2024 Ευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα ποδοσφαίρου Κ-17 2024 Avrupa 17 Yaş Altı Futbol Şampiyonası | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Cyprus |
Dates | 20 May – 5 June |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 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(s) | Francesco Camarda [1] |
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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.
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.
For the UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournaments of 2023 and 2024, Hungary and Cyprus were selected as hosts respectively. [2]
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.
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 |
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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-up 1 | 16th | 2023 (Fifth place) | Champions (2010, 2014) |
Wales | Elite round Group 2 runners-up 1 | 2nd | 2023 (Group stage) | Group stage (2023) |
Slovakia | Elite round Group 4 runners-up 1 | 2nd | 2013 (Semi-finals) | Semi-finals (2013) |
Croatia | Elite round Group 5 runners-up 1 | 6th | 2023 (Group stage) | Fourth place (2005) |
Serbia | Elite round Group 6 runners-up 1 | 10th 2 | 2023 (Quarter-finals) | Semi-finals (2022) |
Spain | Elite round Group 7 runners-up 1 | 16th | 2023 (Semi-finals) | Champions (2007, 2008, 2017) |
Czech Republic | Elite round Group 8 runners-up 1 | 7th | 2019 (Quarter-finals) | Runners-up (2006) |
The tournament was hosted in 6 venues. [3]
Larnaca | ||
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Ammochostos Stadium Capacity: 5,500 | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis Capacity: 7,303 | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium Capacity: 10,320 |
Achna | Limassol | Paralimni |
Dasaki Stadium Capacity: 5,422 | Alphamega Stadium Capacity: 11,000 | Paralimni Stadium Capacity: 5,800 |
The following officials were appointed for the final tournament:[ citation needed ]
The 12 referees for the final tournament:
The 12 assistant-referees for the final tournament:
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals.
Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
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The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Denmark | 2–0 | Wales |
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Denmark | 2–2 | Croatia |
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Austria | 4–0 | Denmark |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | Knockout stage |
2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
In the knockout stage, a penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time was played).
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 | |||||||||
Austria | 2–3 | Serbia |
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| Report |
There were 94 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.03 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
The following awards were given after the conclusion of the tournament:
After the tournament, the Under-17 Team of the Tournament was selected by the UEFA Technical Observer panel. [5]
Position | Player |
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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 |
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