2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2023-es U17-es labdarúgó-Európa-bajnokság
2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryHungary
Dates17 May – 2 June
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)7 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Germany.svg  Germany (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of France.svg  France
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored105 (3.39 per match)
Attendance27,854 (899 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Germany.svg Paris Brunner
Flag of Germany.svg Robert Ramsak
Flag of Spain.svg Marc Guiu
Flag of Spain.svg Lamine Yamal
(4 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Germany.svg Paris Brunner [1]
2022
2024

The 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-17 Euro 2023) was the 20th UEFA European Under-17 Championship (39th 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. Hungary hosted the tournament. [2] A total of 16 teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2006 eligible to participate.

Contents

Same as previous editions held in odd-numbered years, the tournament acted as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top five teams of the tournament qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia as the UEFA representatives.

France, having won the title in 2022, entered as the title holders, but would lose in the final to Germany, who won their fourth title.

Host selection

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

Qualification

All 55 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Hungary qualifying automatically, the other 54 teams competed in the qualifying competition, which consisted of two rounds: Qualifying round, which took place in autumn 2022, and Elite round, which took place in spring 2023, 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).

TeamMethod of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Hosts6th 2019 (Fifth place)Fifth place (2019)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Elite round Group 1 winners9th 2 2022 (Semi-finals)Semi-finals (2022)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Elite round Group 2 winners1stDebut
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Elite round Group 3 winners15th 2022 (Runners-up)Champions (2011, 2012, 2018, 2019)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Elite round Group 4 winners15th 2022 (Quarter-finals)Champions (2007, 2008, 2017)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Elite round Group 5 winners10th 2022 (Semi-finals)Champions (2003, 2016)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Elite round Group 6 winners6th 2019 (Group stage)Quarter-finals (2017, 2018)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Elite round Group 7 winners5th 2017 (Group stage)Fourth place (2005)
Flag of France.svg  France Elite round Group 8 winners14th 2022 (Champions)Champions (2004, 2015, 2022)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Elite round Group 2 runners-up 1 7th 2022 (Group stage)Semi-finals (2014)
Flag of England.svg  England Elite round Group 3 runners-up 1 15th 2019 (Group stage)Champions (2010, 2014)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Elite round Group 4 runners-up 1 14th 2022 (Quarter-finals)Champions (2009)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Elite round Group 5 runners-up 1 4th 2022 (Group stage)Semi-finals (2012)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Elite round Group 6 runners-up 1 11th 2022 (Quarter-finals)Runners-up (2013, 2018, 2019)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Elite round Group 7 runners-up 1 4th 2018 (Group stage)Group stage (2012, 2015, 2018)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Elite round Group 8 runners-up 1 9th 2018 (Group stage)Champions (2002)
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 seven as Serbia

Final draw

The final draw was made on 3 April 2023 at Ensana Thermal Margaret Island Health Spa Hotel, Budapest. [3]

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsSeeding
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (H)00000000Host (A1)
2 8 Flag of France.svg  France 330082+69Pot 1
3 5 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 330050+59
4 6 Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 321084+47
5 4 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 321064+27
6 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 321053+27
7 7 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 321031+27
8 1 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 320192+76
9 2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 312075+25A3
10 6 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 321073+47Pot 2
11 4 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3201125+76
12 5 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 320161+56
13 3 Flag of England.svg  England 320152+36
14 8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 311175+24
15 7 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 31113304
16 2 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 31114514
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts

Venues

The tournament was hosted in 7 venues. [4]

Debrecen Balmazújváros Budaörs
Nagyerdei Stadion Városi Sportpálya Árok utcai pálya
Capacity: 20,340Capacity: 2,435Capacity: 1,204
4 group games4 group games, 1 quarter-final3 group games, World Cup play-off
NagyerdeiStadionFotoThalerTamas3.jpg Balmaz Stadion .png No image available.svg
Budapest
Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion
Capacity: 5,322
4 group games, 1 quarter-final, final
Uj Hidegkuti Nandor Stadion - The main stand (2017).jpg
Telki Debrecen Felcsút
Telki Training Centre DEAC Stadion Pancho Aréna
Capacity: 1,000Capacity: 1,500Capacity: 3,816
2 group games, 1 quarter-final4 group games, 1 quarter-final3 group games, 2 semi-finals
No image available.svg No image available.svg Pancho Arena, Felcsut; Ungarn.jpg

Match officials

The following officials were appointed for the final tournament:

Squads

Group stage

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

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3201107+36 Knockout stage
2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 320187+16
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (H)31028913
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 31023633
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg5–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3–0Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Report

Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg3–0Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Report
Pancho Aréna, Felcsút
Attendance: 714
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3–5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report
Pancho Aréna, Felcsút
Attendance: 2,921
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)

Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg4–2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report
Pancho Aréna, Felcsút
Attendance: 2,577
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg3–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report
Árok utcai pálya, Budaörs
Attendance: 318
Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 321063+37 Knockout stage
2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 31115504
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 31024403
4Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 31025833
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg2–4Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Report
Telki Training Centre, Telki
Attendance: 308
Referee: Jamie Robinson (Northern Ireland)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Árok utcai pálya, Budaörs
Attendance: 1,060
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Report
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg2–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Report
Árok utcai pálya, Budaörs
Attendance: 815
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg0–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Telki Training Centre, Telki
Attendance: 181
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3300101+99 Knockout stage
2Flag of France.svg  France 31115504
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 31113634
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 30032860
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg1–3Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg0–4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg2–1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report
DEAC Stadion, Debrecen
Attendance: 575
Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)
France  Flag of France.svg1–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report

France  Flag of France.svg1–1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report
DEAC Stadion, Debrecen
Attendance: 348
Referee: Oliver Reitala (Finland)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of England.svg  England 321051+47 Knockout stage
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 321041+37
3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 30122421
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 30122751
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
DEAC Stadion, Debrecen
Attendance: 411
Referee: Michal Očenáš (Slovakia)
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg0–1Flag of England.svg  England
Report

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–4Flag of England.svg  England
Report

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report
England  Flag of England.svg0–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report
DEAC Stadion, Debrecen
Attendance: 427
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt (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
 
          
 
27 May – Telki
 
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3
 
30 May – Felcsút
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3
 
27 May – Debrecen
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (p)1 (3)
 
2 June – Budapest
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1 (2)
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0 (5)
 
27 May – Budapest
 
Flag of France.svg  France 0 (4)
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
 
30 May – Felcsút
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 0
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
 
27 May – Balmazújváros
 
Flag of France.svg  France 3 World Cup play-off
 
Flag of England.svg  England 0
 
30 May – Budaörs
 
Flag of France.svg  France 1
 
Flag of England.svg  England 4
 
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2
 

Quarter-finals

Winners qualified for 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The two best losing quarter-finalists entered the FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off.

Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Report
Telki Training Centre, Telki
Attendance: 288
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report
Penalties
3–2

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report

England  Flag of England.svg0–1Flag of France.svg  France
Report

Ranking of losing quarter-finalists

To determine the two best losing quarter-finalists which entered the FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off, the losing quarter-finalists were ranked by the following criteria (Regulations Article 16.06):

  1. Position in the group stage (i.e., group winners ahead of group runners-up);
  2. Results in the group stage (i.e., points, goal difference, goals scored);
  3. Results in the quarter-finals (i.e., points, goal difference, goals scored);
  4. Disciplinary points in the group stage and quarter-finals combined;
  5. UEFA coefficient for the qualifying round draw;
  6. Drawing of lots.
PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 D1 Flag of England.svg  England 321051+47 FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off
2 D2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 321041+37
3 A2 Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 320187+16
4 B2 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 31115504
Source: UEFA

FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off

Winner qualified for 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

England  Flag of England.svg4–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report
Árok utcai pálya, Budaörs
Attendance: 138
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)

Semi-finals

Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Pancho Aréna, Felcsút
Attendance: 627
Referee: Michal Ocenáš (Slovakia)

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–3Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Pancho Aréna, Felcsút
Attendance: 879
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

Final

Goalscorers

There were 111 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.58 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: UEFA

Awards

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

Team of the Tournament

After the tournament, the Under-17 Team of the Tournament was selected by the UEFA Technical Observer panel. [6]

PositionPlayer
Goalkeeper Flag of Germany.svg Max Schmitt
Defenders Flag of Germany.svg Eric da Silva Moreira
Flag of Germany.svg Finn Jeltsch
Flag of England.svg Ishé Samuels-Smith
Flag of France.svg Nhoa Sangui
Midfielders Flag of Germany.svg Noah Darvich
Flag of Germany.svg Fayssal Harchaoui
Flag of France.svg Saïmon Bouabré
Forwards Flag of Spain.svg Lamine Yamal
Flag of Spain.svg Marc Guiu
Flag of Germany.svg Paris Brunner

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

The following five teams from UEFA qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup 1
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 27 May 20232 (1993, 1999)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 27 May 202310 (1985, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 27 May 202310 (1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2017, 2019)
Flag of France.svg  France 27 May 20237 (1987, 2001 , 2007, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019)
Flag of England.svg  England 30 May 20234 (2007, 2011, 2015, 2017 )
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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