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UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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The UEFA European Under-17 Championship, or simply the Euro Under-17, is an annual football competition contested by the men's under-17 national teams of the UEFA member associations.

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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 over France in the 2025 final.[1]

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History and format

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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, playein 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.[2] In 2001/2002 the competition was renamed European Under-17 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.

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Results

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1No third place match has been played since 2007; losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.
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Teams reaching the top four

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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.

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Comprehensive team results by tournament

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Legend:
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – 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

1982—2001

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2002—present

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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
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In 2023, the German U-17 became the first UEFA team in this age group to become European and world champions with the same cohort.

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Awards

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Player of the Tournament

For certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com subsequently named a Golden Player or Player of the Tournament.

Top scorer

The Top scorer award is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the tournament.

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