Italy national under-17 football team

The Italy national under-17 football team represents Italy in youth international football completions. They have appeared at the FIFA U-17 World Cup eight times including hosting the 1991 edition. Their best finish is fourth place at the 1987 edition.

Italy Under-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationItalian Football Federation
(Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMassimiliano Favo
FIFA codeITA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1985)
Best resultFourth place (1987)
European Championship
Appearances20 (first in 1982)
Best resultChampions (1982, 2024)

Competitive record

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
FIFA Under-16 World Championship
  1985 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 3 4
  1987 Fourth Place 4th 6 3 1 2 8 4
  1989 Did not qualify
  1991 Group stage 10th 3 0 2 1 2 3
FIFA Under-17 World Championship
  1993 Group stage 10th 3 0 1 2 1 6
  1995 Did not qualify
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005 Group stage 13th 3 1 1 1 6 7
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
  2007 Did not qualify
  2009 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 6 4
  2011 Did not qualify
  2013 Round of 16 13th 4 2 0 2 3 5
  2015 Did not qualify
  2017
  2019 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 0 2 9 5
  2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1]
  2023 Did not qualify
  2025 To be determined
Total 8/20 4th 32 13 6 13 38 38

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
  1982 Champions 2 1 1 0 2 1 Squad
  1984 Did not qualify
  1985 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 6 Squad
  1986 Runners-up 3 2 2 1 7 4 Squad
  1987 Champions[a] 3 3 2 0 8 4 Squad
  1988 Did not qualify
  1989 Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 3 Squad
  1990 Did not qualify
  1991
  1992 Third place 3 3 1 1 8 2 Squad
  1993 Runners-up 3 2 1 0 5 3 Squad
  1994 Did not qualify
  1995 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad
  1996 Did not qualify
  1997 Group stage 3 0 1 2 6 6 Squad
  1998 Runners-up 5 4 1 1 12 6 Squad
  1999 Did not qualify
  2000
  2001 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 8 7 Squad
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
  2002 Did not qualify
  2003 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 2 Squad
  2004 Did not qualify
  2005 Third place 5 3 0 2 4 3 Squad
  2006 Did not qualify (Elite round)
  2007
  2008
  2009 Semi-finals 4 1 1 2 3 6 Squad
  2010 Did not qualify (Qualifying round)
  2011 Did not qualify (Elite round)
  2012
  2013 Runners-up 4 2 3 0 5 2 Squad
  2014 Did not qualify (Elite round)
  2015 Quarter-finals 3 1 1 2 3 5 Squad
  2016 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 6 Squad
  2017 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 5 Squad
  2018 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 10 5 Squad
  2019 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 14 8 Squad
  2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4][5]
  2021
  2022 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 5 5 Squad
  2023 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 4 Squad
  2024 Champions 6 5 1 0 11 2 Squad

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

  1. "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. "Italy success overruled". UEFA. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240514145723/https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/palmares-storia/la-vittoria-europea-1986-revocata-agli-azzurrini/
  4. "UEFA postpones all June national team matches". UEFA. 1 April 2020.
  5. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2022.


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