The Denmark national under-17 football team represents Denmark in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Danish Football Association, the governing body for football in Denmark. It was founded in 1964 as an under-16 team. In 2001, it was changed to an under-17 team.
Competitive record The Danish under-17 squad made its World Cup debut at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.
FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup
Under-16 era Edition Round MP W D* L GF GA 1985 Did not qualify 1987 1989 *Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
Under-17 era Edition Round MP W D* L GF GA 1991 to 2009did not qualify 2011Group stage 3 0 1 2 3 8 2013 to 2025did not qualify 2026Qualified 2027TBD 2028 2029 *Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
UEFA European Under-16 and Under-17 Championship
Under-16 era Edition Round MP W D* L GF GA 1982did not qualify 1984 1985 1986Group phase 3 1 1 1 4 3 1987Group phase 3 0 2 1 2 3 1988did not qualify 1989 Group phase 3 1 0 2 10 9 1990Group phase 3 2 0 1 10 3 1991Group phase 3 0 1 2 3 7 1992Group phase 3 1 0 2 2 4 1993Did not qualify 1994Runners-up 6 3 1 2 15 13 1995did not qualify 1996 1997 1998Quarterfinals 4 1 2 1 2 3 1999Group phase 3 1 0 2 2 2 2000Group phase 3 1 0 2 7 7 2001did not qualify *Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
Under-17 era Edition Round MP W D* L GF GA 2002Quarter-finals 4 1 3 0 12 6 2003Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 5 2004did not qualify 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 6 4 2012did not qualify 2013 2014 2015 2016Group stage 3 1 1 1 2 3 2017did not qualify 2018Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 5 2019did not qualify 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 9 6 2023did not qualify 2024Semi-finals 5 1 2 2 5 8 2025did not qualify 2026Group stage 3 1 1 1 5 8 2027To be determined 2028 2029 *Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
Players Current squad The following players were called up for the most recent 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.
Head coaches 1971: Max Rasmussen 1972: Bent Dahl 1973–1979: Hardy Gynild 1980–1981: Kaj Christensen 1982: Hans Brun Larsen 1983: Per Simonsen 1984–1987: Kim Splidsboel 1987–1996: Poul Erik Bech 1996–2006: Hans Brun Larsen 2006–2008: Glen Riddersholm 2008–2012: Thomas Frank 2012–2016: Jan Michaelsen 2016: Per Holm 2017: Claus Nørgaard 2017–2018: Michael Pedersen 2018–2020: Søren Hermansen 2020-2023: Kenneth Weber 2023-2025: Søren Hermansen 2025-: Morten Corlin
See also Denmark men's national football team Denmark men's national under-21 football team Denmark men's national under-19 football team Denmark women's national football team Denmark women's national under-19 football team Denmark women's national under-17 football team
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