The England national under-17 football team, also known as England under-17s or England U17(s), represents

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at an under-17 age level and is controlled by

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, the governing body for

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. They are currently coached by

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Competition history

FIFA U-17 World Cup

England reached the quarter-final stage at both the

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and

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. In October 2017, England defeated

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in the final of the

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to become World Champions at this age level for the first time.

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was awarded the Golden Ball for being the best player at the tournament.

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won the Golden Boot for tournament leading goalscorer and the Bronze ball. On 9 May 2019 England were eliminated at the

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, and therefore failed to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019.

Championship record

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The England under-17 team competes in the annual

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. England were the hosts of the

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Final Tournament, with the English reaching the semi-finals where they lost 4–0 to

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on 3 May. They finished fourth, losing the third place play off match 4–1 to

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. They finished third at the

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in Denmark. Forward

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was awarded the Golden player accolade. England finished fourth at the

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and

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tournaments. The 2007 tournament in Belgium saw England finish runners up to

, the only goal of the final at the

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scored by

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. England defeated

at the

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to become Champions at under-17 level for the first time. Forward

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scored the winning goal in the final and was subsequently named Golden player of the tournament. This was the first time England had won a European men's age-group title since their victory at the

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. England won their second title at the

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, defeating the

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in the final on

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. They finished runners up at the

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, losing to

in the final on a penalty shoot-out. Forward

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was named Golden player. The

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was hosted by England. They were eliminated at the semi-final stage by the

in a penalty shoot-out.

Championship record

Other tournaments

England have also competed at the

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and Algarve Tournament. England host an annual FA international tournament.

Fixtures and results 2022–23 season

Friendlies

2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Qualification

Players

Latest squad

For the 2022–23 season players born on or after 1 January 2006 are eligible. Players born between January and August 2006 are first-year scholars in the English academy system, players born from September 2006 to August 2007 will be eligible to enter the full-time academy system at the start of the 2023–24 season. The following players were named in the squad for qualifying games against

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and

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, to be played between 25-31 October 2022.

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-17 squad and remain eligible.

Honours

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Winners (1):

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Winners (2):

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*Algarve Tournament Winners (3): 2007–08, 2009–2010, 2011–2012 *

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Winners (2): 2009–2010, 2010–2011 *FA International U17 Tournament Winners (2): 2010–2011, 2011–2012

References

External links

Official FA England Under-17 website

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