2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification

2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification

Tournament details
Dates	Round 1: 2 October – 3 December 2023 Round 2: 17 February – 24 March 2024
Teams	50 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	126
Goals scored	500 (3.97 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Denny Draper Alba Cerrato (10 goals each)
← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of 18 March 2024.

The 2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualifying competition was a women's under-17 football competition that determined the seven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Sweden in the final tournament.^[1]

50 teams, including hosts Sweden, entered the qualifying competition.^[1] Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible to participate.

In the 2022 season, UEFA implemented a new format for the women's U17 and U19 Euros, based on a league-style qualifying format.

The teams were divided in two leagues: League A (28 teams) and League B (22 teams).

Each league played two rounds:

• Round 1: In each league, groups of 4 teams played mini-tournaments. The winners of each mini-tournament in league B and the best runner-up were promoted and the last-placed teams in league A mini-tournaments were relegated.
• Round 2: The seven winners of League A qualified for the final tournament. The six winners of mini-tournaments in league B and the best runner-up were promoted and the last-placed teams in league A were relegated for Round 1 of the next edition of the tournament.

In Round 1 and Round 2, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 17.01 and 17.02):^[2]

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
5. Goal difference in all group matches;
6. Goals scored in all group matches;
7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and are tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
8. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
9. Position in the applicable ranking:
   1. for teams in Round 1, position in 2021–22 Round 2 league rankings;
   2. for teams in Round 2, position in the Round 1 league ranking.

To determine the five best third-placed teams from the qualifying round, the results against the teams in fourth place are discarded. The following criteria are applied (Regulations Article 15.01):^[2]

1. Points;
2. Goal difference;
3. Goals scored;
4. Disciplinary points;
5. Position in the applicable ranking:
   1. for teams in Round 1, position in the coefficient rankings;
   2. for teams in Round 2, position in the Round 1 league ranking.

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 16 June 2023, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.^[3]

The teams were seeded according to their final group standings of the 2022–23 competition (Regulations Article 13.01).^[2]

Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. For political reasons, Belarus and Ukraine could not be drawn in the same group in League A as well as Armenia and Azerbaijan in League B.^[3]

To determine the 2022–23 Round 2 league rankings, the following criteria was followed:

1. higher position in the following classification:
   1. League A Round 2 group winners
   2. League A Round 2 group runners-up
   3. League A Round 2 third-placed teams
   4. Teams promoted from League B
   5. Teams relegated from League A
   6. League B Round 2 runners-up
   7. League B Round 2 third-placed teams
   8. League B Round 2 fourth-placed teams
2. higher number of points in all mini-tournament matches;
3. superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
4. higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
5. lower disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
6. higher position in the 2022–23 Round 1 league rankings.

Teams entering League A

Pot 1 Team Pos. Pts. GD GS  Poland 1 (A)  England 1 (A)  Germany 1 (A)   Switzerland 1 (A)  France TH 1 (A)  Spain 1 (A)  Sweden 1 (A)

Pot 2 Team Pos. Pts. GD GS  Romania 2 (A)  Belgium 2 (A)  Portugal 2 (A)  Slovenia 2 (A)  Republic of Ireland 2 (A)  Denmark 2 (A)  Netherlands 2 (A)

Pot 3 Team Pos. Pts. GD GS  Czech Republic 3 (A)  Norway 3 (A)  Hungary 3 (A)  Austria 3 (A)  Italy 3 (A)  Belarus 3 (A)  Finland 3 (A)

Pot 4 Team Pos. Pts. GD GS  Greece 1 (B)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 (B)  Scotland 1 (B)  Iceland 1 (B)  Northern Ireland 1 (B)  Ukraine 1 (B)  Bulgaria 2 (B)

Teams entering League B

Pot 1 Team Pos. Pts. GD GS  Estonia 4 (A)  Croatia 4 (A)  Slovakia 4 (A)  Kosovo 4 (A)  Serbia 4 (A)  Wales 4 (A)

Pot 2 Team Pos. Pts. GD GS  North Macedonia 4 (A)  Faroe Islands 2 (B)  Montenegro 2 (B)  Israel 2 (B)  Luxembourg 2 (B)  Turkey 2 (B)

