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16th UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2016/17
PRESS KIT
UEFA and Croatian Football Federation (CFF) welcomes media representatives in the 16th UEFA European Under-17 Championship finals that will take place from 3 – 19 May, 2017 in Croatia. Fifteen countries booked their places at the finals, alongside hosts Croatia by negotiating the qualifying and elite rounds. These 16 teams will compete in four groups of four, with the top two in each section progressing to the quarter-finals. Games are 80 minutes in duration and knockout fixtures level at full time will be decided by a penalty shoot-out. The tournament will also act as the European qualifiers for UEFA's five berths in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, from 6 to 28 October. The 32 matches will be played at seven venues – five in and around Zagreb and two near Opatija on the Adriatic coast. The final, as well as one quarter-final and a semi-final, will take place at Stadium Varaždin. The line-up is as follows: Group A: Croatia, Spain, Turkey, Italy Group B: Scotland, France, Hungary, Faroe Islands Group C: Germany, Republic of Ireland, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina Group D: Netherlands, England, Norway, Ukraine • England, France, Spain and the Netherlands are all going for a record third U17 title. • Holders Portugal were eliminated in the elite round as the eighth-best runner-up. • The Faroe Islands have qualified for the finals of a UEFA tournament for the first time. Schedule: Group matches: 3/4, 6/7 and 9/10 May Quarter-finals: 12/13 May Semi-finals and FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off: 16 May Final: 19 May Contact information
For any media questions regarding this final round, you can contact
Viktors Sopirins, UEFA Media Officer
Mobile phone: +371 28336617
Tomislav Pacak, LOC / Croatian team Media Officer
Mobile phone: +385 914961707
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ROAD TO THE FINAL The UEFA European Under-17 Championship consists of three distinct stages: the qualifying round, the elite round and the final tournament. The format changed for 2014/15 with the expansion of the final tournament from eight to 16 teams. Qualifying round The qualifying round, played in autumn, is made up of 13 groups of four countries playing in one-venue mini-tournaments. The top two from each pool progress alongside the five third-placed sides with the best record against the leading pair in their groups. Elite round In the elite round, held in early spring, those 31 qualifiers plus the top seed – given a bye this far – compete in eight mini-tournament groups of four. The group winners and seven runners-up with the best record against the teams first and third in their section advance to the finals to join the hosts. Final tournament In the final tournament the contenders are split into four groups of four, with the front two from each proceeding to the knockout phase. Further details, including the criteria for separating sides that finish level on points in a group, or after 80 minutes in a match, can be found in the official competition regulations. Match schedule
Full match schedule: http://uefa.to/2qxNcU5 UEFA.com will provide in-depth coverage, including match reports, features and video highlights. Keep an eye on @UEFAcom for the latest from Croatia, get involved using #U17EURO and download the official tournament programme.
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GROUP STAGE STANDINGS (before matchday nr. 3)
Group A Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Spain 2 2 0 0 6 3 3 6
2 Turkey 2 1 0 1 6 4 2 3
3 Italy 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 3
4 Croatia 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0
Upcoming matches 9 May 2017 12:00 Italy – Turkey Stadium: Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka Referee - Jens Maae (DEN) Assistant referee - Aleksei Vorontsov (RUS), Jevgenijs Morozovs (LVA) Fourth official - Mario Zebec (CRO) UEFA Delegate - Rudolf Zavrl (SVN), UEFA Referee observer - Miroslav Vitkovic (CRO) 9 May 2017 12:00 Spain – Croatia Stadium: Pomorac Kostrena, Kostrena Referee - Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE) Assistant referee - Atom Sevgulyan (ARM), Ian Bird (WAL) Fourth official - Donatas Rumšas (LTU) UEFA Delegate - Christian Schmölzer (AUT), UEFA Referee observer - Alain Hamer (LUX)
Group B Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Scotland 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 4
2 Hungary 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 4
3 France 2 1 0 1 9 3 6 3
4 Faroe Islands 2 0 0 2 0 9 -9 0
Upcoming matches 9 May 2017 16:00 Faroe Islands - Hungary Stadium: Lučko, Lučko Referee - Fran Jović (CRO) Assistant referee - Paul Robinson (NIR), Goce Petreski (MKD) Fourth official - Duje Strukan (CRO) UEFA Delegate - Mustafa Erögüt (TUR), UEFA Referee observer - Kyros Vassaras (GRE) 9 May 2017 16:00 France - Scotland Stadium: SRC Velika Gorika, Velika Gorica Referee - Nicolas Laforge (BEL) Assistant referee - Idan Yarkoni (ISR), Radek Kotik (CZE) Fourth official - Tihomir Pejin (CRO) UEFA Delegate - Ludovico Micallef (MLT), UEFA Referee observer - Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)
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Group C Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Germany 2 2 0 0 8 1 7 6
2 Serbia 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 3
3 Republic of Ireland 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 0 2 1 7 -6 0
Upcoming matches 10 May 2017 12:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina – Serbia
Stadium: Pomorac Kostrena, Kostrena
Referee - Donatas Rumšas (LTU)
Assistant referee - Radek Kotik (CZE), Ian Bird (WAL)
Fourth official - Mario Zebec (CRO)
UEFA Delegate - Rudolf Zavrl (SVN), UEFA Referee observer - Alain Hamer (LUX)
10 May 2017 12:00 Republic of Ireland – Germany
Stadium: Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka
Referee - Fabio Verissimo (POR)
Assistant referee - Mika Lamppu (FIN), Samat Tergeussizov (KAZ)
Fourth official - Jens Maae (DEN)
UEFA Delegate - Christian Schmölzer (AUT), UEFA Referee observer - Miroslav Vitkovic (CRO)
Group D
Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 England 2 2 0 0 7 1 6 6
2 Netherlands 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 4
3 Norway 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 1
4 Ukraine 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5 0
Upcoming matches 10 May 2017 16:00 Ukraine – Norway
Stadium: Sv. Josip Radnik, Sesvete
Referee - Dominik Ouschan (AUT)
Assistant referee - Paul Robinson (NIR), Jevgenijs Morozovs (LVA)
Fourth official - Fran Jović (CRO)
UEFA Delegate - Mustafa Erögüt (TUR), UEFA Referee observer - Stefano Podeschi (SMR)
10 May 2017 16:00 England – Netherlands
Stadium: NK Inter Zaprešić, Zapresic (CRO)
Referee - Anastasios Papapetrou (GRE)
Assistant referee - Manuel Fernandes (POR), Mircea Grigoriu (ROU)
Fourth official - Duje Strukan (CRO)
UEFA Delegate - Ludovico Micallef (MLT), UEFA Referee observer - Marc Batta (FRA)
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RESPECT FAIR PLAY RANKING (after MD 2)
Source: Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2016/17 Article 8 - Fair play 8.01 All UEFA competition matches must be played in accordance with the principles of fair play as defined in the UEFA Statutes. 8.02 Fair play assessments are conducted at all matches in the competition in accordance with the UEFA Fair Play Regulations, in order to establish association fair play rankings at the end of each season.
