Wales national under-17 football team
The Wales national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Wales and is controlled by the Football Association of Wales. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship held every year.
| Nickname(s) | Young Dragons | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Wales | ||
| Head coach | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None (first in -) | ||
| Best result | - | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | None (first in -) | ||
| Best result | - | ||
Competitive record
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
- 1985–1989: Did not Enter
- 1991–2019: Did not Qualify
UEFA Under-16 Championships
- 1982–1989 did not enter
- 1990–2001 did not qualify
UEFA Under-17 Championships
- 2002 Qualifying Round
- 2003 Elite Round
- 2004 Elite Round
- 2005 Qualifying Round
- 2006 Elite Round
- 2007 Elite Round
- 2008 Elite Round
- 2009 Elite Round
- 2010 Elite Round
- 2011 Qualifying Round
- 2012 Elite Round
- 2013 Qualifying Round
- 2014 Elite Round
- 2015 Elite Round
- 2016 Elite Round
- 2017 Qualifying Round
- 2018 TBD
Players
Latest squad
Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible for the 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Under-17 squad called up to play UEFA Euro qualifiers in October 2018.[1]
| Name | Club |
|---|---|
| David Robson |  |
| Cian Tyler | |
| Iestyn Hughes | |
| Owen Hesketh | |
| Luc Noble | |
| Oliver Denham | |
| Owen Beck | |
| Tivonge Rushesha | |
| Will Rickard | |
| Bradley Gibbings | |
| Chem Campbell | |
| Eli King | |
| Dan Malone | |
| Rubin Colwill | |
| Jack Madelin | |
| Joshua Thomas | |
| Michael Sparkes |  |
| James Holmes | |
| Will Russ | |
Results and fixtures
2016 UEFA Under-17 Championship Qualification Round
Wales hosted the qualification round games for their group on 22, 24 and 27 October 2015.[2] Wales qualified for the Elite Round as one of the five best third-placed teams from the Qualification Round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | Elite round |
| 2 |  |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
- Ranked by head-to-head record (Netherlands: 3 pts; Switzerland: 0 pts).
| Netherlands | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
Nunnely  |
Report | Cooper |
| Switzerland | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zeqiri |
Report |
2016 UEFA Under-17 Championship Elite Round
For the Elite Round, Wales were drawn against Portugal, Croatia and Sweden. Croatia will act as group hosts. Fifteen teams will qualify from the Elite Round; the eight group winners and seven second-placed teams with the best record against the first and third-placed teams in their groups. The Elite Round qualifiers will join hosts Azerbaijan in the final tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 |  |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
2017 UEFA Under-17 Championship Qualification Round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
| Wales | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Camacho Rodrigues |
| Scotland | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ross |
Report |
