The 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the 22nd edition of the

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(41st edition if the under-16 era is included), the annual international

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competition contested by the men's under-17 national teams of the

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member associations.

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was selected by UEFA on 26 September 2023 to host the final tournament, for the first time. UEFA U-17 2025 Tirana University

A total of eight teams competed in the final tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2008 eligible to participate. The final tournament and its qualification competition served as the UEFA qualifiers for the

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, with the top 11 teams qualifying for the

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as the UEFA representatives.

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

won the competition for the 7th time (3rd in the under-17 era) after defeating

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3–0 in the final.

Qualification

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament. ''Note: All appearance statistics include only U-17 era (since 2002).''

Venues

The tournament will be hosted in 4 venues.

Officials

A total of 6 referees and 6 assistant referees were selected by UEFA for the tournament.

Squads

Group stage

The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, a

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was used to decide the winner if necessary (no

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was played).

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Goalscorers

Awards

The following awards were given after the conclusion of the tournament: *Player of the Tournament: Rafael Quintas *Top Scorer: Samuele Inacio

Team of the Tournament

After the tournament, the Under-17 Team of the Tournament was selected by the UEFA Technical Observer panel.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2025

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