2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
2017 უეფას 19-წლამდელთა ევროპის ჩემპიონატი
Tournament details
Host countryGeorgia
Dates2–15 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions England (10th title)
Runners-up Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored39 (2.6 per match)
Attendance53,707 (3,580 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Ben Brereton
England Ryan Sessegnon
Netherlands Joël Piroe
Sweden Viktor Gyökeres
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)England Mason Mount[1]
2016
2018

The 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2017) was the 16th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (66th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Europe. Georgia, which were selected by UEFA on 26 January 2015, hosted the tournament.[2]

A total of eight teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 1998 eligible to participate.

In the final, which was played on 15 July, England defeated Portugal 2–1.[3]

  1. ^ "2017: Mason Mount". UEFA.com. 25 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Georgia and Finland to stage U19 EURO". UEFA.com. 26 January 2015.
  3. ^ "European Under-19 Championship: England beat Portugal in final". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.