| Jalgpalli alla 17-aastaste Euroopa meistrivõistlused 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Estonia |
| Dates | Summer 2026 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
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The 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship will be the 23rd edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (42nd 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. Estonia, which were selected by UEFA on 26 September 2023, will host the tournament. [1]
A total of eight teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2009 eligible to participate. [2]
The tournament and its qualification will act as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top teams will qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar as the UEFA representatives.
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-17 era (since 2002).
| Team | Method of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Estonia | Hosts | 1st | Debut | – |
The tournament will be hosted in 4 venues. [3]
| Tallinn | Tallinn | Rakvere | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilleküla Stadium | Kalevi Keskstaadion | Kadriorg Stadium | Rakvere Stadium | |
| Capacity: 14,336 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 1,785 | |
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The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
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The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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