England_national_under-17_football_team

England national under-17 football team

England national under-17 football team

National U-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see England women's national under-17 football team.

The England national under-17 football team, also known as England under-17s or England U17(s), represents England in football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England. They are currently coached by Neil Ryan.[1]

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Competition history

FIFA U-17 World Cup

England reached the quarter-final stage at both the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup[2] and 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[3]

In October 2017, England defeated Spain in the final of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to become World Champions at this age level for the first time.[4] Phil Foden was awarded the Golden Ball for being the best player at the tournament.[5] Rhian Brewster won the Golden Boot for tournament leading goalscorer and the Bronze ball.[5] England were eliminated during the group stage of the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and therefore were unable to defend their title at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.

Championship record

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UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The England under-17 team competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Championship. England were the hosts of the 2001 Final Tournament, with the English reaching the semi-finals where they lost 4–0 to France on 3 May. They finished fourth, losing the third place play off match 4–1 to Croatia. They finished third at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Denmark.[7] Forward Wayne Rooney was awarded the Golden player accolade.[7] England finished fourth at the 2003 and 2004 tournaments. The 2007 tournament in Belgium saw England finish runners up to Spain, the only goal of the final at the Stade Luc Varenne scored by Bojan Krkić.[8]

England defeated Spain at the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship to become Champions at under-17 level for the first time.[9] Forward Connor Wickham scored the winning goal in the final and was subsequently named Golden player of the tournament.[10] This was the first time England had won a European men's age-group title since their victory at the 1993 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.[9] England won their second title at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, defeating the Netherlands in the final on Penalties.[11]

They finished runners up at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, losing to Spain in the final on a penalty shoot-out.[12] Forward Jadon Sancho was named Golden player.[13]

The 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was hosted by England.[14] They were eliminated at the semi-final stage by the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out.[15]

Championship record

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Other tournaments

England have also competed at the Nordic tournament[18] and Algarve Tournament.[19]

England host an annual FA international tournament.[citation needed]

Fixtures and results 2024–25 season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

Friendlies

4 September 2024 England  5–0  Mexico Stadion an der Feuerbachstraße, Düsseldorf
15:00 Dowman 22' (pen.)
Dike 39' (pen.)
Howell 50', 60'
Jenner 90'		 Report Referee: Fabian Kiehl (Germany)
7 September 2024 England  0–0  Israel Leichtathletikstadion, Duisburg
15:00 Report
10 September 2024 Germany  1–3  England Leichtathletikstadion, Duisburg
11:00 Staff 9' Report Braithwaite 51'
Ridgeon 55'
Heskey 75'		 Attendance: 634
Referee: Ali Magrouda (Germany)
15 November 2024 Belgium  1–1  England Proximus Basecamp, Tubize
18:00 Murenzi 58' Report McAidoo 74'
18 November 2024 Belgium  2–1  England Proximus Basecamp, Tubize
11:00 Murenzi 22'
Camara 67'		 Report McAidoo 34'
20 February 2025 England  3–2  Netherlands Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
18:00 Howell 19'
Nwosu 45'
Page 59'		 Report Ouarghi 26'
Duah 47'		 Referee: Roberto Oliveira (Portugal)
23 February 2025 England  4–0  Netherlands Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
11:00 Benamar 6'
Gomes Rodríguez 23', 29'
Williams-Barnett 90'		 Report Referee: José Salema (Portugal)

2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Qualification

Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
24 October 2024 Qualifying Round Malta  0–4  England Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali
Report Ezenwata 12', 53'
Dowman 68'
Tyjon 90+4'		 Attendance: 407
Referee: Florian Lata (Albania)
27 October 2024 Qualifying Round England  4–0  Latvia Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali
11:00 Rawlings 17'
Williams-Barnett 30'
Tyjon 34'
Howell 57'		 Report Geguchadze 6' (pen.)
Amisulashvili 61'		 Attendance: 120
Referee: Miloš Savović (Montenegro)
30 October 2024 Qualifying Round England  4–2  Sweden Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali
14:30 Walsh 40'
Dike 47'
Gorman 74' (pen.)
Dowman 90+1'		 Report Saeed 26'
Hedlöf 90+3'		 Attendance: 116
Referee: Florian Lata (Albania)
19 March 2025 Elite Qualifying Round England  2–0  Israel St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton upon Trent
16:00 Gomes Rodriguez 25', 60' Report Referee: Karel Rouček (Czechia)
22 March 2025 Elite Qualifying Round England  3–2  Slovenia St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton upon Trent
16:00 Simmonds 3'
McAidoo 10'
Gomes Rodríguez 84'		 Report Kozar 16'
Videnović 75'		 Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (Luxembourg)
25 March 2025 Elite Qualifying Round England  5–0  Northern Ireland St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton upon Trent
20:00 Gorman 6', 25'
Ngumoha 19', 64'
Dowman 30'		 Report Referee: Karel Rouček (Czechia)

Final tournament

Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
20 May 2025 Group stage England  1–1  Belgium Egnatia Arena, Rrogozhinë
17:00 Report
23 May 2025 Group stage Italy  4–2  England Egnatia Arena, Rrogozhinë
19:30
Report
Attendance: 3,074
Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands)
26 May 2025 Group stage Czech Republic  2–4  England Egnatia Arena, Rrogozhinë
19:30
  • Palaščák 59'
  • Sochůrek 89'
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Referee: Florian Lata (Albania)

Players

Latest squad

For the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible.[20] Players born between January and August 2008 are first-year scholars in the English academy system, players born from September 2008 to August 2009 will be eligible to enter the full-time academy system at the start of the 2025–26 season.

The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, to be played May 2025.[21]

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Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-17 squad and remain eligible.

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Honours

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Head-to-head record

The following table shows England's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

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