The Italy national U-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.
The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, held every year. If qualified, the team also competes in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which since the 2025 edition is also held every year.
Competitive record
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
YearRoundFIFA Under-16 World Championship 1985Group stage310234 1987Fourth place631284 1989Did not qualify 1991Group stage302123FIFA Under-17 World Championship 1993Group stage301216 1995Did not qualify 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005Group stage311167FIFA Under-17 World Cup 2007Did not qualify 2009Quarter-finals531164 2011Did not qualify 2013Round of 16420235 2015Did not qualify 2017 2019Quarter-finals530295 2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2023Did not qualify 2025Third place8611145 2026Qualified 2027To be determined 2028 2029Total9/2140197145243 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
YearRoundSquadUEFA European Under-16 Championship 1982Champions211021Squad 1984Did not qualify 1985Group stage301226Squad 1986Runners-up322174Squad 1987Champions332084Squad 1988Did not qualify 1989Group stage302123Squad 1990Did not qualify 1991 1992Third place331182Squad 1993Runners-up321053Squad 1994Did not qualify 1995Group stage302112Squad 1996Did not qualify 1997Group stage301266Squad 1998Runners-up5411126Squad 1999Did not qualify 2000 2001Quarter-finals412187SquadUEFA European Under-17 Championship 2002Did not qualify 2003Group stage311142Squad 2004Did not qualify 2005Third place530243Squad 2006Did not qualify (Elite round) 2007 2008 2009Semi-finals411236Squad 2010Did not qualify (Qualifying round) 2011Did not qualify (Elite round) 2012 2013Runners-up423052Squad 2014Did not qualify (Elite round) 2015Quarter-finals311235Squad 2016 Group stage310246Squad 2017310235Squad 2018 Runners-up6411105Squad 20196501148Squad 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022Quarter-finals420255Squad 2023Group stage310244Squad 2024Champions6510112Squad 2025Semi-finals4310106Squad 2026Champions523095Squad 2027To be determined 2028 2029Total:25/423 Titles94482829150108- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Honours FIFA Under-17 World Cup Third place: 2025 Fourth place: 1987
UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner: 2024; 2026 Runners-up: 2013; 2018; 2019 Third place: 2005
Under-16 era (1982–2001) Winner: 1982 Runners-up: 1986; 1993; 1998 Third place: 1992
Players The following 20 players were called up for the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
See also FIFA U-17 World Cup UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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