# 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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

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 | 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

    $^1$ 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

The final draw was made on 3 April 2023 at Ensana Thermal Margaret Island Health Spa Hotel, Budapest.
| 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 | Pot 1 |
| 4 | 6 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Pot 1 |
| 5 | 4 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Pot 1 |
| 6 | 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Pot 1 |
| 7 | 7 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Pot 1 |
| 8 | 1 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | Pot 1 |
| 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 | Pot 2 |
| 12 | 5 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Pot 2 |
| 13 | 3 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Pot 2 |
| 14 | 8 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | Pot 2 |
| 15 | 7 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Pot 2 |
| 16 | 2 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Pot 2 |

## 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 |
| BalmazújvárosDebrecenTelkiBudaörsBudapestFelcsút | BalmazújvárosDebrecenTelkiBudaörsBudapestFelcsút | Budapest |
| BalmazújvárosDebrecenTelkiBudaörsBudapestFelcsút | BalmazújvárosDebrecenTelkiBudaörsBudapestFelcsút | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion |
| BalmazújvárosDebrecenTelkiBudaörsBudapestFelcsút | BalmazújvárosDebrecenTelkiBudaörsBudapestFelcsút | Capacity: 5,322 |
| BalmazújvárosDebrecenTelkiBudaörsBudapestFelcsút | BalmazújvárosDebrecenTelkiBudaörsBudapestFelcsút | 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:

## 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.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |

## 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 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 27 May – Telki | 27 May – Telki | | | |
| Poland | 3 | | | |
| Poland | 3 | 30 May – Felcsút | 30 May – Felcsút | | |
| Serbia | 2 | 30 May – Felcsút | 30 May – Felcsút | |
| Serbia | 2 | Poland | 3 | |
| 27 May – Debrecen | 27 May – Debrecen | | Poland | 3 | |
| 27 May – Debrecen | 27 May – Debrecen | Germany | 5 | |
| Germany (p) | 1 (3) | Germany | 5 | |
| Germany (p) | 1 (3) | | | | 2 June – Budapest | 2 June – Budapest |
| Switzerland | 1 (2) | | | | 2 June – Budapest | 2 June – Budapest |
| Switzerland | 1 (2) | | | | Germany | 0 (5) |
| 27 May – Budapest | 27 May – Budapest | | | | | Germany | 0 (5) |
| 27 May – Budapest | 27 May – Budapest | | | | France | 0 (4) |
| Spain | 3 | | | | France | 0 (4) |
| Spain | 3 | 30 May – Felcsút | 30 May – Felcsút | | | |
| Republic of Ireland | 0 | 30 May – Felcsút | 30 May – Felcsút | | | |
| Republic of Ireland | 0 | Spain | 1 | | | |
| 27 May – Balmazújváros | 27 May – Balmazújváros | | Spain | 1 | | | |
| 27 May – Balmazújváros | 27 May – Balmazújváros | France | 3 | | World Cup play-off | World Cup play-off |
| England | 0 | France | 3 | | World Cup play-off | World Cup play-off |
| England | 0 | | | | 30 May – Budaörs | 30 May – Budaörs |
| France | 1 | | | | 30 May – Budaörs | 30 May – Budaörs |
| France | 1 | | | | England | 4 |
| | | | | | Switzerland | 2 |

### 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.

#### 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.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | D1 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off |
| 2 | D2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off |
| 3 | A2 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | B2 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |

### FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off

Winner qualified for 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

### Final
## Goalscorers

There were 111 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.58 goals per match.
4 goals
* Paris Brunner
* Robert Ramsak
* Marc Guiu
* Lamine Yamal
3 goals
* Karol Borys
* Mateusz Skoczylas
2 goals
* Isaiah Dada-Mascoll
* Tidiam Gomis
* Yanis Ali Issoufou
* Mathis Lambourde
* Noah Darvich
* Benedek Simon
* Luke Kehir
* Mason Melia
* Ikechukwu Orazi
* Mattia Mannini
* Daniel Mikołajewski
* Mihajlo Cvetković
* Andrija Maksimović
* Luka Topalović
* Winsley Boteli
* Demir Xhemalija
* Iwan Morgan
1 goal
* Sergej Levak
* Ljubo Puljić
* Michael Golding
* Archie Gray
* Myles Lewis-Skelly
* Zak Lovelace
* Ethan Nwaneri
* Justin Oboavwoduo
* Kadan Young
* Joane Kouakou Gadou
* Fodé Sylla
* Bence Dárdai
* Charles Herrmann
* Almugera Kabar
* Max Moerstedt
* Assan Ouédraogo
* Kjell Wätjen
* Martin Kern
* Csaba Molnár
* Szilárd Szabó
* Ádám Umathum
* Zétény Varga
* Giacomo De Pieri
* Federico Ragnoli Galli
* Jesse Bal
* Jasper Hartog
* Mike Huras
* Szymon Kądziołka
* Jakub Krzyżanowski
* Filip Rejczyk
* Dominik Szala
* Maksymilian Sznaucner
* Oskar Tomczyk
* Filip Wolski
* Nuno Patrício
* Gonçalo Sousa
* Olívio Tomé
* Romeo Akachukwu
* Najemedine Razi
* Lennon Connolly
* Rory Wilson
* Andrej Petrović
* Andrej Subotić
* Veljko Vukojević
* Rene Hrvatin
* Aldin Jakupović
* David Pejičić
* Alejandro Granados
* Óscar Mesa
* Marvin Akahomen
* Elio Rufener
* Arlet Junior Zé
* Gabriele Biancheri
1 own goal
* Jake Grante (against Hungary)
* Ruari Ellis (against France)
Source: UEFA

## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
* Player of the Tournament: Paris Brunner
* Top Scorer: Robert Ramsak / Paris Brunner / Marc Guiu / Lamine Yamal (4 goals each)

### Team of the Tournament

After the tournament, the Under-17 Team of the Tournament was selected by the UEFA Technical Observer panel.
| Position | Player |
| Goalkeeper | Max Schmitt |
| Defenders | Eric da Silva Moreira |
| Defenders | Finn Jeltsch |
| Defenders | Ishé Samuels-Smith |
| Defenders | Nhoa Sangui |
| Midfielders | Noah Darvich |
| Midfielders | Fayssal Harchaoui |
| Midfielders | Saïmon Bouabré |
| Forwards | Lamine Yamal |
| Forwards | Marc Guiu |
| Forwards | Paris Brunner |

## 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) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.