Italian national football team (U-17 juniors)

Italy

Nickname (s)	Azzurrini
Association	Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
confederacy	UEFA
Technical sponsor	puma
Head coach	Carmine Nunziata
Home stadium	Changing stages
FIFA code	ITA
(As of July 30, 2018)

The Italian U-17 national soccer team is a selection team of Italian soccer players . It is subject to the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio and represents them internationally at U-17 level , for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations, at U-17 European and U-17 World Championships .

The team became European champions in 1982 . In addition, she was vice-European champion five times ( 1986 , 1993 , 1998 , 2013 and 2018 ). The 1987 title was stripped of her because Roberto Secci, a player who was not eligible to play, had been used.

Her greatest success at world championships was fourth place at the 1987 World Cup . In 2009 she reached the quarter-finals, in 2013 the second round.

Participation in U-17 world championships

(Until 1989 U-16 World Championship)

1985	Preliminary round
1987	4th Place
1989	not qualified
1991	Preliminary round
1993	Preliminary round
1995	not qualified
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005	Preliminary round
2007	not qualified
2009	Quarter finals
2011	not qualified
2013	Round of 16
2015	not qualified
2017

Participation in the U-17 European Championships

(Until 2001 U-16 European Championship)

1982	European champion
1984	not qualified
1985	Preliminary round
1986	2nd place
1987	European Champion 1
1988	not qualified
1989	Preliminary round
1990	not qualified
1991
1992	3rd place
1993	2nd place
1994	not qualified
1995	Preliminary round
1996	not qualified
1997	Preliminary round
1998	2nd place
1999	not qualified
2000
2001	Quarter finals
2002	not qualified
2003	Preliminary round
2004	not qualified
2005	3rd place
2006	not qualified
2007
2008
2009	Semifinals
2010	not qualified
2011
2012
2013	2nd place
2014	not qualified
2015	Quarter finals
2016	Preliminary round
2017
2018	2nd place
2019	qualified

¹ The title was revoked due to the stake of a non-eligible player.

See also

• Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
• Soccer in Italy

Web links

• Official website of the Italian Association (English, Italian)
• Profile of Italy's U-17s on uefa.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Italy success overruled ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Uefa.com