# UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

The UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship or simply UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, is an annual European championship football tournament, organized by UEFA, for national teams of women under age seventeen. The tournament was first played out in 2007–08, having been approved by the UEFA Executive Committee on 22 May 2006. It is also a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifying competition in even years. National under-17 teams whose countries belong to the European governing body UEFA can register to enter the competition. Germany is the most successful team in this competition, having won eight titles. Spain are the current champions.

## Format

The Championship has three phases: two qualifying rounds open to all eligible nations and the finals phase which is composed of 8 qualified teams.
In 2011 it was announced that the tournament will be expanded to eight teams, and beginning with the 2014 edition the eight qualified teams play round-robin in two groups of four.

## Results

Below are the results history table.
| Edition | Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| Edition | Year | Host | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
| 1 | 2008 | Switzerland | Germany | 3–0 | France | Denmark | 4–1 | England |
| 2 | 2009 | Switzerland | Germany | 7–0 | Spain | France | 3–1 | Norway |
| 3 | 2010 | Switzerland | Spain | 0–0 (4–1 pen.) | Republic of Ireland | Germany | 3–0 | Netherlands |
| 4 | 2011 | Switzerland | Spain | 1–0 | France | Germany | 8–2 | Iceland |
| 5 | 2012 | Switzerland | Germany | 1–1 (4–3 pen.) | France | Denmark | 0–0 (5–4 pen.) | Switzerland |
| 6 | 2013 | Switzerland | Poland | 1–0 | Sweden | Spain | 4–0 | Belgium |
| 7 | 2014 | England | Germany | 1–1 (3–1 pen.) | Spain | Italy | 0–0 (4–3 pen.) | England |
| 8 | 2015 | Iceland | Spain | 5–2 | Switzerland | France and Germany | France and Germany | France and Germany |
| 9 | 2016 | Belarus | Germany | 0–0 (3–2 pen.) | Spain | England | 2–1 | Norway |
| 10 | 2017 | Czech Republic | Germany | 0–0 (3–1 pen.) | Spain | Netherlands and Norway | Netherlands and Norway | Netherlands and Norway |
| 11 | 2018 | Lithuania | Spain | 2–0 | Germany | Finland | 2–1 | England |
| 12 | 2019 | Bulgaria | Germany | 1–1 (3–2 pen.) | Netherlands | Portugal and Spain | Portugal and Spain | Portugal and Spain |
| - | 2020 | Sweden | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| - | 2021 | Faroe Islands | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 13 | 2022 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Germany | 2–2 (3–2 pen.) | Spain | France | 2–0 | Netherlands |
| 14 | 2023 | Estonia | France | 3–2 | Spain | England and Switzerland | England and Switzerland | England and Switzerland |
| 15 | 2024 | Sweden | Spain | 4–0 | England | Poland | 2–2 (4–2 pen.) | France |
| 16 | 2025 | Faroe Islands | | | | | | |
| 17 | 2026 | Northern Ireland | | | | | | |
| 18 | 2027 | Finland | | | | | | |
* Key:
** pen–after penalty shootout

## Winners

| Country | Winners | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place | Losing semifinalists | Total (Top Four) |
| Germany | 8 (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022) | 1 (2018) | 2 (2010, 2011) | | 1 (2015) | 12 |
| Spain | 5 (2010, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2024) | 6 (2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023) | 1 (2013) | | 1 (2019) | 13 |
| France | 1 (2023) | 3 (2008, 2011, 2012) | 2 (2009, 2022) | 1 (2024) | 1 (2015) | 8 |
| Poland | 1 (2013) | | 1 (2024) | | | 2 |
| England | | 1 (2024) | 1 (2016) | 3 (2008, 2014, 2018) | 1 (2023) | 6 |
| Netherlands | | 1 (2019) | | 2 (2010, 2022) | 1 (2017) | 4 |
| Switzerland | | 1 (2015) | | 1 (2012) | 1 (2023) | 3 |
| Republic of Ireland | | 1 (2010) | | | | 1 |
| Sweden | | 1 (2013) | | | | 1 |
| Denmark | | | 2 (2008, 2012) | | | 2 |
| Italy | | | 1 (2014) | | | 1 |
| Finland | | | 1 (2018) | | | 1 |
| Norway | | | | 2 (2009, 2016) | 1 (2017) | 3 |
| Iceland | | | | 1 (2011) | | 1 |
| Belgium | | | | 1 (2013) | | 1 |
| Portugal | | | | | 1 (2019) | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 60 |

