16th UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2016/17

PRESS KIT

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16th UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2016/17

PRESS KIT

UEFA and Croatian Football Federation (CFF) welcomes media representatives in the 16th UEFA European Under-17 Championship finals that will take place from 3 – 19 May, 2017 in Croatia. Fifteen countries booked their places at the finals, alongside hosts Croatia by negotiating the qualifying and elite rounds. These 16 teams will compete in four groups of four, with the top two in each section progressing to the quarter-finals. Games are 80 minutes in duration and knockout fixtures level at full time will be decided by a penalty shoot-out. The tournament will also act as the European qualifiers for UEFA's five berths in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, from 6 to 28 October. The 32 matches will be played at seven venues – five in and around Zagreb and two near Opatija on the Adriatic coast. The final, as well as one quarter-final and a semi-final, will take place at Stadium Varaždin. The line-up is as follows: Group A: Croatia, Spain, Turkey, Italy Group B: Scotland, France, Hungary, Faroe Islands Group C: Germany, Republic of Ireland, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina Group D: Netherlands, England, Norway, Ukraine • England, France, Spain and the Netherlands are all going for a record third U17 title. • Holders Portugal were eliminated in the elite round as the eighth-best runner-up. • The Faroe Islands have qualified for the finals of a UEFA tournament for the first time. Schedule: Group matches: 3/4, 6/7 and 9/10 May Quarter-finals: 12/13 May Semi-finals and FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off: 16 May Final: 19 May Contact information

For any media questions regarding this final round, you can contact

Viktors Sopirins, UEFA Media Officer

Mobile phone: +371 28336617

Tomislav Pacak, LOC / Croatian team Media Officer

Mobile phone: +385 914961707

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ROAD TO THE FINAL The UEFA European Under-17 Championship consists of three distinct stages: the qualifying round, the elite round and the final tournament. The format changed for 2014/15 with the expansion of the final tournament from eight to 16 teams. Qualifying round The qualifying round, played in autumn, is made up of 13 groups of four countries playing in one-venue mini-tournaments. The top two from each pool progress alongside the five third-placed sides with the best record against the leading pair in their groups. Elite round In the elite round, held in early spring, those 31 qualifiers plus the top seed – given a bye this far – compete in eight mini-tournament groups of four. The group winners and seven runners-up with the best record against the teams first and third in their section advance to the finals to join the hosts. Final tournament In the final tournament the contenders are split into four groups of four, with the front two from each proceeding to the knockout phase. Further details, including the criteria for separating sides that finish level on points in a group, or after 80 minutes in a match, can be found in the official competition regulations. Match schedule

Full match schedule: http://uefa.to/2qxNcU5 UEFA.com will provide in-depth coverage, including match reports, features and video highlights. Keep an eye on @UEFAcom for the latest from Croatia, get involved using #U17EURO and download the official tournament programme.

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QUARTERFINALS

Friday, 12 May

Hungary v Turkey at 12:00, venue: Stadium Velika Gorica (on MTVA, Hungaria and on

Eurosport 2)

Referee: Donatas Rumsas (LTU)

Assistant Referee 1: Robinson Paul (NIR)

Assistant Referee 2: Alexei Vorontcov (RUS)

4th Official: Dominik Ouschan (AUT)

UEFA Referee Observer: Marc Batta (FRA)

UEFA Delegate: Micallef Ludovico (MLT)

Spain v France at 17:45, venue: Stadium Varazdin (on Eurosport 1)

Referee: Fran Jović (CRO)

Assistant Referee 1: Mihail Grigoriu Mircea (ROU)

Assistant Referee 2: Mika Lamppu (FIN)

4th Official: Jens Maae (DEN)

UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Hamer (LUX)

UEFA Delegate: Rudi Zavrl (SVN)

Saturday, 13 May

England v Republic of Ireland at 12.00, venue: Stadium Velika Gorica

Referee: Nicolas Laforge (BEL)

Assistant Referee 1: Goce Petreski (MKD)

Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Antonio Nogueira Fernandes (AND)

4th Official: Anastasios Papapetrou (GRE)

UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Hamer (LUX)

UEFA Delegate: Christian Schmölzer (AUT)

Germany v Netherlands at 17.45, venue: Stadium Zapresic (on Eurosport 1)

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE)

Assistant Referee 1: Ian Bird (WAL)

Assistant Referee 2: Jevgenijs Morozovs (LVA)

4th Official: Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo (POR)

UEFA Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE)

UEFA Delegate: Rudi Zavrl (SVN)

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GROUP STAGE FINAL STANDINGS Group A

Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Spain 3 2 1 0 7 4 3 7

2 Turkey 3 2 0 1 8 5 3 6

3 Italy 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3

4 Croatia 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 1

Match results 3 May 2017 Turkey 2-3 Spain Referee: Dominik Ouschan (AUT) – Stadium: Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka Goals: Umut Güneş 5’, Malik Karaahmet 11’ - Sergio Gómez 24’, Ruiz 33’ (P), Morey 72’ 3 May 2017 Croatia 0-1 Italy Referee: Fabio Verssimo (POR) – Stadium: Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka Goals: Kean 78’ 6 May 2017 Croatia 1-4 Turkey Referee: Nicolas Laforge (BEL) – Stadium: Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka Goals: Marin 67' - Malik Karaahmet 18', Recep Gül 49', Ozan Kabak 69', Yunus Akgün 80' 6 May 2017 Spain 3-1 Italy Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (GRE) – Stadium: Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka Goals: Sergio Gómez 36', Ruiz 68' (P), 80' - Nicolussi Caviglia 80+2' 9 May 2017 Italy 1-2 Turkey Referee: Jens Maae (DEN) – Stadium: Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka Goals: Pellegri 15' - Malik Karaahmet 5', Atalay Babacan 74' 9 May 2017 Spain 1-1 Croatia Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE) – Stadium: Pomorac Kostrena, Kostrena Goals: Blanco 80+1' - Čolina 56'

