| Organiser(s) | UEFA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 |
| Region | Europe |
| Teams | Maximum of 54 (qualifying round) 32 (elite round) 8 (finals) |
| Current champions | |
| Most championships | |
| Website | uefa.com/under17 |
TheUEFA European Under-17 Championship, or simply theEuro Under-17, is an annualfootball competition contested by the men's under-17 national teams of theUEFA member associations.
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 overFrance in the2025 final.[1]
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 the1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 17 years were eligible to compete. Since the1998 tournament, the date limit has been moved back to 1 January.[2]In 2001/2002 the competition was renamed European Under-17 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.
| Years | 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 |
| 1993–2002 | Four groups of four teams, quarter-finals, semi-finals, third place play-off and final | |
| 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 | |
| 2015–2024 | Four groups of four teams, quarter-finals, play-offs between quarter-final losers (in odd years only, for qualifying toFIFA U-17 World Cup), semi-finals, and final | 16 |
| 2025– | Two groups of four teams, semi-finals and final | 8 |
| Country | Winners | Runners-up | Third-place(1) | Fourth-place(1) | Semi-finalists(1) | Top 4 (from 36) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 (1986, 1988, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2017) | 6 (1990, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2016) | 3 (1985, 1998, 2006) | 2 (1989, 2002) | 2 (2019, 2023) | 22 | |
| 7 (1989, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2016, 2025) | 2 (1988, 2024) | 1 (2004) | 3 (1990, 1992, 1998) | 2 (2014, 2022) | 15 | |
| 4 (1984, 1992, 2009, 2023) | 5 (1982, 1991, 2011, 2012, 2015) | 3 (1995, 1997, 1999) | 2 (1988, 2006) | 2 (2016, 2017) | 16 | |
| 4 (2011, 2012, 2018, 2019) | 4 (2005, 2009, 2014, 2022) | 1 (2000) | 2 (2008, 2016) | 11 | ||
| 3 (2004, 2015, 2022) | 6 (1996, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2023, 2025) | 2 (1987, 1989) | 3 (1991, 1993, 1995) | 3 (2007, 2010, 2019) | 17 | |
| 3 (1985, 2006, 2013) | 2 (1984, 1987) | 1 (1986) | 1 (2015) | 7 | ||
| 2 (1982, 2024) | 6 (1986, 1993, 1998, 2013, 2018, 2019) | 2 (1992, 2005) | 2 (2009, 2025) | 12 | ||
| 2 (2010, 2014) | 2 (2007, 2017) | 2 (1984, 2002) | 3 (2001, 2003, 2004) | 2 (2011, 2018) | 11 | |
| 2 (1994, 2005) | 1 (1987) | 3 (2008, 2010, 2017) | 6 | |||
| 1 (1990) | 2 (2000, 2006) | 1 (1993) | 1 (1999) | 5 | ||
| 1 (1993) | 1 (1999) | 1 (1990) | 2 (2012, 2023) | 5 | ||
| 1 (2002) | 1 (1997) | 1 (2009) | 3 | |||
| 1 (1998) | 1 | |||||
| 1 (1985) | 1 (1991) | 2 (1996, 2000) | 4 | |||
| 1 (1989) | 1 (1988) | 2 (1985, 1986) | 4 | |||
| 1 (1990) | 1 (1982) | 1 (1984) | 2 (2022, 2024) | 5 | ||
| 1 (1997) | 1 (2003) | 1 (1994) | 3 | |||
| 1 (1994) | 2 (2011, 2024) | 3 | ||||
| 1 (2001) | 1 (2005) | 2 | ||||
| 1 (1996) | 1 | |||||
| 1 (1994) | 1 | |||||
| 1 (1982) | 1 | |||||
| 4 (2007, 2015, 2018, 2025) | 4 | |||||
| 1 (2012) | 1 | |||||
| 1 (2014) | 1 | |||||
| 1 (2013) | 1 | |||||
| 1 (2013) | 1 |
1 There was no match to determine 3rd place after the 2006 tournament.
2 Until 1990 known as
West Germany.
3 Including
Soviet Union.
4 Including
Czechoslovakia.
