2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-17 Euro 2024) was the 21st UEFA European Under-17 Championship (40th edition if the Under-16 era is also included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-17 national teams of Europe. Cyprus hosted the tournament.^[2] A total of 16 teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2007 eligible to participate.

2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

2024 Ευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα ποδοσφαίρου Κ-17 2024 Avrupa 17 Yaş Altı Futbol Şampiyonası
Tournament details
Host country	Cyprus
Dates	20 May – 5 June
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	6 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Italy (2nd title)
Runners-up	Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	94 (3.03 per match)
Attendance	30,377 (980 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Rodrigo Mora (5 goals)
Best player	Francesco Camarda[1]
← 2023 2025 →

Germany were the title holders, having beaten France in a penalty shootout in the 2023 final, but were not able to defend their title after failing to qualify for the final tournament.

In the final, Italy defeated Portugal 3–0 to win their second title, winning their first-ever title at this age level and their just second title after the 1982 triumph.

Host selection

• 19 April 2021: Selection of successful host associations by the UEFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Montreux

For the UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournaments of 2023 and 2024, Hungary and Cyprus were selected as hosts respectively.^[2]

Qualification

Main article: 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

All 55 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Cyprus qualifying automatically, the other 54 teams competed in the qualifying competition, which consisted of two rounds: Qualifying round, which took place in autumn 2023, and Elite round, which took place in spring 2024, to determine the remaining 15 spots in the final tournament.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Note: All appearance statistics include only U-17 era (since 2002).

Team	Method of qualification	Appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Cyprus	Hosts	1st	Debut
France	Elite round Group 1 winners	15th	2023 (Runners-up)	Champions (2004, 2015, 2022)
Sweden	Elite round Group 2 winners	6th	2022 (Group stage)	Semi-finals (2013)
Italy	Elite round Group 3 winners	12th	2023 (Group stage)	Runners-up (2013, 2018, 2019)
Ukraine	Elite round Group 4 winners	7th	2017 (Group stage)	Group stage (2002, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017)
Portugal	Elite round Group 5 winners	11th	2023 (Group stage)	Champions (2003, 2016)
Denmark	Elite round Group 6 winners	7th	2022 (Quarter-finals)	Semi-finals (2011)
Austria	Elite round Group 7 winners	7th	2019 (Group stage)	Third place (2003)
Poland	Elite round Group 8 winners	5th	2023 (Semi-finals)	Semi-finals (2012, 2023)
England	Elite round Group 1 runners-up1	16th	2023 (Fifth place)	Champions (2010, 2014)
Wales	Elite round Group 2 runners-up1	2nd	2023 (Group stage)	Group stage (2023)
Slovakia	Elite round Group 4 runners-up1	2nd	2013 (Semi-finals)	Semi-finals (2013)
Croatia	Elite round Group 5 runners-up1	6th	2023 (Group stage)	Fourth place (2005)
Serbia	Elite round Group 6 runners-up1	10th2	2023 (Quarter-finals)	Semi-finals (2022)
Spain	Elite round Group 7 runners-up1	16th	2023 (Semi-finals)	Champions (2007, 2008, 2017)
Czech Republic	Elite round Group 8 runners-up1	7th	2019 (Quarter-finals)	Runners-up (2006)

Notes

¹ The best seven runners-up among all eight elite round groups qualified for the final tournament.

² Two as Serbia and Montenegro and eight as Serbia

Venues

The tournament was hosted in 6 venues.^[3]

Larnaca
Ammochostos Stadium Capacity: 5,500	AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis Capacity: 7,303	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium Capacity: 10,320
Limassol Achna Paralimni Larnaca
Achna	Limassol	Paralimni
Dasaki Stadium Capacity: 5,422	Alphamega Stadium Capacity: 11,000	Paralimni Stadium Capacity: 5,800

Officials

A total of 12 Referees and 12 Assistant Referees were selected by UEFA for the tournament.

Referee	Assistants
Mohammed Al-Emara (Finland)	Alexis Auger (France)
Menelaos Antoniou (Cyprus)	Nikola Borović (Serbia)
Antoni Bandić (Bosnia)	Petar Velizarov Mitrev (Bulgaria)
Ante Čulina (Croatia)	Nelson Filipe Vila Pereira (Portugal)
David Fuxman (Israel)	Marek Podaný (Czechia)
Pierre Gaillouste (France)	Luka Pušic (Croatia)
Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)	Victor Skytte (Denmark)
Nenad Minaković (Serbia)	Kyriakos Sokratous (Cyprus)
Miguel Bértolo Nogueira (Portugal)	Rostislav Talis (Israel)
Jan Petřík (Czechia)	Stefan Tešanovic (Bosnia)
Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark)	Martijn Tiesters (Belgium)
Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)	Turkka Valjakka (Finland)

Squads

Main article: 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads

Group stage

The group winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals.

Tie-breaking criteria for group play

The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows: Points obtained in all group matches; Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Penalty shoot-out if only two teams had the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and were tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage); Disciplinary points Yellow card: −1 point; Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points; Direct red card: −3 points; UEFA coefficient for the qualifying round draw; Drawing of lots.