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Group B

Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Hungary 3 2 1 0 8 3 5 7

2 France 3 2 0 1 11 4 7 6

3 Scotland 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 4

4 Faroe Islands 3 0 0 3 0 13 -13 0

Match results 3 May 2017 Scotland 2-0 Faroe Islands Referee: Donatas Rumšas (LTU) – Stadium: Lučko, Lučko Goals: Cameron 59', Aitchison 68' 3 May 2017 Hungary 3-2 France Referee: Dimitrios Massias (CYP) – Stadium: SRC Velika Gorika, Velika Gorica Goals: Csoboth 38', 41', Bencze 52' - Gouiri 36', 80+4' (P) 6 May 2017 France 7-0 Faroe Islands Referee: Jens Maae (DEN) – Stadium: NK Inter Zaprešić, Zapresic Goals: Gouiri 1', 10', 33', Caqueret 4', 46', Picouleau 15', Adli 54' 6 May 2017 Scotland 1-1 Hungary Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE) – Stadium: Lučko, Lučko Goals: Rudden 30' - Szerető 52' 9 May 2017 Faroe Islands 0-4 Hungary Referee: Fran Jović (CRO) – Stadium: Lučko, Lučko Goals: Torvund 24', Szoboszlai 26', 48', Edmundsson 29' (og) 9 May 2017 France 2-1 Scotland Referee: Nicolas Laforge (BEL) – Stadium: SRC Velika Gorika, Velika Gorica Goals: Gouiri 35', 80' - Rudden 42'

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Group C

Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Germany 3 3 0 0 15 1 14 9

2 Republic of Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 9 -7 3

3 Bosnia and Herzegovina

3 1 0 2 2 7 -5 3

4 Serbia 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3

Match results 4 May 2017 Germany 5-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Referee: Nicolas Laforge (BEL) – Stadium: Pomorac Kostrena, Kostrena Goals: Mai 2', Keitel 16', Arp 50', 51', 62' 4 May 2017 Serbia 1-0 Republic of Ireland Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (GRE) – Stadium: Pomorac Kostrena, Kostrena Goals: Gavrić 72' 7 May 2017 Germany 3-1 Serbia Referee: Dominik Ouschan (AUT) – Stadium: Pomorac Kostrena, Kostrena Goals: Abouchabaka 7 (P)', Yeboah 39', Majetschak 61' 7 May 2017 Republic of Ireland 2-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Referee: Fabio Verissimo (POR) – Stadium: Pomorac Kostrena, Kostrena Goals: Roache 7', Idah 29' (P) - Vještica 13' 10 May 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0 Serbia Referee: Donatas Rumšas (LTU) – Stadium: Pomorac Kostrena, Kostrena Goals: Imamović 80' 10 May 2017 Republic of Ireland 0-7 Germany Referee: Fabio Verissimo (POR) – Stadium: Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka Goals: Abouchabaka 8', Arp 15', 45', 49', L. O'Connor 21' (og), Awuku 73', Hottmann 76'

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Group D

Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 England 3 3 0 0 10 1 9 9

2 Netherlands 3 1 1 1 3 5 -2 4

3 Ukraine 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 3

4 Norway 3 0 1 2 3 7 -4 1

Match results 4 May 2017 Netherlands 1-0 Ukraine Referee: Jens Maae (DEN) – Stadium: Sv. Josip Radnik, Sesvete Goals: El Bouchataoui 61' 4 May 2017 Norway 1-3 England Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE) – Stadium: SRC Velika Gorika, Velika Gorica Goals: Guehi 8 (og)' - Brewster 10', 35', Foden 78' 7 May 2017 England 4-0 Ukraine Referee: Donatas Rumšas (LTU) – Stadium: Sv. Josip Radnik, Sesvete Goals: McEachran 20', Brewster 32', Sancho 36', Barlow 69' 7 May 2017 Netherlands 2-2 Norway Referee: Dimitrios Massias (CYP) – Stadium: SRC Velika Gorika, Velika Gorica Goals: Aboukhlal 11', El Bouchataoui 80+2' (P) - Larsen 50', Stenevik 55' 10 May 2017 Ukraine 2-0 Norway Referee: Dominik Ouschan (AUT) – Stadium: Sv. Josip Radnik, Sesvete Goals: Kashchuk 78', Kholod 80+1' 10 May 2017 England 3-0 Netherlands Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (GRE) – Stadium: NK Inter Zaprešić, Zapresic Goals: Sancho 23', 48' (P), Hudson-Odoi 80'

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RESPECT FAIR PLAY RANKING (after group stage)

Source: Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2016/17 Article 8 - Fair play 8.01 All UEFA competition matches must be played in accordance with the principles of fair play as defined in the UEFA Statutes. 8.02 Fair play assessments are conducted at all matches in the competition in accordance with the UEFA Fair Play Regulations, in order to establish association fair play rankings at the end of each season.

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STATISTICS (after group stage) Goal scorers

7 Amine Gouiri France

6 Jann-Fiete Arp Germany

3 Abel Ruiz Spain

3 Rhian Brewster England

3 Jadon Sancho England

3 Malik Karaahmet Turkey

2 Dominik Szoboszlai Hungary

2 Zak Rudden Scotland

Assists

5 Yacine Adli France

3 Jadon Sancho England

2 Elias Abouchabaka Germany

2 Milan Savić Bosnia and Herzegovina

2 Erik Botheim Norway

2 Martin Majnovics Hungary

2 Atalay Babacan Turkey

2 Jordan Houston Scotland

More statistics: www.uefa.com/under17/season=2017/statistics/index.html

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PLAYER LISTS

Group A

TURKEY

Last Name First Name Shirt Position Date of birth Player Club

Adigüzel Hasan Ali 18 Midfield 03.04.2000 Akhisar Belediyie Genclik ve Spor Kulübü

Akgün Sefa 6 Midfield 30.06.2000 Trabzonspor A.Ş.

Akgün Yunus 11 Forward 07.07.2000 Galatasaray A.Ş.

Babacan Atalay 10 Midfield 28.06.2000 Galatasaray A.Ş.

Biçer Berkehan 15 Defender 01.01.2000 Altınordu A.Ş.

Çetin Berk 13 Defender 02.02.2000 Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach GmbH

Civelek Ramazan Emirhan 2 Defender 05.01.2000 Galatasaray A.Ş.

Göçmen Ali 3 Forward 15.03.2000 Kasimpasa Sportif Faaliyetler A.S.

Gök Egehan 16 Midfield 27.02.2000 Altınordu A.Ş.

Gül Recep 7 Midfield 05.11.2000 Galatasaray A.Ş.

Güneş Umut 14 Midfield 16.03.2000 VfB Stuttgart

Ilkin Enes Islam 17 Midfield 11.01.2000 Samsunspor

Kabak Ozan Muhammed 5 Defender 25.03.2000 Galatasaray A.Ş.

Karaahmet Malik 9 Forward 18.01.2000 Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG

Karnuçu Abdussamed 4 Defender 04.02.2000 Galatasaray A.Ş.

Kesgin Kerem Atakan 8 Midfield 05.11.2000 Bucaspor

Oruç Ozan Can 12 Goalkeeper 26.05.2000 Altınordu A.Ş.

