UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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The UEFA European Under-17 Championship, or simply the Euro Under-17, is an annual football competition contested by the men's under-17 national teams of the UEFA member associations.

Organiser(s)UEFA
Founded1980
RegionEurope
TeamsMaximum of 54 (qualifying round)
32 (elite round)
8 (finals)
Quick facts Organiser(s), Founded ...
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Organiser(s)UEFA
Founded1980
RegionEurope
TeamsMaximum of 54 (qualifying round)
32 (elite round)
8 (finals)
Current champions Portugal (7th title)
Most championships Spain (9 titles)
Websiteuefa.com/under17
2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
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Spain is the most successful team in this competition, having won nine titles. Portugal are the current champions, having won their 7th title following a 3–0 victory over France in the 2025 final.[1]

History and format

The current competition format consists of three stages: a qualifying round, an elite round and a final tournament. The first stage takes place in autumn of the previous year, while the elite round is played in spring. The winners of each elite round group join the host team in the final tournament, played in May.

Until the 1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 17 years were eligible to compete. Since the 1998 tournament, the date limit has been moved back to 1 January.[2] In 2001/2002 the competition was renamed European Under-17 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.

More information Years, Format ...
Evolution of the competition format and number of participating teams
YearsFormatNumber of teams
1982–1984Semi-finals, third place play-off and final4
1985–1992Four groups of four teams, semi-finals, third place play-off and final16
1993–2002Four groups of four teams, quarter-finals, semi-finals, third place play-off and final
2003–2006Two groups of four teams, semi-finals, third place play-off and final8
2007–2014Two groups of four teams, semi-finals and final
2015–2024Four groups of four teams, quarter-finals, play-offs between quarter-final losers (in odd years only, for qualifying to FIFA U-17 World Cup), semi-finals, and final16
2025–Two groups of four teams, semi-finals and final8
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Results

More information Edition, Year ...
Edition Year Host Final Third place match (1982–2006)
Losing semi-finalists (2007–present)(1)
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1982–2001: UEFA European Under-16 Championship
1 1982
Details		 Italy
Italy		 1–0
West Germany
Yugoslavia		 0–0
(4–2 p)
Finland
2 1984
Details		 West Germany
West Germany		 2–0
Soviet Union
England		 1–0
Yugoslavia
3 1985
Details		 Hungary
Soviet Union		 4–0
Greece
Spain		 1–0
East Germany
4 1986
Details		 Greece
Spain		 2–1
Italy
Soviet Union		 1–1
(9–8 p)
East Germany
5 1987
Details		 France
Italy
(Title not awarded)[3][4]		 (1–0)
0–3[5]
Soviet Union
France		 3–0
Turkey
6 1988
Details		 Spain
Spain		 0–0
(4–2 p)
Portugal
East Germany		 0–0
(5–4 p)
West Germany
7 1989
Details		 Denmark
Portugal		 4–1
East Germany
France		 3–2
Spain
8 1990
Details		 East Germany
Czechoslovakia		 3–2
(a.e.t.)
Yugoslavia
Poland		 3–2
Portugal
9 1991
Details		  Switzerland
Spain		 2–0
Germany
Greece		 1–1
(5–4 p)
France
10 1992
Details		 Cyprus
Germany		 2–1
Spain
Italy		 1–0
Portugal
11 1993
Details		 Turkey
Poland		 1–0
Italy
Czechoslovakia		 2–1
France
12 1994
Details		 Republic of Ireland
Turkey		 1–0
Denmark
Ukraine		 2–0
Austria
13 1995
Details		 Belgium
Portugal		 2–0
Spain
Germany		 2–1
(a.e.t.)
France
14 1996
Details		 Austria
Portugal		 1–0
France
Israel		 3–2
Greece
15 1997
Details		 Germany
Spain		 0–0
(5–4 p)
Austria
Germany		 3–1
Switzerland
16 1998
Details		 Scotland
Republic of Ireland		 2–1
Italy
Spain		 2–1
Portugal
17 1999
Details		 Czech Republic
Spain		 4–1
Poland
Germany		 2–1
Czech Republic
18 2000
Details		 Israel
Portugal		 2–1
(g.g.)
Czech Republic
Netherlands		 5–0
Greece
19 2001
Details		 England
Spain		 1–0
France
Croatia		 4–1
England
Since 2002: UEFA European Under-17 Championship
20 2002
Details		 Denmark
Switzerland		 0–0
(4–2 p)
France
England		 4–1
Spain
21 2003
Details		 Portugal
Portugal		 2–1
Spain
Austria		 1–0
England
22 2004
Details		 France
France		 2–1
Spain
Portugal		 4–4
(3–2 p)
England
23 2005
Details		 Italy
Turkey		 2–0
Netherlands
Italy		 2–1
(a.e.t.)
Croatia
24 2006
Details		 Luxembourg
Russia		 2–2
(5–3 p)
Czech Republic
Spain		 1–1
(3–2 p)
Germany
25 2007
Details		 Belgium
Spain		 1–0
England		  Belgium and  France
26 2008
Details		 Turkey
Spain		 4–0
France		  Netherlands and  Turkey
27 2009
Details		 Germany
Germany		 2–1
(a.e.t.)
Netherlands		  Italy and   Switzerland
28 2010
Details		 Liechtenstein
England		 2–1
Spain		  France and  Turkey
29 2011
Details		 Serbia
Netherlands		 5–2
Germany		  Denmark and  England
30 2012
Details		 Slovenia
Netherlands		 1–1
(5–4 p)
Germany		  Georgia and  Poland
31 2013
Details		 Slovakia
Russia		 0–0
(5–4 p)
Italy		  Slovakia and  Sweden
32 2014
Details		 Malta[6]
England		 1–1
(4–1 p)
Netherlands		  Portugal and  Scotland
33 2015
Details		 Bulgaria[6]
France		 4–1
Germany		  Belgium and  Russia
34 2016
Details		 Azerbaijan[6]
Portugal		 1–1
(5–4 p)
Spain		  Germany and  Netherlands
35 2017
Details		 Croatia
Spain		 2–2
(4–1 p)
England		  Germany and  Turkey
36 2018
Details		 England
Netherlands		 2–2
(4–1 p)
Italy		  Belgium and  England
37 2019
Details		 Republic of Ireland
Netherlands		 4–2
Italy		  France and  Spain
– 2020
Details		 Estonia Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[7]
– 2021
Details		 Cyprus
38 2022
Details		 Israel
France		 2–1
Netherlands		  Portugal and  Serbia
39 2023
Details		 Hungary
Germany		 0–0
(5–4 p)
France		  Poland and  Spain
40 2024
Details		 Cyprus
Italy		 3–0
Portugal		  Denmark and  Serbia
41 2025
Details		 Albania
Portugal		 3–0
France		  Belgium and  Italy
42 2026
Details		 Estonia
43 2027
Details		 Latvia
44 2028
Details		 Lithuania
45 2029
Details		 Moldova
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1No third place match has been played since 2007; losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.