All times are local EEST (UTC+3).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	3	3	0	0	12	4	+8	9	Knockout stage
2	Serbia	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6
3	Ukraine	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
4	Cyprus (H)	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

20 May 2024 (2024-05-20)

18:00

Serbia	1–0	Ukraine
Makević 2'	Report

Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni

Attendance: 296

Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark)

20 May 2024 (2024-05-20)

20:30

Cyprus	0–5	Czech Republic
	Report	Kolářík 26' Naskos 28' (pen.) Nechvátal 40' Penxa 81' Kvaček 90+3'

AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca

Attendance: 5,435

Referee: Pierre Gaillouste (France)

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23 May 2024 (2024-05-23)

18:00

Ukraine	1–3	Czech Republic
Dihtyar 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Moudrý 12' (pen.) Penxa 61', 88'

Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni

Attendance: 315

Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara (Finland)

23 May 2024 (2024-05-23)

20:30

Cyprus	1–3	Serbia
Ioannou 34'	Report	Cvetković 45+3' Stojanović 53' Kostov 63'

Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca

Attendance: 1,866

Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)

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26 May 2024 (2024-05-26)

20:30

Ukraine	2–0	Cyprus
Bohdanov 30', 48' (pen.)	Report

AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca

Attendance: 1,445

Referee: Ante Čulina (Croatia)

26 May 2024 (2024-05-26)

20:30

Czech Republic	4–3	Serbia
Kolářík 8' Belžík 64' (pen.), 89' Kolísek 90+3'	Report	Kostov 7' Kostić 21' Cvetković 72'

Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca

Attendance: 271

Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	3	2	1	0	7	0	+7	7	Knockout stage
2	Denmark	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
3	Croatia	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
4	Wales	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

20 May 2024 (2024-05-20)

18:00

Denmark	2–0	Wales
Obi 45+2' Johannesen 48'	Report

Dasaki Stadium, Achna

Attendance: 269

Referee: Menelaos Antoniou (Cyprus)

20 May 2024 (2024-05-20)

20:30

Croatia	0–0	Austria
	Report

Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca

Attendance: 258

Referee: Jan Petřík (Czech Republic)

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23 May 2024 (2024-05-23)

18:00

Denmark	2–2	Croatia
Abildgaard 36' Risnæs 60'	Report	Čović 41' Mikić 47'

Dasaki Stadium, Achna

Attendance: 354

Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)

23 May 2024 (2024-05-23)

20:30

Austria	3–0	Wales
Hämmerle 30' Zabransky 51' Riegel 84'	Report

Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca

Attendance: 333

Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)

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26 May 2024 (2024-05-26)

18:00

Austria	4–0	Denmark
Moizi 11', 29' Adejenughure 50', 52'	Report

Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni

Attendance: 349

Referee: Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

26 May 2024 (2024-05-26)

18:00

Wales	1–1	Croatia
Allen 32'	Report	Durdov 24'

Dasaki Stadium, Achna

Attendance: 229

Referee: Pierre Gaillouste (France)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9	Knockout stage
2	Poland	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
3	Sweden	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
4	Slovakia	3	0	1	2	0	6	−6	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

21 May 2024 (2024-05-21)

18:00

Slovakia	0–0	Sweden
	Report

Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni

Attendance: 303

Referee: Ante Čulina (Croatia)

21 May 2024 (2024-05-21)

20:30

Italy	2–0	Poland
Mosconi 5' Coletta 72'	Report

AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca

Attendance: 350

Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal)

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24 May 2024 (2024-05-24)

18:00

Italy	2–0	Slovakia
Camarda 30' Liberali 38'	Report

Dasaki Stadium, Achna

Attendance: 316

Referee: Jan Petřík (Czech Republic)

24 May 2024 (2024-05-24)

18:00

Sweden	2–2	Poland
Antwi 14' Bozicevic 55'	Report	Adkonis 24' Izunwanne 67'

AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca

Attendance: 337

Referee: Pierre Gaillouste (France)

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27 May 2024 (2024-05-27)

18:00

Sweden	1–2	Italy
Bozicevic 57'	Report	Cama 75' Camarda 80'

Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni

Attendance: 355

Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)

27 May 2024 (2024-05-27)

18:00

Poland	4–0	Slovakia
Izunwanne 11', 45' Pietuszewski 30' Gieroba 68'	Report

Dasaki Stadium, Achna

Attendance: 302

Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6[a]	Knockout stage
2	England	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	6[a]
3	France	3	2	0	1	3	5	−2	6[a]
4	Spain	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Portugal 3, England 3, France 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Portugal +2, England +1, France −3.

