Germany win 2023 U17 EURO: At a glance

Germany ended a 14-year wait for the UEFA European Under-17 Championship title as they defeated 2022 champions France in a penalty shoot-out in Budapest, Hungary.

Top scorers

Final tournament

4 Paris Brunner (Germany), Marc Guiu (Spain), Robert Ramsak (Germany), Lamine Yamal (Spain)
3 Karol Borys (Poland), Mateusz Skoczylas (Poland)
2 Winsley Boteli (Switzerland), Mihajlo Cvetković (Serbia), Isaiah Dada-Mascoll (England), Noah Darvich (Germany), Tidiam Gomis (France), Yanis Ali Issoufou (France), Luke Kehir (Republic of Ireland), Mathis Lambourde (France), Andrija Maksimović (Serbia), Mattia Mannini (Italy), Mason Melia (Republic of Ireland), Daniel Mikołajewski, (Poland), Iwan Morgan (Wales), kechukwu Orazi (Republic of Ireland), Benedek Simon (Hungary), Luka Topalović (Slovenia)

Season (including qualifiers)

8 Winsley Boteli (Switzerland)
7 Paris Brunner (Germany), Oskar Tomczyk (Poland)
6 Mathis Lambourde (France), Mason Melia (Republic of Ireland)
5 Mattia Mannini (Italy), Ethan Nwaneri (England), Rory Wilson (Scotland)
4 Mihajlo Cvetković (Serbia), Marc Guiu (Spain), Luke Kehir (Republic of Ireland), Iwan Morgan (Wales), Daniel Mikołajewski (Poland), Robert Ramsak (Germany), Demir Xhemalija (Switzerland), Lamine Yamal (Spain)

Records

• Germany win the U17 EURO title for the second time, and the first since 2009.
• It was the ninth U17 EURO final to be decided by penalties.
• Only the Netherlands (8) and Spain (7) have reached more finals than France (6) and Germany (5).
• In 2023, Wales became the 41st current UEFA member to make their U17 finals debut. Cyprus will make it 42 when they host the 2024 final tournament.
• The four semi-finalists plus England, who defeated Switzerland in a play-off, earned places at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia.

All the results

Final

Germany 0-0 France (5-4 pens) (Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium, Budapest)

Semi-finals

Poland 3-5 Germany (Pancho Arena, Felcsút)
Spain 1-3 France (Pancho Arena, Felcsút)

FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off

England 4-2 Switzerland (BSC Stadium, Budaörs)

England and Switzerland, the two beaten quarter-finalists with the best group stage records, played off for Europe's fifth place at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup from 10 November to 2 December in Indonesia, joining the four semi-finalists.

Quarter-finals 

Poland 3-2 Serbia (Telki Training Centre, Telki)
Spain 3-0 Republic of Ireland (Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium, Budapest)

Germany 1-1 Switzerland (3-2 pens) (DEAC Stadium, Debecen)
England 0-1 France (Balmazújváros City Stadium, Balmazújváros)

Group stage - 17-24 May

Group A

Matchday 1

Poland 5-1 Republic of Ireland (Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium, Budapest)
Hungary 3-0 Wales (Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium, Budapest)

Matchday 2

Republic of Ireland 3-0 Wales (Pancho Arena, Felcsút)
Hungary 3-5 Poland (Pancho Arena, Felcsút)

Matchday 3

Republic of Ireland 4-2 Hungary (Pancho Arena, Felcsút)
Wales 3-0 Poland (BSC Stadium, Budaörs)

Group B

Matchday 1

Serbia 2-4 Slovenia (Telki Training Centre, Telki)
Italy 1-2 Spain (BSC Stadium, Budaörs)

Matchday 2

Spain 3-1 Slovenia (Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium, Budapest)
Serbia 2-0 Italy (Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium, Budapest)

Matchday 3

Spain 1-1 Serbia (BSC Stadium, Budaörs)Slovenia 0-3 Italy (Telki Training Centre, Telki)

Group C

Matchday 1

Scotland 1-3 France (Nagyerdei Stadium, Debrecen)
Portugal 0-4 Germany (Nagyerdei Stadium, Debrecen)

Matchday 2

Portugal 2-1 Scotland (DEAC Stadium, Debrecen)
France 1-3 Germany (Balmazújváros City Stadium, Balmazújváros)

Matchday 3

France 1-1 Portugal (Balmazújváros City Stadium, Balmazújváros)
Germany 3-0 Scotland (DEAC Stadium, Debrecen)

Group D

Matchday 1

Switzerland 2-0 Netherlands (DEAC Stadium, Debrecen)
Croatia 0-1 England (Balmazújváros City Stadium, Balmazújváros)