Teams reaching the top four

More information Country, Winners ...
Country Winners Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place Semi-finalists Top 4 (from 36)
 Spain 9 (1986, 1988, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2017) 6 (1990, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2016) 3 (1985, 1998, 2006) 2 (1989, 2002) 2 (2019, 2023) 22
 Portugal 7 (1989, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2016, 2025) 2 (1988, 2024) 1 (2004) 3 (1990, 1992, 1998) 2 (2014, 2022) 15
 Germany(2) 4 (1984, 1992, 2009, 2023) 5 (1982, 1991, 2011, 2012, 2015) 3 (1995, 1997, 1999) 2 (1988, 2006) 2 (2016, 2017) 16
 Netherlands 4 (2011, 2012, 2018, 2019) 4 (2005, 2009, 2014, 2022) 1 (2000) 2 (2008, 2016) 11
 France 3 (2004, 2015, 2022) 6 (1996, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2023, 2025) 2 (1987, 1989) 3 (1991, 1993, 1995) 3 (2007, 2010, 2019) 17
 Russia(3) 3 (1985, 2006, 2013) 2 (1984, 1987) 1 (1986) 1 (2015) 7
 Italy 2 (1982, 2024) 6 (1986, 1993, 1998, 2013, 2018, 2019) 2 (1992, 2005) 2 (2009, 2025) 12
 England 2 (2010, 2014) 2 (2007, 2017) 2 (1984, 2002) 3 (2001, 2003, 2004) 2 (2011, 2018) 11
 Turkey 2 (1994, 2005) 1 (1987) 3 (2008, 2010, 2017) 6
 Czech Republic(4) 1 (1990) 2 (2000, 2006) 1 (1993) 1 (1999) 5
 Poland 1 (1993) 1 (1999) 1 (1990) 2 (2012, 2023) 5
 Slovakia(4) 1 (1990) 1 (1993) 1 (2013) 3
  Switzerland 1 (2002) 1 (1997) 1 (2009) 3
 Republic of Ireland 1 (1998) 1
 Greece 1 (1985) 1 (1991) 2 (1996, 2000) 4
 East Germany(6) 1 (1989) 1 (1988) 2 (1985, 1986) 4
 Serbia(5) 1 (1990) 1 (1982) 1 (1984) 2 (2022, 2024) 5
 Austria 1 (1997) 1 (2003) 1 (1994) 3
 Denmark 1 (1994) 2 (2011, 2024) 3
 Croatia(5) 1 (2001) 1 (2005) 2
 Israel 1 (1996) 1
 Ukraine(3) 1 (1994) 1
 Finland 1 (1982) 1
 Belgium 4 (2007, 2015, 2018, 2025) 4
 Georgia(3) 1 (2012) 1
 Scotland 1 (2014) 1
 Sweden 1 (2013) 1
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1 There was no match to determine 3rd place after the 2006 tournament.
2 Until 1990 known as  West Germany.
3 Until 1991 as part  Soviet Union.
4 Until 1994 as part  Czechoslovakia.
5 Until 1992 as part  Yugoslavia.
6 German Democratic Republic 1949–1990.

