Nickname(s) | The Three Lions | ||
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Association | The Football Association (The FA) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Neil Ryan | ||
FIFA code | ENG | ||
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First international | |||
England 1–1 Turkey (Livorno, Italy; 20 August 1991) | |||
Biggest win | |||
England 10–0 New Caledonia (Jakarta, Indonesia; 11 November 2023) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Poland 5–0 England (27 September 2022) | |||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 16 (Joint Record) (first in 1984) | ||
Best result | Champions (2010 and 2014) | ||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 2007) | ||
Best result | Champions (2017) | ||
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]
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.
Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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1985 | did not enter | |||||||
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1991 | did not qualify | |||||||
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2007 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | Squad |
2009 | did not qualify | |||||||
2011 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | Squad |
2013 | did not qualify | |||||||
2015 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Squad |
2017 | Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | Squad |
2019 | did not qualify | |||||||
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Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[6] | |||||||
2023 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | Squad |
2025 | to be determined | |||||||
Total | 5/20 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 26 |
Year | Golden Ball Award |
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2017 | Phil Foden[5] |
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]
Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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2002 | Third Place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | Squad |
2003 | Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Squad |
2004 | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | Squad |
2005 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Squad |
2006 | Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2007 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Squad |
2008 | Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2009 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Squad |
2010 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | Squad |
2011 | Semi-final | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Squad |
2012 | Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2013 | Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2014 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | Squad |
2015 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Squad |
2016 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Squad |
2017 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Squad |
2018 | Semi-final | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Squad |
2019 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Squad |
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Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[16][17] | |||||||
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2022 | Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2023 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Squad |
2024 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | Squad |
2025 | to be determined | |||||||
Total | 16/21 | 71 | 39 | 11 | 21 | 116 | 73 |
Year | Golden Player Award |
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2002 | Wayne Rooney[7] |
2010 | Connor Wickham[10] |
2017 | Jadon Sancho[13] |
England have also competed at the Nordic tournament[18] and Algarve Tournament.[19]
England host an annual FA international tournament.[citation needed]
Win Draw Loss Fixture
18 May 2023 Group stage | Croatia | 0–1 | England | Városi Sportpálya, Balmazújváros |
20:00 | Report | Nwaneri 8' Samuels-Smith 22' Lovelace 71' Boniface 80' |
Attendance: 700 Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia) |
21 May 2023 Group stage | Netherlands | 1–4 | England | Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen |
20:00 | Hartog 71' van der Plas 88' |
Report | Lewis-Skelly 7' Acheampong 40' Dada-Mascoll 80', 90+3' (pen.) Oboavwoduo 90+4' |
Attendance: 611 Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland) |
24 May 2023 Group stage | England | 0–0 | Switzerland | DEAC Stadion, Debrecen |
15:00 | Jemide 70' Golding 73' Dibling 89' |
Report | Attendance: 427 Referee: Lothar D'Hondt (Belgium) |
27 May 2023 Quarter-final | England | 0–1 | France | Városi Sportpálya, Balmazújváros |
20:00 | Samuel 88' | Report | Lambourde 89' (pen.) | Attendance: 411 Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey) |
30 May 2023 World Cup play-off | England | 4–2 | Switzerland | Árok utcai pálya, Budaörs |
15:00 | Gray 17', 40' Dada-Mascoll 50' Lovelace 67', 57' Golding 68', 88' Young 76' Setford 90+2' |
Report | Rufener 45+1' Xhemalija 52' |
Attendance: 138 Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland) |
11 November 2023 World Cup Group Stage | New Caledonia | 0–10 | England | Jakarta, Indonesia |
16:00 UTC+7 | Report |
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Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium Attendance: 6,684 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