Özer Berke 1 Goalkeeper 25.05.2000 Altınordu A.Ş.

Head coach

Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth

Hacıoğlu Mehmet Coach TUR 28.11.1959

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Group A

CROATIA

Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth

Player Club

Baturina Roko BATURINA 17 Forward 20.06.2000 RNK Split Plc.

Baždarić Vice BAŽDARIĆ 12 Goalkeeper 14.02.2000 HNK Hajduk Plc. Split

Čolina David ČOLINA 3 Defender 19.07.2000 GNK Dinamo

Franjić Bartol FRANJIĆ 6 Midfield 14.01.2000 GNK Dinamo

Hanuljak Marko HANULJAK 8 Midfield 31.01.2000 NK Hypo Limač

Hlevnjak Filip HLEVNJAK 2 Defender 05.08.2000 NK Slaven Belupo

Hrvoj Tin HRVOJ 14 Defender 06.06.2001 GNK Dinamo

Kotarski Dominik KOTARSKI 1 Goalkeeper 10.02.2000 GNK Dinamo

Kreković Leon KREKOVIĆ 7 Forward 07.05.2000 HNK Hajduk Plc. Split

Krizmanić Tomislav KRIZMANIĆ 18 Midfield 21.04.2001 GNK Dinamo

Ljubić Juraj LJUBIĆ 15 Midfield 26.05.2000 GNK Dinamo

Marin Antonio MARIN 9 Forward 09.01.2001 GNK Dinamo

Mitrović Josip MITROVIĆ 16 Forward 11.06.2000 HNK Rijeka

Nekić Ivan NEKIĆ 4 Defender 24.12.2000 HNK Rijeka

Pršir Jurica PRŠIR 10 Midfield 29.05.2000 GNK Dinamo

Radić Stipe RADIĆ 5 Defender 10.06.2000 HNK Hajduk Plc. Split

Šego Michele ŠEGO 11 Forward 05.08.2000 HNK Hajduk Plc. Split

Vušković Mario VUŠKOVIĆ 13 Defender 16.11.2001 HNK Hajduk Plc. Split

Head coach

Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth

Bašić Dario Coach CRO 10.05.1985

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Group A

SPAIN

Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth

Player Club

Alonso Lara José ALONSO LARA 17 Forward 07.03.2000 Sevilla FC

Blanco Conde Antonio BLANCO 6 Midfield 23.07.2000 Real Madrid CF

Chust García Víctor CHUST GARCÍA 5 Defender 05.03.2000 Real Madrid CF

Díaz Barragan Ignacio DÍAZ BARRAGAN 11 Forward 27.06.2000 CD Roda

Fernández Calvo Álvaro FERNÁNDEZ CALVO

1 Goalkeeper 10.04.2000 CD San Félix

García Martret Eric GARCÍA MARTRET

15 Defender 09.01.2001 FC Barcelona

Garcia Segovia Alvaro GARCIA SEGOVIA 14 Midfield 01.06.2000 Albacete Balompié

Gelabert Piña Cesar GELABERT PIÑA 18 Forward 31.10.2000 Real Madrid CF

Gómez Martín Sergio GÓMEZ MARTÍN 10 Forward 04.09.2000 FC Barcelona

Gomez Perea Victor GOMEZ PEREA 12 Defender 01.04.2000 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Guillamón Hugo GUILLAMÓN 4 Defender 31.01.2000 Valencia CF

Miranda Gonzalez Juan MIRANDA GONZALEZ

3 Defender 19.01.2000 FC Barcelona

Morey Bauza Mateu Jaume MOREY BAUZA 2 Defender 02.03.2000 FC Barcelona

Moukhliss Agmir Mohamed MOUKHLISS AGMIR

8 Midfield 06.02.2000 Real Madrid CF

Orellana Gómez Alejandro ORELLANA GÓMEZ

16 Midfield 07.08.2000 FC Barcelona

Ramos Wade Mohamet Airam RAMOS WADE 13 Goalkeeper 13.04.2000 Real Madrid CF

Ruiz Ortega Abel RUIZ ORTEGA 9 Forward 28.01.2000 FC Barcelona

Torres Garcia Ferran TORRES GARCIA 7 Forward 29.02.2000 Valencia CF

Head coach

Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth

Denia Sanchez Santiago Coach ESP 09.03.1974

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Group A

ITALY

Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth

Player Club

Anzolin Matteo ANZOLIN 5 Defender 11.11.2000 Vicenza Calcio

Bellanova Raoul BELLANOVA 2 Defender 17.05.2000 AC Milan

Bellodi Gabriele BELLODI 13 Defender 02.09.2000 AC Milan

Bettella Davide BETTELLA 6 Defender 07.04.2000 Inter Milano

Biancu Roberto BIANCU 10 Midfield 19.01.2000 Cagliari Calcio S.p.A.

Caligara Fabrizio CALIGARA 8 Midfield 12.04.2000 Juventus Football Club

Campeol Axel CAMPEOL 3 Defender 05.03.2000 AC Milan

Candela Antonio CANDELA 15 Defender 27.04.2000 Spezia

Carnesecchi Marco CARNESECCHI 12 Goalkeeper 01.07.2000 AC Cesena

Ghidotti Simone GHIDOTTI 1 Goalkeeper 19.03.2000 ACF Fiorentina

Kean Bioty Moise KEAN 9 Forward 28.02.2000 Juventus Football Club

Merola Davide MEROLA 11 Forward 27.03.2000 Inter Milano

Nicolussi Caviglia Hans NICOLUSSI CAVIGLIA

14 Midfield 18.06.2000 Juventus Football Club

Pellegri Pietro PELLEGRI 18 Forward 17.03.2001 Genoa CFC

Portanova Manolo PORTANOVA 17 Midfield 02.06.2000 Lazio

Rizzo Pinna Andrea RIZZO PINNA 4 Midfield 13.01.2000 Atalanta BC

Vignato Emanuel VIGNATO 16 Midfield 24.08.2000 AC Chievo Verona

Visconti Elia VISCONTI 7 Midfield 30.06.2000 Inter Milano

Gemello Luca GEMELLO 22 Goalkeeper 03.07.2000 Torino FC

Bianchi Flavio Junior BIANCHI 20 Forward 24.01.2000 Genoa CFC

* a player was removed from players list because of an injury ** a player was included in the official list on 08.05.2017, confirmed by UEFA

