2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2023-es U17-es labdarúgó-Európa-bajnokság Tournament details Host country Hungary Dates 17 May – 2 June Teams 16 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 7 (in 6 host cities) Final positions Champions Germany (4th title)Runners-up France Tournament statistics Matches played 31 Goals scored 105 (3.39 per match) Attendance 27,854 (899 per match) Top scorer(s) Paris Brunner Robert Ramsak Marc Guiu Lamine Yamal (4 goals each)Best player(s) Paris Brunner ← 2022 2024 →
International football competition
The 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-17 Euro 2023 ) was 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 hosted the tournament. A total of 16 teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2006 eligible to participate.
Same as previous editions held in odd-numbered years, the tournament acted as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 World Cup . The top five teams of the tournament qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia as the UEFA representatives.
France , having won the title in 2022 , entered as the title holders, but would lose in the final to Germany , who won their fourth title.
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.
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
Hungary
Hosts
6th
2019 (Fifth place)
Fifth place (2019 )
Serbia
Elite round Group 1 winners
9th
2022 (Semi-finals)
Semi-finals (2022 )
Wales
Elite round Group 2 winners
1st
Debut
Netherlands
Elite round Group 3 winners
15th
2022 (Runners-up)
Champions (2011 , 2012 , 2018 , 2019 )
Spain
Elite round Group 4 winners
15th
2022 (Quarter-finals)
Champions (2007 , 2008 , 2017 )
Portugal
Elite round Group 5 winners
10th
2022 (Semi-finals)
Champions (2003 , 2016 )
Republic of Ireland
Elite round Group 6 winners
6th
2019 (Group stage)
Quarter-finals (2017 , 2018 )
Croatia
Elite round Group 7 winners
5th
2017 (Group stage)
Fourth place (2005 )
France
Elite round Group 8 winners
14th
2022 (Champions )
Champions (2004 , 2015 , 2022 )
Scotland
Elite round Group 2 runners-up
7th
2022 (Group stage)
Semi-finals (2014 )
England
Elite round Group 3 runners-up
15th
2019 (Group stage)
Champions (2010 , 2014 )
Germany
Elite round Group 4 runners-up
14th
2022 (Quarter-finals)
Champions (2009 )
Poland
Elite round Group 5 runners-up
4th
2022 (Group stage)
Semi-finals (2012 )
Italy
Elite round Group 6 runners-up
11th
2022 (Quarter-finals)
Runners-up (2013 , 2018 , 2019 )
Slovenia
Elite round Group 7 runners-up
4th
2018 (Group stage)
Group stage (2012 , 2015 , 2018 )
Switzerland
Elite round Group 8 runners-up
9th
2018 (Group stage)
Champions (2002 )
Notes
The best seven runners-up among all eight elite round groups qualified for the final tournament.
Two as Serbia and Montenegro and seven as Serbia
Final draw
The final draw was made on 3 April 2023 at Ensana Thermal Margaret Island Health Spa Hotel, Budapest.
Source: UEFA Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots. (H) Hosts
Venues
The tournament was hosted in 7 venues.
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, World Cup play-off
Balmazújváros Debrecen Telki Budaörs Budapest Felcsút
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, 2 semi-finals
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 advanced to the quarter-finals.
Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:
Points obtained in all group matches;
Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Goals scored in all group matches;
Penalty shoot-out if only two teams had the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and were tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
Disciplinary points Yellow card: −1 point; Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points; Direct red card: −3 points;
UEFA coefficient for the qualifying round draw;
Drawing of lots.
All times are local CEST (UTC+2 ).