Pot 3 Team Pos. Pts. GD GS  Latvia 3 (B)  Lithuania 3 (B)  Azerbaijan 3 (B)  Georgia 3 (B)  Albania 3 (B)  Armenia 3 (B)  Moldova 4 (B)  Kazakhstan 4 (B)  Andorra Didn't participate in the previous edition  Malta

Hosts were appointed for each mini-tournament. All the matches were played between 2 October and 3 December 2023.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	16	2	+14	9	Transfer to Round 2 (League A)
2	Portugal (H)	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6
3	Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0	Relegated to Round 2 (League B)

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Poland (H)	3	3	0	0	13	1	+12	9	Transfer to Round 2 (League A)
2	Norway	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6
3	Iceland	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3
4	Republic of Ireland	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0	Relegated to Round 2 (League B)

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	France	3	3	0	0	15	3	+12	9	Transfer to Round 2 (League A)
2	Italy (H)	3	1	1	1	9	6	+3	4
3	Scotland	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4
4	Slovenia	3	0	0	3	1	15	−14	0	Relegated to Round 2 (League B)

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Austria	3	3	0	0	13	1	+12	9	Transfer to Round 2 (League A)
2	Germany (H)	3	2	0	1	12	4	+8	6
3	Ukraine	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	1
4	Romania	3	0	1	2	1	15	−14	1	Relegated to Round 2 (League B)

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Finland	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9	Transfer to Round 2 (League A)
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	9	3	+6	6
3	Switzerland	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4	3
4	Bulgaria (H)	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0	Relegated to Round 2 (League B)

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	England	3	3	0	0	20	0	+20	9	Transfer to Round 2 (League A)
2	Hungary (H)	3	2	0	1	3	8	−5	6
3	Belgium	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
4	Northern Ireland	3	0	0	3	0	12	−12	0	Relegated to Round 2 (League B)

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The group matches were hosted by Albania.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9	Transfer to Round 2 (League A)
2	Denmark	3	2	0	1	11	4	+7	6
3	Greece	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1
4	Belarus	3	0	1	2	2	11	−9	1	Relegated to Round 2 (League B)

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Kosovo (H)	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Promotion to Round 2 (League A)
2	North Macedonia	3	2	0	1	10	2	+8	6
3	Armenia	3	0	2	1	2	6	−4	2	Transfer to Round 2 (League B)
4	Georgia	3	0	1	2	2	9	−7	1

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Serbia (H)	3	3	0	0	18	2	+16	9	Promotion to Round 2 (League A)
2	Israel	3	2	0	1	11	5	+6	6	Transfer to Round 2 (League B)
3	Latvia	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
4	Andorra	3	0	0	3	0	22	−22	0

The matches in group B2 were originally planned for 5, 8 and 11 November 2023. Because of the safety concerns in light of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict, matches were postponed to 27 and 30 November, and 3 December, venues and times were kept the same.^[51]

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Croatia (H)	3	3	0	0	19	0	+19	9	Promotion to Round 2 (League A)
2	Malta	3	2	0	1	6	10	−4	6	Transfer to Round 2 (League B)
3	Luxembourg	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
4	Azerbaijan	3	0	0	3	1	13	−12	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Wales	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9	Promotion to Round 2 (League A)
2	Faroe Islands	3	2	0	1	5	7	−2	6	Transfer to Round 2 (League B)
3	Albania (H)	3	1	0	2	1	5	−4	3
4	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	3	1	4	−3	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Slovakia	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	6	Promotion to Round 2 (League A)
2	Montenegro	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	3	Transfer to Round 2 (League B)
3	Lithuania (H)	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Turkey (H)	2	2	0	0	9	3	+6	6	Promotion to Round 2 (League A)
2	Estonia	2	0	1	1	4	6	−2	1	Transfer to Round 2 (League B)
3	Moldova	2	0	1	1	5	9	−4	1

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To determine the best runner-up, only the results of the runner-up teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group are taken into account.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	B1	North Macedonia	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	3	Promotion to Round 2 (League A)
2	B5	Montenegro	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	3[a]
3	B2	Israel	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	3[a]
4	B4	Faroe Islands	2	1	0	1	3	6	−3	3
5	B3	Malta	2	1	0	1	2	9	−7	3
6	B6	Estonia	2	0	1	1	4	6	−2	1

