
2019	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	14	8	Squad
~~2020~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[4]^[5]
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[4]^[5]
2022	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	5	5	Squad
2023	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	4	Squad
2024	Champions	6	5	1	0	11	2	Squad
2025	Semi-finals	4	3	1	0	10	6	Squad
2026	Qualified
2027	To be determined
2028
2029

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Francesco Cereser	(2008-01-05) 5 January 2008 (age 18)	Torino
12	1GK	Alessandro Longoni	(2008-01-31) 31 January 2008 (age 18)	Milan
21	1GK	Sebastiano Nava	(2008-05-19) 19 May 2008 (age 17)	Juventus

2	2DF	Dauda Iddrisa	(2008-01-08) 8 January 2008 (age 18)	West Bromwich Albion
3	2DF	Jean Mambuku	(2008-07-08) 8 July 2008 (age 17)	Stade de Reims
5	2DF	Leonardo Bovio	(2008-02-04) 4 February 2008 (age 18)	Internazionale
6	2DF	Luca Reggiani (captain)	(2008-01-09) 9 January 2008 (age 18)	Borussia Dortmund
13	2DF	David Marini	(2008-03-04) 4 March 2008 (age 18)	Cesena
15	2DF	Cristiano De Paoli	(2008-01-27) 27 January 2008 (age 18)	Como
16	2DF	Benit Borasio	(2008-01-20) 20 January 2008 (age 18)	Juventus

4	3MF	Vincenzo Prisco	(2008-08-07) 7 August 2008 (age 17)	Napoli
7	3MF	Andrea Luongo	(2008-02-16) 16 February 2008 (age 18)	Torino
8	3MF	Alessio Baralla	(2008-02-05) 5 February 2008 (age 18)	Empoli
14	3MF	Fabio Pandolfi	(2008-05-24) 24 May 2008 (age 17)	Milan
17	3MF	Valerio Maccaroni	(2008-06-03) 3 June 2008 (age 17)	Roma
18	3MF	Federico Steffanoni	(2008-09-04) 4 September 2008 (age 17)	Atalanta

9	4FW	Thomas Campaniello	(2008-02-29) 29 February 2008 (age 18)	Empoli
10	4FW	Samuele Inacio	(2008-04-02) 2 April 2008 (age 18)	Borussia Dortmund
11	4FW	Destiny Elimoghale	(2009-04-23) 23 April 2009 (age 16)	Juventus
19	4FW	Antonio Arena	(2009-02-10) 10 February 2009 (age 17)	Roma
20	4FW	Simone Lontani	(2008-01-18) 18 January 2008 (age 18)	Milan

v t e Italy national football team
General	Italian Football Federation History Managers Captains Kits
Venues	Various home venues around Italy Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano (training)
Statistics	All-time record Records and statistics World Cup record European Championship record Hat-tricks
Goals	Gigi Riva
Results	1910–1929 1930–1949 1950–1969 1970–89 1990–2009 2010–present Unofficial matches
Players	All-time players World Cup and European Championship squads Born outside Italy Other categories
World Cups	Summary 1934 1938 1950 1954 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
European Championships	Summary 1968 1972 1980 1988 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other tournaments	UEFA Nations League FIFA Confederations Cup The Olympics Central European International Cup Mundialito U.S. Cup 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament
Rivalries	Brazil France Germany Spain
Culture	Noted matches Catenaccio Zona mista Museo del Calcio
Contribution by club	AC Milan Internazionale Juventus Nazio-Juve Blocco-Juve
Other FIGC teams	B team C teams Olympic team Military team University team U23 team U21 team U21 B team U20 team U19 team U18 team U17 team U16 team U15 team Women WU-23 team WU-19 team WU-17 team Futsal Beach soccer

v t e Football in Italy
Italian Football Federation
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Leagues	Lega Serie A Lega Serie B Lega Pro Lega Nazionale Dilettanti Lega Calcio defunct Lega Alta Italia defunct Direttorio Divisioni Superiori defunct Direttorio Divisioni Inferiori Nord defunct Lega Nord defunct
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Cup competitions	Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana Coppa Italia Serie C Supercoppa di Serie C Supercoppa di Lega di Serie C2 defunct Coppa Italia Serie D Coppa Italia Dilettanti
Youth competitions	Leagues Campionato Primavera 1 Campionato Primavera 2 Campionato Primavera 3 Campionato Juniores Nazionali Coppa Italia Primavera Supercoppa Primavera Torneo di Viareggio
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Awards	Capocannoniere Coppa Campioni d'Italia Gran Galà del Calcio AIC Serie A Awards Italian Football Hall of Fame
Lists	List of clubs List of clubs by honours won Clubs in international competitions
Miscellaneous	Totonero 1980 Totonero 1986 Italian Law 91/1981, Article 18B financial doping scandals Anglo-Italian Cup Caso Genoa Calciopoli 2011–12 Italian football match-fixing scandal 2015 Italian football match-fixing scandal Article 52 of N.O.I.F. Scudetto Italian Football Confederation Scudetto of the Pistols History of the first football clubs in Italy Italian reserve football teams
Venues Records Competitions Trophies and awards Rivalries

Italy national under-17 football team

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Honours

Players

See also

Notes

References

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