U-17 European Football Championship 2018

This article covers the 2018 Men's U-17 Football Championship. For the women's competition, see the 2018 Women's U-17 European Football Championship .

U-17 European Football Championship 2018
UEFA Under 17 Championship 2018
Number of nations	16  (of 55 applicants)
European champion	Netherlands (3rd title)
venue	England
Opening game	4th May 2018
Endgame	20th May 2018
Games	31
Gates	73  (⌀: 2.35 per game)
Top scorer	Edoardo Vergani Yorbe Vertessen (4 goals each)
yellow cards	85  (⌀: 2.74 per game)
Yellow-red cards	2  (⌀: 0.06 per game)
Red cards	1  (⌀: 0.03 per game)

The finals of the 36th U-17 European Football Championship took place in England from May 4th to 20th, 2018 . England was selected alongside the host for 2017 at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 26 January 2015.

qualification

First round

The first qualifying round, in which all applicants except hosts England, Germany and Portugal took part, was drawn on December 13, 2016. As the best-placed teams in the coefficient ranking, Germany and Portugal received a bye for the elite round in advance. The remaining 52 teams played in 13 groups of four teams each. The first and second group as well as the four best third group qualified for the elite round. The qualification started on September 27, 2017. The games of each group were played as a mini-tournament in a host country from the respective group.

Austria met Romania, Lithuania and Luxembourg in group 10. With three wins from three games they qualified as group winners for the elite round. The Switzerland met in Group 1 in Belgium, Northern Ireland and Malta. With two wins against Northern Ireland (5: 0) and Malta (1: 0), as well as a defeat against Belgium (0: 2), the Confederates qualified as second in the group for the elite round.

Elite round

In the elite round, the remaining teams were drawn into eight groups of four teams each. The group draw took place on December 6, 2017 in Nyon . Each group played a mini-tournament in one country. The eight group winners and the seven best second-placed teams qualified for the final round. The elite round took place from March 7th to 28th, 2018.

The draw resulted in the following groups (order according to final placement, teams highlighted in green were qualified for the final round):

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5	Group 6	Group 7	Group 8
Serbia	Sweden	Ireland	Switzerland	Netherlands 1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Slovenia	Norway
Spain	Belgium	Georgia	Portugal 1	Italy	Denmark	Israel	Germany
Ukraine	Cyprus	Poland 1	Finland	Turkey	France	Hungary 1	Greece 1
Czech Republic 1	Croatia 1	North Macedonia	Slovakia	Iceland	Austria 1	Romania	Scotland

¹ Host of the group tournament

The German selection of coach Michael Prus played in group eight against Norway, Greece and Scotland. After the mini-tournament they finished second in the table after a win, a defeat and a draw. As the best runner-up in the group, the Germans nevertheless qualified for the finals in England. The Swiss team played in Group 4 against Portugal, Finland and Slovakia. With wins against Finland (2: 1) and Slovakia (4: 2) and a draw against Portugal (1: 1), the Swiss finished first and qualified directly for the finals. The Austrian team played in Group 6 against Bosnia-Herzegovina, Denmark and France. With a goalless draw against France and two defeats against Denmark (0: 1) and Bosnia-Herzegovina (1: 3), they finished fourth in the group and missed qualifying for the finals.

Attendees

England (hosts)  Serbia (Winner Group 1)  Spain (second group 1)  Sweden (Winner Group 2)  Belgium (second group 2)  Ireland (Group 3 Winner)  Switzerland (winner group 4)  Portugal (second group 4)

Netherlands (Winner Group 5)  Italy (second group 5)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (Winner Group 6)  Denmark (second group 6)  Slovenia (winner group 7)  Israel (Second Group 7)  Norway (winner group 8)  Germany (second group 8)

Venues

The finals were played in six stadiums in five cities.

city	Stadion	capacity
Burton-upon-Trent	Burton Albion Stadium	06,900 seats
	St. George's Park Stadium	00500 seats
Chesterfield	Chesterfield FC Stadium	10,335 seats
Loughborough	Loughborough University Stadium	03,400 seats
Rotherham	Rotherham FC Stadium	12,800 seats
Walsall	Walsall FC Stadium	11,000 seats

Preliminary round

draw

The group draw took place on April 5, 2018 in Burton-upon-Trent . Host England was set as the head of Group A, the remaining 15 teams were divided into two pots according to their results from the elite round. Pot 1 contained the seven best group winners of the elite round, these were drawn to positions 1 and 2 of the groups, in pot 2 there were the remaining eight teams (the remaining group winners and the seven best runners-up), these were placed in 3rd position and 4 of the groups were drawn.

mode

The preliminary round is held in four groups with four teams each. The group winners and runners-up qualify for the quarter-finals.