The teams were seeded according to their results in the Round 1 (Regulations Article 15.01).^[76]

Teams entering League A

The 21 teams of Round 1 League A and the 7 teams of Round 1 League B (six group winners and the best runner-up) were drawn in seven groups of four teams. The draw for both leagues was held on 8 December 2023 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.^[77]

All group winners and the best runner-up of League B were automatically seeded into Pot D. Because League B has two groups with only 3 teams, the results of the group winners against the respective fourth-placed teams are disregarded for their ranking.^[76]

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Seeding
1	A6	England	3	3	0	0	20	0	+20	9	Pot A
2	A1	Spain	3	3	0	0	16	2	+14	9
3	A3	France	3	3	0	0	15	3	+12	9
4	A2	Poland	3	3	0	0	13	1	+12	9[a]
5	A4	Austria	3	3	0	0	13	1	+12	9[a]
6	A5	Finland	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9
7	A7	Sweden	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9
8	A4	Germany	3	2	0	1	12	4	+8	6	Pot B
9	A7	Denmark	3	2	0	1	11	4	+7	6
10	A5	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	9	3	+6	6
11	A2	Norway	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6[b]
12	A1	Portugal	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6[b]
13	A6	Hungary	3	2	0	1	3	8	−5	6
14	A3	Italy	3	1	1	1	9	6	+3	4
15	A3	Scotland	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4	Pot C
16	A6	Belgium	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
17	A1	Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
18	A2	Iceland	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3
19	A5	Switzerland	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4	3
20	A7	Greece	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1
21	A4	Ukraine	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	1
22	B3	Croatia	2	2	0	0	11	0	+11	6	Pot D
23	B4	Wales	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	6
24	B5	Slovakia	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	6
25	B6	Turkey	2	2	0	0	9	3	+6	6
26	B2	Serbia	2	2	0	0	8	2	+6	6
27	B1	Kosovo	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
28	B1	North Macedonia	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	3

Teams entering League B

The six best fourth-placed teams in League A were automatically seeded into Pot A, with the worst fourth-placed team being seeded into Pot B. The remaining second-, third- and fourth-placed teams from League B were seeded into Pots B, C and D, respectively.

As before, because League B has two groups with only 3 teams, the results against fourth-placed teams in Round 1 are disregarded for the ranking of teams placed second and third in League B Round 1.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Seeding
1	A7	Belarus	3	0	1	2	2	11	−9	1	Pot A
2	A4	Romania	3	0	1	2	1	15	−14	1
3	A2	Republic of Ireland	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0
4	A5	Bulgaria	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0
5	A1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0
6	A6	Northern Ireland	3	0	0	3	0	12	−12	0
7	A3	Slovenia	3	0	0	3	1	15	−14	0	Pot B
8	B5	Montenegro	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	3[a]
9	B2	Israel	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	3[a]
10	B4	Faroe Islands	2	1	0	1	3	6	−3	3
11	B3	Malta	2	1	0	1	2	9	−7	3
12	B6	Estonia	2	0	1	1	4	6	−2	1
13	B6	Moldova	2	0	1	1	5	9	−4	1	Pot C
14	B1	Armenia	2	0	1	1	0	4	−4	1
15	B3	Luxembourg	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0
16	B2	Latvia	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0[b]
17	B4	Albania	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0[b]
18	B5	Lithuania	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0
19	B1	Georgia	3	0	1	2	2	9	−7	1	Pot D
20	B4	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	3	1	4	−3	0
21	B3	Azerbaijan	3	0	0	3	1	13	−12	0
22	B2	Andorra	3	0	0	3	0	22	−22	0

Times are CET/CEST,^{[note 1]} as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	France	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7	7	Qualified for the final tournament
2	Germany (H)	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
3	Czech Republic	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	3
4	Slovakia	3	0	1	2	1	9	−8	1	Relegated to League B for the next tournament qualification