## Comprehensive team results by tournament
### Legend

* 1st – Champions
* 2nd – Runners-up
* 3rd – Third place
* 4th – Fourth place
* SF – Semi-finalists
* GS – Group stage (from 2014 onwards)
* • – Did not qualify
* × – Did not enter / Withdrew
* Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
* — Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | 2008 (4) | 2009 (4) | 2010 (4) | 2011 (4) | 2012 (4) | 2013 (4) | 2014 (8) | 2015 (8) | 2016 (8) | 2017 (8) | 2018 (8) | 2019 (8) | 2022 (8) | 2023 (8) | 2024 (8) | 2025 (8) | Total |
| Austria | × | × | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | | 2 |
| Belarus | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | 1 |
| Belgium | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 |
| Bulgaria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Czech Republic | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Denmark | 3rd | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | | 4 |
| England | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | GS | 3rd | GS | 4th | GS | • | SF | 2nd | • | 9 |
| Estonia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
| Faroe Islands | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 |
| Finland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | GS | • | • | • | 2 |
| France | 2nd | 3rd | • | 2nd | 2nd | • | GS | SF | • | GS | • | • | 3rd | 1st | 4th | Q | 11 |
| Germany | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | • | 1st | SF | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | GS | • | | 13 |
| Iceland | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Italy | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | • | Q | 4 |
| Lithuania | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Netherlands | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | GS | 2nd | 4th | • | • | Q | 6 |
| Norway | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 4th | SF | • | • | GS | • | GS | | 6 |
| Poland | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | 3rd | Q | 5 |
| Portugal | × | × | × | × | × | × | GS | • | • | • | • | SF | • | • | GS | | 3 |
| Republic of Ireland | • | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| Scotland | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Serbia | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Spain | • | 2nd | 1st | 1st | • | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | SF | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | Q | 14 |
| Sweden | • | • | • | • | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | 3 |
| Switzerland | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | SF | • | • | 3 |

## FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup results
### Legend

* 1st – Champions
* 2nd – Runners-up
* 3rd – Third place
* 4th – Fourth place
* QF – Quarter-finals
* GS – Group stage
* q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
* — Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | 2008 (4) | 2010 (4) | 2012 (4) | 2014 (8) | 2016 (8) | 2018 (8) | 2022 (8) | 2024 (8) | 2025 (8) | Total |
| Azerbaijan | - | - | GS | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Denmark | QF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 1 |
| England | 4th | - | - | - | QF | - | - | 4th | - | 3 |
| Finland | - | - | - | - | - | GS | - | - | - | 1 |
| France | GS | - | 1st | - | - | - | GS | - | | 3 |
| Germany | 3rd | QF | 4th | GS | QF | QF | 4th | - | | 7 |
| Italy | - | - | - | 3rd | - | - | - | - | | 1 |
| Poland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | QF | | 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | - | QF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Spain | - | 3rd | - | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | | 6 |

## Player of the Tournament

For certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com chose a Golden Player. Starting from 2023 a Player of the Tournament has been chosen by UEFA's Technical Observer panel.
| Year | Player |
| 2008 | Alexandra Popp |
| 2009 | Kyra Malinowski |
| 2010 | Lola Gallardo |
| 2011 | Alba Pomares |
| 2012 | Sandie Toletti |
| 2013 | Ewa Pajor |
| 2014 | Andrea Falcón |
| 2015 | Stefanie Sanders |
| 2016 | Caroline Siems |
| 2017 | Lena Oberdorf |
| 2018 | - |
| 2019 | - |
| 2022 | - |
| 2023 | Vicky López |
| 2024 | Alba Cerrato |

## Number of teams

| Year of tournament | Number of teams | Format |
| 2008–2013 | 4 | Semifinals, third place play-off and final |
| 2014–present | 8 | Two groups of four team, semifinals, third place play-off (in even years only, for qualifying to FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup) and final |