5 Including
Yugoslavia.
| Nation | 1982 (4) | 1984 (4) | 1985 (16) | 1986 (16) | 1987 (16) | 1988 (16) | 1989 (16) | 1990 (16) | 1991 (16) | 1992 (16) | 1993 (16) | 1994 (16) | 1995 (16) | 1996 (16) | 1997 (16) | 1998 (16) | 1999 (16) | 2000 (16) | 2001 (16) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | 1 | |
| • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | 4th | GS | GS | 2nd | • | • | • | • | 7 | |
| × | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||||||||||
| • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | QF | GS | QF | • | QF | • | • | • | • | 6 | |
| • | • | GS | GS | GS | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |
| × | × | GS | • | GS | GS | • | 3rd | 4 | ||||||||||||
| × | × | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
| QF | • | • | • | 4th | 2nd | • | 3 (8) | |||||||||||||
| • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | 1st | • | • | 3rd | GS | 5 | ||||||||
| • | • | • | GS | GS | • | GS | GS | GS | GS | • | 2nd | • | • | • | QF | GS | GS | • | 10 | |
| • | • | 4th | 4th | GS | 3rd | 2nd | GS | 6 | ||||||||||||
| × | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | QF | QF | QF | • | • | QF | GS | 4th | 8 | |
| 4th | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | GS | 8 | |
| • | • | GS | GS | 3rd | GS | 3rd | GS | 4th | GS | 4th | • | 4th | 2nd | • | • | • | • | 2nd | 12 | |
| × | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2nd | 1st | • | GS | 3rd | QF | 3rd | • | 3rd | QF | QF | 9 (15) | |||||||||
| • | • | 2nd | GS | GS | • | GS | • | 3rd | • | GS | • | • | 4th | • | QF | GS | 4th | • | 10 | |
| • | • | GS | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | GS | QF | • | • | • | QF | • | GS | GS | GS | 9 | |
| • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | GS | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | 6 | |
| GS | × | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 3rd | GS | QF | QF | GS | • | 7 | |||||
| 1st | • | GS | 2nd | 1st* [8] | • | GS | • | • | 3rd | 2nd | • | GS | • | GS | 2nd | • | • | QF | 11 | |
| × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | × | × | • | • | • | • | GS | × | • | • | 1 | |
| • | • | GS | GS | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | GS | 6 | |
| × | × | × | • | GS | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 4 | |
| • | • | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 7 | |
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | GS | • | 1st | • | GS | GS | GS | • | 2nd | GS | GS | 9 | |
| • | • | GS | GS | GS | 2nd | 1st | 4th | GS | 4th | GS | QF | 1st | 1st | • | 4th | GS | 1st | • | 15 | |
| × | × | × | • | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | • | QF | • | 1st | • | GS | • | 7 | |
| • | • | • | GS | • | GS | GS | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | GS | 8 | |
| • | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | • | GS | • | GS | • | GS | QF | • | • | • | GS | GS | QF | 12 | ||
| • | • | GS | GS | GS | • | GS | GS | • | GS | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | 9 | |
| GS | GS | QF | • | QF | QF | • | 5 | |||||||||||||
| • | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||
| • | • | 3rd | 1st | • | 1st | 4th | GS | 1st | 2nd | QF | GS | 2nd | GS | 1st | 3rd | 1st | QF | 1st | 16 | |
| • | • | GS | GS | • | GS | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | QF | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | 8 | |
| • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | GS | • | QF | GS | • | GS | 4th | • | GS | • | GS | 9 | |
| × | • | × | • | 4th | GS | • | GS | • | • | GS | 1st | GS | GS | QF | • | • | • | QF | 9 | |
| × | 3rd | • | GS | GS | GS | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2nd | 1st | GS | • | GS | 4th | • | GS | 6 (15) | ||||||||||||
| 3rd | 4th | GS | • | GS | GS | GS | 2nd | GS | GS | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |
| Nation | 2002 (16) | 2003 (8) | 2004 (8) | 2005 (8) | 2006 (8) | 2007 (8) | 2008 (8) | 2009 (8) | 2010 (8) | 2011 (8) | 2012 (8) | 2013 (8) | 2014 (8) | 2015 (16) | 2016 (16) | 2017 (16) | 2018 (16) | 2019 (16) | 2022 (16) | 2023 (16) | 2024 (16) | 2025 (8) | 2026 (8) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 (2) | ||
| • | 3rd | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | QF | • | • | GS | • | • | QF | • | 7 (14) | ||
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||
| • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 (2) | ||
| • | • | • | • | GS | SF | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | SF | QF | • | SF | 6th | GS | • | • | SF | 9 (15) | ||
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | ||
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 2 (7) | ||
| • | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | 6 (10) | ||
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 (3) | ||
| GS | • | • | • | 2nd | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | QF | • | • | QF | GS | 8 (16)[9] | ||
| QF | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | QF | • | SF | • | 7 (17) | ||
| 3rd | 4th | 4th | GS | • | 2nd | • | GS | 1st | SF | • | • | 1st | QF | QF | 2nd | SF | GS | • | 5th | QF | GS | 17 (25) | ||