If two or more teams in the same group have the same number of points at the end of the group matches, the placement is determined according to the following criteria in this order:

a. higher number of points from direct encounters between the teams in question;

b. better goal difference from the direct encounters between the teams in question;

c. higher number of goals scored from direct encounters between the teams in question;

d. if, after applying criteria a) to c), several teams still have the same rank, criteria a) to c) are reapplied, but only to the matches between the teams in question, in order to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria e) to h) are applied;

e. better goal difference from all group games;

f. higher number of goals scored from all group games;

G. lower total number of penalty points based on the yellow and red cards received in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion after two yellow cards in one game = 3 points);

H. better placement in the coefficient rankings used for the qualifying round draw;

i. Drawing of lots.

If two teams meet in the last group match with the same number of points, goal difference and number of goals, and the game in question ends in a draw, the final ranking of the two teams will be determined by penalty shoot-out, provided that no other team in the same group is in place after completion all group games has the same number of points. If more than two teams have the same number of points, the above criteria apply.

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Italy	3	2	0	1	005: 200	+3	06th
2.	England	3	2	0	1	004: 300	+1	06th
3.	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	004: 200	+2	06th
4th	Israel	3	0	0	3	001: 700	−6	00

May 4, 2018 at 1 p.m. in Burton-upon-Trent
Italy	-	Switzerland	2: 0 (1: 0)
May 4th 2018 at 7pm in Chesterfield
England	-	Israel	2: 1 (1: 1)
May 7, 2018 at 12:30 p.m. in Burton-upon-Trent
Switzerland	-	Israel	3: 0 (2: 0)
May 7, 2018 at 3 p.m. in Walsall
England	-	Italy	2: 1 (0: 1)
May 10, 2018 at 7pm in Rotherham
Switzerland	-	England	1: 0 (1: 0)
May 10, 2018 at 7 p.m. in Burton-upon-Trent
Israel	-	Italy	0: 2 (0: 2)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Norway	3	2	1	0	004: 100	+3	07th
2.	Sweden	3	2	0	1	004: 200	+2	06th
3.	Portugal	3	1	1	1	004: 100	+3	04th
4th	Slovenia	3	0	0	3	000: 800	−8	00

May 4th, 2018 at 1 p.m. in Walsall
Portugal	-	Norway	0-0
May 4, 2018 at 7 p.m. in Burton-upon-Trent
Slovenia	-	Sweden	0: 2 (0: 2)
May 7, 2018 at 12:30 p.m. in Burton-upon-Trent
Norway	-	Sweden	2: 1 (1: 1)
May 7, 2018 at 3pm in Chesterfield
Slovenia	-	Portugal	0: 4 (0: 2)
May 10, 2018 at 1pm in Loughborough
Norway	-	Slovenia	2: 0 (2: 0)
May 10, 2018 at 1 p.m. in Burton-upon-Trent
Sweden	-	Portugal	1: 0 (1: 0)

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Belgium	3	3	0	0	007-000	+7	09
2.	Ireland	3	2	0	1	003: 200	+1	06th
3.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	0	2	003: 800	−5	03
4th	Denmark	3	0	0	3	002: 500	−3	00

5th May 2018 at 12:30 p.m. in Loughborough
Denmark	-	Bosnia Herzegovina	2: 3 (1: 0)
May 5, 2018 at 5:45 pm in Loughborough
Ireland	-	Belgium	0: 2 (0: 1)
May 8, 2018 at 1 p.m. in Burton-upon-Trent
Ireland	-	Denmark	1: 0 (1: 0)
May 8, 2018 at 7 p.m. in Rotherham
Bosnia Herzegovina	-	Belgium	0: 4 (0: 2)
May 11, 2018 at 1 p.m. in Burton-upon-Trent
Bosnia Herzegovina	-	Ireland	0: 2 (0: 0)
May 11, 2018 at 1 p.m. in Chesterfield
Belgium	-	Denmark	1: 0 (1: 0)

