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| Organiser(s) | UEFA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Region | Europe |
| Teams | 8 (finals) Maximum of 55 (qualifiers) |
| Current champions |  Netherlands (1st title) |
| Most championships |  Germany (8 titles) |
| Website | uefa.com/womensunder17 |
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TheUEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship[1] or simplyUEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, is an annual European championshipfootball tournament, organized byUEFA, for national teams of women under age seventeen. The tournament was first played out in 2007–08, having been approved by the UEFA Executive Committee on 22 May 2006. It is also aFIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifying competition in even years. National under-17 teams whose countries belong to the European governing body UEFA can register to enter the competition.[2]Germany is the most successful team in this competition, having won eight titles.Netherlands are the current champions.
The Championship has three phases: two qualifying rounds open to all eligible nations and the finals phase which is composed of 8 qualified teams.
In 2011 it was announced that the tournament will be expanded to eight teams,[3] and beginning with the 2014 edition the eight qualified teams play round-robin in two groups of four.
| Country | Winners | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place | Losing semifinalists | Total (Top Four) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8 (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022) | 1 (2018) | 2 (2010, 2011) | 1 (2015) | 12 | |
 Spain | 5 (2010, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2024) | 6 (2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023) | 1 (2013) | 1 (2019) | 13 | |
 France | 1 (2023) | 3 (2008, 2011, 2012) | 2 (2009, 2022) | 1 (2024) | 2 (2015, 2025) | 9 |
| Netherlands | 1 (2025) | 1 (2019) | 2 (2010, 2022) | 1 (2017) | 5 | |
 Poland | 1 (2013) | 1 (2024) | 2 | |||
 England | 1 (2024) | 1 (2016) | 3 (2008, 2014, 2018) | 1 (2023) | 6 | |
 Norway | 1 (2025) | 2 (2009, 2016) | 1 (2017) | 4 | ||
 Switzerland | 1 (2015) | 1 (2012) | 1 (2023) | 3 | ||
 Republic of Ireland | 1 (2010) | 1 | ||||
 Sweden | 1 (2013) | 1 | ||||
 Denmark | 2 (2008, 2012) | 2 | ||||
 Italy | 1 (2014) | 1 (2025) | 2 | |||
 Finland | 1 (2018) | 1 | ||||
 Iceland | 1 (2011) | 1 | ||||
 Belgium | 1 (2013) | 1 | ||||
 Portugal | 1 (2019) | 1 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 60 |
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | 2008 (4) | 2009 (4) | 2010 (4) | 2011 (4) | 2012 (4) | 2013 (4) | 2014 (8) | 2015 (8) | 2016 (8) | 2017 (8) | 2018 (8) | 2019 (8) | 2022 (8) | 2023 (8) | 2024 (8) | 2025 (8) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | × | × | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | 3 |
| Belarus | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | 1 |
| Belgium | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 |
| Bulgaria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Czech Republic | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Denmark | 3rd | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | 4 |
| England | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | GS | 3rd | GS | 4th | GS | • | SF | 2nd | • | 9 |
| Estonia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
| Faroe Islands | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 |
| Finland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | GS | • | • | • | 2 |
| France | 2nd | 3rd | • | 2nd | 2nd | • | GS | SF | • | GS | • | • | 3rd | 1st | 4th | SF | 11 |
| Germany | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | • | 1st | SF | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | GS | • | • | 13 |
| Iceland | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Italy | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | • | SF | 4 |
| Lithuania | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Netherlands | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | GS | 2nd | 4th | • | • | 1st | 6 |
| Norway | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 4th | SF | • | • | GS | • | GS | 2nd | 7 |
| Poland | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | 3rd | GS | 5 |
| Portugal | × | × | × | × | × | × | GS | • | • | • | • | SF | • | • | GS | • | 3 |
| Republic of Ireland | • | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
 Scotland | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
 Serbia | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Spain | • | 2nd | 1st | 1st | • | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | SF | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | GS | 14 |
| Sweden | • | • | • | • | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | 3 |
| Switzerland | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | SF | • | • | 3 |
For certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com chose aGolden Player. Starting from 2023 aPlayer of the Tournament has been chosen by UEFA's Technical Observer panel.
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Alexandra Popp |
| 2009 | Kyra Malinowski |
| 2010 | Lola Gallardo |
| 2011 | Alba Pomares |
| 2012 | Sandie Toletti |
| 2013 | Ewa Pajor |
| 2014 | Andrea Falcón |
| 2015 | Stefanie Sanders |
| 2016 | Caroline Siems |
| 2017 | Lena Oberdorf |
| 2018 | - |
| 2019 | - |
| 2022 | - |
| 2023 | Vicky López |
| 2024 | Alba Cerrato |
| 2025 | Ranneke Derks |
| Year of tournament | Number of teams | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 2008–2013 | 4 | Semifinals, third place play-off and final |
| 2014–present | 8 | Two groups of four team, semifinals, third place play-off (in even years only, for qualifying toFIFA U-17 Women's World Cup) and final |
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