Group A
Source: UEFA Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers (H) Hosts
17 May 2023 (2023-05-17)16:30 Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion , Budapest Attendance: 412Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey )
17 May 2023 (2023-05-17)20:00 Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion , Budapest Attendance: 3,480Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden )
20 May 2023 (2023-05-20)16:30 Pancho Aréna , Felcsút Attendance: 714Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan )
20 May 2023 (2023-05-20)20:00 Pancho Aréna , Felcsút Attendance: 2,921Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia )
23 May 2023 (2023-05-23)20:00 Pancho Aréna , Felcsút Attendance: 2,577Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey )
23 May 2023 (2023-05-23)20:00 Árok utcai pálya, Budaörs Attendance: 318Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland )
Group B
Source: UEFA Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)17:00 Telki Training Centre, Telki Attendance: 308Referee: Jamie Robinson (Northern Ireland )
18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)20:00 Árok utcai pálya, Budaörs Attendance: 1,060Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia )
21 May 2023 (2023-05-21)16:30 Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion , Budapest Attendance: 917Referee: Michal Očenáš (Slovakia )
21 May 2023 (2023-05-21)20:00 Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion , Budapest Attendance: 574Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden )
24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)17:00 Árok utcai pálya, Budaörs Attendance: 815Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland )
24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)17:00 Telki Training Centre, Telki Attendance: 181Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan )
Group C
Source: UEFA Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
17 May 2023 (2023-05-17)16:30 Nagyerdei Stadion , Debrecen Attendance: 298Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan )
17 May 2023 (2023-05-17)20:00 Nagyerdei Stadion , Debrecen Attendance: 409Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland )
20 May 2023 (2023-05-20)15:00 DEAC Stadion , Debrecen Attendance: 575Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia )
20 May 2023 (2023-05-20)20:00 Városi Sportpálya , Balmazújváros Attendance: 765Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey )
23 May 2023 (2023-05-23)15:00 Városi Sportpálya , Balmazújváros Attendance: 507Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden )
23 May 2023 (2023-05-23)15:00 DEAC Stadion , Debrecen Attendance: 348Referee: Oliver Reitala (Finland )
Group D
Source: UEFA Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)15:00 DEAC Stadion , Debrecen Attendance: 411Referee: Michal Očenáš (Slovakia )
18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)20:00 Városi Sportpálya , Balmazújváros Attendance: 700Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia )
21 May 2023 (2023-05-21)16:30 Nagyerdei Stadion , Debrecen Attendance: 710Referee: Jamie Robinson (Northern Ireland )
21 May 2023 (2023-05-21)20:00 Nagyerdei Stadion , Debrecen Attendance: 611Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland )
24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)15:00 Városi Sportpálya , Balmazújváros Attendance: 458Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria )
24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)15:00 DEAC Stadion , Debrecen Attendance: 427Referee: Lothar D'Hondt (Belgium )
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, a penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time was played).
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Winners qualified for 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup . The two best losing quarter-finalists entered the FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off.
27 May 2023 (2023-05-27)15:00 Telki Training Centre, Telki Attendance: 288Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan )
27 May 2023 (2023-05-27)15:00 DEAC Stadion , Debrecen Attendance: 243Referee: Jamie Robinson (Northern Ireland )
27 May 2023 (2023-05-27)20:00 Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion , Budapest Attendance: 893Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia )
27 May 2023 (2023-05-27)20:00 Városi Sportpálya , Balmazújváros Attendance: 411Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey )
Ranking of losing quarter-finalists
To determine the two best losing quarter-finalists which entered the FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off, the losing quarter-finalists were ranked by the following criteria (Regulations Article 16.06):
Position in the group stage (i.e., group winners ahead of group runners-up);
Results in the group stage (i.e., points, goal difference, goals scored);
Results in the quarter-finals (i.e., points, goal difference, goals scored);
Disciplinary points in the group stage and quarter-finals combined;
UEFA coefficient for the qualifying round draw;
Drawing of lots.
Source: UEFA
FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off
Winner qualified for 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup .
30 May 2023 (2023-05-30)15:00 Árok utcai pálya, Budaörs Attendance: 138Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland )
Semi-finals
30 May 2023 (2023-05-30)16:30 Pancho Aréna , Felcsút Attendance: 627Referee: Michal Ocenáš (Slovakia )
30 May 2023 (2023-05-30)20:00 Pancho Aréna , Felcsút Attendance: 879Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden )
Final
2 June 2023 (2023-06-02)20:00 Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion , Budapest Attendance: 4,017Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey )
Goalscorers
There were 111 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.58 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Source: UEFA
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Team of the Tournament
After the tournament, the Under-17 Team of the Tournament was selected by the UEFA Technical Observer panel.
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup
The following five teams from UEFA qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia .
Team
Qualified on
Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup
Poland
27 May 2023
2 (1993 , 1999 )
Germany
27 May 2023
10 (1985 , 1991 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2015 , 2017 )
Spain
27 May 2023
10 (1991 , 1995 , 1997 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2007 , 2009 , 2017 , 2019 )
France
27 May 2023
7 (1987 , 2001 , 2007 , 2011 , 2015 , 2017 , 2019 )
England
30 May 2023
4 (2007 , 2011 , 2015 , 2017 )
Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
^ "2023: Paris Brunner" . UEFA.com . 10 June 2023.
^ "Hungary, Cyprus to host U17 EURO in 2023, 2024" . UEFA. 19 April 2021.
"2023 U17 EURO finals draw" . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 3 April 2023.
"2023 U17 EURO finals in Hungary: Tournament information" . uefa.com . Retrieved 3 April 2023.
"2023 Under-17 EURO: Top scorers" . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 2 Jun 2023.
"2023 Under-17 EURO Team of the Tournament" . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2023.
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