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend:
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finalists
  • 5th-6th - Fifth to Sixth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • GS – Group stage
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  • TBD – To be determined
  •  ••  – Qualified but withdrew
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter
  •  ×  – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
  • — Country not affiliated to UEFA at that time
  • — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
  •      – Hosts
  •      – Not affiliated to FIFA

1982—2001

More information Nation, 1982 (4) ...
Nation
1982
(4)
1984
(4)
1985
(16)
1986
(16)
1987
(16)
1988
(16)
1989
(16)
1990
(16)
1991
(16)
1992
(16)
1993
(16)
1994
(16)
1995
(16)
1996
(16)
1997
(16)
1998
(16)
1999
(16)
2000
(16)
2001
(16)		Total
 Albania ×××××××ו••GS•••×•••1
 Austria •••GSGSGSGS••••4thGSGS2nd••••7
 Belarus ×QF•••••••1
 Belgium •••••GS•GS••QFGSQF•QF••••6
 Bulgaria ••GSGSGS•GS•GS••••••••••5
 Croatia ××GS•GSGS•3rd4
 Cyprus ×ו••••GS•GS•••••••••2
 Czech Republic QF•••4th2nd•3
(8)
 Czechoslovakia •••GSGS••1st••3rdGS5
 Denmark •••GSGS•GSGSGSGS•2nd•••QFGSGS•10
 East Germany ••4th4thGS3rd2ndGS6
 England ×3rd••••••••GSQFQFQF••QFGS4th8
 Finland 4th••••GS••GSGS•••••GSGSGSGS8
 France ••GSGS3rdGS3rdGS4thGS4th•4th2nd••••2nd12
 Georgia ו••GS••••1
 Germany 2nd1st•GS3rdQF3rd•3rdQFQF9
(15)
 Greece ••2ndGSGS•GS•3rd•GS••4th•QFGS4th•10
 Hungary ••GS••GS•GS•GSQF•••QF•GSGSGS9
 Iceland ••GS•••••GS•GSGS••GSGS•••6
 Israel GSו••GS•••3rdGSQFQFGS•7
 Italy 1st•GS2nd1st*
[8]		•GS••3rd2nd•GS•GS2nd••QF11
 Liechtenstein ×××××ו••×ו•••GSו•1
 Netherlands ••GSGS••GS••GS•••••••3rdGS6
 Northern Ireland ××וGS••••GSGS•••GS••••4
 Norway ••GSGSGSGSGS•••••GS••GS•••7
 Poland •••••••3rdGS•1st•GSGSGS•2ndGSGS9
 Portugal ••GSGSGS2nd1st4thGS4thGSQF1st1st•4thGS1st•15
 Republic of Ireland ××ו•GS•••GSGSGS•QF•1st•GS•7
 Romania •••GS•GSGS•GSGS•••GS•••GSGS8
 Russia •2nd1st3rd2nd•GS•GS•GSQF•••GSGSQFQF12
 Scotland ••GSGSGS•GSGS•GS••GS••GS••GS9
 Slovakia GSGSQF•QFQF•5
 Slovenia •GS•GS••••2
 Spain ••3rd1st•1st4thGS1st2ndQFGS2ndGS1st3rd1stQF1st16
 Sweden ••GSGS•GS•GSGS•••QF••GSGS••8
  Switzerland •••••GSGS•GS•QFGS•GS4th•GS•GS9
 Turkey וו4thGS•GS••GS1stGSGSQF•••QF9
 Ukraine ×3rd•GSGSGS•••4
 West Germany 2nd1stGS•GS4th•GS6
(15)
 Yugoslavia 3rd4thGS•GSGSGS2ndGSGS•×•••••••9
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2002—present

