UEFA European Under-17 Championship

UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Organising body	UEFA
Founded	1980
Region	Europe
Number of teams	Maximum of 54 (qualifying round); 32 (elite round); 16 (finals)
Current champions	Italy (2nd title)
Most successful team(s)	Spain (9 titles)
Website	Official website
	2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

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

Spain is the most successful team in this competition, having won nine titles. Italy are the current champions.^[1]

History and format

Year of tournament	Format	Number of teams
1982–1984	Semi-finals, third place play-off and final	4
1985–1992	Four groups of four teams, semi-finals, third place play-off and final	16
1993–2002	Four groups of four teams, quarter-finals, semi-finals, third place play-off and final	16
2003–2006	Two groups of four teams, semi-finals, third place play-off and final	8
2007–2014	Two groups of four teams, semi-finals and final	8
2015–2024	Four 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 final	16

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.

Results

Edition	Year	Host	Final			Third place match
Edition	Year	Host	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
Edition	Year	Host	Final			Third place match
Edition	Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
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
Edition	Year	Host	Final			Losing semi-finalists ⁽¹⁾
Edition	Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Losing semi-finalists ⁽¹⁾
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	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[7]
-	~~2021~~ Details	Cyprus	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[7]
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
42	2026 Details	Estonia
43	2027 Details	Latvia

¹No third place match has been played since 2007; losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.

1987 Title not awarded.
Key:
- a.e.t. – after extra time
- g.g. – after golden goal
- p – after penalty shoot-out

Performances by countries

Country	Winners	Runners-up	Third-place⁽¹⁾	Fourth-place⁽¹⁾	Semi-finalists⁽¹⁾	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	6 (1989, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2016)	2 (1988, 2024)	1 (2004)	3 (1990, 1992, 1998)	2 (2014, 2022)	14
Germany⁽²⁾	4 (1984, 1992, 2009, 2023)	6 (1982, 1989, 1991, 2011, 2012, 2015)	4 (1988, 1995, 1997, 1999)	4 (1985, 1986, 1988, 2006)	2 (2016, 2017)	20
Netherlands	4 (2011, 2012, 2018, 2019)	4 (2005, 2009, 2014, 2022)	1 (2000)		2 (2008, 2016)	11
France	3 (2004, 2015, 2022)	5 (1996, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2023)	2 (1987, 1989)	3 (1991, 1993, 1995)	3 (2007, 2010, 2019)	16
Russia⁽³⁾	3 (1985, 2006, 2013)	2 (1984, 1987)	1 (1986)		1 (2015)	7
Italy^[3]	2 (1982, 2024)	6 (1986, 1993, 1998, 2013, 2018, 2019)	2 (1992, 2005)		1 (2009)	11
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)	1
Switzerland	1 (2002)			1 (1997)	1 (2009)	3
Republic of Ireland	1 (1998)					1
Greece		1 (1985)	1 (1991)	2 (1996, 2000)		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			1 (2001)	1 (2005)		2
Israel			1 (1996)			1
Ukraine			1 (1994)			1
Finland				1 (1982)		1
Belgium					3 (2007, 2015, 2018)	3
Georgia					1 (2012)	1
Scotland					1 (2014)	1
Sweden					1 (2013)	1
Total	39	40	24	24	32	159

1 There was no match to determine 3rd place after the 2006 tournament.
2 Including   West Germany and   East Germany.
3 Including   Soviet Union.
4 Including   Czechoslovakia.
5 Including   Yugoslavia.

Participating nations

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

Comprehensive team results by tournament

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	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	1
Austria	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	4th	GS	GS	2nd	•	•	•	•	7
Belarus											×	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Belgium	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	•	QF	GS	QF	•	QF	•	•	•	•	6
Bulgaria	•	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	5
Croatia												×	×	GS	•	GS	GS	•	3rd	4
Cyprus	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Czech Republic													QF	•	•	•	4th	2nd	•	3 (8)
Czechoslovakia	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	1st	•	•	3rd	GS								5
Denmark	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	GS	GS	•	2nd	•	•	•	QF	GS	GS	•	10
East Germany	•	•	4th	4th	GS	3rd	2nd	GS												6
England	×	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	QF	QF	•	•	QF	GS	4th	8
Finland	4th	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	GS	8
France	•	•	GS	GS	3rd	GS	3rd	GS	4th	GS	4th	•	4th	2nd	•	•	•	•	2nd	12
Georgia											×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	1
Germany									2nd	1st	•	GS	3rd	QF	3rd	•	3rd	QF	QF	9 (15)
Greece	•	•	2nd	GS	GS	•	GS	•	3rd	•	GS	•	•	4th	•	QF	GS	4th	•	10
Hungary	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	GS	QF	•	•	•	QF	•	GS	GS	GS	9
Iceland	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	GS	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	6
Israel					GS	×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	3rd	GS	QF	QF	GS	•	7
Italy	1st	•	GS	2nd	1st* ^[8]	•	GS	•	•	3rd	2nd	•	GS	•	GS	2nd	•	•	QF	11
Liechtenstein	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	GS	×	•	•	1
Netherlands	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	GS	6
Northern Ireland	×	×	×	•	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	4
Norway	•	•	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	•	7
Poland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	GS	•	1st	•	GS	GS	GS	•	2nd	GS	GS	9
Portugal	•	•	GS	GS	GS	2nd	1st	4th	GS	4th	GS	QF	1st	1st	•	4th	GS	1st	•	15
Republic of Ireland	×	×	×	•	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	•	QF	•	1st	•	GS	•	7
Romania	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	GS	8
Russia											GS	QF	•	•	•	GS	GS	QF	QF	6 (12)
Scotland	•	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	9
Slovakia													GS	GS	QF	•	QF	QF	•	5
Slovenia												•	GS	•	GS	•	•	•	•	2
Soviet Union	•	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	•	GS	•	GS	•										6 (12)
Spain	•	•	3rd	1st	•	1st	4th	GS	1st	2nd	QF	GS	2nd	GS	1st	3rd	1st	QF	1st	16
Sweden	•	•	GS	GS	•	GS	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	QF	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	8
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	GS	•	QF	GS	•	GS	4th	•	GS	•	GS	9
Turkey	×	•	×	•	4th	GS	•	GS	•	•	GS	1st	GS	GS	QF	•	•	•	QF	9
Ukraine											×	3rd	•	GS	GS	GS	•	•	•	4
West Germany	2nd	1st	GS	•	GS	4th	•	GS												6 (15)
Yugoslavia	3rd	4th	GS	•	GS	GS	GS	2nd	GS	GS	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9