Nordic Under-17 Football Championship

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Nordic Under-17 Football Championship
Founded1975
Region Nordic countries / Northern Europe
Number of teams8 (6 Nordic countries plus 2 guests)
Current championsFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland (2nd title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of England.svg  England (10 titles)
Soccerball current event.svg 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.

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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.

Age limits

Winners

CountryWinners
Flag of England.svg  England 10 (1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 9 (1975, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2016)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 2008)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6 (1987, 2000, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015)
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3 (1977, 1978, 1979)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3 (1999, 2013, 2022)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 2 (1998, 2005)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2 (2011, 2018)

Tournaments

YearHostFinalThird place match
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1975
Details
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
2 – 1Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
2–1Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
1976
Details
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
6 – 5
Penalty shootout
(0–0)
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
3–2Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
1977
Details
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
6 – 2Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
3–2Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
1978
Details
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
3 – 1
Penalty shootout
(3–3)
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
1–0Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
1979
Details
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
3 – 1Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
5–3Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
1980
Details
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
1 – 0Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
5–2Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
1981
Not held
1982
Details
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Round-robin tournament Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Round-robin tournament Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
1983
Not held
1984
Details
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Round-robin tournament Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Round-robin tournament Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
1985
Details
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Round-robin tournament Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Round-robin tournament Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
1986
Details
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Round-robin tournament Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Round-robin tournament Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
1987
Details
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
3 – 1Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
2–1Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
1988
Details
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Round-robin tournament Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Round-robin tournament Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
1989
Details
Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of England.svg
England
Round-robin tournament Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Round-robin tournament Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
1990
Details
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Round-robin tournament Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Round-robin tournament Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
1991
Details
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Flag of England.svg
England
Round-robin tournament Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Round-robin tournament Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
1992
Details
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
4 – 2Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
7 – 6
Penalty shootout
(3–3)
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
1993
Details
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
2 – 0Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Flag of England.svg
England
1–0Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
1994
Details
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of England.svg
England
3 – 0Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
4–0Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
1995
Details
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of England.svg
England
3 – 2Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
3–1Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
1996
Details
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of England.svg
England
3 – 1Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
1–0Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
1997
Details
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of England.svg
England
3 – 2Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
3 – 2
Penalty shootout
(1–1)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
1998
Details
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Flag of Ireland.svg
Republic of Ireland
3 – 2Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
4 – 3
Penalty shootout
(2–2)
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
1999
Details
Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
5 – 4
Extra time
Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
1–0Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
2000
Details
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
3 – 0Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
3–2Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
2001
Details
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of England.svg
England
4 – 2
Penalty shootout
(1–1)
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
4–1Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
2002
Details
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of England.svg
England
1 – 0
Golden goal
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
4 – 3
Penalty shootout
(0–0)
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
2003
Details
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
1 – 0Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
3–1Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
2004
Details
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
3 – 0Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Flag of England.svg
England
4–0Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
2005
Details
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Flag of Ireland.svg
Republic of Ireland
2 – 0Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
7 – 6
Penalty shootout
(1–1)
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
2006
Details
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
4 – 0Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
2–1Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
2007
Details
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
1 – 0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of England.svg
England
1–0Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
2008
Details
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
5 – 2
Extra time
(2–2)
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
6–1Flag of England.svg
England
2009
Details
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of England.svg
England
3 – 2
Extra time
(2–2)
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
5–3Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
2010
Details
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of England.svg
England
2 – 1Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
5–3Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
2011
Details
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
1 – 0Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
2–1Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland/2
2012
Details
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
2 – 0Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
2–1Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
2013
Details
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
4 – 3Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
5–2Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
2014
Details
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
2 – 0Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
3–0Flag of England.svg
England
2015
Details
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
1 – 0Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
5 – 4
Penalty shootout
(0–0)
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
2016
Details
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
2 – 0Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
3–0Flag of Montenegro.svg
Montenegro
2017
Details
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
4– 1Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
2–0Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
2018
Details
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
1 – 0Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
3–0Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
2019
Details
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
3 – 2Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
5–3Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
2022
Details
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of England.svg
England
2023
Details
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
1 – 0Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
4 – 2
Penalty shootout
(2–2)
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
2024
Details
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden

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