The UEFA European Under-17 Championship , or simply the Euro Under-17 , is an annual football competition, contested by the European men's under-17 national teams of the UEFA member associations.
6-397: Spain is the most successful team in this competition, having won nine titles. Italy are the current champions . 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
12-765: Is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation , the governing body for football in Spain. Considered one of the strongest national teams in under 17 level, Spain has participated in 9 out of 14 World Cup tournaments. Spain hold the record of playing the most finals without ever winning the tournament, having finished as runners-up on four occasions. *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks . In addition to team victories, Spanish players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. In addition to team victories, Spanish players have won individual awards at FIFA World Cup Under-17 Football Championship. Note: Club(s) represents
18-472: The 2006 tournament. 2 Including [REDACTED] West Germany and [REDACTED] East Germany . 3 Including [REDACTED] Soviet Union . 4 Including [REDACTED] Czechoslovakia . 5 Including [REDACTED] Yugoslavia . In 2023, the German U-17 became the first UEFA team in this age group to become European and world champions with
24-451: The final tournament, played in May. Until the 1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 17 years were eligible to compete. Since the 1998 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. 1 There was no match to determine 3rd place after
30-469: The permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-17s. Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-17s. The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championshipqualifying matches. Caps and goals correct as of 5 November 2024, after the match against Estonia . The following players have also been called up to
36-466: The same cohort. For certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com subsequently named a Golden Player or Player of the Tournament . The Top scorer award is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the tournament. Spain national under-17 football team The Spain national under-17 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and
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