UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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| Founded | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Region | Europe (UEFA) |
| Number of teams |
Maximum of 54 (qualifying round) 32 (elite round) 16 (finals) |
| Current champions |
 Spain (9th title) |
| Most successful team(s) |
Spain (9 titles) |
 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship | |
The UEFA European Under-17 Championship is an annual European association football competition contested by the men's under-17 national teams of the member associations of UEFA.
History and format
Established in 1982, the competition was organised as an under-16 event until 2001, when it was changed to its current age category. In odd years, it serves as the European qualifying tournament for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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.
Spain is the current champion and the most successful team in this competition, having won nine titles. They are followed by Portugal, who defeated Spain in the 2016 tournament final to win their sixth title.
Results
UEFA European Under-16 Championship (1982–2001)
UEFA European Under-17 Championship (since 2002)
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- Key:
- aet – after extra time
- asdet – after sudden death extra time
- ps – after penalty shoot-out
Statistics
Number of teams
| 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 |
| 1993–2001 | Four groups of four teams, quarter-finals, semi-finals, third place play-off and final | |
| 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 | |
| 2015–present | 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 |
Performances by countries
| Country | Winners | Runners-up | Third place(1) | Fourth place(1) | The Golden Square(1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
9 (1986, 1988, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2017) | 6 (1992, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2016) | 3 (1985, 1998, 2006) | 2 (1989, 2002) | – |
 Portugal |
6 (1989, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2016) | 1 (1988) | 1 (2004) | 3 (1990, 1992, 1998) | 1 (2014) |
 Germany(1) |
3 (1984, 1992, 2009) | 6 (1982, 1989, 1991, 2011, 2012, 2015) | 4 (1988, 1995, 1997, 1999) | 4 (1985, 1986, 1988, 2006) | 2 (2016, 2017) |
 France |
2 (2004, 2015) | 4 (1996, 2001, 2002, 2008) | 2 (1987, 1989) | 3 (1991, 1993, 1995) | 2 (2007, 2010) |
 England |
2 (2010, 2014) | 2 (2007, 2017) | 2 (1984, 2002) | 3 (2001, 2003, 2004) | 1 (2011) |
 Netherlands |
2 (2011, 2012) | 2 (2005, 2009) | 1 (2000) | – | 2 (2008, 2016) |
 Russia |
2 (2006, 2013) | 2 (1984, 1987) | 1 (1986) | – | 1 (2015) |
 Turkey |
2 (1994, 2005) | – | – | 1 (1987) | 3 (2008, 2010, 2017) |
 Italy[1] |
1 (1982) | 3 (1986, 1993, 1998) | 2 (1992, 2005) | – | 1 (2009) |
 Czech Republic(3) |
1 (1990) | 2 (2000, 2006) | 1 (1993) | 1 (1999) | – |
 Soviet Union |
1 (1985) | 2 (1984, 1987) | 1 (1986) | – | – |
 Poland |
1 (1993) | 1 (1999) | – | – | 1 (2012) |
 Switzerland |
1 (2002) | – | – | 1 (1997) | 1 (2009) |
 Republic of Ireland |
1 (1998) | – | – | – | – |
 Greece |
– | 1 (1985) | 1 (1991) | 2 (1996, 2000) | – |
 Austria |
– | 1 (1997) | 1 (2003) | 1 (1994) | – |
 Yugoslavia |
– | 1 (1990) | 1 (1982) | 1 (1984) | – |
 Denmark |
– | 1 (1994) | – | – | 1 (2011) |
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– | – | – | – | 2 (2007, 2015) |
 Croatia |
– | – | 1 (2001) | 1 (2005) | – |
 Ukraine |
– | – | 1 (1994) | – | – |
 Israel |
– | – | 1 (1996) | – | – |
 Georgia |
– | – | – | – | 1 (2012) |
 Slovakia |
– | – | – | – | 1 (2013) |
 Sweden |
– | – | – | – | 1 (2013) |
 Scotland |
– | – | – | – | 1 (2014) |
West Germany and 
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Awards
Golden Player Award
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Since the 2002 edition, the Golden Player Award has been given to the most valuable player of the tournament.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 It was then ruled that Roberto Secci had not been eligible to play in the competition, and UEFA decided that the title of Under-16 champions would not be awarded this year.
"Italy success overruled". uefa.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016. - ↑ "UEFA Under17 Championship 2008 Technical Report" (pdf). Retrieved 19 March 2009.
- 1 2 3 "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA. 20 March 2012.
- ↑ Cradle of the stars