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	007-000	+7	09
2.	Spain	3	2	0	1	006: 300	+3	06th
3.	Germany	3	1	0	2	004: 800	−4	03
4th	Serbia	3	0	0	3	000: 600	−6	00

May 5th, 2018 at 3 p.m. in Walsall
Germany	-	Netherlands	0: 3 (0: 2)
May 5, 2018 at 5:45 pm in Burton-upon-Trent
Serbia	-	Spain	0: 1 (0: 0)
May 8, 2018 at 1pm in Loughborough
Serbia	-	Germany	0: 3 (0: 3)
May 8, 2018 at 7pm in Burton-upon-Trent
Netherlands	-	Spain	2: 0 (1: 0)
May 11, 2018 at 7pm in Loughborough
Netherlands	-	Serbia	2: 0 (1: 0)
May 11, 2018 at 7 p.m. in Walsall
Spain	-	Germany	5: 1 (2: 0)

Final round

mode

If a quarter-final, semi-final or the final ended without a winner after the end of normal playing time, this was determined by a penalty shoot-out.

Overview

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Italy

1

Sweden

0

Italy

2

Belgium

1

Belgium

2

Spain

1

Italy

2 (1)

Netherlands

02 (4) E.

Norway

0

England

2

England

0 (5)

Netherlands

00 (6) E.

Netherlands

01 (5) E.

Ireland

1 (4)

^E victory on penalties

Quarter finals

May 13, 2018 at 2 p.m. in Rotherham
Italy	-	Sweden	1: 0 (1: 0)
May 13, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in Burton-upon-Trent
Norway	-	England	0: 2 (0: 1)
May 14, 2018 at 1 p.m. in Walsall
Belgium	-	Spain	2: 1 (0: 0)
May 14, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in Chesterfield
Netherlands	-	Ireland	1: 1 (0: 0), 5: 4 i. E.

Semifinals

17 May 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in Rotherham
Italy	-	Belgium	2: 1 (1: 0)
May 17, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in Chesterfield
England	-	Netherlands	0: 0, 5: 6 i. E.

final

Italy		Netherlands
	final May 20, 2018 at 6:15 pm in Rotherham ( Rotherham FC Stadium ) Result: 2: 2 (0: 0), 1: 4 i. E. Referee: Halil Umut Meler ( Turkey )   Match report
	Coach: Carmine Nunziata	Coach: Kees van Wonderen
	1: 1 Samuele Ricci (61.) 2: 1 Alessio Riccardi (63.)	0: 1 Jurriën Maduro (46.) 2: 2 Brian Brobbey (74.)
	penalties shoot
	0-1 Armini 0-2 Vergani 1-3 Greco	0: 1 burger 0: 2 Ihattaren 0: 3 J. Maduro 1: 4 Hendriks
	Leone (28th), Ricci (53rd), Gyabuaa (58th)	Hendriks (80th + 2 ')

Best goal scorers

Listed below are the top scorers in the final round.

rank	player	Gates
1	Yorbe Vertessen	4th
	Edoardo Vergani	4th
3	Daishawn Redan	3
	Brian Brobbey	3
	Troy Parott	3
	Felix Mambimbi	3

There are also 10 players with two goals each and 30 players with one goal each and 3 own goals.

Web links

• Official UEFA website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ U17 finals in Croatia and England. In: uefa.com. UEFA , January 26, 2015, accessed December 4, 2015 . 
2. ↑ 2017/18 U17 qualifying round draw made. In: uefa.com. UEFA, December 13, 2016, accessed May 5, 2018 . 
3. ↑ # U17EURO: Everything you need to know. In: uefa.com. UEFA, accessed May 5, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Statistics. In: uefa.com. UEFA , May 20, 2018, accessed May 31, 2018 .