Nordic Under-17 Football Championship

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Nordic Under-17 Football Championship
Founded1975
RegionNordic countries / Northern Europe
Number of teams8 (6 Nordic countries plus 2 guests)
Current champions Iceland (2nd title)
Most successful team(s) England (10 titles)
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.

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[edit]

  • Under-15: 1984–1990
  • Under-16: 1975–1982, 1991–2000, 2003–2004
  • Under-17: 2001–2002, 2005–

Winners[edit]

Country Winners
 England 10 (1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010)
 Denmark 09 (1975, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2016)
 Norway 07 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 2008)
 Sweden 06 (1987, 2000, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015)
 West Germany 03 (1977, 1978, 1979)
 Finland 03 (1999, 2013, 2022)
 Republic of Ireland 02 (1998, 2005)
 Iceland 02 (2011, 2018)

Tournaments[edit]

Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1975
Details
Finland
Finland

Denmark
2 – 1
Finland

West Germany
2–1
Iceland
1976
Details
Iceland
Iceland

Norway
6 – 5
Penalty shootout
(0–0)

Sweden

Denmark
3–2
Finland
1977
Details
Norway
Norway

West Germany
6 – 2
Sweden

Norway
3–2
Denmark
1978
Details
Denmark
Denmark

West Germany
3 – 1
Penalty shootout
(3–3)

Sweden

Norway
1–0
Denmark
1979
Details
Sweden
Sweden

West Germany
3 – 1
Sweden

Norway
5–3
Denmark
1980
Details
Germany
West Germany

Norway
1 – 0
West Germany

Denmark
5–2
Finland
1981
Not held
1982
Details
Finland
Finland

Denmark
Round-robin tournament
Sweden

Finland
Round-robin tournament
Iceland
1983
Not held
1984
Details
Iceland
Iceland

Norway
Round-robin tournament
Sweden

Denmark
Round-robin tournament
Iceland
1985
Details
Norway
Norway

Norway
Round-robin tournament
Sweden

Iceland
Round-robin tournament
Denmark
1986
Details
Denmark
Denmark

Norway
Round-robin tournament
Sweden

Finland
Round-robin tournament
Denmark
1987
Details
Sweden
Sweden

Sweden
3 – 1
England

Norway
2–1
Denmark
1988
Details
Sweden
Sweden

Denmark
Round-robin tournament
England

Norway
Round-robin tournament
Sweden
1989
Details
England
England

England
Round-robin tournament
Sweden

Finland
Round-robin tournament
Norway
1990
Details
Finland
Finland

Denmark
Round-robin tournament
England

Sweden
Round-robin tournament
Norway
1991
Details
Iceland
Iceland

England
Round-robin tournament
Denmark

Iceland
Round-robin tournament
Finland
1992
Details
Norway
Norway

Denmark
4 – 2
England

Finland
7 – 6
Penalty shootout
(3–3)

Iceland
1993
Details
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands

Norway
2 – 0
Iceland

England
1–0
Finland
1994
Details
Denmark
Denmark

England
3 – 0
Austria

Sweden
4–0
Iceland
1995
Details
Sweden
Sweden

England
3 – 2
Scotland

Sweden
3–1
Denmark
1996
Details
Norway
Norway

England
3 – 1
Norway

Finland
1–0
Denmark
1997
Details
Finland
Finland

England
3 – 2
Norway

Sweden
3 – 2
Penalty shootout
(1–1)

Netherlands
1998
Details
Iceland
Iceland

Republic of Ireland
3 – 2
England

Finland
4 – 3
Penalty shootout
(2–2)

Norway
1999
Details
England
England

Finland
5 – 4
Extra time

England

Denmark
1–0
Sweden
2000
Details
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands

Sweden
3 – 0
England

Finland
3–2
Iceland
2001
Details
Denmark
Denmark

England
4 – 2
Penalty shootout
(1–1)

Slovakia

Denmark
4–1
Norway
2002
Details
Sweden
Sweden

England
1 – 0
Golden goal

Iceland

Slovakia
4 – 3
Penalty shootout
(0–0)

Norway
2003
Details
Norway
Norway

Denmark
1 – 0
Scotland

Norway
3–1
Finland
2004
Details
Finland
Finland

Denmark
3 – 0
Iceland

England
4–0
Norway
2005
Details
Iceland
Iceland

Republic of Ireland
2 – 0
England

Denmark
7 – 6
Penalty shootout
(1–1)

Sweden
2006
Details
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands

Denmark
4 – 0
England

Finland
2–1
Sweden
2007
Details
Denmark
Denmark

Sweden
1 – 0
Belgium

England
1–0
Norway
2008
Details
Sweden
Sweden

Norway
5 – 2
Extra time
(2–2)

Sweden

Denmark
6–1
England
2009
Details
Norway
Norway

England
3 – 2
Extra time
(2–2)

Scotland

Norway
5–3
Iceland
2010
Details
Finland
Finland

England
2 – 1
Sweden

Denmark
5–3
Norway
2011
Details
Iceland
Iceland

Iceland
1 – 0
Denmark

Norway
2–1
Iceland/2
2012
Details
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands

Sweden
2 – 0
England

Norway
2–1
Denmark
2013
Details
Norway
Norway

Finland
4 – 3
Denmark

Iceland
5–2
Norway
2014
Details
Denmark
Denmark

Sweden
2 – 0
Norway

Denmark
3–0
England
2015
Details
Sweden
Sweden

Sweden
1 – 0
Poland

Iceland
5 – 4
Penalty shootout
(0–0)

Denmark
2016
Details
Finland
Finland

Denmark
2 – 0
Iceland

Norway
3–0
Montenegro
2017
Details
Iceland
Iceland

Norway
4– 1
Denmark

Sweden
2–0
Poland
2018
Details
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands

Iceland
1 – 0
Finland

Denmark
3–0
Norway

References[edit]