Head coach

Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth

Bigica Emiliano Coach ITA 04.09.1973

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Group B

FRANCE

Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth

Player Club

Adli Yacine ADLI 7 Midfield 29.07.2000 Paris Saint-Germain

Bianda William BIANDA 4 Defender 30.04.2000 RC Lens

Caqueret Maxence CAQUERET 10 Midfield 15.02.2000 Olympique Lyonnais

Collet Vincent COLLET 2 Defender 23.03.2000 FC Metz

Cremillieux Nathan CREMILLIEUX 1 Goalkeeper 09.01.2000 AS Saint-Étienne

Da John DA 15 Defender 03.03.2000 AS Nancy-Lorraine

Flips Alexis FLIPS 13 Forward 18.01.2000 LOSC Lille

Fofana Yahia FOFANA 16 Goalkeeper 21.08.2000 Le Havre AC

Geubbels Willem GEUBBELS 11 Forward 16.08.2001 Olympique Lyonnais

Gomes Claudio GOMES 6 Midfield 23.07.2000 Paris Saint-Germain

Gouiri Amine GOUIRI 9 Forward 16.02.2000 Olympique Lyonnais

Guenouche Hakim GUENOUCHE 3 Defender 30.05.2000 AS Nancy-Lorraine

Isidor Wilson ISIDOR 18 Forward 27.08.2000 Stade Rennais FC

Kérouédan Alan KEROUEDAN 12 Forward 12.01.2000 Stade Rennais FC

Lacroix Maxence LACROIX 17 Defender 06.04.2000 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

Pelmard Andy PELMARD 5 Defender 12.03.2000 OGC Nice

Picouleau Mathis PICOULEAU 14 Midfield 08.05.2000 Stade Rennais FC

Tchouameni Aurélien TCHOUAMENI 8 Midfield 27.01.2000 FC Girondins de Bordeaux

Head coach

Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth

Rouxel Lionel Coach FRA 16.08.1970

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Group B

SCOTLAND

Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth

Player Club

Aitchison Jack AITCHISON 7 Forward 05.03.2000 Celtic FC

Cameron Innes CAMERON 14 Forward 22.08.2000 Kilmarnock FC

Church Daniel CHURCH 3 Defender 21.07.2000 Celtic FC

Deas Robbie DEAS 5 Defender 27.02.2000 Celtic FC

Houston Jordan HOUSTON 17 Defender 28.01.2000 Rangers FC

Hutchison Lewis HUTCHISON 10 Forward 19.02.2000 Aberdeen FC

Mayo Lewis MAYO 2 Defender 19.03.2000 Rangers FC

Mccracken Jon MCCRACKEN 1 Goalkeeper 24.05.2000 Norwich City FC

Mcinroy Kerr MCINROY 16 Defender 31.08.2000 Celtic FC

Middleton Glenn MIDDLETON 11 Midfield 01.01.2000 Norwich City FC

Mitchell Jonathan MITCHELL 6 Defender 16.03.2000 Falkirk FC

Mullen Ryan MULLEN 12 Goalkeeper 18.05.2001 Celtic FC

Reid Aaron REID 18 Defender 05.01.2000 Heart of Midlothian FC

Ross Sebastian ROSS 13 Midfield 20.01.2000 Aberdeen FC

Rudden Zak RUDDEN 9 Forward 06.02.2000 Rangers FC

Smith Lewis SMITH 15 Midfield 16.03.2000 Hamilton Academical FC

Watt Elliot WATT 8 Midfield 11.03.2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Welsh Stephen WELSH 4 Defender 19.01.2000 Celtic FC

