2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
The 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-17 Euro 2022) will be the 21st edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (40th 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. Israel will host the tournament.[1] A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2005 eligible to participate.
| 2022 אליפות אירופה עד גיל 17 של אופ"א | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Israel |
| Dates | May/June 2022 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | TBC (in TBC host cities) |
Host selection
The timeline of host selection was as follows:[2]
- 11 January 2019: bidding procedure launched
- 28 February 2019: deadline to express interest
- 27 March 2019: Announcement by UEFA that declaration of interest were received from 17 member associations to host one of the UEFA national team youth final tournaments (UEFA European Under-19 Championship, UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, UEFA European Under-17 Championship, UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship) in 2021 and 2022 (although it was not specified which association were interested in which tournament)
- 28 June 2019: Submission of bid dossiers
- 24 September 2019: Selection of successful host associations by the UEFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Ljubljana
For the UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournaments of 2021 and 2022, Cyprus and Israel were selected as hosts respectively.[1]
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 | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hosts | 4th (may qualify in 2020 and 2021) | 2018 | Group stage (2003, 2005, 2018) |
Venues
To be confirmed.
References
- "Cyprus, Israel to host U17 EURO in 2021, 2022". UEFA. 24 September 2019.
- "17 member associations interested in hosting UEFA youth national team final tournaments in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 27 March 2019.