Italy national under-17 football team

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Italy Under-17
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Association Italian Football Federation
(Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Massimiliano Favo
FIFA code ITA
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FIFA World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1985 )
Best resultFourth place (1987)
European Championship
Appearances20 (first in 1982 )
Best resultChampions (1982, 2024)

The Italy national U-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.

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The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, held every year. The team, if qualified, also competes in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years.

Competitive record

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA
FIFA Under-16 World Championship
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1985 Group stage13th310234
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1987 Fourth Place4th631284
Flag of Scotland.svg 1989 Did not qualify
Flag of Italy.svg 1991 Group stage10th302123
FIFA Under-17 World Championship
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1993 Group stage10th301216
Flag of Ecuador.svg 1995 Did not qualify
Flag of Egypt.svg 1997
Flag of New Zealand.svg 1999
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2001
Flag of Finland.svg 2003
Flag of Peru.svg 2005 Group stage13th311167
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
Flag of South Korea.svg 2007 Did not qualify
Flag of Nigeria.svg 2009 Quarter-finals6th531164
Flag of Mexico.svg 2011 Did not qualify
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2013 Round of 1613th420235
Flag of Chile.svg 2015 Did not qualify
Flag of India.svg 2017
Flag of Brazil.svg 2019 Quarter-finals5th530295
Flag of Peru.svg 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [1]
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2023 Did not qualify
Flag of Qatar.svg 2025 To be determined
Total8/204th32136133838

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

YearRoundPldWD*LGFGASquad
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Flag of Italy.svg 1982 Champions211021Squad
Flag of Germany.svg 1984 Did not qualify
Flag of Hungary.svg 1985 Group stage301226Squad
Flag of Greece.svg 1986 Runners-up322174Squad
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1987 Champions [lower-alpha 1] 332084Squad
Flag of Spain.svg 1988 Did not qualify
Flag of Denmark.svg 1989 Group stage302123Squad
Flag of East Germany.svg 1990 Did not qualify
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1991
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg 1992 Third place331182 Squad
Flag of Turkey.svg 1993 Runners-up321053 Squad
Flag of Ireland.svg 1994 Did not qualify
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1995 Group stage302112 Squad
Flag of Austria.svg 1996 Did not qualify
Flag of Germany.svg 1997 Group stage301266 Squad
Flag of Scotland (traditional).svg 1998 Runners-up5411126 Squad
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1999 Did not qualify
Flag of Israel.svg 2000
Flag of England.svg 2001 Quarter-finals412187 Squad
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Flag of Denmark.svg 2002 Did not qualify
Flag of Portugal.svg 2003 Group stage311142 Squad
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2004 Did not qualify
Flag of Italy.svg 2005 Third place530243 Squad
Flag of Luxembourg.svg 2006 Did not qualify (Elite round)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2007
Flag of Turkey.svg 2008
Flag of Germany.svg 2009 Semi-finals411236 Squad
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg 2010 Did not qualify (Qualifying round)
Flag of Serbia.svg 2011 Did not qualify (Elite round)
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2012
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2013 Runners-up423052 Squad
Flag of Malta.svg 2014 Did not qualify (Elite round)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2015 Quarter-finals311235 Squad
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 2016 Group stage310246 Squad
Flag of Croatia.svg 2017 Group stage310235 Squad
Flag of England.svg 2018 Runners-up6411105 Squad
Flag of Ireland.svg 2019 Runners-up6501148 Squad
Flag of Estonia.svg 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [4] [5]
Flag of Cyprus.svg 2021
Flag of Israel.svg 2022 Quarter-finals420255 Squad
Flag of Hungary.svg 2023 Group stage310244 Squad
Flag of Cyprus.svg 2024 Champions6510112 Squad

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

Current squad

The following 20 players were called up for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [6]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Massimo Pessina (2007-12-25) 25 December 2007 (age 16) Flag of Italy.svg Bologna
121 GK Alessandro Longoni (2008-01-31) 31 January 2008 (age 16) Flag of Italy.svg AC Milan

22 DF Emanuel Benjamín (2007-07-14) 14 July 2007 (age 17) Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
32 DF Cristian Cama (2007-06-05) 5 June 2007 (age 17) Flag of Italy.svg Roma
52 DF Francesco Verde (2007-02-21) 21 February 2007 (age 17) Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
62 DF Christian Garofalo (2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 (age 17) Flag of Italy.svg Napoli
132 DF Lamine Ballo (2007-05-10) 10 May 2007 (age 17) Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
152 DF Andrea Natali (2008-01-28) 28 January 2008 (age 16) Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
162 DF Federico Nardin (2007-02-18) 18 February 2007 (age 17) Flag of Italy.svg Roma
182 DF Giovanni Lauricella (2007-01-11) 11 January 2007 (age 17) Flag of Italy.svg Empoli

43 MF Matteo Mantini (2007-08-27) 27 August 2007 (age 16) Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
73 MF Federico Coletta (2007-05-29) 29 May 2007 (age 17) Flag of Italy.svg Roma
83 MF Alessandro Di Nunzio (2007-04-21) 21 April 2007 (age 17) Flag of Italy.svg Roma
143 MF Emanuele Sala (2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 (age 16) Flag of Italy.svg AC Milan
173 MF Matteo Lontani (2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 17) Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
203 MF Andrea Orlandi (2007-01-24) 24 January 2007 (age 17) Flag of Italy.svg Empoli

94 FW Francesco Camarda (2008-03-10) 10 March 2008 (age 16) Flag of Italy.svg AC Milan
104 FW Mattia Liberali (2007-04-06) 6 April 2007 (age 17) Flag of Italy.svg AC Milan
114 FW Mattia Mosconi (c) (2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 17) Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
194 FW Thomas Campaniello (2008-02-29) 29 February 2008 (age 16) Flag of Italy.svg Empoli

See also

Notes

  1. Italy won the final of the 1987 UEFA European Under-16 Championship 1–0 against the Soviet Union. However, UEFA ruled that Riccardo Secci had been ineligible to participate in the competition. UEFA stripped Italy of their title and decided to not reaward the under-16 European title that year. [2] [3]

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