Founded 1982 Most successful team(s) Spain
(8 titles) | Current champions Portugal
(6th title) Region Europe (UEFA) | |
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Number of teams Maximum of 54 (qualifying round)
32 (elite round)
16 (finals) Current champion Portugal national under-17 football team Instances 2016 UEFA European Under‑17, 2015 UEFA European Under‑17, 2014 UEFA European Under‑17, 2018 UEFA European Under‑17, 2017 UEFA European Under‑17 | ||
Live uefa under 17s championship 2016 wales v albania
The UEFA European Under-17 Championship is an annual European association football competition contested by the men's under-17 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Established in 1982, the competition was organised as an under-16 event until 2001, when it was changed to its current age category. In odd years, it serves as the European qualifying tournament for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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- Live uefa under 17s championship 2016 wales v albania
- European under 17 championships highlights denmark v england 06 05 2011
- UEFA European Under 17 Championship
- References
The current competition format consists of three stages: a qualifying round, an elite round and a final tournament. The first stage takes place in autumn of the previous year, while the elite round is played in spring. The winners of each elite round group join the host team in the final tournament, played in May.
Spain is the most successful team in this competition, having won eight titles. They are followed by the current champions, Portugal, who defeated Spain in the 2016 tournament final to win their sixth title.