Head coach

Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth

Gemmill Scot Coach SCO 02.01.1971

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Group B

HUNGARY

Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth Player Club

Arday Dominik Alex ARDAY 23 Defender 08.12.2000 Vasas FC

Ásványi Balázs ÁSVÁNYI 1 Goalkeeper 13.05.2001 PFLA

Bencze Márk BENCZE 11 Forward 30.01.2000 Vitesse

Bolla Gergő BOLLA 15 Defender 22.02.2000 Illés Akadémia

Csoboth Kevin CSOBOTH 17 Forward 20.06.2000 Benfica

Csonka András Mátyás CSONKA 8 Midfield 01.05.2000 FTC

Kiss Tamás KISS 20 Midfield 24.11.2000 Illés Akadémia

Kovács Krisztián KOVÁCS 2 Defender 29.05.2000 Győri ETO FC

Majnovics Martin MAJNOVICS 3 Defender 26.10.2000 FC Mattersburg

Mocsi Attila MOCSI 14 Defender 29.05.2000 Győri ETO FC

Opavszky Balázs Szilárd OPAVSZKY 4 Defender 18.02.2000 Vasas FC

Oroszi István OROSZI 22 Goalkeeper 14.09.2000 FTC

Schön Szabolcs SCHÖN 10 Midfield 27.09.2000 Ajax

Szendrei Norbert SZENDREI 9 Forward 27.03.2000 MFA

Szerető Krisztofer SZERETŐ 7 Midfield 10.01.2000 Stoke City FC

Szoboszlai Dominik SZOBOSZLAI 6 Midfield 25.10.2000 Salzburg

Timári Norman TIMÁRI 21 Forward 18.02.2000 PFLA

Torvund Alexander TORVUND 19 Forward 01.08.2000 Vasas FC

Head coach

Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth

Szélesi Zoltán Coach HUN 22.11.1981

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Group B

FAROE ISLANDS

Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth

Player Club

Á Reynatrøð Bárður REYNATRØÐ 1 Goalkeeper 08.01.2000 Víkingur

Brimnes Bjarni BRIMNES 14 Defender 21.05.2000 HB Tórshavn

Edmundsson Andrias EDMUNDSSON 3 Defender 18.12.2000 B68 Toftir

El Moustage Elias EL MOUSTAGE 11 Midfield 30.05.2001 Aalborg BK

Fróðason Dann FRÓÐASON 4 Defender 27.04.2000 07 Vestur

Heðinsson Asbjørn HEÐINSSON 8 Defender 19.12.2000 07 Vestur

Í Liða Filip LIÐA 19 Midfield 06.11.2000 Argja Bóltfelag

Jacobsen Magnus Holm JACOBSEN 6 Midfield 23.05.2000 B36 Tórshavn

Jacobsen Tórur JACOBSEN 15 Forward 24.04.2000 KÍ Klaksvík

Joensen Jákup JOENSEN 20 Midfield 27.02.2000 SKÁLA

Løkin Steffan Abrahamsson

LØKIN 13 Forward 13.11.2000 NSÍ Runavík

Mørk Bjarti Vitalis MØRK 12 Goalkeeper 07.06.2001 HB Tórshavn

Nielsen Sjúrdur Pauli NIELSEN 2 Defender 18.04.2000 NSÍ Runavík

Olsen Sveinur Lava OLSEN 17 Defender 14.01.2001 HB Tórshavn

Radosavljevic Stefan RADOSAVLJEVIC 9 Midfield 08.09.2000 TB / FCS / Royn

Sigvardsen Sølvi SIGVARDSEN 18 Midfield 18.10.2000 NSÍ Runavík

Sólheim Símun SÓLHEIM 16 Midfield 25.02.2001 HB Tórshavn

Sørensen Hanus SØRENSEN 7 Midfield 19.02.2001 FC Midtjylland

Head coach

Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth

Johansen Áki Coach FRO 13.01.1969

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Group C

GERMANY

Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth

Player Club

Abouchabaka Elias ABOUCHABAKA 10 Midfield 31.03.2000 RasenBallsport Leipzig GmbH

Arp Jann-Fiete ARP 9 Forward 06.01.2000 HSV Fußball AG

Awuku Noah AWUKU 6 Midfield 09.01.2000 Holstein Kiel

Becker Dominik BECKER 4 Defender 09.01.2000 1. FC Köln GmbH & Co. KGaA

Boller Jan BOLLER 5 Defender 14.03.2000 Bayer 04 Leverkusen GmbH

Cetin Sahverdi CETIN 7 Midfield 28.09.2000 Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG

Hackethal Pascal HACKETHAL 3 Defender 27.01.2000 SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co. KGaA

Hottmann Eric HOTTMANN 11 Forward 08.02.2000 VfB Stuttgart

Jastrzembski Dennis JASTRZEMBSKI 13 Forward 20.02.2000 Hertha BSC Berlin GmbH & Co. KGaA

Keitel Yannik KEITEL 14 Midfield 15.02.2000 SC Freiburg

Klatte Luis KLATTE 12 Goalkeeper 01.03.2000 Hertha BSC Berlin GmbH & Co. KGaA

Ludewig Kilian LUDEWIG 15 Forward 05.03.2000 RasenBallsport Leipzig GmbH

Mai Lars Lukas MAI 16 Defender 31.03.2000 FC Bayern München AG

Majetschak Erik MAJETSCHAK 8 Midfield 01.03.2000 RasenBallsport Leipzig GmbH

Malone Maurice MALONE 17 Forward 17.08.2000 FC Augsburg 1907 GmbH & Co. KGaA

Nitzl Alexander NITZL 2 Defender 11.07.2000 FC Bayern München AG

Plogmann Luca PLOGMANN 1 Goalkeeper 10.03.2000 SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co. KGaA

Yeboah John YEBOAH 18 Midfield 23.06.2000 VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH

Head coach

Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth

Wück Christian Coach GER 09.06.1973

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Group C

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth

Player Club

Bolger Aaron Nigel BOLGER 6 Midfield 02.02.2000 Shamrock FC

Clarke Kian CLARKE 16 Goalkeeper 09.05.2001 Bohemian FC

Collins Nathan Michael COLLINS 5 Defender 30.04.2001 Cherry Orchard FC

Connolly Aaron Anthony CONNOLLY 11 Forward 28.01.2000 Brighton & Hove Albion

Doherty Jordan DOHERTY 4 Defender 29.08.2000 Sheffield United FC

Idah Adam Uche IDAH 10 Forward 11.02.2001 College Corinthians

Kavanagh Brandon KAVANAGH 12 Midfield 21.09.2000 Bohemian FC

Kilkenny Gavin KILKENNY 17 Midfield 01.02.2000 AFC Bournemouth

Ledwidge Kameron Malcolm LEDWIDGE 3 Defender 07.04.2001 Saint Kevins Boys

Maher Brian Philip MAHER 1 Goalkeeper 01.11.2000 Saint Patrick FC

Nolan Luke Sean NOLAN 7 Midfield 21.08.2000 Saint Patrick FC

O' Connor Lee O' CONNOR 2 Midfield 28.07.2000 Manchester United FC

O'Farrell Richard O'FARRELL 14 Midfield 18.09.2000 Saint Patrick FC

Redmond Joseph REDMOND 15 Midfield 23.01.2000 Birmingham City FC

Roache Rowan Gerald ROACHE 9 Forward 09.02.2000 Blackpool FC

Thompson Callum Niall THOMPSON 8 Midfield 20.04.2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Walsh Darryl WALSH 13 Defender 14.06.2000 Waterford United FC

Wright Tyreik Samuel WRIGHT 18 Midfield 22.09.2001 Lakewood Athletic

Head coach

Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth

O'Brien Colin Coach IRL 28.02.1975

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Group C

SERBIA

Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth

Player Club

Đerlek Armin ĐERLEK 10 Midfield 15.07.2000 FK Partizan

Gavrić Željko GAVRIĆ 8 Midfield 05.12.2000 FK Crvena zvezda

Gordić Miloš GORDIĆ 1 Goalkeeper 05.03.2000 FK Crvena zvezda

Ilić Ivan ILIĆ 4 Midfield 17.03.2001 FK Crvena zvezda

Janković Marko JANKOVIĆ 7 Defender 29.08.2000 FK Crvena zvezda

Kamenović Dimitrije KAMENOVIĆ 16 Defender 16.07.2000 FK Čukarički doo

Kokir Jovan KOKIR 15 Forward 25.04.2000 FK Partizan

Kostić Aleksandar KOSTIĆ 2 Defender 24.01.2000 FK Crvena zvezda

Marković Svetozar MARKOVIĆ 5 Defender 23.03.2000 FK Partizan

Milojević Aleksa MILOJEVIĆ 12 Goalkeeper 08.01.2000 FK Jagodina

Nešković Mihajlo NEŠKOVIĆ 11 Midfield 09.02.2000 FK Vojvodina

Pavlović Jovan Vladimir PAVLOVIĆ 6 Defender 11.02.2000 FK Sport Tim

Šehović Zlatan ŠEHOVIĆ 3 Defender 08.08.2000 FK Partizan

Stuparević Filip STUPAREVIĆ 9 Forward 30.08.2000 FK Voždovac

Tedić Slobodan TEDIĆ 18 Forward 13.04.2000 FK Vojvodina

Vidosavljević Milutin VIDOSAVLJEVIĆ 17 Midfield 21.02.2001 FK Čukarički doo

Zuvić Mateja ZUVIĆ 20 Midfield 13.02.2000 FK Partizan

Zvekanov Vanja ZVEKANOV 14 Midfield 25.05.2000 FK Spartak, Subotica

Head coach

Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth

Ognjenović Perica Coach SRB 24.02.1977

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Group C

BOSNIA - HERZEGOVINA

Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth

Player Club

Brkić Marko BRKIĆ 7 Midfield 11.04.2000 FK Crvena zvezda

Gazibegovic Jusuf GAZIBEGOVIC 6 Defender 11.03.2000 Red Bull Juniors Salzburg

Imamović Armin IMAMOVIĆ 14 Midfield 17.02.2000 FK Sarajevo

Kršić Jasmin KRŠIĆ 1 Goalkeeper 02.03.2000 FK Željezničar

Kurbegović Dino - Samuel KURBEGOVIĆ 4 Defender 21.12.2000 1. FSV Mainz 05 e.V.