More information Nation, 2002 (16) ...
Nation
2002
(16)
2003
(8)
2004
(8)
2005
(8)
2006
(8)
2007
(8)
2008
(8)
2009
(8)
2010
(8)
2011
(8)
2012
(8)
2013
(8)
2014
(8)
2015
(16)
2016
(16)
2017
(16)
2018
(16)
2019
(16)
2022
(16)
2023
(16)
2024
(16)
2025
(8)
2026
(8)

Total
(+previous)

 Albania •••••••••••••••••••••GS•1
(2)
 Austria •3rdGS••••••••GS•GSQF••GS••QF•7
(14)
 Azerbaijan ••••••••••••••GS••••••••1
 Belarus •••GS•••••••••••••••••••1
(2)
 Belgium ••••GSSF••••GS••SFQF•SF6thGS••SFQ10
(16)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina ••••••••••••••GSGSGS••••••3
 Bulgaria •••••••••••••GS••••GS••••2
(7)
 Croatia •••4th•••••••GS•GS•GS•••GSGS•6
(10)
 Cyprus ••••••••••••••••••••GS•1
(3)
 Czech Republic GS•••2nd•••GSGS•••GS•••QF••QFGS8
(16)[9]
 Denmark QFGS•••••••SF••••GS•GS•QF•SF•7
(17)
 England 3rd4th4thGS•2nd•GS1stSF••1stQFQF2ndSFGS•5thQFGS•17
(25)
 Estonia ••••••••••••••••••••••Q1
 Faroe Islands •••••••••••••••GS•••••••1
 Finland GS••••••••••••••••••••••1
(9)
 France 2nd•1st••SF2ndGSSFGSGS••1stGS5th•SF1st2ndGS2nd16
(28)
 Georgia QF•••••••••SF••••••••••••2
(3)
 Germany QF•••4th5th•1st•2nd2nd•GS2ndSFSFGSGSQF1st•GS15
(30)
 Greece ••••••••GS••••GS•••GS••••3
(13)
 Hungary GSGS••GS••••••••••6th•5th•GS•••6
(15)
 Iceland •••••GS••••GS••••••GS••••3
(9)
 Israel •GS•GS••••••••••••GS•GS•×••4
(11)
 Italy •GS•3rd•••SF•••2nd•QFGSGS2nd2ndQFGS1stSF13
(24)
 Liechtenstein ••••••••••••••••••••••••0
(1)
 Luxembourg ••••GS•••••••••••••GS••••2
 Malta ••••••••••••GS••••••••••1
 Moldova GS••••••••••••••••••••••1
 Montenegro ••••••••••••••••Q1
 Netherlands GS••2nd•6thSF2nd•1st1st•2ndGSSFQF1st1st2ndGS•••15
(21)
 Northern Ireland ••GS••••••••••••••••••••1
(5)
 Norway •••••••••••••••GSQF•••••2
(9)
 Poland GS•••••••••SF•••••••GSSFQF•5
(14)
 Portugal GS1st3rd•••••GS•••SF•1st•GSQFSFGS2nd1st12
(27)
 Republic of Ireland ••••••GS••••••GS•QFQFGS•QF••6
(13)
 Romania •••••••••GS••••••••••••1
(9)
 Russia ••••1st••••••1st•SF•••GS×[10]×[10]×[10]×[10]×[10]4
(16)[11]
 Scotland ••••••GS•••••SFGSGSGS••GSGS•••7
(16)
 Serbia •GS••GS••••GSGSGS•SFQFSF•8
(19)[12]
 Serbia and Montenegro QF•••GS2
(11)[12]
 Slovakia •••••••••••SF••••••••GS•2
(7)
 Slovenia ••••••••••GS••GS••GS••GS••4
(6)
 Spain 4th2nd2nd•3rd1st1stGS2nd••••QF2nd1stQFSFQFSFGS•Q17
(33)
 Sweden •••••••••••SF••QF•QFGSGS•GS•6
(14)
  Switzerland 1st••GS••GSSFGS••GSGS•••GS••6th••9
(18)
 Turkey ••GS1st••SFGSSF•••GS••SF••GS••••8
(17)
 Ukraine GS•GS••GS•••••GS••GSGS••••GS••7
(11)
 Wales •••••••••••••••••••GSGS••2
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Men's U-17 World Cup qualifiers