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STATISTICS (before matchday nr. 3) Goal scorers
5 Amine Gouiri France
3 Jann-Fiete Arp Germany
3 Rhian Brewster England
3 Abel Ruiz Spain
2 Sergio Gómez Spain
2 Maxence Caqueret France
2 Malik Karaahmet Turkey
2 Kevin Csoboth Hungary
Assists
3 Yacine Adli France
3 Jadon Sancho England
2 Erik Botheim Norway
2 Atalay Babacan Turkey
2 Jordan Houston Scotland
2 Martin Majnovics Hungary
1 Mateja Zuvić Serbia
1 Milan Savić Bosnia and Herzegovina
More statistics: www.uefa.com/under17/season=2017/statistics/index.html
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PLAYER LISTS
Group A
TURKEY
Last Name First Name Shirt Position Date of birth Player Club
Adigüzel Hasan Ali 18 Midfield 03.04.2000 Akhisar Belediyie Genclik ve Spor Kulübü
Akgün Sefa 6 Midfield 30.06.2000 Trabzonspor A.Ş.
Akgün Yunus 11 Forward 07.07.2000 Galatasaray A.Ş.
Babacan Atalay 10 Midfield 28.06.2000 Galatasaray A.Ş.
Biçer Berkehan 15 Defender 01.01.2000 Altınordu A.Ş.
Çetin Berk 13 Defender 02.02.2000 Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach GmbH
Civelek Ramazan Emirhan 2 Defender 05.01.2000 Galatasaray A.Ş.
Göçmen Ali 3 Forward 15.03.2000 Kasimpasa Sportif Faaliyetler A.S.
Gök Egehan 16 Midfield 27.02.2000 Altınordu A.Ş.
Gül Recep 7 Midfield 05.11.2000 Galatasaray A.Ş.
Güneş Umut 14 Midfield 16.03.2000 VfB Stuttgart
Ilkin Enes Islam 17 Midfield 11.01.2000 Samsunspor
Kabak Ozan Muhammed 5 Defender 25.03.2000 Galatasaray A.Ş.
Karaahmet Malik 9 Forward 18.01.2000 Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG
Karnuçu Abdussamed 4 Defender 04.02.2000 Galatasaray A.Ş.
Kesgin Kerem Atakan 8 Midfield 05.11.2000 Bucaspor
Oruç Ozan Can 12 Goalkeeper 26.05.2000 Altınordu A.Ş.
Özer Berke 1 Goalkeeper 25.05.2000 Altınordu A.Ş.
Head coach
Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth
Hacıoğlu Mehmet Coach TUR 28.11.1959
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Group A
CROATIA
Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth
Player Club
Baturina Roko BATURINA 17 Forward 20.06.2000 RNK Split Plc.
Baždarić Vice BAŽDARIĆ 12 Goalkeeper 14.02.2000 HNK Hajduk Plc. Split
Čolina David ČOLINA 3 Defender 19.07.2000 GNK Dinamo
Franjić Bartol FRANJIĆ 6 Midfield 14.01.2000 GNK Dinamo
Hanuljak Marko HANULJAK 8 Midfield 31.01.2000 NK Hypo Limač
Hlevnjak Filip HLEVNJAK 2 Defender 05.08.2000 NK Slaven Belupo
Hrvoj Tin HRVOJ 14 Defender 06.06.2001 GNK Dinamo
Kotarski Dominik KOTARSKI 1 Goalkeeper 10.02.2000 GNK Dinamo
Kreković Leon KREKOVIĆ 7 Forward 07.05.2000 HNK Hajduk Plc. Split
Krizmanić Tomislav KRIZMANIĆ 18 Midfield 21.04.2001 GNK Dinamo
Ljubić Juraj LJUBIĆ 15 Midfield 26.05.2000 GNK Dinamo
Marin Antonio MARIN 9 Forward 09.01.2001 GNK Dinamo
Mitrović Josip MITROVIĆ 16 Forward 11.06.2000 HNK Rijeka
Nekić Ivan NEKIĆ 4 Defender 24.12.2000 HNK Rijeka
Pršir Jurica PRŠIR 10 Midfield 29.05.2000 GNK Dinamo
Radić Stipe RADIĆ 5 Defender 10.06.2000 HNK Hajduk Plc. Split
Šego Michele ŠEGO 11 Forward 05.08.2000 HNK Hajduk Plc. Split
Vušković Mario VUŠKOVIĆ 13 Defender 16.11.2001 HNK Hajduk Plc. Split
Head coach
Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth
Bašić Dario Coach CRO 10.05.1985
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Group A
SPAIN
Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth
Player Club
Alonso Lara José ALONSO LARA 17 Forward 07.03.2000 Sevilla FC
Blanco Conde Antonio BLANCO 6 Midfield 23.07.2000 Real Madrid CF
Chust García Víctor CHUST GARCÍA 5 Defender 05.03.2000 Real Madrid CF
Díaz Barragan Ignacio DÍAZ BARRAGAN 11 Forward 27.06.2000 CD Roda
Fernández Calvo Álvaro FERNÁNDEZ CALVO
1 Goalkeeper 10.04.2000 CD San Félix
García Martret Eric GARCÍA MARTRET
15 Defender 09.01.2001 FC Barcelona
Garcia Segovia Alvaro GARCIA SEGOVIA 14 Midfield 01.06.2000 Albacete Balompié
Gelabert Piña Cesar GELABERT PIÑA 18 Forward 31.10.2000 Real Madrid CF
Gómez Martín Sergio GÓMEZ MARTÍN 10 Forward 04.09.2000 FC Barcelona
Gomez Perea Victor GOMEZ PEREA 12 Defender 01.04.2000 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Guillamón Hugo GUILLAMÓN 4 Defender 31.01.2000 Valencia CF
