2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Italy (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Portugal |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 94 (3.03 per match) |
Attendance | 23,257 (750 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Rodrigo Mora (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | Francesco Camarda[1] |
The 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-17 Euro 2024) was 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.[2] A total of 16 teams are playing in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2007 eligible to participate.
Germany were the title holders, having beaten France in a penalty shootout in the 2023 final, but was not 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.[2]
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.[3]
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:
The 12 referees for the final tournament:
- Jasper Vergoote
- Antoni Bandić
- Radoslav Gidzjenov
- Ante Čulina
- Menelaos Antoniou
- Jan Petřík
- Jakob Alexander Sundberg
- Mohammed Al-Emara
- Pierre Gaillouste
- David Fuxman
- Miguel Bértolo Nogueira
- Nenad Minaković
The 12 assistant-referees for the final tournament:
- Martijn Tiesters
- Stefan Tešanovic
- Petar Velizarov Mitrev
- Luka Pušic
- Kyriakos Sokratous
- Marek Podaný
- Victor Skytte
- Turkka Valjakka
- Alexis Auger
- Rostislav Talis
- Nelson Filipe Vila Pereira
- 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 |
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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 |
Group D[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6[a] | Knockout stage |
2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6[a] | |
3 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6[a] | |
4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
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 | 1 (3) | |||||||||
2 June | ||||||||||
Denmark (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
Denmark | 0 | |||||||||
30 May | ||||||||||
Italy | 1 | |||||||||
Italy (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
5 June | ||||||||||
England | 1 (4) | |||||||||
Italy | 3 | |||||||||
29 May | ||||||||||
Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
Austria | 2 | |||||||||
2 June | ||||||||||
Serbia | 3 | |||||||||
Serbia | 2 | |||||||||
30 May | ||||||||||
Portugal | 3 | |||||||||
Portugal | 2 | |||||||||
Poland | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals[edit]
Austria | 2–3 | Serbia |
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Semi-finals[edit]
Final[edit]
Goalscorers[edit]
There have been 94 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.03 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Mauro Hämmerle
- Adrian Riegel
- Valentin Zabransky
- Patrice Čović
- Bruno Durdov
- Noa Mikić
- Petros Ioannou
- Jakub Kolísek
- Matěj Kvaček
- Lukáš Moudrý
- Marek Naskos
- Matyáš Nechvátal
- Lasse Abildgaard
- Sofus Johannesen
- Roberto Risnæs
- Baylee Dipepa
- Shumaira Mheuka
- Enzo Sternal
- Cristian Cama
- Mattia Mosconi
- Jakub Adkonis
- Stanisław Gieroba
- Oskar Pietuszewski
- Eduardo Felicíssimo
- João Trovisco
- Cardoso Varela
- Bogdan Kostić
- Dušan Makević
- Viktor Stojanović
- Adrian Arnucio
- Daniel Yañez
- Genesis Antwi
- Kyrylo Dihtyar
- Cruz Allen
1 own goal
- Eduardo Felicíssimo (against Serbia)
References[edit]
- ^ "Italy's Francesco Camarda named 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Player of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ 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.