Matchday 2

Croatia 1-2 Switzerland (Nagyerdei Stadium, Debrecen)
Netherlands 1-4 England (Nagyerdei Stadium, Debrecen)

Matchday 3

Netherlands 1-1 Croatia (Balmazújváros City Stadium, Balmazújváros)
England 0-0 Switzerland (DEAC Stadium, Debrecen)

Roll of honour

Under-17

2023: Germany (hosts: Hungary)
2022: France (Israel)
2019: Netherlands (Republic of Ireland)
2018: Netherlands (England)
2017: Spain (Croatia)
2016: Portugal (Azerbaijan)
2015: France (Bulgaria)
2014: England (Malta)
2013: Russia (Slovakia)
2012: Netherlands (Slovenia)
2011: Netherlands (Serbia)
2010: England (Liechtenstein)
2009: Germany (Germany)
2008: Spain (Türkiye)
2007: Spain (Belgium)
2006: Russia (Luxembourg)
2005: Türkiye (Italy)
2004: France (France)
2003: Portugal (Portugal)
2002: Switzerland (Denmark)

Under-16

2001: Spain (hosts: England)
2000: Portugal (Israel)
1999: Spain (Czechia)
1998: Republic of Ireland (Scotland)
1997: Spain (Germany)
1996: Portugal (Austria)
1995: Portugal (Belgium)
1994: Türkiye (Republic of Ireland)
1993: Poland (Türkiye)
1992: Germany (Cyprus)
1991: Spain (Switzerland)
1990: Czechoslovakia (East Germany)
1989: Portugal (Denmark)
1988: Spain (Spain)
1987: not awarded (France) – Italy disqualified for fielding ineligible player
1986: Spain (Greece)
1985: Soviet Union (Hungary)
1984: West Germany (West Germany)
1982: Italy (Italy)

Titles (U17 only)

Netherlands 4
France 3
Spain 3
England 2
Germany 2
Portugal 2
Russia 2
Switzerland 1
Türkiye 1

Titles (U17 & U16)

Spain 9
Portugal 6
Germany 4 (inc West Germany)
Netherlands 4
France 3
Russia 3 (inc Soviet Union)
England 2
Turkey 2
Czechoslovakia 1
Italy 1
Poland 1
Republic of Ireland 1
Switzerland 1

Final appearances (U17 only)

Netherlands 8
Spain 7
France 6
Germany 5
England 4
Italy 3
Portugal 2
Russia 2
Czechia 1
Switzerland 1
Türkiye 1

Final appearances (U17 & U16)

Spain 15
Germany 9 (inc West Germany)
France 8
Netherlands 8
Italy 7
Portugal 7
Russia 5 (inc Soviet Union)
England 4
Czechia 3 (inc Czechoslovakia)
Poland 2
Türkiye 2
Austria 1
Denmark 1
East Germany 1
Greece 1
Republic of Ireland 1
Switzerland 1
Yugoslavia 1

Semi-final appearances (U17 only)

Netherlands 11
Spain 11
England 9
France 9
Germany 8
Italy 5
Portugal 5
Türkiye 4
Belgium 3
Russia 3
Poland 2
Switzerland 2
Austria 1
Croatia 1
Czechia 1
Denmark 1
Georgia 1
Scotland 1
Serbia 1
Slovakia 1
Sweden 1

Semi-final appearances (U17 & U16)

Spain 22
France 16
Germany 16 (inc West Germany)
Portugal 13
England 11
Netherlands 11
Italy 10
Russia 7 (inc Soviet Union)
Türkiye 6
Czechia 5 (inc Czechoslovakia)
Poland 5
East Germany 4
Greece 4
Serbia 4 (inc Yugoslavia)
Austria 3
Belgium 3
Switzerland 3
Croatia 2
Denmark 2
Finland 1
Georgia 1
Israel 1
Republic of Ireland 1
Scotland 1
Slovakia 1
Sweden 1
Ukraine 1

U17 final tournament appearances

15: England
14: Netherlands, Spain
13: France, Germany
10: Italy
9: Portugal, Switzerland
8: Serbia (inc Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro)
7: Belgium, Türkiye
6: Austria, Czechia, Ukraine, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Scotland
5: Denmark, Croatia
4: Croatia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia
3: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Poland
2: Georgia, Norway
1: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Faroe Islands, Finland, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Northern Ireland, Romania, Slovakia, Wales

*inc 2023

Bold type includes 2023 final tournament. Italy figures do not include 1987. No tournaments were held in 1983, 2020 and 2021.