The 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the ninth edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship, held in Liechtenstein from 18 to 30 May 2010. The hosts decided not to field a team, fearing it would not be competitive enough for the tournament's prestige; their place was occupied by France, the best runner-up in the qualification's elite round. Germany was the 2009 title holder, but failed to qualify. In the final, England defeated Spain by 2–1, and achieved their first ever under-17 European title.

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2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

U-17-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2010
Tournament details
Host country	Liechtenstein
Dates	18–30 May
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	England (1st title)
Runners-up	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	41 (2.73 per match)
Attendance	20,268 (1,351 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Paco Alcácer (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Connor Wickham
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The final tournament of the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round. During these rounds, 52 national teams competed to determine the eight teams.

•  Czech Republic
•  England
•  France
•  Greece
•  Portugal
•  Spain
•   Switzerland
•  Turkey

Despite being hosts, Liechtenstein did not participate in the finals. They withdrew from the competition after raising concerns with UEFA that their U-17 side would not be competitive, and devalue the tournament.^[1]

A total of six referees, eight assistant referees and two fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament.^[2]

The match officials were observed by Markus Nobs and Andreas Schluchter from Switzerland.^[2]