14 November 2023 World Cup Group Stage | England | 2–1 | Iran | Jakarta, Indonesia |
19:00 UTC+7 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium Attendance: 7,698 Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay) |
17 November 2023 World Cup Group Stage | England | 1–2 | Brazil | Jakarta, Indonesia |
19:00 UTC+7 | Report |
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Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium Attendance: 15,171 Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala) |
22 November 2023 World Cup Round of 16 | England | 1–2 | Uzbekistan | Jakarta, Indonesia |
15:30 UTC+7 |
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Report | Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium Attendance: 7,014 Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras) |
3 November 2023 Qualifying Round | England | 8–0 | Faroe Islands | Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium, Zaprešić |
J. Fletcher 12' Moore 24' Noble 41' Ólavsson 44' (o.g.) Mheuka 47' Derry 54' Mukasa 70', 77' Dunbar-McDonald 73' |
Report | Attendance: 50 Referee: Edgars Maļcevs (Latvia) |
6 November 2023 Qualifying Round | England | 5–0 | Kosovo | Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium, Zaprešić |
Derry 16', 24' Olusesi 46', 63', 30' L.Fletcher 73' |
Report | Attendance: 100 Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland) |
9 November 2023 Qualifying Round | Croatia | 1–5 | England | Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac |
Ćutuk 52' | Report | Moore 15', 54', 79' Mfuni 15' Mheuka 30' Derry 69' Noble 84' |
Attendance: 400 Referee: Edgars Maļcevs (Latvia) |
20 March 2024 Elite Qualifying Round | England | 5–1 | Northern Ireland | St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton upon Trent |
Mukasa 30', 88' Nwaneri 63' Dipepa 66', 69' |
Report | Burnside 19' | Referee: Danilo Nikolić (Serbia) |
23 March 2024 Elite Qualifying Round | England | 5–0 | Hungary | St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton upon Trent |
Dipepa 9' Rigg 27' Nwaneri 56' McFarlane 67' Pál 80' (o.g.) |
Report | Referee: Martin Matoša (Slovenia) |
26 March 2024 Elite Qualifying Round | England | 1–2 | France | St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton upon Trent |
Rigg 25' Nwaneri 70' |
Report | Messi Tanfouri 18', 37' (pen.) | Referee: Martin Matoša (Slovenia) |
21 May 2024 Group stage | England | 4–0 | France | Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca |
18:30 | Moore 2', 39' Dipepa 34' Nwaneri 51' |
Report | Attendance: 1,254 Referee: Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
24 May 2024 Group stage | England | 1–4 | Portugal | Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca |
18:30 | Moore 43' | Report | Mora 34', 48' Silva 64' Patrão 68' |
Attendance: 1,184 Referee: Menelaos Antoniou (Cyprus) |
27 May 2024 Group stage | England | 3–1 | Spain | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca |
18:30 | Mheuka 6' Moore 73' Nwaneri 85' |
Report | Arnucio 23' | Attendance: 1,136 Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium) |
30 May 2024 Quarter-final | England | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Italy | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca |
18:30 | Nwaneri 16' | Report | Liberali 29' | Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia) |
Penalties | ||||
Moore Harrison Amass Nwaneri Dipepa |
Lauricella Natali Orlandi Liberali Camarda |
For the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying games, 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 games against Mexico, Israel and Germany, to be played between 4-10 September 2024.[21]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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- | GK | Olanrewaju Awesu | 25 January 2008 | West Ham United | ||
- | GK | Freddy Bernal | [22] | 21 October 2008Chelsea | ||
- | GK | Jack Porter | [23] | 15 July 2008Arsenal | ||
- | DF | Kaden Braithwaite | [24] | 25 March 2008Manchester City | ||
- | DF | Jun'ai Byfield | [25] | 10 March 2008Tottenham Hotspur | ||
- | DF | Malachi Hardy | [26] | 10 March 2008Tottenham Hotspur | ||
- | DF | Dante Headley | [27] | 18 September 2008Manchester City | ||
- | DF | Wesley Okoduwa | [28] | 12 May 2008Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
- | DF | Freddie Simmonds | [29] | 9 March 2008Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
- | MF | Max Dowman | [30] | 31 December 2009Arsenal | ||
- | MF | Finlay Gorman | [31] | 20 September 2008Manchester City | ||
- | MF | Max Jenner | - | Aston Villa | ||
- | MF | Theo Julienne | [32] | 11 January 2008Arsenal | ||
- | MF | Bendito Mantato | [33] | 25 January 2008Manchester United | ||
- | MF | Chinazaekpere Nwosu | [34] | 10 June 2008West Ham United | ||
- | MF | Bailey Palmer | - | Middlesbrough | ||
- | MF | Seth Ridgeon | [35] | 12 September 2008Fulham | ||
- | FW | Andre Dike | [36] | 16 May 2008West Ham United | ||
- | FW | Chizaram Ezenwata | - | Chelsea | ||
- | FW | Reigan Heskey | [37] | 19 January 2008Manchester City | ||
- | FW | Harry Howell | [38] | 20 April 2008Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
- | FW | Ryan McAidoo | [39] | 24 June 2008Manchester City | ||
- | FW | Igor Tyjon | [40] | 20 March 2008Blackburn Rovers | ||
- | FW | Luca Williams-Barnett | [41] | 1 April 2008Tottenham Hotspur |
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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DF | Stephen Mfuni | [42] | 12 February 2008- | - | Manchester City | 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, May 2024[43] |