Miranda Gonzalez Juan MIRANDA GONZALEZ
3 Defender 19.01.2000 FC Barcelona
Morey Bauza Mateu Jaume MOREY BAUZA 2 Defender 02.03.2000 FC Barcelona
Moukhliss Agmir Mohamed MOUKHLISS AGMIR
8 Midfield 06.02.2000 Real Madrid CF
Orellana Gómez Alejandro ORELLANA GÓMEZ
16 Midfield 07.08.2000 FC Barcelona
Ramos Wade Mohamet Airam RAMOS WADE 13 Goalkeeper 13.04.2000 Real Madrid CF
Ruiz Ortega Abel RUIZ ORTEGA 9 Forward 28.01.2000 FC Barcelona
Torres Garcia Ferran TORRES GARCIA 7 Forward 29.02.2000 Valencia CF
Head coach
Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth
Denia Sanchez Santiago Coach ESP 09.03.1974
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Group A
ITALY
Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth
Player Club
Anzolin Matteo ANZOLIN 5 Defender 11.11.2000 Vicenza Calcio
Bellanova Raoul BELLANOVA 2 Defender 17.05.2000 AC Milan
Bellodi Gabriele BELLODI 13 Defender 02.09.2000 AC Milan
Bettella Davide BETTELLA 6 Defender 07.04.2000 Inter Milano
Biancu Roberto BIANCU 10 Midfield 19.01.2000 Cagliari Calcio S.p.A.
Caligara Fabrizio CALIGARA 8 Midfield 12.04.2000 Juventus Football Club
Campeol Axel CAMPEOL 3 Defender 05.03.2000 AC Milan
Candela Antonio CANDELA 15 Defender 27.04.2000 Spezia
Carnesecchi Marco CARNESECCHI 12 Goalkeeper 01.07.2000 AC Cesena
Ghidotti Simone GHIDOTTI 1 Goalkeeper 19.03.2000 ACF Fiorentina
Kean Bioty Moise KEAN 9 Forward 28.02.2000 Juventus Football Club
Merola Davide MEROLA 11 Forward 27.03.2000 Inter Milano
Nicolussi Caviglia Hans NICOLUSSI CAVIGLIA
14 Midfield 18.06.2000 Juventus Football Club
Pellegri Pietro PELLEGRI 18 Forward 17.03.2001 Genoa CFC
Portanova Manolo PORTANOVA 17 Midfield 02.06.2000 Lazio
Rizzo Pinna Andrea RIZZO PINNA 4 Midfield 13.01.2000 Atalanta BC
Vignato Emanuel VIGNATO 16 Midfield 24.08.2000 AC Chievo Verona
Visconti Elia VISCONTI 7 Midfield 30.06.2000 Inter Milano
Gemello Luca GEMELLO 22 Goalkeeper 03.07.2000 Torino FC
Bianchi Flavio Junior BIANCHI 20 Forward 24.01.2000 Genoa CFC
* a player was removed from players list because of an injury ** a player was included in the official list on 08.05.2017, confirmed by UEFA
Head coach
Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth
Bigica Emiliano Coach ITA 04.09.1973
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Group B
FRANCE
Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth
Player Club
Adli Yacine ADLI 7 Midfield 29.07.2000 Paris Saint-Germain
Bianda William BIANDA 4 Defender 30.04.2000 RC Lens
Caqueret Maxence CAQUERET 10 Midfield 15.02.2000 Olympique Lyonnais
Collet Vincent COLLET 2 Defender 23.03.2000 FC Metz
Cremillieux Nathan CREMILLIEUX 1 Goalkeeper 09.01.2000 AS Saint-Étienne
Da John DA 15 Defender 03.03.2000 AS Nancy-Lorraine
Flips Alexis FLIPS 13 Forward 18.01.2000 LOSC Lille
Fofana Yahia FOFANA 16 Goalkeeper 21.08.2000 Le Havre AC
Geubbels Willem GEUBBELS 11 Forward 16.08.2001 Olympique Lyonnais
Gomes Claudio GOMES 6 Midfield 23.07.2000 Paris Saint-Germain
Gouiri Amine GOUIRI 9 Forward 16.02.2000 Olympique Lyonnais
Guenouche Hakim GUENOUCHE 3 Defender 30.05.2000 AS Nancy-Lorraine
Isidor Wilson ISIDOR 18 Forward 27.08.2000 Stade Rennais FC
Kérouédan Alan KEROUEDAN 12 Forward 12.01.2000 Stade Rennais FC
Lacroix Maxence LACROIX 17 Defender 06.04.2000 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Pelmard Andy PELMARD 5 Defender 12.03.2000 OGC Nice
Picouleau Mathis PICOULEAU 14 Midfield 08.05.2000 Stade Rennais FC
Tchouameni Aurélien TCHOUAMENI 8 Midfield 27.01.2000 FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Head coach
Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth
Rouxel Lionel Coach FRA 16.08.1970
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Group B
SCOTLAND
Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth
Player Club
Aitchison Jack AITCHISON 7 Forward 05.03.2000 Celtic FC
Cameron Innes CAMERON 14 Forward 22.08.2000 Kilmarnock FC
Church Daniel CHURCH 3 Defender 21.07.2000 Celtic FC
Deas Robbie DEAS 5 Defender 27.02.2000 Celtic FC
Houston Jordan HOUSTON 17 Defender 28.01.2000 Rangers FC
Hutchison Lewis HUTCHISON 10 Forward 19.02.2000 Aberdeen FC
Mayo Lewis MAYO 2 Defender 19.03.2000 Rangers FC
