England 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 Kevin Betsy [1]
Nickname(s) | Three Lions | ||
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Association | The Football Association | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Kevin Betsy | ||
FIFA code | ENG | ||
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First international | |||
(Livorno, Italy; 20 August 1991) | |||
Biggest win | |||
(Yerevan, Armenia; 26 October 2013) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
(Jena, Germany; 9 May 2009) (Tbilisi, Georgia; 31 March 2012) | |||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 14 (first in 1984) | ||
Best result | Champions, 2010 and 2014 | ||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2007) | ||
Best result | Champions, 2017 |
Medal record | ||
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U-17 World Cup | ||
2017 India | Team |
Competition history
FIFA U-17 World Cup
England reached the quarter-final stage at both the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup[2][3] and 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[4]
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.[5] Phil Foden was awarded the Golden Ball for being the best player at the tournament.[6] Rhian Brewster won the Golden Boot for tournament leading goalscorer[6] and the Bronze ball.[6] On 9 May 2019 England were eliminated at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Republic of Ireland, and therefore failed to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019.
Championship record
Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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Did not enter | ||||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | Squad | |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | Squad | |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Squad | |
Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | Squad | |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 4/19 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 24 |
Year | Golden Ball Award |
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Phil Foden[6] |
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
Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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Third Place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | Squad | |
Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Squad | |
Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | Squad | |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Squad | |
Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Squad | |
Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Squad | |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | Squad | |
Semi-final | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Squad | |
Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Champions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | Squad | |
Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Squad | |
Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Squad | |
Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Squad | |
Semi-final | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Squad | |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Squad | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total | 14/18 | 63 | 35 | 10 | 18 | 102 | 65 |
Year | Golden Player Award |
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Wayne Rooney[7] | |
Connor Wickham[10] | |
Jadon Sancho[13] |
Other tournaments
England have also competed at the Nordic tournament[16] and Algarve Tournament.[17]
England host an annual FA international tournament.
Fixtures and results 2018–19
2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | Knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | ||
3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
- Head-to-head results: Italy 2–0 Switzerland, England 2–1 Italy, Switzerland 1–0 England. Head-to-head standings:
- Italy: 3 pts, +1 GD
- England: 3 pts, 0 GD
- Switzerland: 3 pts, −1 GD
England | 0–1 | |
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Report | Mambimbi |
Semi-final
England | 0–0 | |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
5–6 |
Friendlies
12 October 2018 | England | 3–1 | Deva Stadium, Chester | |
S. Greenwood Rogers Gelhardt |
Report | Yow |
Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Tom Nield (England) |
14 October 2018 | England | 3–0 | New Meadow, Shrewsbury | |
Roberts Gelhardt |
Report | Attendance: 1,472 |
2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Qualification
Elite qualifying round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Final tournament | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
England | 5–2 | |
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Rogers S. Greenwood Fazlic |
Report | De Donno Stergiou |
England | 0–0 | |
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Moulden |
Report |
Final tournament
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
Netherlands | 2–0 | |
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Report |
Netherlands | 5–2 | |
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Report |
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France | 4–2 | |
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Report |
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France | 2–0 | |
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Report |
Players
Latest squad
For the 2019–20 season, including the 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, players born on or after 1 January 2003 are eligible.[18] Players born between January and August 2003 are first-year scholars in the English academy system, players born from September 2003 to August 2004 will be eligible to enter the full-time academy system at the start of the 2020–21 season.
The following players were named in the squad for fixtures against Ukraine and Russia, played in February 2020.[19]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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- | GK | Coniah Boyce-Clarke | [20] | 1 March 2003|||
- | GK | Matthew Cox | 2 May 2003 | |||
- | GK | Teddy Sharman-Lowe | 19 January 2003 | |||
- | DF | Nelson Abbey | ||||
- | DF | Derrick Abu | ||||
- | DF | Ethan Ingram | ||||
- | DF | Nohan Kenneh | [21] | 10 January 2003|||
- | DF | Jarell Quansah | [22] | 29 January 2003|||
- | DF | Fedel Ross Lang | ||||
- | DF | Imari Samuels | [23] | 5 February 2003|||
- | MF | Omari Hutchinson | ||||
- | MF | Nile John | ||||
- | MF | Aaron Ramsey | [24] | 21 January 2003|||
- | MF | James Sweet | ||||
- | MF | Harvey Vale | ||||
- | FW | Abdul Abdulmalik | ||||
- | FW | Louie Barry | [25] | 21 June 2003|||
- | FW | Ayman Benarous | ||||
- | FW | Amadou Diallo | [26] | 15 February 2003|||
- | FW | Lewis Dobbin | [27] | 3 January 2003|||
- | FW | Fionn Mooney | ||||
- | FW | Jamal Musiala | [28] | 26 February 2003
Recent call-ups
The following players have previously been called up to the England under-17 squad and remain eligible.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Hubert Graczyk | [29] | 28 February 2003- | - | v. | |
GK | Tobi Oluwayemi | 8 May 2003 | - | - | v. | |
GK | Adam Richardson | [32] | 7 September 2003- | - | v. | |
DF | Luke Badley-Morgan | [33] | 22 October 2003- | - | v. | |
DF | Jamal Baptiste | [34] | 11 November 2003- | - | v. | |
DF | Levi Colwill | [35] | 26 February 2003- | - | v. | |
DF | CJ Egan-Riley | [36] | 2 January 2003- | - | v. | |
DF | William Fish | [37] | 17 February 2003- | - | v. | |
DF | Zane Monlouis | 16 October 2003 | - | - | v. | |
DF | James Norris | [38] | 4 April 2003- | - | v. | |
DF | Daniel Oyegoke | [39] | 3 January 2003- | - | v. | |
DF | Finley Burns | [40] | 17 June 2003- | - | Syrenka Cup, September 2019[41] | |
DF | Reece Welch | [42] | 19 September 2003- | - | v. | |
MF | James Balagizi | [43] | 20 September 2003- | - | v. | |
MF | Jude Bellingham | 29 June 2003 | - | - | Syrenka Cup, September 2019[41] | |
MF | Carney Chukwuemeka | 7 January 2004 | - | - | v. | |
MF | Samuel Edozie | [44] | 28 January 2003- | - | v. | |
MF | Tyler Onyango | [45] | 4 March 2003- | - | v. | |
MF | Charlie Patino | [46] | 17 October 2003- | - | v. | |
MF | Jadan Raymond | 22 June 2003 | - | - | v. | |
MF | Alex Robertson | 17 April 2003 | - | - | v. | |
MF | Xavier Simons | [47] | 20 February 2003- | - | Syrenka Cup, September 2019[41] | |
FW | Liam Delap | [48] | 8 February 2003- | - | Syrenka Cup, September 2019[41] | |
FW | Karamoko Dembélé | 22 February 2003 | - | - | v. | |
FW | Harvey Elliott | 4 April 2003 | - | - | v. | |
FW | Samuel Iling-Junior | [49] | 4 October 2003- | - | v. | |
FW | Rico Richards | 27 September 2003 | - | - | Syrenka Cup, September 2019[41] | |
FW | Lewis Richardson | [50] | 7 February 2003- | - | v. | |
FW | Nathan Young-Coombes | [51] | 15 January 2003- | - | v. |
Honours
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Winners (1): 2017[5]
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winners (2): 2010,[9] 2014[11][52]
- Algarve Tournament Winners (3): 2007–08, 2009–2010, 2011–2012
- Nordic Tournament Winners (2): 2009–2010, 2010–2011
- FA International U17 Tournament Winners (2): 2010–2011, 2011–2012
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