2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
UEFA Kampjonat Ewropew ta’ taħt is-17-il sena 2014
The official logo of the tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMalta
Dates9–21 May
Teams53 (qualification)
8 (finals)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions England (2nd title)
Runners-up Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored46 (3.07 per match)
Attendance42,388 (2,826 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Dominic Solanke
Netherlands Jari Schuurman
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Netherlands Steven Bergwijn[1]
2013
2015

The 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the 13th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, an annual football competition between men's under-17 national teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament was hosted for the first time in Malta, from 9 to 21 May 2014, after their bid was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee on 20 March 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.[2]

Fifty-three teams participated in a two-round qualification stage, taking place between September 2013 and March 2014, to determine the seven teams joining the hosts. Players born after 1 January 1997 were eligible to participate in this competition.[3] This edition marked the first appearance of a national team from Gibraltar,[4] and was the first UEFA competition allowing referees to use a vanishing spray when setting free kicks.[5] Live broadcast was provided by Eurosport 2 and Eurosport International.[6]

England beat the Netherlands in the final on penalties to secure their second European under-17 title, four years after their first, and the second to be won by coach John Peacock. The 2013 champions, Russia, failed to qualify for the final tournament.

  1. ^ "UEFA Golden Player 2014: Steven Bergwijn". UEFA.com.
  2. ^ "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 20 March 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2013/14" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Draw to launch U17 road to Malta". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 20 November 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Vanishing spray leaves lasting impression". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Under-17 match and TV schedule confirmed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 15 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.