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The UEFA European Under-17 Championship or simply UEFA Under-17 Championship, is an annual
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competition contested by the
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an men's under-17 national teams of the member associations of
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is the most successful team in this competition, having won nine titles.
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are the current champions.


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


UEFA European Under-16 Championship (1982–2001)


UEFA European Under-17 Championship (since 2002)

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Performances by countries

As of 2022 1 There was no match to determine 3rd place after the 2006 tournament.
2 Including ' and '.
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


Awards


Golden Player Award

For certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com subsequently named a ''Golden Player''.


See also

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UEFA European Championship The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The competition is contes ...
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UEFA European Under-21 Championship The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the compe ...
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UEFA European Under-19 Championship The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply UEFA Under-19 Championship or the UEFA Euro U-19, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Spain and England ...


References


External links


UEFA.com
{{UEFA European Under-17 Championship awards European Under-17 Championship Under-17 association football European youth sports competitions Recurring sporting events established in 1982 1982 establishments in Europe