Mccracken Jon MCCRACKEN 1 Goalkeeper 24.05.2000 Norwich City FC
Mcinroy Kerr MCINROY 16 Defender 31.08.2000 Celtic FC
Middleton Glenn MIDDLETON 11 Midfield 01.01.2000 Norwich City FC
Mitchell Jonathan MITCHELL 6 Defender 16.03.2000 Falkirk FC
Mullen Ryan MULLEN 12 Goalkeeper 18.05.2001 Celtic FC
Reid Aaron REID 18 Defender 05.01.2000 Heart of Midlothian FC
Ross Sebastian ROSS 13 Midfield 20.01.2000 Aberdeen FC
Rudden Zak RUDDEN 9 Forward 06.02.2000 Rangers FC
Smith Lewis SMITH 15 Midfield 16.03.2000 Hamilton Academical FC
Watt Elliot WATT 8 Midfield 11.03.2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Welsh Stephen WELSH 4 Defender 19.01.2000 Celtic FC
Head coach
Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth
Gemmill Scot Coach SCO 02.01.1971
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Group B
HUNGARY
Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth Player Club
Arday Dominik Alex ARDAY 23 Defender 08.12.2000 Vasas FC
Ásványi Balázs ÁSVÁNYI 1 Goalkeeper 13.05.2001 PFLA
Bencze Márk BENCZE 11 Forward 30.01.2000 Vitesse
Bolla Gergő BOLLA 15 Defender 22.02.2000 Illés Akadémia
Csoboth Kevin CSOBOTH 17 Forward 20.06.2000 Benfica
Csonka András Mátyás CSONKA 8 Midfield 01.05.2000 FTC
Kiss Tamás KISS 20 Midfield 24.11.2000 Illés Akadémia
Kovács Krisztián KOVÁCS 2 Defender 29.05.2000 Győri ETO FC
Majnovics Martin MAJNOVICS 3 Defender 26.10.2000 FC Mattersburg
Mocsi Attila MOCSI 14 Defender 29.05.2000 Győri ETO FC
Opavszky Balázs Szilárd OPAVSZKY 4 Defender 18.02.2000 Vasas FC
Oroszi István OROSZI 22 Goalkeeper 14.09.2000 FTC
Schön Szabolcs SCHÖN 10 Midfield 27.09.2000 Ajax
Szendrei Norbert SZENDREI 9 Forward 27.03.2000 MFA
Szerető Krisztofer SZERETŐ 7 Midfield 10.01.2000 Stoke City FC
Szoboszlai Dominik SZOBOSZLAI 6 Midfield 25.10.2000 Salzburg
Timári Norman TIMÁRI 21 Forward 18.02.2000 PFLA
Torvund Alexander TORVUND 19 Forward 01.08.2000 Vasas FC
Head coach
Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth
Szélesi Zoltán Coach HUN 22.11.1981
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Group B
FAROE ISLANDS
Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth
Player Club
Á Reynatrøð Bárður REYNATRØÐ 1 Goalkeeper 08.01.2000 Víkingur
Brimnes Bjarni BRIMNES 14 Defender 21.05.2000 HB Tórshavn
Edmundsson Andrias EDMUNDSSON 3 Defender 18.12.2000 B68 Toftir
El Moustage Elias EL MOUSTAGE 11 Midfield 30.05.2001 Aalborg BK
Fróðason Dann FRÓÐASON 4 Defender 27.04.2000 07 Vestur
Heðinsson Asbjørn HEÐINSSON 8 Defender 19.12.2000 07 Vestur
Í Liða Filip LIÐA 19 Midfield 06.11.2000 Argja Bóltfelag
Jacobsen Magnus Holm JACOBSEN 6 Midfield 23.05.2000 B36 Tórshavn
Jacobsen Tórur JACOBSEN 15 Forward 24.04.2000 KÍ Klaksvík
Joensen Jákup JOENSEN 20 Midfield 27.02.2000 SKÁLA
Løkin Steffan Abrahamsson
LØKIN 13 Forward 13.11.2000 NSÍ Runavík
Mørk Bjarti Vitalis MØRK 12 Goalkeeper 07.06.2001 HB Tórshavn
Nielsen Sjúrdur Pauli NIELSEN 2 Defender 18.04.2000 NSÍ Runavík
Olsen Sveinur Lava OLSEN 17 Defender 14.01.2001 HB Tórshavn
Radosavljevic Stefan RADOSAVLJEVIC 9 Midfield 08.09.2000 TB / FCS / Royn
Sigvardsen Sølvi SIGVARDSEN 18 Midfield 18.10.2000 NSÍ Runavík
Sólheim Símun SÓLHEIM 16 Midfield 25.02.2001 HB Tórshavn
Sørensen Hanus SØRENSEN 7 Midfield 19.02.2001 FC Midtjylland
Head coach
Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth
Johansen Áki Coach FRO 13.01.1969
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Group C
GERMANY
Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth
Player Club
Abouchabaka Elias ABOUCHABAKA 10 Midfield 31.03.2000 RasenBallsport Leipzig GmbH
Arp Jann-Fiete ARP 9 Forward 06.01.2000 HSV Fußball AG
Awuku Noah AWUKU 6 Midfield 09.01.2000 Holstein Kiel
Becker Dominik BECKER 4 Defender 09.01.2000 1. FC Köln GmbH & Co. KGaA
Boller Jan BOLLER 5 Defender 14.03.2000 Bayer 04 Leverkusen GmbH
Cetin Sahverdi CETIN 7 Midfield 28.09.2000 Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG
Hackethal Pascal HACKETHAL 3 Defender 27.01.2000 SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co. KGaA
Hottmann Eric HOTTMANN 11 Forward 08.02.2000 VfB Stuttgart
