2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
This article documents a current UEFA Under-17 Championship. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports, scores, or statistics may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (May 2024) |
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) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 44 (2.75 per match) |
Attendance | 13,947 (872 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ondřej Penxa Mikey Moore Rodrigo Mora (3 goals each) |
The 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-17 Euro 2024) is 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 is hosting the tournament.[1] A total of 16 teams are playing in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2007 eligible to participate.
Germany are the title holders, having beaten France in a penalty shootout in the 2023 final. They will not be able to defend their title after failing to qualify for the final tournament.
Host selection[edit]
- 19 April 2021: Selection of successful host associations by the UEFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Montreux
For the UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournaments of 2023 and 2024, Hungary and Cyprus were selected as hosts respectively.[1]
Qualification[edit]
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.
Qualified teams[edit]
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-up1 | 16th | 2023 (Fifth place) | Champions (2010, 2014) |
Wales | Elite round Group 2 runners-up1 | 2nd | 2023 (Group stage) | Group stage (2023) |
Slovakia | Elite round Group 4 runners-up1 | 2nd | 2013 (Semi-finals) | Semi-finals (2013) |
Croatia | Elite round Group 5 runners-up1 | 6th | 2023 (Group stage) | Fourth place (2005) |
Serbia | Elite round Group 6 runners-up1 | 10th2 | 2023 (Quarter-finals) | Semi-finals (2022) |
Spain | Elite round Group 7 runners-up1 | 16th | 2023 (Semi-finals) | Champions (2007, 2008, 2017) |
Czech Republic | Elite round Group 8 runners-up1 | 7th | 2019 (Quarter-finals) | Runners-up (2006) |
- Notes
- 1 The best seven runners-up among all eight elite round groups qualified for the final tournament.
- 2 Two as Serbia and Montenegro and eight as Serbia
Venues[edit]
The tournament is hosted in 6 venues.[2]
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 |
Match officials[edit]
The following officials were appointed for the final tournament:
- Jasper Vergoote, Martijn Tiesters
- Antoni Bandic, Stefan Tešanovic
- Radoslav Gidzjenov, Petar Velizarov Mitrev
- Ante Čulina, Luka Pušic
- Menelaos Antoniou, Kyriakos Sokratous
- Jan Petrik, Marek Podany
- Jakob Alexander Sundberg, Victor Skytte
- Mohammed Al-Emara, Turkka Valjakka
- Pierre Gaillouste, Alexis Auger
- David Fuxman, Rostislav Talis
- Miguel Bértolo Nogueira, Nelson Filipe Vila Pereira
- Nenad Minakovic, Nikola Borović
Squads[edit]
Group stage[edit]
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 is determined as follows:
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Group A[edit]
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 |
Czech Republic | 4–3 | Serbia |
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Group B[edit]
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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Group C[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Italy (Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage |
2 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
4 | Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Group D[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portugal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage |
2 | England | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Knockout stage[edit]
In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time is played).
Bracket[edit]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
29 May | ||||||||||
Czech Republic | ||||||||||
2 June | ||||||||||
Denmark | ||||||||||
30 May | ||||||||||
Italy | ||||||||||
5 June | ||||||||||
Runner-up Group D | ||||||||||
29 May | ||||||||||
Austria | ||||||||||
2 June | ||||||||||
Serbia | ||||||||||
30 May | ||||||||||
Winner Group D | ||||||||||
Runner-up Group C | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals[edit]
Italy | v | Runner-up Group D |
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Winner Group D | v | Runner-up Group C |
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Semi-finals[edit]
Winner Quarter-Final 1 | v | Winner Quarter-Final 3 |
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Winner Quarter-Final 2 | v | Winner Quarter-Final 4 |
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Final[edit]
Winner Semi-Final 1 | v | Winner Semi-Final 2 |
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Goalscorers[edit]
There have been 44 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match (as of 24 May 2024).
3 goals
1 goal
- Mauro Hämmerle
- Adrian Riegel
- Valentin Zabransky
- Patrice Čović
- Noa Mikić
- Petros Ioannou
- Josef Kolářík
- Matěj Kvaček
- Lukáš Moudrý
- Marek Naskos
- Matyáš Nechvátal
- Lasse Abildgaard
- Sofus Johannesen
- Chido Obi
- Roberto Risnæs
- Baylee Dipepa
- Ethan Nwaneri
- Enzo Molebe
- Francesco Camarda
- Federico Coletta
- Mattia Liberali
- Mattia Mosconi
- Jakub Adkonis
- Michael Izunwanne
- Afonso Patrão
- Gabriel Silva
- Cardoso Varela
- Mihajlo Cvetković
- Vasilije Kostov
- Dušan Makević
- Viktor Stojanović
- Genesis Antwi
- Fred Bozicevic
- Daniel Yañez
- Kyrylo Dihtyar
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Hungary, Cyprus to host U17 EURO in 2023, 2024". UEFA. 19 April 2021.
- ^ "2024 U17 EURO finals in Cyprus: Tournament information". uefa.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
External links[edit]
- 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship
- 2023–24 in UEFA football
- International association football competitions hosted by Cyprus
- 2023–24 in Cypriot football
- 2024 in youth association football
- Current sports events
- May 2023 sports events in Europe
- June 2023 sports events in Europe