The UEFA European Under-17 Championship, or simply the Euro Under-17, is an annual

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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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is the most successful team in this competition, having won nine titles.

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are the current champions, having won their 7th title following a 3–0 victory over

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in the 2025 final.

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

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tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 17 years were eligible to compete. Since the

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tournament, the date limit has been moved back to 1 January. In 2001/2002 the competition was renamed European Under-17 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.

Results

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

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Performances by countries

1 There was no match to determine 3rd place after the 2006 tournament.
2 Until 1990 known as '.
3 Including '.
4 Including '.
5 Including '.

Participating nations

;Legend: * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place * – 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

UEFA European Under-17 Championship (since 2002)

Men's U-17 World Cup qualifiers

;Legend *1st – Champions *2nd – Runners-up *3rd – Third place *4th – Fourth place *QF – Quarterfinals *R2 – Round 2 *R1 – Round 1 * – Hosts * – Not affiliated to UEFA *q – Qualified for upcoming tournament In 2023, the German U-17 became the first UEFA team in this age group to become

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and

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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''.

Top scorer

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

References

External links

* {{International football European Under-17 Championship Under-17 association football competitions European youth sports competitions Recurring sporting events established in 1982 1982 establishments in Europe European championships in association football