Jastrzembski Dennis JASTRZEMBSKI 13 Forward 20.02.2000 Hertha BSC Berlin GmbH & Co. KGaA
Keitel Yannik KEITEL 14 Midfield 15.02.2000 SC Freiburg
Klatte Luis KLATTE 12 Goalkeeper 01.03.2000 Hertha BSC Berlin GmbH & Co. KGaA
Ludewig Kilian LUDEWIG 15 Forward 05.03.2000 RasenBallsport Leipzig GmbH
Mai Lars Lukas MAI 16 Defender 31.03.2000 FC Bayern München AG
Majetschak Erik MAJETSCHAK 8 Midfield 01.03.2000 RasenBallsport Leipzig GmbH
Malone Maurice MALONE 17 Forward 17.08.2000 FC Augsburg 1907 GmbH & Co. KGaA
Nitzl Alexander NITZL 2 Defender 11.07.2000 FC Bayern München AG
Plogmann Luca PLOGMANN 1 Goalkeeper 10.03.2000 SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co. KGaA
Yeboah John YEBOAH 18 Midfield 23.06.2000 VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH
Head coach
Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth
Wück Christian Coach GER 09.06.1973
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Group C
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth
Player Club
Bolger Aaron Nigel BOLGER 6 Midfield 02.02.2000 Shamrock FC
Clarke Kian CLARKE 16 Goalkeeper 09.05.2001 Bohemian FC
Collins Nathan Michael COLLINS 5 Defender 30.04.2001 Cherry Orchard FC
Connolly Aaron Anthony CONNOLLY 11 Forward 28.01.2000 Brighton & Hove Albion
Doherty Jordan DOHERTY 4 Defender 29.08.2000 Sheffield United FC
Idah Adam Uche IDAH 10 Forward 11.02.2001 College Corinthians
Kavanagh Brandon KAVANAGH 12 Midfield 21.09.2000 Bohemian FC
Kilkenny Gavin KILKENNY 17 Midfield 01.02.2000 AFC Bournemouth
Ledwidge Kameron Malcolm LEDWIDGE 3 Defender 07.04.2001 Saint Kevins Boys
Maher Brian Philip MAHER 1 Goalkeeper 01.11.2000 Saint Patrick FC
Nolan Luke Sean NOLAN 7 Midfield 21.08.2000 Saint Patrick FC
O' Connor Lee O' CONNOR 2 Midfield 28.07.2000 Manchester United FC
O'Farrell Richard O'FARRELL 14 Midfield 18.09.2000 Saint Patrick FC
Redmond Joseph REDMOND 15 Midfield 23.01.2000 Birmingham City FC
Roache Rowan Gerald ROACHE 9 Forward 09.02.2000 Blackpool FC
Thompson Callum Niall THOMPSON 8 Midfield 20.04.2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Walsh Darryl WALSH 13 Defender 14.06.2000 Waterford United FC
Wright Tyreik Samuel WRIGHT 18 Midfield 22.09.2001 Lakewood Athletic
Head coach
Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth
O'Brien Colin Coach IRL 28.02.1975
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Group C
SERBIA
Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth
Player Club
Đerlek Armin ĐERLEK 10 Midfield 15.07.2000 FK Partizan
Gavrić Željko GAVRIĆ 8 Midfield 05.12.2000 FK Crvena zvezda
Gordić Miloš GORDIĆ 1 Goalkeeper 05.03.2000 FK Crvena zvezda
Ilić Ivan ILIĆ 4 Midfield 17.03.2001 FK Crvena zvezda
Janković Marko JANKOVIĆ 7 Defender 29.08.2000 FK Crvena zvezda
Kamenović Dimitrije KAMENOVIĆ 16 Defender 16.07.2000 FK Čukarički doo
Kokir Jovan KOKIR 15 Forward 25.04.2000 FK Partizan
Kostić Aleksandar KOSTIĆ 2 Defender 24.01.2000 FK Crvena zvezda
Marković Svetozar MARKOVIĆ 5 Defender 23.03.2000 FK Partizan
Milojević Aleksa MILOJEVIĆ 12 Goalkeeper 08.01.2000 FK Jagodina
Nešković Mihajlo NEŠKOVIĆ 11 Midfield 09.02.2000 FK Vojvodina
Pavlović Jovan Vladimir PAVLOVIĆ 6 Defender 11.02.2000 FK Sport Tim
Šehović Zlatan ŠEHOVIĆ 3 Defender 08.08.2000 FK Partizan
Stuparević Filip STUPAREVIĆ 9 Forward 30.08.2000 FK Voždovac
Tedić Slobodan TEDIĆ 18 Forward 13.04.2000 FK Vojvodina
Vidosavljević Milutin VIDOSAVLJEVIĆ 17 Midfield 21.02.2001 FK Čukarički doo
Zuvić Mateja ZUVIĆ 20 Midfield 13.02.2000 FK Partizan
Zvekanov Vanja ZVEKANOV 14 Midfield 25.05.2000 FK Spartak, Subotica
Head coach
Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth
Ognjenović Perica Coach SRB 24.02.1977
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Group C
BOSNIA - HERZEGOVINA
Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth
Player Club
Brkić Marko BRKIĆ 7 Midfield 11.04.2000 FK Crvena zvezda
Gazibegovic Jusuf GAZIBEGOVIC 6 Defender 11.03.2000 Red Bull Juniors Salzburg
Imamović Armin IMAMOVIĆ 14 Midfield 17.02.2000 FK Sarajevo
Kršić Jasmin KRŠIĆ 1 Goalkeeper 02.03.2000 FK Željezničar
Kurbegović Dino - Samuel KURBEGOVIĆ 4 Defender 21.12.2000 1. FSV Mainz 05 e.V.
Marušić Domagoj MARUŠIĆ 16 Midfield 19.03.2000 NK Široki Brijeg
Mehanović Elvis MEHANOVIĆ 17 Forward 10.04.2000 KRC Genk
Omerović Eldin OMEROVIĆ 11 Forward 26.05.2000 FK Sloboda
Perković Matej PERKOVIĆ 12 Goalkeeper 06.05.2000 NK Široki Brijeg
Sadiku Rijad SADIKU 5 Defender 18.01.2000 FK Sarajevo
Salčin Đani SALČIN 9 Midfield 19.03.2000 FK Sarajevo
Santrač Stefan SANTRAČ 8 Midfield 24.01.2000 FK Crvena zvezda
Savić Milan SAVIĆ 18 Defender 19.05.2000 FK Crvena zvezda
Sejdović Emir SEJDOVIĆ 13 Midfield 25.04.2000 FSV Frankfurt
Šikanjić Milan ŠIKANJIĆ 10 Forward 03.01.2000 FK Crvena zvezda
Tegeltija Dobrica TEGELTIJA 3 Defender 06.10.2000 FK Vojvodina
Vještica Nemanja VJEŠTICA 15 Defender 01.02.2000 FK Partizan
Zilić Enio ZILIĆ 2 Defender 12.07.2000 FK Željezničar
Head coach
Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth
Malkoćević Sakib Coach BIH 25.01.1965
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Group D
NETHERLANDS
Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth
Player Club
Aboukhlal Zakaria ABOUKHLAL 11 Forward 18.02.2000 Willem II
Bakker Mitchel BAKKER 4 Defender 20.06.2000 AFC Ajax
Boadu* Myron BOADU 17 Forward 14.01.2001 AZ
Buitink Thomas BUITINK 9 Forward 14.06.2000 Vitesse
Daverveld Tijn DAVERVELD 3 Defender 29.04.2000 PSV Eindhoven
De Haas Justin DE HAAS 13 Defender 01.02.2000 AZ
De Keijzer Fabian DE KEIJZER 16 Goalkeeper 10.05.2000 FC Utrecht
El Bouchataoui Achraf EL BOUCHATAOUI
6 Midfield 12.01.2000 Feyenoord
Familia-Castillo Juan FAMILIO-CASTILLO
10 Midfield 13.01.2000 Chelsea FC
Geertruida Lutsharel GEERTRUIDA 2 Defender 18.07.2000 Feyenoord
Haspolat Dogucan HASPOLAT 8 Midfield 11.02.2000 SBV Excelsior
Ladan Delano LADAN 18 Forward 09.02.2000 ADO Den Haag
Mallahi Mohamed MALLAHI 7 Forward 13.02.2000 FC Utrecht
Mendonça Andrew Antonio MENDONÇA 15 Midfield 09.07.2000 PSV Eindhoven
Oosting Thijs OOSTING 14 Midfield 02.05.2000 AZ
Pierie Kik PIERIE 5 Defender 20.07.2000 sc Heerenveen
Schendelaar Jasper SCHENDELAAR 1 Goalkeeper 02.09.2000 AZ
St Jago Tommy ST JAGO 12 Defender 03.01.2000 FC Utrecht
Van Hoeven** Brad VAN HOEVEN 19 Forward 17.04.2000 Sparta Rotterdam
* a player was removed from players list because of an injury ** a player was included in the official list on 05.05.2017, confirmed by UEFA
Head coach
Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth
Van Wonderen Kees Coach NED 04.01.1969
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Group D
ENGLAND
Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth
Player Club
Anderson Curtis ANDERSON 13 Goalkeeper 27.09.2000 Manchester City FC
Barlow Aidan BARLOW 17 Midfield 10.01.2000 Manchester United FC
Brewster Rhian BREWSTER 9 Forward 01.04.2000 Liverpool FC
Bursik Josef BURSIK 1 Forward 12.07.2000 AFC Wimbledon
Denny Alexander DENNY 15 Midfield 12.04.2000 Everton
Eyoma Timothy EYOMA 2 Defender 29.01.2000 Tottenham Hotspur FC
Foden Philip FODEN 7 Forward 28.05.2000 Manchester City FC
Gibson Lewis GIBSON 3 Defender 19.07.2000 Newcastle United FC
Griffiths Reo GRIFFITHS 12 Forward 27.06.2000 Tottenham Hotspur FC
Guehi Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel
GUÉHI 5 Defender 13.07.2000 Chelsea FC
Hudson-Odoi Callum HUDSON ODOI 10 Midfield 07.11.2000 Chelsea FC
Loader Daniel LOADER 16 Forward 28.08.2000 Reading FC
Mceachran George MCEACHRAN 4 Midfield 30.08.2000 Chelsea FC
Oakley-Boothe Tashan OAKLEY BOOTHE 8 Midfield 14.02.2000 Tottenham Hotspur FC
Panzo Jonathan PANZO 6 Defender 25.10.2000 Chelsea FC
Sancho Jadon SANCHO 11 Forward 25.03.2000 Manchester City FC
Smith Rowe Emile SMITH-ROWE 18 Forward 28.07.2000 Arsenal FC
Vokins Jake VOKINS 14 Defender 17.03.2000 Southampton FC
Head coach
Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth
Cooper Steven Coach ENG 10.12.1979
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Group D
NORWAY
Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth
Player Club
Botheim Erik BOTHEIM 9 Forward 10.01.2000 Rosenborg BK
Christiansen Mads CHRISTIANSEN 1 Goalkeeper 21.10.2000 Lillestrøm SK
Daland Jesper DALAND 15 Defender 06.01.2000 Stabæk Fotball
Evjen Håkon EVJEN 11 Forward 14.02.2000 FK Bodø/Glimt
Flø Elias FLØ 18 Midfield 16.01.2000 Hødd
Håland Erling Braut HÅLAND 14 Forward 21.07.2000 Molde Fotballklubb
Hove Johan HOVE 6 Midfield 07.09.2000 Sogndal IL
Kalsaas Emil KALSAAS 3 Defender 07.07.2000 Fyllingsdalen
Kvarekvål Lars KVAREKVÅL 12 Goalkeeper 05.02.2000 Stabæk Fotball
Larsen Jørgen Strand LARSEN 10 Forward 06.02.2000 Sarpsborg 08
Rimestad Fabian RIMESTAD 2 Defender 13.01.2000 Fana
Rosler Colin ROSLER 4 Defender 22.04.2000 Manchester City FC
Sandberg Erik Tobias SANDBERG 5 Defender 27.02.2000 Lillestrøm SK
Stenevik Halldor STENEVIK 16 Midfield 02.02.2000 SK Brann
Tagseth Edvard Sandvik TAGSETH 13 Midfield 23.01.2001 Neset FK
Ugland Mikael UGLAND 7 Midfield 24.01.2000 IK Start
Uran Andreas URAN 17 Defender 01.02.2000 Molde Fotballklubb
Waagan Anders Myking WAAGAN 8 Midfield 18.02.2000 Aalesunds FK
Head coach
Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth
Johnsen Erland Coach NOR 05.04.1967
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Group D
UKRAINE
Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth
Player Club
Babichyn Viktor BABICHYN 1 Goalkeeper 22.08.2000 Dnipro Dnipro
Biloshevskyi Bohdan BILOSHEVSKYI 18 Midfield 12.01.2000 Dynamo Kyiv
Isaienko Ievgenii ISAIENKO 11 Forward 07.08.2000 Dynamo Kyiv
Kashchuk Oleksii KASHCHUK 8 Midfield 29.06.2000 Shachtar Donetsk
Kharzhevskyi Petro KHARZHEVSKYI 15 Defender 03.01.2000 UFC Karpaty Lviv
Kholod Artem KHOLOD 17 Forward 22.01.2000 Shachtar Donetsk
Kurtiak Bohdan KURTIAK 19 Defender 11.03.2000 UFC Karpaty Lviv
Ltaif Dany Junior LTAIF 12 Goalkeeper 01.05.2000 Olimpic Donetsk
Malyshkin Illia MALYSHKIN 13 Defender 10.03.2000 Dynamo Kyiv
Mashchenko Vadym MASHCHENKO 22 Midfield 26.07.2000 Dynamo Kyiv
Slyva Roman SLYVA 3 Defender 23.09.2000 UFC Karpaty Lviv
Snurnitsyn Ihor SNURNITSYN 4 Defender 07.03.2000 Olimpic Donetsk
Supriaha Vladyslav SUPRIAHA 7 Forward 15.02.2000 Dnipro Dnipro
Syrota Oleksandr SYROTA 5 Defender 11.06.2000 Dynamo Kyiv
Titaievskyi Mykyta TITAIEVSKYI 14 Midfield 13.01.2000 Chornomorets Odesa
Tsitaishvili Heorhii TSITAISHVILI 10 Midfield 18.11.2000 Dynamo Kyiv
Vashchyshyn Artur VASHCHYSHYN 9 Midfield 11.06.2000 Dynamo Kyiv
Voloshyn Vikentii VOLOSHYN 16 Midfield 17.04.2001 Dynamo Kyiv
Head coach
Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth
Popov Sergiy Coach UKR 22.04.1971
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STADIUMS
Centre Stadium name Address Capacity Matches
A Sesvete Vladimira Vidrića 12, 10360 Sesvete
927 total 545 covered seats
3 group matches FIFA U17 World Cup play-off match
Velika Gorica Hrvatske Bratske Zajednice 80, 10410 Velika Gorica
3,328 total 1,000 covered seats
3 group matches 2 quarter-final
Lučko Puškarićeva 122, 10250 Lučko
1,290 total / covered seats
4 group matches
Zaprešić Vladimira Novaka 25, 10290 Zaprešić
3,519 total 2,328 covered seats
2 group matches 1 quarter-final 1 semi-final
Varaždin Varaždin is Zagrebačka 93, 42000 Varaždin
8,918 total 3,340 covered seats
1 quarter-final 1 semi-final Final
B Rujevica Rujevica 10, 51000 Rijeka
5,642 total 2,550 covered seats
6 group matches
Kostrena Žuknica 7, 51221 Kostrena
2,416 total 1,151 covered seats
6 group matches
Please read venue media guide for more information.
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ROAD TO CROATIA
Qualifying round (September – November 2016) The qualifying round, played in autumn, was made up of 13 groups of four countries playing in one-venue mini-tournaments. The top two from each pool progress alongside the five third-placed sides with the best record against the leading pair in their groups.
Group 1 (Host country: Moldova) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Russia 3 3 0 0 8 1 7 9
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6
3 Latvia 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3
4 Moldova 3 0 0 3 0 8 -8 0
Group 2 (Host country: Andorra) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Republic of Ireland 3 3 0 0 9 2 7 9
2 Greece 3 2 0 1 4 1 3 6
3 Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 3
4 Andorra 3 0 0 3 1 10 -9 0
Group 3 (Host country: Luxembourg) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Switzerland 3 2 1 0 8 4 4 7
2 Faroe Islands 3 1 1 1 4 5 -1 4
3 Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 Luxembourg 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 1
Group 4 (Host country: Italy) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Italy 3 2 1 0 3 0 3 7
2 Serbia 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 6
3 FYR Macedonia 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4
4 Albania 3 0 0 3 1 5 -4 0
Group 5 (Host country: Slovenia) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 France 3 2 1 0 10 2 8 7
2 Slovenia 3 1 2 0 7 4 3 5
3 Montenegro 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 Estonia 3 0 0 3 2 13 -11 0
Group 6 (Host country: Romania) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
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1 England 3 3 0 0 8 2 6 9
2 Austria 3 2 0 1 7 5 2 6
3 Azerbaijan 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 3
4 Romania 3 0 0 3 1 6 -5 0
Group 7 (Host country: Hungary) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Netherlands 3 3 0 0 15 0 15 9
2 Hungary 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 6
3 Denmark 3 1 0 2 12 5 7 3
4 Liechtenstein 3 0 0 3 0 23 -23 0
Group 8 (Host country: Finland) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Sweden 3 3 0 0 12 1 11 9
2 Finland 3 2 0 1 3 5 -2 6
3 Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3
4 Georgia 3 0 0 3 0 7 -7 0
Group 9 (Host country: Northern Ireland) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Spain 3 3 0 0 13 0 13 9
2 Slovakia 3 2 0 1 8 9 -1 6
3 Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 5 9 -4 3
4 San Marino 3 0 0 3 1 9 -8 0
Group 10 (Host country: Portugal) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Scotland 3 3 0 0 8 0 8 9
2 Portugal 3 2 0 1 7 1 6 6
3 Wales 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4 Malta 3 0 0 3 0 14 -14 0
Group 11 (Host country: Cyprus) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Cyprus 3 3 0 0 4 0 4 9
2 Belarus 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 4
3 Belgium 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 4
4 Gibraltar 3 0 0 3 1 7 -6 0
Group 12 (Host country: Israel) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Israel 3 3 0 0 7 1 6 9
2 Poland 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
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3 Armenia 3 1 1 1 4 5 -1 4
4 Iceland 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0
Group 13 (Host country: Lithuania) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Turkey 3 3 0 0 4 0 4 9
2 Norway 3 1 1 1 4 5 -1 4
3 Ukraine 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2
4 Lithuania 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 1
Results and full match reports: http://uefa.to/2qFzgKr
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Elite round (March 2017) In the elite round, held in early spring, those 31 qualifiers plus the top seed – given a bye this far – compete in eight mini-tournament groups of four. The group winners and seven runners-up with the best record against the teams first and third in their section advance to the finals to join the hosts.
Group 1 (Host country: Turkey) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Germany 3 3 0 0 19 4 15 9
2 Turkey 3 2 0 1 11 4 7 6
3 Finland 3 1 0 2 8 10 -2 3
4 Armenia 3 0 0 3 1 21 -20 0
Group 2 (Host country: Hungary) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Hungary 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 6
2 Norway 3 1 1 1 5 3 2 4
3 Israel 3 1 1 1 1 3 -2 4
4 Russia 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2
Group 3 (Host country: Portugal) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6
2 Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 5 2 4
3 Poland 3 1 1 1 7 6 1 4
4 Greece 3 1 0 2 1 7 -6 3
Group 4 (Host country: Scotland) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Scotland 3 3 0 0 8 1 7 9
2 Serbia 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 6
3 Switzerland 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 Montenegro 3 0 0 3 2 10 -8 0
Group 5 (Host country: Netherlands) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Netherlands 3 3 0 0 7 3 4 9
2 Italy 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6
3 Belarus 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 3
4 Belgium 3 0 0 3 1 5 -4 0
Group 6 (Host country: Austria) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 France 3 2 1 0 6 2 4 7
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2 Ukraine 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3 Austria 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 4
4 Sweden 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0
Group 7 (Host country: Bosnia and Herzegovina) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 England 3 3 0 0 10 3 7 9
2 Bosnia and
Herzegovina
3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3 Slovenia 3 0 2 1 2 6 -4 2
4 Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 6 9 -3 1
Group 8 (Host country: Cyprus) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts
1 Republic of Ireland 3 3 0 0 7 0 7 9
2 Faroe Islands 3 1 1 1 2 5 -3 4
3 Slovakia 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 3
4 Cyprus 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 1
Results and full match reports: http://uefa.to/2qPEsIn
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TOURNAMENT HISTORY The UEFA European Under-16 Championship, the first edition of which ran from 1980 until 1982, was the place where stars such as Thierry Henry and Luís Figo took their first step towards the limelight. And since the switch to U17 classification in 2001/02 the likes of England's Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere, Spain's Cesc Fàbregas and Gerard Piqué, Germany's Mario Götze and Toni Kroos, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Belgium's Eden Hazard have followed in their footsteps. Denmark staged the first, 16-team, U17 finals in 2002 and Switzerland captured the hearts of football lovers with a series of stunning performances that were enough to win the title and prove that they could well be a country to watch in the future. However their immediate U17 successors failed to qualify for the 2003 finals – showing how high standards across the continent have risen and how competitive youth football has become. Hosts Portugal won that edition, followed by another home team, France, in 2004, with Turkey victorious in Italy a year later and Russia then taking the title in Luxembourg. Spain were champions in Belgium in 2007 and Turkey the following year, and were the dominant force in the old U16 championship; indeed all but the first two of those were under Juan Santisteban, appointed in 1988. He retired after the 2008 triumph and the following year hosts Germany secured the crown. England broke their duck in 2010 in Liechtenstein, winning all 11 games in their campaign including qualifying. The Netherlands, losers to Germany in the 2009 final, gained revenge in 2011 with a thrilling 5-2 win in Serbia and beat the same side on penalties in Slovenia 12 months later to emulate Spain in retaining the title. They did not make the 2013 finals in Slovakia, allowing Russia to take the title, just as in 2006 on penalties, this time against Italy rather than the Czech Republic. Malta hosted the 2014 event, England winning their second title, before the 2015 finals in Bulgaria expanded to a 16-team event once again, France emerging victorious. The Iberian sides have dominated the U16 and U17 tournaments over the years, with eight Spanish triumphs (six at U16 level) and six by the Portuguese (four at U16), including the most recent 2016 finals in Azerbaijan. Germany have three wins to their name – two in the U16s including one as West Germany – while Switzerland, Republic of Ireland, Turkey, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Italy and the Soviet Union were all U16 champions once.
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WINNERS UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2015/16 Portugal 2014/15 France 2013/14 England 2012/13 Russia 2011/12 Netherlands 2010/11 Netherlands 2009/10 England 2008/09 Germany 2007/08 Spain 2006/07 Spain 2005/06 Russia 2004/05 Turkey 2003/04 France 2002/03 Portugal 2001/02 Switzerland
UEFA European Under-16 Championship 2000/01 Spain 1999/00 Portugal 1998/99 Spain 1997/98 Republic of Ireland 1996/97 Spain 1995/96 Portugal 1994/95 Portugal 1993/94 Turkey 1992/93 Poland 1991/92 Germany 1990/91 Spain 1989/90 Czechoslovakia 1988/89 Portugal 1987/88 Spain 1986/87 Italy, title not awarded 1985/86 Spain 1984/85 USSR 1982/84 Germany 1980/82 Italy
GOLDEN PLAYER 2016: José Gomes 2015: Odsonne Edouard 2014: Steven Bergwijn 2013: Anton Mitryushkin 2012: Max Meyer 2011: Kyle Ebecilio 2010: Connor Wickham 2009: Mario Götze 2008: Danijel Aleksić 2007: Bojan Krkić 2006: Toni Kroos 2005: Nuri Şahin 2004: Cesc Fàbregas 2003: Miguel Veloso 2002: Wayne Rooney For more detailed history, log into: www.uefa.com/under17/history/index.html