UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The UEFA U-17 European Football Championships ( in English: UEFA UNDER17 Championship ), short only U -17 European Championship called, is the football competition among the best European national teams for male soccer players under the age of 17 and is arranged by the European football association UEFA.

The tournament is held annually in May. From 1982 to 2001, the tournament was a U-16 European Championship for players under 16 years before 2002 the age limit was raised to 17 years. Since 2003, eight teams taking part (until 1984 4, then 16). Every two years, the tournament serves as a qualifier for the U-17 World Cup. Here, the semi-finalists and the two third group qualify for the World Tournament in late summer of each year.

Mode

The competition will be held in three phases. First, there are two qualifying rounds. In each qualifying round groups will be formed of four teams, one of which acts as the host nation. Within the groups, each team plays once against each other.

At the first qualifying round are currently accepting all the nations of UEFA, except for the hosts, in part (52). The 13 group winners, 13 runners and the two best third- qualify for the second qualifying round. In these seven groups of four teams will be formed, which also play a tournament against each other. The seven group winners reach the final tournament, for which the host is automatically qualified.

The eight participants in the Endturniers be divided into two groups of four teams each. Within the group, each team plays once against each other. The two highest point totals reach the semifinals. Where the winner of Group A plays against the second of the group B and vice versa. The semi-final winners eventually contest the final.

Playing time is different from the senior level twice forty, the extension of two times ten minutes.

Erstteilnahmen

Until 1988, there was always at least one football team that participated for the first time at a U-16 European Football Championship finals. The largest number of first-time participants in 1985 reached when increasing from four to 16 finalists. Below is a list of first-time participants, each with the flags and names then in force. In addition, countries are listed in parentheses, participating only with a new name for the first time at a European Championship. Nevertheless, these countries are sometimes referred to in the media as freshmen. These "newbies " but took over in the statistics of UEFA fully the results and titles of their predecessors - and, accordingly, their debut date. A special case are the Czech Republic and Slovakia, both of which are regarded as successors of Czechoslovakia at UEFA and both each took their title.

• Fat spelled teams were in their first appearance at the finals tournament winner.
• Italics teams were at their first participation in a tournament organizer, the organizer until 1984 but was determined only after a successful qualification.

The tournaments at a glance

Rankings

Ranking of U-16/17 European Champion

Ranking of the finalists

Notes:

Scorers / Awards

Since 2002, for every tournament on uefa.com the "Golden Player " named. Previous winners are: