2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-17 Euro 2023) is the 20th UEFA European Under-17 Championship (39th 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. Hungary is hosting the tournament.[1] A total of 16 teams are playing in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2006 eligible to participate.

2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2023-es U17-es labdarúgó-Európa-bajnokság
Tournament details
Host countryHungary
Dates17 May – 2 June
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored29 (3.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Robert Ramsak
Poland Mateusz Skoczylas
Spain Marc Guiu
(2 goals each)

Same as previous editions held in odd-numbered years, the tournament will act as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top five teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup as the UEFA representatives.

France, having won the title in 2022 are the title holders.

Host selection
  • 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
Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

All 55 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Hungary qualifying automatically, the other 54 teams competed in the qualifying competition, which consisted of two rounds: Qualifying round, which took place in autumn 2022, and Elite round, which took place in spring 2023, to determine the remaining 15 spots in the final tournament.

Qualified teams

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
 HungaryHosts6th2019 (Fifth place)Fifth place (2019)
 SerbiaElite round Group 1 winners9th22022 (Semi-finals)Semi-finals (2022)
 WalesElite round Group 2 winners1stDebut
 NetherlandsElite round Group 3 winners15th2022 (Runners-up)Champions (2011, 2012, 2018, 2019)
 SpainElite round Group 4 winners15th2022 (Quarter-finals)Champions (2007, 2008, 2017)
 PortugalElite round Group 5 winners10th2022 (Semi-finals)Champions (2003, 2016)
 Republic of IrelandElite round Group 6 winners6th2019 (Group stage)Quarter-finals (2017, 2018)
 CroatiaElite round Group 7 winners5th2017 (Group stage)Fourth place (2005)
 FranceElite round Group 8 winners14th2022 (Champions)Champions (2004, 2015, 2022)
 ScotlandElite round Group 2 runners-up17th2022 (Group stage)Semi-finals (2014)
 EnglandElite round Group 3 runners-up115th2019 (Group stage)Champions (2010, 2014)
 GermanyElite round Group 4 runners-up114th2022 (Quarter-finals)Champions (2009)
 PolandElite round Group 5 runners-up14th2022 (Group stage)Semi-finals (2012)
 ItalyElite round Group 6 runners-up111th2022 (Quarter-finals)Runners-up (2013, 2018, 2019)
 SloveniaElite round Group 7 runners-up14th2018 (Group stage)Group stage (2012, 2015, 2018)
 SwitzerlandElite round Group 8 runners-up19th2018 (Group stage)Champions (2002)
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 seven as Serbia

Final draw
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Seeding
1 —  Hungary (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Host (A1)
2 8  France 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Pot 1
3 5  Portugal 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
4 6  Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7
5 4  Spain 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7
6 3  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
7 7  Croatia 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
8 1  Serbia 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
9 2  Wales 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5 A3
10 6  Italy 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Pot 2
11 4  Germany 3 2 0 1 12 5 +7 6
12 5  Poland 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
13 3  England 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
14 8  Switzerland 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
15 7  Slovenia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
16 2  Scotland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.
(H) Host

Venues

The tournament is hosted in 7 venues.[2]

Debrecen Balmazújváros Budaörs
Nagyerdei Stadion Városi Sportpálya Árok utcai pálya
Capacity: 20,340 Capacity: 2,435 Capacity: 1,204
4 group games 4 group games, 1 quarter-final 3 group games, 1 semi-final
 Budapest
Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion
Capacity: 5,322
4 group games. 1 quarter-final, final
Telki Debrecen Felcsút
Telki Training Centre DEAC Stadion Pancho Aréna
Capacity: 1,000 Capacity: 1,500 Capacity: 3,816
2 group games, 1 quarter-final 4 group games, 1 quarter-final 3 group games, 1 semi-final & World Cup play-off

Match officials

The following officials were appointed for the final tournament:

Squads
Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads

Group stage

The group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals.

The final draw was made on 3 April 2023.[3]

All times are local CEST (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 3 Knockout stage
2  Hungary (H) 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3
3  Wales 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
4  Republic of Ireland 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Poland 5–1 Republic of Ireland
  • Skoczylas 13', 49'
  • Szala 44'
  • Borys 54'
  • Kądziołka 65'
 Report
  • Orazi 5'
Referee: Attilla Karaoglan (Turkey)
Hungary 3–0 Wales
  • Simon 43'
  • Szabó 75'
  • Umathum 81'
 Report
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)
Republic of Ireland v Wales
Report
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)
Hungary v Poland
Report
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)
Republic of Ireland v Hungary
Report
Wales v Poland
Report
Árok utcai pálya, Budaörs

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 3 Knockout stage
2  Spain 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
3  Italy 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
4  Serbia 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Serbia 2–4 Slovenia
  • Cvetković 66'
  • Petrović 82'
 Report
  • Pejičić 4'
  • Topalović 10'
  • Jakupović 34'
  • Hrvatin 52'
Telki Training Centre, Telki
Referee: Jamie Robinson (Northern Ireland)
Italy 1–2 Spain
  • Ragnoli Galli 15'
 Report
  • Guiu 53', 75'
Árok utcai pálya, Budaörs
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)
Spain v Slovenia
Report
Referee: Michal Ocenáš (Slovakia)
Serbia v Italy
Report
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)
Spain v Serbia
Report
Árok utcai pálya, Budaörs
Slovenia v Italy
Report
Telki Training Centre, Telki

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3 Knockout stage
2  France 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
3  Scotland 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
4  Portugal 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Scotland 1–3 France
 Report
  • Issoufou 5'
  • Gadou 45'
  • Ellis 75' (o.g.)
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)
Portugal 0–4 Germany
Report
  • Darvich 32'
  • Kabar 39'
  • Ramsak 59', 90+4'
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)
Portugal v Scotland
Report
Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)
France v Germany
Report
Referee: Attilla Karaoglan (Turkey)
France v Portugal
Report
Germany v Scotland
Report

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Switzerland 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Knockout stage
2  England 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
3  Croatia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
4  Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Switzerland 2–0 Netherlands
  • Boteli 49'
  • Zé 54'
 Report
Referee: Michal Ocenáš (Slovakia)
Croatia 0–1 England
Report
Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)
Croatia v Switzerland
Report
Referee: Jamie Robinson (Northern Ireland)
Netherlands v England
Report
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)
Netherlands v Croatia
Report
England v Switzerland
Report

Knockout stage

The schedule for the knockout stage was released on 2023. The top 5 teams in the knockout stage will qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup as UEFA representatives.

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 May
 
 
Winner Group A
 
 
 
Runner-up Group B
 
 
 
27 May
 
 
 
Winner Group C
 
 
 
Runner-up Group D
 
 
 
27 May
 
 
 
Runner-up Group A
 
 
 
Winner Group B
 
 
 
27 May
 
 Third place
 
Runner-up Group C
 
 
 
Winner Group D
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals will take place on 27 May.

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Semi-finals

The semi-finals will take place on ...

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World Cup playoffs

The World Cup playoffs will take place on ...

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Final
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Goalscorers

There have been 29 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.62 goals per match (as of 18 May 2023).

2 goals

  • Germany Robert Ramsak
  • Poland Mateusz Skoczylas
  • Spain Marc Guiu

1 goal

  • England Ethan Nwaneri
  • France Joane Kouakou Gadou
  • France Yanis Ali Issoufou
  • Germany Noah Darvich
  • Germany Almugera Kabar
  • Hungary Benedek Simon
  • Hungary Szilárd Szabó
  • Hungary Ádám Umathum
  • Italy Federico Ragnoli Galli
  • Poland Karol Borys
  • Poland Szymon Kądziołka
  • Poland Dominik Szala
  • Republic of Ireland Ikechukwu Orazi
  • Scotland Rory Wilson
  • Serbia Mihajlo Cvetković
  • Serbia Andrej Petrović
  • Slovenia Rene Hrvatin
  • Slovenia Aldin Jakupović
  • Slovenia David Pejičić
  • Slovenia Luka Topalović
  • Switzerland Winsley Boteli
  • Switzerland Arlet Junior Zé

1 own goal

  • Scotland Ruari Ellis (against France)

Source: UEFA

References
  1. "Hungary, Cyprus to host U17 EURO in 2023, 2024". UEFA. 19 April 2021.
  2. "2023 U17 EURO finals in Hungary: Tournament information". uefa.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. "2023 U17 EURO finals draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 April 2023.
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