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 | |
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||
| GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 (9) | ||
| 2nd | • | 1st | • | • | SF | 2nd | GS | SF | GS | GS | • | • | 1st | GS | 5th | • | SF | 1st | 2nd | GS | 2nd | 16 (28) | ||
| QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 (3) | ||
| QF | • | • | • | 4th | 5th | • | 1st | • | 2nd | 2nd | • | GS | 2nd | SF | SF | GS | GS | QF | 1st | • | GS | 15 (30) | ||
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 3 (13) | ||
| GS | GS | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6th | • | 5th | • | GS | • | • | 6 (15) | ||
| • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 3 (9) | ||
| • | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | × | • | 4 (11) | ||
| • | GS | • | 3rd | • | • | • | SF | • | • | • | 2nd | • | QF | GS | GS | 2nd | 2nd | QF | GS | 1st | SF | 13 (24) | ||
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | •• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 0 (1) | ||
| • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 2 | ||
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||
| GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||
| GS | • | • | 2nd | • | 6th | SF | 2nd | • | 1st | 1st | • | 2nd | GS | SF | QF | 1st | 1st | 2nd | GS | • | • | 15 (21) | ||
| • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 (5) | ||
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | QF | • | • | • | • | • | 2 (9) | ||
| GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | SF | QF | • | 5 (14) | ||
| GS | 1st | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | SF | • | 1st | • | GS | QF | SF | GS | 2nd | 1st | 12 (27) | ||
| • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | QF | QF | GS | • | QF | • | • | 6 (13) | ||
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 (9) | ||
| • | • | • | • | 1st | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | • | SF | • | • | • | GS | ×[10] | ×[10] | ×[10] | ×[10] | 4 (16)[11] | ||
| • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | SF | GS | GS | GS | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | 7 (16) | ||
| • | GS | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | • | SF | QF | SF | • | 8 (19)[12] | |||||||
| QF | • | • | • | GS | 2 (11)[12] | |||||||||||||||||||
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 2 (7) | ||
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | • | • | 4 (6) | ||
| 4th | 2nd | 2nd | • | 3rd | 1st | 1st | GS | 2nd | • | • | • | • | QF | 2nd | 1st | QF | SF | QF | SF | GS | • | 16 (32) | ||
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | • | • | QF | • | QF | GS | GS | • | GS | • | 6 (14) | ||
| 1st | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | SF | GS | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 6th | • | • | 9 (18) | ||
| • | • | GS | 1st | • | • | SF | GS | SF | • | • | • | GS | • | • | SF | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 8 (17) | ||
| GS | • | GS | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 7 (11) | ||
| • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | 2 | ||
| Team | 1985 | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2023 | 2025 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R1 | q | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| R1 | 3rd | q | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Part ofYugoslavia | R1 | R1 | QF | q | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| QF | R1 | q | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| R1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| QF | Reunified with West Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| QF | QF | R1 | 1st | R2 | q | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| R1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| QF | 1st | QF | QF | R1 | R2 | 3rd | 2nd | q | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 2nd | QF | R1 | 4th | R1 | 3rd | R2 | 3rd | R2 | QF | 1st | q | 12 | |||||||||
| QF | R1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R1 | 4th | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | R2 | QF | q | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 3rd | R1 | R1 | 4th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4th | R1 | R1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | QF | QF | q | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| q | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | R2 | R2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | R1 | 3rd | R1 | R1 | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | QF | QF | 11 | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | q | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | QF | R1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
In 2023, the German U-17 became the first UEFA team in this age group to becomeEuropean andworld champions with the same cohort.
For certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com subsequently named aGolden Player orPlayer of the Tournament.
TheTop scorer award is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the tournament.