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R3 – Round 3
  • R2 – Round 2
  • R1 – Round 1
  •      – Hosts
  •      – Not affiliated to UEFA
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
More information Team, Total ...
TeamChina
1985		Canada
1987		Scotland
1989		Italy
1991		Japan
1993		Ecuador
1995		Egypt
1997		New Zealand
1999		Trinidad and Tobago
2001		Finland
2003		Peru
2005		South Korea
2007		Nigeria
2009		Mexico
2011		United Arab Emirates
2013		Chile
2015		India
2017		Brazil
2019		Indonesia
2023		Qatar
2025		Qatar
2026		Total
 AustriaR1R12nd3
 BelgiumR13rdR2q4
 CroatiaPart of YugoslaviaR1R1QFR2q5
 Czech Republic[9]QFR1R23
 DenmarkR1q2
 East GermanyQFReunified with West Germany1
 EnglandQFQFR11stR2R36
 FinlandR11
 FranceQF1stQFQFR1R23rd2ndR3q10
 Germany[13]2ndQFR14thR13rdR23rdR2QF1stR212
 Greeceq1
 HungaryQFR12
 ItalyR14thR1R1R1QFR2QF3rdq10
 Netherlands3rdR1R14th4
 Montenegroq1
 Poland4thR1R13
 Portugal3rdQFQF1st4
 Republic of IrelandR3q2
 Romaniaq1
 Russia[11]1stR2R23
 Scotland2nd1
 Serbiaq1
 Slovakia[9]QFR11
 Spain2ndR13rdR1R12nd2nd3rd2ndQFQFq12
 Sweden3rd1
  Switzerland1stQF2
 Turkey4thQFR13
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In 2023, the German U-17 became the first UEFA team in this age group to become European and world champions with the same cohort.

Awards

Player of the Tournament

For certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com subsequently named a Golden Player or Player of the Tournament.


U-16 Championship

More information Tournament, Player ...
Tournament Player
2001 England Spain Fernando Torres
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U-17 Championship

More information Tournament, Player ...
Tournament Player
2002 Denmark England Wayne Rooney
2003 Portugal Portugal Miguel Veloso
2004 France Spain Cesc Fàbregas
2005 Italy Turkey Nuri Şahin
2006 Luxembourg Germany Toni Kroos
2007 Belgium Spain Bojan Krkić
2008 Turkey Serbia Danijel Aleksić
2009 Germany Germany Mario Götze
2010 Liechtenstein England Connor Wickham
2011 Serbia Netherlands Kyle Ebecilio
2012 Slovenia Germany Max Meyer
2013 Slovakia Russia Anton Mitryushkin
2014 Malta Netherlands Steven Bergwijn
2015 Bulgaria France Odsonne Édouard
2016 Azerbaijan Portugal José Gomes
2017 Croatia England Jadon Sancho
2018 England -
2019 Republic of Ireland -
2022 Israel -
2023 Hungary Germany Paris Brunner
2024 Cyprus Italy Francesco Camarda
2025 Albania Portugal Rafael Quintas
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Top scorer

The Top scorer award is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the tournament.

U-16 Championship

More information Tournament, Player ...
Tournament Player Goals
2000 Israel Czech Republic Tomas Jun 6
2001 England Spain Fernando Torres 7
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U-17 Championship

More information Tournament, Player ...
Tournament Player Goals
2002 Denmark Spain Jonathan Soriano 7
2003 Portugal Spain David Rodríguez 6
2004 France France Hatem Ben Arfa
Portugal Bruno Gama
England Shane Paul
Spain Marc Pedraza		 3
2005 Italy Turkey Tevfik Köse 6
2006 Luxembourg Germany Manuel Fischer
Spain Bojan Krkić
Czech Republic Tomáš Necid		 5
2007 Belgium Germany Toni Kroos
England Victor Moses		 3
2008 Turkey France Yannis Tafer 4
2009 Germany Germany Lennart Thy
Netherlands Luc Castaignos		 3
2010 Liechtenstein Spain Paco Alcácer 6
2011 Serbia Netherlands Kyle Ebecilio
England Hallam Hope
Netherlands Tonny Vilhena
Germany Samed Yeşil		 3
2012 Slovenia Germany Max Meyer 3
2013 Slovakia Slovenia Martin Slaninka
Switzerland Robin Kamber		 2
2014 Malta England Dominic Solanke
Netherlands Jari Schuurman		 4
2015 Bulgaria France Odsonne Édouard 8
2016 Azerbaijan Portugal José Gomes 7
2017 Croatia France Amine Gouiri 8
2018 England Belgium Yorbe Vertessen
Italy Edoardo Vergani		 4
2019 Republic of Ireland France Adil Aouchiche 9
2022 Israel Serbia Jovan Milošević 5
2023 Hungary Germany Paris Brunner
Spain Marc Guiu
Germany Robert Ramsak
Spain Lamine Yamal		 4
2024 Cyprus Portugal Rodrigo Mora 5
2025 Albania Italy Samuele Inacio 5
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