Marušić Domagoj MARUŠIĆ 16 Midfield 19.03.2000 NK Široki Brijeg

Mehanović Elvis MEHANOVIĆ 17 Forward 10.04.2000 KRC Genk

Omerović Eldin OMEROVIĆ 11 Forward 26.05.2000 FK Sloboda

Perković Matej PERKOVIĆ 12 Goalkeeper 06.05.2000 NK Široki Brijeg

Sadiku Rijad SADIKU 5 Defender 18.01.2000 FK Sarajevo

Salčin Đani SALČIN 9 Midfield 19.03.2000 FK Sarajevo

Santrač Stefan SANTRAČ 8 Midfield 24.01.2000 FK Crvena zvezda

Savić Milan SAVIĆ 18 Defender 19.05.2000 FK Crvena zvezda

Sejdović Emir SEJDOVIĆ 13 Midfield 25.04.2000 FSV Frankfurt

Šikanjić Milan ŠIKANJIĆ 10 Forward 03.01.2000 FK Crvena zvezda

Tegeltija Dobrica TEGELTIJA 3 Defender 06.10.2000 FK Vojvodina

Vještica Nemanja VJEŠTICA 15 Defender 01.02.2000 FK Partizan

Zilić Enio ZILIĆ 2 Defender 12.07.2000 FK Željezničar

Head coach

Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth

Malkoćević Sakib Coach BIH 25.01.1965

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Group D

NETHERLANDS

Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth

Player Club

Aboukhlal Zakaria ABOUKHLAL 11 Forward 18.02.2000 Willem II

Bakker Mitchel BAKKER 4 Defender 20.06.2000 AFC Ajax

Boadu* Myron BOADU 17 Forward 14.01.2001 AZ

Buitink Thomas BUITINK 9 Forward 14.06.2000 Vitesse

Daverveld Tijn DAVERVELD 3 Defender 29.04.2000 PSV Eindhoven

De Haas Justin DE HAAS 13 Defender 01.02.2000 AZ

De Keijzer Fabian DE KEIJZER 16 Goalkeeper 10.05.2000 FC Utrecht

El Bouchataoui Achraf EL BOUCHATAOUI

6 Midfield 12.01.2000 Feyenoord

Familia-Castillo Juan FAMILIO-CASTILLO

10 Midfield 13.01.2000 Chelsea FC

Geertruida Lutsharel GEERTRUIDA 2 Defender 18.07.2000 Feyenoord

Haspolat Dogucan HASPOLAT 8 Midfield 11.02.2000 SBV Excelsior

Ladan Delano LADAN 18 Forward 09.02.2000 ADO Den Haag

Mallahi Mohamed MALLAHI 7 Forward 13.02.2000 FC Utrecht

Mendonça Andrew Antonio MENDONÇA 15 Midfield 09.07.2000 PSV Eindhoven

Oosting Thijs OOSTING 14 Midfield 02.05.2000 AZ

Pierie Kik PIERIE 5 Defender 20.07.2000 sc Heerenveen

Schendelaar Jasper SCHENDELAAR 1 Goalkeeper 02.09.2000 AZ

St Jago Tommy ST JAGO 12 Defender 03.01.2000 FC Utrecht

Van Hoeven** Brad VAN HOEVEN 19 Forward 17.04.2000 Sparta Rotterdam

* a player was removed from players list because of an injury ** a player was included in the official list on 05.05.2017, confirmed by UEFA

