2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Ευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα ποδοσφαίρου Παίδων 2021
2021 Avrupa 17 Yaş Altı Futbol Şampiyonası
2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryCyprus
DatesCancelled (originally 6–22 May)
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)TBC (in TBC host cities)
← 2019
2020
2022 →

The 2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-17 Euro 2021) was originally to be held as the 19th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (38th 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. The tournament should have been held in Cyprus between 6 and 22 May 2021. [1] [2] A total of 16 teams were scheduled to play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate. [3]

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The Netherlands were the two-time defending champions, having won the last two tournaments held in 2018 and 2019, with the 2020 edition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. [4]

On 18 December 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee announced that the tournament was cancelled after consultation with all 55 member associations due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. [5] [6]

Host selection

The timeline of host selection was as follows: [7]

For the UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournaments of 2021 and 2022, Cyprus and Israel were selected as hosts respectively. [1]

Qualification

All 55 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Cyprus qualifying automatically, the original format would have seen the other 54 teams competing in the qualifying competition, which would have consisted of two rounds: Qualifying round, which would have taken place in autumn 2020, and Elite round, which would have also taken place in spring 2021, to determine the remaining 15 spots in the final tournament. [8] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round was delayed to March 2021, and the elite round was abolished, with the 13 qualifying round group winners and the top two seeds by coefficient ranking, Netherlands and Spain (which originally would receive byes to the elite round) qualifying for the final tournament. [9] [4]

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

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

TeamMethod of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Hosts1st—Debut
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1st seed by coefficient ranking 14th 2019 (champions)Champions (2011, 2012, 2018, 2019)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2nd seed by coefficient ranking 14th 2019 (semi-finals)Champions (2007, 2008, 2017)
N/A Qualifying round Group 1 winners
N/A Qualifying round Group 2 winners
N/A Qualifying round Group 3 winners
N/A Qualifying round Group 4 winners
N/A Qualifying round Group 5 winners
N/A Qualifying round Group 6 winners
N/A Qualifying round Group 7 winners
N/A Qualifying round Group 8 winners
N/A Qualifying round Group 9 winners
N/A Qualifying round Group 10 winners
N/A Qualifying round Group 11 winners
N/A Qualifying round Group 12 winners
N/A Qualifying round Group 13 winners

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cyprus, Israel to host U17 EURO in 2021, 2022". UEFA. 24 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "2020/21 U17 qualifying round guide". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2020/21". UEFA. 13 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Updated UEFA competitions calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "2020/21 UEFA women's Under-17 and men's Under-17 championships cancelled". UEFA.com. 18 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "17 member associations interested in hosting UEFA youth national team final tournaments in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 27 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "2020/21 U17 qualifying round draw". UEFA. 14 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "UEFA postpones youth national team competitions". UEFA.com. 13 August 2020.
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