The England women's national under-17 football team, also known as the Young Lionesses, represents England in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England women's national under-17 football team best achievement is a runners-up finish at the 2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The team has competed at three FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup tournaments.

Year Result GP W D* L GF GA Squad 2008Fourth place6213710Squad 2010Did not qualify 2012 2014 2016Quarter-finals412157Squad 2018Did not qualify 2022 2024Fourth place6213814Squad 2025Did not qualify 2026 2027To be determined 2028 2029Total:3/9Fourth place165472031- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs.

UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

The team has participated in nine UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship tournaments.

Year Result GP W D* L GF GA 2008 Fourth place 200227 2009 Did not qualify 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Fourth place 521286 2015 Group stage 311147 2016 Third place 5401248 2017 Group stage 310264 2018 Fourth place 5113814 2019 Group stage 320145 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022Did not qualify 2023 Semi-finals 421176 2024 Runners-up 5401115 2025Did not qualify 2026Group stage411234 2027To be determined 2028 2029Total:10/17Runners-up39185167766 *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs. **Red border colour denotes tournament was held on home soil.

Current squad On 7 September 2026, Kerri Welsh named a 24-player squad for two matches against Finland. Head coach: Kerri Welsh

= Training player

Recent callups The following players have also been called up to the England U17 squad within the last twelve months.

This list may be incomplete.

Schedule and results This list includes match results from the last 12 months and any future matches that have been scheduled.

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Head-to-head record The following table shows England's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. OpponentWin %Total

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