The 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship will be the 22nd edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (41st edition if the Under-16 era is also included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-17 national teams of Europe. Albania, which were selected by UEFA on 26 September 2023, will host the tournament.[1]
A total of eight teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2008 eligible to participate.[2]
The tournament and its qualification will act as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top 11 teams will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar as the UEFA representatives.
Qualification
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-17 era (since 2002).
| Team | Method of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
Hosts | 1st | Debut | – |
Venues
The tournament will be hosted in 4 venues.[3]
| Durrës | Elbasan |
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| Niko Dovana Stadium Capacity: 12,040 |
Elbasan Arena Capacity: 12,800 |
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| Rrogozhinë | Tirana |
| Egnatia Arena Capacity: 2,196 |
Arena Kombëtare Capacity: 22,500 |
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Group stage
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
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The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
References
- ^ "Albania, Estonia, Latvia to host U17 EURO in 2025, 2026, 2027". UEFA. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ New U17 Euro format from 2024/25, UEFA.com
- ^ "2024 U17 EURO finals in Cyprus: Tournament information". uefa.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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