2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
The 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-17 Euro 2022) will be the 19th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (38th edition if the Under-16 era is also included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-17 national teams of Europe. Israel will host the tournament.[1] A total of 16 teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2005 eligible to participate.
| 2022 אליפות אירופה עד גיל 17 של אופ"א | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Israel |
| Dates | May/June 2022 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | TBC (in TBC host cities) |
Host selection
The timeline of host selection was as follows:[2]
- 11 January 2019: bidding procedure launched
- 28 February 2019: deadline to express interest
- 27 March 2019: Announcement by UEFA that declaration of interest were received from 17 member associations to host one of the UEFA national team youth final tournaments (UEFA European Under-19 Championship, UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, UEFA European Under-17 Championship, UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship) in 2021 and 2022 (although it was not specified which association were interested in which tournament)
- 28 June 2019: Submission of bid dossiers
- 24 September 2019: Selection of successful host associations by the UEFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Ljubljana
For the UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournaments of 2021 and 2022, Cyprus and Israel were selected as hosts respectively.[1]
Qualification
All 55 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Israel qualifying automatically, the other 54 teams will compete in the qualifying competition, which will consist of two rounds: Qualifying round, which will take place in autumn 2021, and Elite round, which will take place in spring 2022, to determine the remaining 15 spots in the final tournament. The draw for the qualifying round will be held on 9 December 2020, 10:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[3][4]
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-17 era (since 2002).
| Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | Hosts | 4th | 2018 | Group stage (2003, 2005, 2018) |
 Netherlands | 1st seed by coefficient ranking | 14th | 2019 (champions) | Champions (2011, 2012, 2018, 2019) |
 Spain | 2nd seed by coefficient ranking | 14th | 2019 (semi-finals) | Champions (2007, 2008, 2017) |
Venues
To be confirmed.
References
- "Cyprus, Israel to host U17 EURO in 2021, 2022". UEFA. 24 September 2019.
- "17 member associations interested in hosting UEFA youth national team final tournaments in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 27 March 2019.
- "2021/22 U17 qualifying round draw: 9 December". UEFA.com. 4 December 2020.
- "2021/22 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Qualifying round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com.