The 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition was an under-17 football competition played in 2002 and 2003 to determine the 7 teams joining Portugal, who qualified automatically as hosts, in the 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.
The final tournament also acted as the UEFA qualifier for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland, with two teams qualifying, Portugal and Spain, as finalists.
Format The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds: Qualifying round: Apart from six nations (Spain, England, Russia, Finland, Poland and Hungary), which received a bye to the elite round, the remaining 44 teams were drawn into 11 groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. Two best teams from each group advanced to the elite round. Elite round: The 28 teams were drawn into seven groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The seven group winners qualified for the final tournament.
Qualifying round
Groups
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
Group 11
Elite round
Groups All times were CET (UTC+1).
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Qualified teams The following 8 teams qualified for the final tournament.
Country Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament1only U-17 era (since 2002) Group 1 winner Group 2 winner Group 3 winner 0 (debut) Group 4 winner 0 (debut) Group 5 winner Group 6 winner Group 7 winner 0 (debut) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italics indicate host.
Top goalscorers
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