Head coach

Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth

Van Wonderen Kees Coach NED 04.01.1969

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Group D

ENGLAND

Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth

Player Club

Anderson Curtis ANDERSON 13 Goalkeeper 27.09.2000 Manchester City FC

Barlow Aidan BARLOW 17 Midfield 10.01.2000 Manchester United FC

Brewster Rhian BREWSTER 9 Forward 01.04.2000 Liverpool FC

Bursik Josef BURSIK 1 Forward 12.07.2000 AFC Wimbledon

Denny Alexander DENNY 15 Midfield 12.04.2000 Everton

Eyoma Timothy EYOMA 2 Defender 29.01.2000 Tottenham Hotspur FC

Foden Philip FODEN 7 Forward 28.05.2000 Manchester City FC

Gibson Lewis GIBSON 3 Defender 19.07.2000 Newcastle United FC

Griffiths Reo GRIFFITHS 12 Forward 27.06.2000 Tottenham Hotspur FC

Guehi Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel

GUÉHI 5 Defender 13.07.2000 Chelsea FC

Hudson-Odoi Callum HUDSON ODOI 10 Midfield 07.11.2000 Chelsea FC

Loader Daniel LOADER 16 Forward 28.08.2000 Reading FC

Mceachran George MCEACHRAN 4 Midfield 30.08.2000 Chelsea FC

Oakley-Boothe Tashan OAKLEY BOOTHE 8 Midfield 14.02.2000 Tottenham Hotspur FC

Panzo Jonathan PANZO 6 Defender 25.10.2000 Chelsea FC

Sancho Jadon SANCHO 11 Forward 25.03.2000 Manchester City FC

Smith Rowe Emile SMITH-ROWE 18 Forward 28.07.2000 Arsenal FC

Vokins Jake VOKINS 14 Defender 17.03.2000 Southampton FC

Head coach

Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth

Cooper Steven Coach ENG 10.12.1979

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Group D

NORWAY

Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth

Player Club

Botheim Erik BOTHEIM 9 Forward 10.01.2000 Rosenborg BK

Christiansen Mads CHRISTIANSEN 1 Goalkeeper 21.10.2000 Lillestrøm SK

Daland Jesper DALAND 15 Defender 06.01.2000 Stabæk Fotball

Evjen Håkon EVJEN 11 Forward 14.02.2000 FK Bodø/Glimt

Flø Elias FLØ 18 Midfield 16.01.2000 Hødd

Håland Erling Braut HÅLAND 14 Forward 21.07.2000 Molde Fotballklubb

Hove Johan HOVE 6 Midfield 07.09.2000 Sogndal IL

Kalsaas Emil KALSAAS 3 Defender 07.07.2000 Fyllingsdalen

Kvarekvål Lars KVAREKVÅL 12 Goalkeeper 05.02.2000 Stabæk Fotball

Larsen Jørgen Strand LARSEN 10 Forward 06.02.2000 Sarpsborg 08

Rimestad Fabian RIMESTAD 2 Defender 13.01.2000 Fana

Rosler Colin ROSLER 4 Defender 22.04.2000 Manchester City FC

Sandberg Erik Tobias SANDBERG 5 Defender 27.02.2000 Lillestrøm SK

Stenevik Halldor STENEVIK 16 Midfield 02.02.2000 SK Brann

Tagseth Edvard Sandvik TAGSETH 13 Midfield 23.01.2001 Neset FK

Ugland Mikael UGLAND 7 Midfield 24.01.2000 IK Start

Uran Andreas URAN 17 Defender 01.02.2000 Molde Fotballklubb

Waagan Anders Myking WAAGAN 8 Midfield 18.02.2000 Aalesunds FK

Head coach

Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth

Johnsen Erland Coach NOR 05.04.1967

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Group D

UKRAINE

Last Name First Name Shirt Name Shirt Position Date of birth

Player Club

Babichyn Viktor BABICHYN 1 Goalkeeper 22.08.2000 Dnipro Dnipro

Biloshevskyi Bohdan BILOSHEVSKYI 18 Midfield 12.01.2000 Dynamo Kyiv

Isaienko Ievgenii ISAIENKO 11 Forward 07.08.2000 Dynamo Kyiv

Kashchuk Oleksii KASHCHUK 8 Midfield 29.06.2000 Shachtar Donetsk

Kharzhevskyi Petro KHARZHEVSKYI 15 Defender 03.01.2000 UFC Karpaty Lviv

Kholod Artem KHOLOD 17 Forward 22.01.2000 Shachtar Donetsk

Kurtiak Bohdan KURTIAK 19 Defender 11.03.2000 UFC Karpaty Lviv

Ltaif Dany Junior LTAIF 12 Goalkeeper 01.05.2000 Olimpic Donetsk

Malyshkin Illia MALYSHKIN 13 Defender 10.03.2000 Dynamo Kyiv

Mashchenko Vadym MASHCHENKO 22 Midfield 26.07.2000 Dynamo Kyiv

Slyva Roman SLYVA 3 Defender 23.09.2000 UFC Karpaty Lviv

Snurnitsyn Ihor SNURNITSYN 4 Defender 07.03.2000 Olimpic Donetsk

Supriaha Vladyslav SUPRIAHA 7 Forward 15.02.2000 Dnipro Dnipro

Syrota Oleksandr SYROTA 5 Defender 11.06.2000 Dynamo Kyiv

Titaievskyi Mykyta TITAIEVSKYI 14 Midfield 13.01.2000 Chornomorets Odesa

Tsitaishvili Heorhii TSITAISHVILI 10 Midfield 18.11.2000 Dynamo Kyiv

Vashchyshyn Artur VASHCHYSHYN 9 Midfield 11.06.2000 Dynamo Kyiv

Voloshyn Vikentii VOLOSHYN 16 Midfield 17.04.2001 Dynamo Kyiv

Head coach

Last Name First Name Staff role Nationality Date of birth

Popov Sergiy Coach UKR 22.04.1971

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REFEREES AND OFFICIALS

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STADIUMS

Centre Stadium name Address Capacity Matches

A Sesvete Vladimira Vidrića 12, 10360 Sesvete

927 total 545 covered seats

3 group matches FIFA U17 World Cup play-off match

Velika Gorica Hrvatske Bratske Zajednice 80, 10410 Velika Gorica

3,328 total 1,000 covered seats

3 group matches 2 quarter-final

Lučko Puškarićeva 122, 10250 Lučko

1,290 total / covered seats

4 group matches

Zaprešić Vladimira Novaka 25, 10290 Zaprešić

3,519 total 2,328 covered seats

2 group matches 1 quarter-final 1 semi-final

Varaždin Varaždin is Zagrebačka 93, 42000 Varaždin

8,918 total 3,340 covered seats

1 quarter-final 1 semi-final Final

B Rujevica Rujevica 10, 51000 Rijeka

5,642 total 2,550 covered seats

6 group matches

Kostrena Žuknica 7, 51221 Kostrena

2,416 total 1,151 covered seats

6 group matches

Please read venue media guide for more information.

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ROAD TO CROATIA

Qualifying round (September – November 2016) The qualifying round, played in autumn, was made up of 13 groups of four countries playing in one-venue mini-tournaments. The top two from each pool progress alongside the five third-placed sides with the best record against the leading pair in their groups.

Group 1 (Host country: Moldova) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Russia 3 3 0 0 8 1 7 9

2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6

3 Latvia 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3

4 Moldova 3 0 0 3 0 8 -8 0

Group 2 (Host country: Andorra) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Republic of Ireland 3 3 0 0 9 2 7 9

2 Greece 3 2 0 1 4 1 3 6

3 Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 3

4 Andorra 3 0 0 3 1 10 -9 0

Group 3 (Host country: Luxembourg) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Switzerland 3 2 1 0 8 4 4 7

2 Faroe Islands 3 1 1 1 4 5 -1 4

3 Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4

4 Luxembourg 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 1

Group 4 (Host country: Italy) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Italy 3 2 1 0 3 0 3 7

2 Serbia 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 6

3 FYR Macedonia 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4

4 Albania 3 0 0 3 1 5 -4 0

Group 5 (Host country: Slovenia) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 France 3 2 1 0 10 2 8 7

2 Slovenia 3 1 2 0 7 4 3 5

3 Montenegro 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4

4 Estonia 3 0 0 3 2 13 -11 0

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Group 6 (Host country: Romania) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 England 3 3 0 0 8 2 6 9

2 Austria 3 2 0 1 7 5 2 6

3 Azerbaijan 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 3

4 Romania 3 0 0 3 1 6 -5 0

Group 7 (Host country: Hungary) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Netherlands 3 3 0 0 15 0 15 9

2 Hungary 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 6

3 Denmark 3 1 0 2 12 5 7 3

4 Liechtenstein 3 0 0 3 0 23 -23 0

Group 8 (Host country: Finland) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Sweden 3 3 0 0 12 1 11 9

2 Finland 3 2 0 1 3 5 -2 6

3 Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3

4 Georgia 3 0 0 3 0 7 -7 0

Group 9 (Host country: Northern Ireland) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Spain 3 3 0 0 13 0 13 9

