UEFA European Under-17 Championship


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.
football team|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.

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.
In 2001/2002 the competition was renamed European Under-17 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.
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 final16
2003–2006Two groups of four teams, semi-finals, third place play-off and final8
2007–2014Two groups of four teams, semi-finals and final8
2015–2024Four groups of four teams, quarter-finals, play-offs between quarter-final losers, semi-finals, and final16
2025–Two groups of four teams, semi-finals and final8

Results

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

1 There was no match to determine 3rd place after the 2006 tournament.

2 Until 1990 known as '.

3' Until 1991 as part '.

4' Until 1994 as part '.

5' Until 1992 as part '.

6' German Democratic Republic 1949–1990.

Comprehensive team results by tournament

;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

    1982—2001

2002—present

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
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.
TournamentPlayer
2002 Denmark

Top scorer

The Top scorer award is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the tournament.
TournamentPlayerGoals
2002 Denmark