Turkey national under-17 football team
National association youth football team
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The Turkey national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation.[1][2]
| Nickname | Genç Milliler | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Turkish Football Federation (TFF) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Selçuk Erdoğan | ||
| Most caps | Cafercan Aksu (41) | ||
| Top scorer | Muhammet Demir (19) | ||
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| First international | |||
Romania  2 - 2  Turkey10 August 1992 | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Turkey 8 - 0  Northern IrelandLondon, England, 2 September 2007 | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Turkey 0 - 5 Romania} 14 August 1993 Turkey 0 - 5  Greece20 August 1993 | |||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2005) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2005) | ||
The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, held every year. If qualified, the team also competes in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which has been held annually since 2025.[3] The original tournament was called the UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship (1982-2001). The tournament was renamed as the European Under-17 Football Championship in 2002, but importantly the overall statistics are collated from 1982.[4]
Competitive record
UEFA U-17 European Championship Record*
| Edition | Round | MP | W | D** | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2002 | Qualifying round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2003 | Qualifying round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2004 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
 2005 | ChampionsQ | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
 2006 | Elite round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
 2007 | Elite round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
 2009 | Group stageQ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
 2010 | Semi-finals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
 2011 | Elite round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
 2012 | Elite round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
 2013 | Qualifying round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
 2014 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
 2015 | Qualifying round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
 2016 | Elite round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
 2017 | Semi-finalsQ | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | |
 2018 | Elite round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
 2019 | Elite round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5][6] | |||||||
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 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
 2023 | Elite round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2024 | Elite round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
 2025 | Round 2 League A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2026 | Round 2 League A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
 2027 | to be determined | |||||||
 2028 | ||||||||
 2029 | ||||||||
- *The tournament was renamed as the European Under-17 Football Championship in 2002 (The original tournament was called the UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship (1982-2001)). Importantly the overall statistics are collated from 1982.
- **Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.
- ***Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
- Q - Denotes qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup which is held every odd year.
FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
Individual awards
In addition to team victories, Turkish players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.
| Year | Golden Player Award |
|---|---|
| 2005 |
Nuri Şahin |
| Year | Top Goalscorer |
|---|---|
| 2005 |
Tevfik Kose |
Recent results
2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Qualification
| 15 March 2026 | Scotland  | 2–0 | Turkey | The Showgrounds, Coleraine |
| 13:00 |
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Report | Referee: Luca Zufferli (Italy) |
| 18 March 2026 | Turkey | 4–0 | Northern Ireland | The Showgrounds, Coleraine |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Referee: Márton Rúsz (Hungary) |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the most recent 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tolga Sancak | 10 September 2009 | Göztepe | ||
| 12 | GK | Emir Gündoğdu | 16 October 2009 | Konyaspor | ||
| 23 | GK | Yüksel Kücük | 13 May 2009 | Schalke | ||
| 4 | DF | Bilal Demirağ | 27 April 2009 | Altınordu | ||
| 5 | DF | Ata Yanık | 15 May 2009 | Konyaspor | ||
| 13 | DF | Halil Koç | 2 February 2009 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| 15 | DF | Eren Taşkıran | 1 January 2009 | Beşiktaş | ||
| 22 | DF | Ramazan Özçelik | 1 January 2009 | Antalyaspor | ||
| 3 | DF | Üveys Yasir Satık | 27 June 2009 | Fenerbahçe | ||
| 2 | DF | Hasan Tuncel | 1 January 2009 | Beşiktaş | ||
| 6 | MF | Efe Seçil | 25 January 2009 | Konyaspor | ||
| 10 | MF | Yakub İlçin | 24 March 2009 | Antalyaspor | ||
| 8 | MF | Oğulcan Yançel | 1 June 2009 | Galatasaray | ||
| 19 | MF | Yağız Şen | 11 March 2009 | Fenerbahçe | ||
| 17 | MF | Efe Fettahoğlu | 20 April 2009 | Fenerbahçe | ||
| 7 | FW | Ali Demirbilek | 5 January 2009 | Fenerbahçe | ||
| 11 | FW | Eymen Erdoğan | 19 June 2009 | Köln | ||
| 14 | FW | Güven Atalay | 19 August 2009 | Başakşehir | ||
| 20 | FW | Tarık Buğra Kalpaklı | 6 April 2009 | Fatih Karagümrük | ||
| 9 | FW | Mustafa Coşkun Tosun | 6 January 2009 | Rizespor | ||
| 16 | FW | Eren Sayar | 13 January 2009 | Fenerbahçe | ||
Recent call-ups
The following players were called up to the national team within the last twelve months and remain eligible for future call-ups.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Past squads
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Head-to-head record
The following table shows Turkey's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Brazil |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Burkina Faso |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Costa Rica |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Colombia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Mali |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
 Mexico |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
 New Zealand |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Paraguay |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
 United Arab Emirates |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Uruguay |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Total | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 50.00 |