2 Slovakia 3 2 0 1 8 9 -1 6

3 Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 5 9 -4 3

4 San Marino 3 0 0 3 1 9 -8 0

Group 10 (Host country: Portugal) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Scotland 3 3 0 0 8 0 8 9

2 Portugal 3 2 0 1 7 1 6 6

3 Wales 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3

4 Malta 3 0 0 3 0 14 -14 0

Group 11 (Host country: Cyprus) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Cyprus 3 3 0 0 4 0 4 9

2 Belarus 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 4

3 Belgium 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 4

4 Gibraltar 3 0 0 3 1 7 -6 0

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Group 12 (Host country: Israel) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Israel 3 3 0 0 7 1 6 9

2 Poland 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4

3 Armenia 3 1 1 1 4 5 -1 4

4 Iceland 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0

Group 13 (Host country: Lithuania) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Turkey 3 3 0 0 4 0 4 9

2 Norway 3 1 1 1 4 5 -1 4

3 Ukraine 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2

4 Lithuania 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 1

Results and full match reports: http://uefa.to/2qFzgKr

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Elite round (March 2017) In the elite round, held in early spring, those 31 qualifiers plus the top seed – given a bye this far – compete in eight mini-tournament groups of four. The group winners and seven runners-up with the best record against the teams first and third in their section advance to the finals to join the hosts.

Group 1 (Host country: Turkey) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Germany 3 3 0 0 19 4 15 9

2 Turkey 3 2 0 1 11 4 7 6

3 Finland 3 1 0 2 8 10 -2 3

4 Armenia 3 0 0 3 1 21 -20 0

Group 2 (Host country: Hungary) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Hungary 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 6

2 Norway 3 1 1 1 5 3 2 4

3 Israel 3 1 1 1 1 3 -2 4

4 Russia 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2

Group 3 (Host country: Portugal) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6

2 Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 5 2 4

3 Poland 3 1 1 1 7 6 1 4

4 Greece 3 1 0 2 1 7 -6 3

Group 4 (Host country: Scotland) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Scotland 3 3 0 0 8 1 7 9

2 Serbia 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 6

3 Switzerland 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3

4 Montenegro 3 0 0 3 2 10 -8 0

Group 5 (Host country: Netherlands) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Netherlands 3 3 0 0 7 3 4 9

2 Italy 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6

3 Belarus 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 3

4 Belgium 3 0 0 3 1 5 -4 0

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Group 6 (Host country: Austria) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 France 3 2 1 0 6 2 4 7

2 Ukraine 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6

3 Austria 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 4

4 Sweden 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0

Group 7 (Host country: Bosnia and Herzegovina) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 England 3 3 0 0 10 3 7 9

2 Bosnia and

Herzegovina

3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4

3 Slovenia 3 0 2 1 2 6 -4 2

4 Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 6 9 -3 1

Group 8 (Host country: Cyprus) Teams P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Republic of Ireland 3 3 0 0 7 0 7 9

2 Faroe Islands 3 1 1 1 2 5 -3 4

3 Slovakia 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 3

4 Cyprus 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 1

Results and full match reports: http://uefa.to/2qPEsIn

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TOURNAMENT HISTORY The UEFA European Under-16 Championship, the first edition of which ran from 1980 until 1982, was the place where stars such as Thierry Henry and Luís Figo took their first step towards the limelight. And since the switch to U17 classification in 2001/02 the likes of England's Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere, Spain's Cesc Fàbregas and Gerard Piqué, Germany's Mario Götze and Toni Kroos, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Belgium's Eden Hazard have followed in their footsteps. Denmark staged the first, 16-team, U17 finals in 2002 and Switzerland captured the hearts of football lovers with a series of stunning performances that were enough to win the title and prove that they could well be a country to watch in the future. However their immediate U17 successors failed to qualify for the 2003 finals – showing how high standards across the continent have risen and how competitive youth football has become. Hosts Portugal won that edition, followed by another home team, France, in 2004, with Turkey victorious in Italy a year later and Russia then taking the title in Luxembourg. Spain were champions in Belgium in 2007 and Turkey the following year, and were the dominant force in the old U16 championship; indeed all but the first two of those were under Juan Santisteban, appointed in 1988. He retired after the 2008 triumph and the following year hosts Germany secured the crown. England broke their duck in 2010 in Liechtenstein, winning all 11 games in their campaign including qualifying. The Netherlands, losers to Germany in the 2009 final, gained revenge in 2011 with a thrilling 5-2 win in Serbia and beat the same side on penalties in Slovenia 12 months later to emulate Spain in retaining the title. They did not make the 2013 finals in Slovakia, allowing Russia to take the title, just as in 2006 on penalties, this time against Italy rather than the Czech Republic. Malta hosted the 2014 event, England winning their second title, before the 2015 finals in Bulgaria expanded to a 16-team event once again, France emerging victorious. The Iberian sides have dominated the U16 and U17 tournaments over the years, with eight Spanish triumphs (six at U16 level) and six by the Portuguese (four at U16), including the most recent 2016 finals in Azerbaijan. Germany have three wins to their name – two in the U16s including one as West Germany – while Switzerland, Republic of Ireland, Turkey, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Italy and the Soviet Union were all U16 champions once.

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WINNERS UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2015/16 Portugal 2014/15 France 2013/14 England 2012/13 Russia 2011/12 Netherlands 2010/11 Netherlands 2009/10 England 2008/09 Germany 2007/08 Spain 2006/07 Spain 2005/06 Russia 2004/05 Turkey 2003/04 France 2002/03 Portugal 2001/02 Switzerland

UEFA European Under-16 Championship 2000/01 Spain 1999/00 Portugal 1998/99 Spain 1997/98 Republic of Ireland 1996/97 Spain 1995/96 Portugal 1994/95 Portugal 1993/94 Turkey 1992/93 Poland 1991/92 Germany 1990/91 Spain 1989/90 Czechoslovakia 1988/89 Portugal 1987/88 Spain 1986/87 Italy, title not awarded 1985/86 Spain 1984/85 USSR 1982/84 Germany 1980/82 Italy

GOLDEN PLAYER 2016: José Gomes 2015: Odsonne Edouard 2014: Steven Bergwijn 2013: Anton Mitryushkin 2012: Max Meyer 2011: Kyle Ebecilio 2010: Connor Wickham 2009: Mario Götze 2008: Danijel Aleksić 2007: Bojan Krkić 2006: Toni Kroos 2005: Nuri Şahin 2004: Cesc Fàbregas 2003: Miguel Veloso 2002: Wayne Rooney For more detailed history, log into: www.uefa.com/under17/history/index.html