The Turkey national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation.
The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, held every year. If qualified, the team also competes in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which has been held annually since 2025. The original tournament was called the UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship (1982-2001). The tournament was renamed as the European Under-17 Football Championship in 2002, but importantly the overall statistics are collated from 1982.
Competitive record
UEFA U-17 European Championship Record* Edition Round MP W D** L GF GA 2002 Qualifying round – – – – – – 2003Qualifying round – – – – – – 2004Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 5 2005 ChampionsQ 5 4 0 1 13 5 2006Elite round 3 0 1 2 1 3 2007 Elite round 3 1 0 2 3 2 2008 Semi-finals 4 2 2 1 5 1 2009Group stageQ 3 1 0 2 3 5 2010Semi-finals 3 0 2 1 2 4 2011 Elite round 3 1 1 1 4 5 2012 Elite round 3 0 0 3 0 9 2013 Qualifying round 3 1 0 2 8 8 2014Group stage 3 1 0 2 7 7 2015Qualifying round 3 0 0 3 3 10 2016 Elite round 3 1 0 2 4 7 2017 Semi-finalsQ 5 3 0 2 10 7 2018Elite round 3 1 0 2 3 4 2019Elite round 3 0 1 2 1 5 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 7 2023Elite round 3 1 1 1 6 3 2024Elite round 3 0 1 2 1 6 2025Round 2 League A 3 0 1 2 3 8 2026Round 2 League A 3 1 1 1 4 2 2027to be determined 2028 2029 *The tournament was renamed as the European Under-17 Football Championship in 2002 (The original tournament was called the UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship (1982-2001)). Importantly the overall statistics are collated from 1982. **Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out. ***Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil. Q - Denotes qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup which is held every odd year.
FIFA U-17 World Cup Record Edition Round MP W D L GF GA 1985did not qualify 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005Fourth place 6 4 0 2 15 10 2007did not qualify 2009Quarter finals 5 3 2 0 9 3 2011did not qualify 2013 2015 2017Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 7 2019did not qualify 2023 2025 2026 2027to be determined 2028 2029Total3/20147342620
Individual awards In addition to team victories, Turkish players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.
YearGolden Player Award 2005Nuri Şahin
YearTop Goalscorer 2005Tevfik Kose
Recent results 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Qualification
Players Current squad The following players were called up for the most recent 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.
Recent call-ups The following players were called up to the national team within the last twelve months and remain eligible for future call-ups.
Past squads
UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads
FIFA U-17 World Cup squads 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup squad 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup squad 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup squad
Head-to-head record The following table shows Turkey's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. OpponentWin %Total
See also Turkey national football team Turkey national under-21 football team Turkey national under-20 football team Turkey national under-19 football team Turkey national youth football team
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