21 May 2024 (2024-05-21)

18:00

Spain	1–2	Portugal
Yáñez 20'	Report	Varela 25' Mora 33'

Dasaki Stadium, Achna

Attendance: 446

Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)

21 May 2024 (2024-05-21)

20:30

France	0–4	England
	Report	Moore 2', 39' Dipepa 34' Nwaneri 51'

Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca

Attendance: 1,254

Referee: Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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24 May 2024 (2024-05-24)

20:30

France	1–0	Spain
Molebe 86'	Report

Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca

Attendance: 631

Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark)

24 May 2024 (2024-05-24)

20:30

Portugal	4–1	England
Mora 34', 48' G. Silva 64' Patrão 68'	Report	Moore 43'

Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca

Attendance: 1,184

Referee: Menelaos Antoniou (Cyprus)

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27 May 2024 (2024-05-27)

20:30

Portugal	1–2	France
Patrão 38'	Report	Sternal 36' Molebe 81'

Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca

Attendance: 496

Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)

27 May 2024 (2024-05-27)

20:30

England	3–1	Spain
Mheuka 6' Moore 73' Nwaneri 85'	Report	Arnucio 23'

Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca

Attendance: 1,136

Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, a penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time was played).

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	29 May
	Czech Republic	1 (3)
					2 June
	Denmark (p)	1 (5)
					Denmark	0
	30 May
					Italy	1
	Italy (p)	1 (5)
									5 June
	England	1 (4)
									Italy	3
	29 May
									Portugal	0
	Austria	2
					2 June
	Serbia	3
					Serbia	2
	30 May
					Portugal	3
	Portugal	2
	Poland	1

Quarter-finals

29 May 2024 (2024-05-29)

17:30

Czech Republic	1–1	Denmark
Penxa 71'	Report	Obi 82'
Penalties
Marek Naskos Sosna Moudrý Penxa	3–5	Markmann Hyseni Obi Andersen Højer

Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca

Attendance: 298

Referee: Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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29 May 2024 (2024-05-29)

20:00

Austria	2–3	Serbia
Adejenughure 1', 79'	Report	Ranković 4', 45+1' Cvetković 55'

AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca

Attendance: 312

Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark)

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30 May 2024 (2024-05-30)

18:00

Portugal	2–1	Poland
Felicíssimo 5' Mora 59'	Report	Izunwanne 34'

Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca

Attendance: 504

Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)

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30 May 2024 (2024-05-30)

20:30

Italy	1–1	England
Liberali 29'	Report	Nwaneri 16'
Penalties
Lauricella Natali Orlandi Liberali Camarda	5–4	Moore Harrison Amass Nwaneri Dipepa

AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca

Attendance: 1,619

Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)

Semi-finals

2 June 2024 (2024-06-02)

18:00

Serbia	2–3	Portugal
Cvetković 22' Felicíssimo 37' (o.g.)	Report	G. Silva 60' Mora 89' Trovisco 90+5'

AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca

Attendance: 1,154

Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)

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2 June 2024 (2024-06-02)

20:30

Denmark	0–1	Italy
	Report	Coletta 30'

Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca

Attendance: 840

Referee: Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Final

5 June 2024 (2024-06-05)

20:30

Italy	3–0	Portugal
Coletta 7' Camarda 16', 50'	Report

Alphamega Stadium, Limassol

Attendance: 7,120

Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)

Goalscorers

There were 94 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.03 goals per match.

5 goals

• Rodrigo Mora

4 goals

• Francesco Camarda
• Oghenetejiri Adejenughure
• Ondřej Penxa
• Mikey Moore
• Michael Izunwanne
• Mihajlo Cvetković

3 goals

• Federico Coletta
• Ethan Nwaneri

2 goals

• Philipp Moizi
• Karel Belžík
• Josef Kolářík
• Chido Obi
• Enzo Molebe
• Mattia Liberali
• Afonso Patrão
• Gabriel Silva
• Vasilije Kostov
• Đorđe Ranković
• Fred Bozicevic
• Dmytro Bohdanov

1 goal

• Mauro Hämmerle
• Adrian Riegel
• Valentin Zabransky
• Patrice Čović
• Bruno Durdov
• Noa Mikić
• Petros Ioannou
• Jakub Kolísek
• Matěj Kvaček
• Lukáš Moudrý
• Marek Naskos
• Matyáš Nechvátal
• Lasse Abildgaard
• Sofus Johannesen
• Roberto Risnæs
• Baylee Dipepa
• Shumaira Mheuka
• Enzo Sternal
• Cristian Cama
• Mattia Mosconi
• Jakub Adkonis
• Stanisław Gieroba
• Oskar Pietuszewski
• Eduardo Felicíssimo
• João Trovisco
• Cardoso Varela
• Bogdan Kostić
• Dušan Makević
• Viktor Stojanović
• Adrian Arnucio
• Daniel Yáñez
• Genesis Antwi
• Kyrylo Dihtyar
• Cruz Allen

1 own goal

• Eduardo Felicíssimo (against Serbia)

Awards

The following awards were given after the conclusion of the tournament:

• Player of the Tournament: Francesco Camarda^[1]
• Top Scorer: Rodrigo Mora^[4]

Team of the Tournament

After the tournament, the Under-17 Team of the Tournament was selected by the UEFA Technical Observer panel.^[5]

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Massimo Pessina
Defenders	Emanuel Benjamín
	Kacper Potulski
	Noah Markmann
	Cristian Cama
Midfielders	Rodrigo Mora
	Vasilije Kostov
	Mattia Liberali
Forwards	Geovany Quenda
	Chido Obi
	Francesco Camarda