Founded | 1975 |
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Region | Nordic countries / Northern Europe |
Number of teams | 8 (6 Nordic countries plus 2 guests) |
Current champions | Iceland (2nd title) |
Most successful team(s) | England (10 titles) |
2018 Nordic Under-17 Football Championship |
The Nordic Under-17 Football Championship (also Nordic Under-17 Tournament or Nordic Cup, Swedish : Nordisk Pojkturnering) is an open Nordic championship tournament for under-17 national football teams.
The competition has been held annually since 1975, exceptions being years 1981 and 1983. It has been an "under-17" event since 2005. The tournament takes place each year in a different Nordic country. It has also been held once in West Germany (1980) and once in England (1999). The competition currently rotates annually between the six main Nordic nations; Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Country | Winners |
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England | 10 (1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010) |
Denmark | 9 (1975, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2016) |
Norway | 7 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 2008) |
Sweden | 6 (1987, 2000, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015) |
West Germany | 3 (1977, 1978, 1979) |
Finland | 3 (1999, 2013, 2022) |
Republic of Ireland | 2 (1998, 2005) |
Iceland | 2 (2011, 2018) |
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