The 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the eighth edition of

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European Under-17 Football Championship The UEFA European Under-17 Championship or simply UEFA Under-17 Championship, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-17 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Spain is the most successful team in this ...

since it was renamed from the original under-16 event, in 2001. Germany hosted the championship, during 6 to 18 May 2009, in thirteen venues, and the final took place at the

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, in

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was the current title holder, having successfully defended its 2007 title. The top 6 teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Qualification

The final tournament of the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round. During these rounds, 52 national teams competed to determine the seven teams to join the already qualified host nation

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Participants

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Squads

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

Team of the Tournament

Countries to participate in 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

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References

UEFA.com
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