# 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

The 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition was an under-17 football competition played in 2002 and 2003 to determine the 7 teams joining Portugal, who qualified automatically as hosts, in the 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.
The final tournament also acted as the UEFA qualifier for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland, with two teams qualifying, Portugal and Spain, as finalists.

## Format

The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds:
* Qualifying round: Apart from six nations (Spain, England, Russia, Finland, Poland and Hungary), which received a bye to the elite round, the remaining 44 teams were drawn into 11 groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. Two best teams from each group advanced to the elite round.
* Elite round: The 28 teams were drawn into seven groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The seven group winners qualified for the final tournament.

## Qualifying round
### Groups
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Latvia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Andorra (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | Elite round |
| 2 | FR Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Belarus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Israel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Iceland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Armenia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |

#### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Elite round |
| 3 | Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 | |

#### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |

#### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Austria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Macedonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Faroe Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | |

#### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Moldova | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | |

#### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | Elite round |
| 3 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |

#### Group 9

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Elite round |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | |

#### Group 10

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Albania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Elite round |
| 3 | Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | San Marino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |

#### Group 11

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Elite round |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Elite round |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 2 | |

## Elite round
### Groups

All times were CET (UTC+1).

#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain (H, Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Croatia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |

#### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Austria (Q) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |

#### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Israel (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |

#### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Albania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |

#### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 | |

#### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |

## Qualified teams

The following 8 teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament only U-17 era (since 2002) |
| Portugal | Hosts | 1 (2002) |
| Spain | Group 1 winner | 1 (2002) |
| Denmark | Group 2 winner | 1 (2002) |
| Austria | Group 3 winner | 0 (debut) |
| Israel | Group 4 winner | 0 (debut) |
| Hungary | Group 5 winner | 1 (2002) |
| England | Group 6 winner | 1 (2002) |
| Italy | Group 7 winner | 0 (debut) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italics indicate host.