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Portugal (H)	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9	Qualified for the final tournament
2	Finland	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	6
3	Iceland	3	1	0	2	5	3	+2	3
4	Kosovo	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0	Relegated to League B for the next tournament qualification

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Belgium	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6[a]	Qualified for the final tournament
2	Austria	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6[a]
3	Croatia (H)	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	3[b]
4	Hungary	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3[b]	Relegated to League B for the next tournament qualification

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Norway (H)	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Qualified for the final tournament
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
3	Wales	3	0	2	1	3	5	−2	2
4	Sweden	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1	Relegated to League B for the next tournament qualification

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	14	1	+13	9	Qualified for the final tournament
2	Netherlands (H)	3	2	0	1	11	4	+7	6
3	Turkey	3	1	0	2	2	15	−13	3
4	Ukraine	3	0	0	3	0	7	−7	0	Relegated to League B for the next tournament qualification

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	England	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9	Qualified for the final tournament
2	Italy	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
3	Greece	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4	3
4	Serbia (H)	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0	Relegated to League B for the next tournament qualification

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Poland (H)	3	3	0	0	17	1	+16	9	Qualified for the final tournament
2	Scotland	3	2	0	1	9	5	+4	6
3	Denmark	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
4	North Macedonia	3	0	0	3	0	19	−19	0	Relegated to League B for the next tournament qualification

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Belarus	3	3	0	0	14	2	+12	9	Promoted to League A for the next tournament qualification
2	Montenegro (H)	3	2	0	1	6	8	−2	6
3	Lithuania	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
4	Andorra	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Bulgaria (H)	3	2	1	0	13	2	+11	7	Promoted to League A for the next tournament qualification
2	Slovenia	3	2	1	0	11	1	+10	7
3	Azerbaijan	3	1	0	2	5	11	−6	3
4	Moldova	3	0	0	3	1	16	−15	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Faroe Islands (H)	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6[a]	Promoted to League A for the next tournament qualification
2	Romania	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6[a]
3	Latvia	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6[a]
4	Georgia	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	3	0	0	14	1	+13	9	Promoted to League A for the next tournament qualification
2	Estonia	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6
3	Kazakhstan (H)	3	1	0	2	8	5	+3	3
4	Armenia	3	0	0	3	0	18	−18	0

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Northern Ireland	2	2	0	0	9	2	+7	6	Promoted to League A for the next tournament qualification
2	Luxembourg	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3	1
3	Malta (H)	2	0	1	1	2	6	−4	1

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Republic of Ireland	2	2	0	0	10	1	+9	6	Promoted to League A for the next tournament qualification
2	Israel	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	3
3	Albania (H)	2	0	0	2	2	10	−8	0

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To determine the best runner-up, only the results of the runner-up teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group are taken into account.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	B2	Slovenia	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	4	Promoted to League A for the next tournament qualification
2	B3	Romania	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
3	B6	Israel	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	3
4	B1	Montenegro	2	1	0	1	5	8	−3	3
5	B4	Estonia	2	1	0	1	2	5	−3	3
6	B5	Luxembourg	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3	1

Seven teams qualified for the final tournament along with hosts Sweden.

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in Under-17 Euro1 only U-17 era (since 2008)
Sweden	Hosts	19 April 2021[1]	2 (2013, 2023)
France	Round 2 Group A1 winners	24 March 2024	9 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023)
Portugal	Round 2 Group A2 winners	27 February 2024	2 (2014, 2019)
Belgium	Round 2 Group A3 winners	14 March 2024	1 (2013)
Norway	Round 2 Group A4 winners	17 March 2024	5 (2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022)
Spain	Round 2 Group A5 winners	20 March 2024	12 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
England	Round 2 Group A6 winners	16 March 2024	8 (2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023)
Poland	Round 2 Group A7 winners	19 March 2024	3 (2013, 2018, 2023)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

In the 1st Round there were 300 goals scored in 72 matches, for an average of 4.17 goals per match.

In the 2nd Round there have been 200 goals scored in 54 matches, for an average of 3.7 goals per match (as of 18 March 2024).

In total, there have been 500 goals scored in 126 matches, for an average of 3.97 goals per match (as of 18 March 2024).

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3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: UEFA

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