2027 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

2027 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2027. gada UEFA Eiropas čempionāts līdz 17 gadu vecumam
Tournament details
Host country	Latvia
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2027 UEFA European Under-17 Championship will be the 24th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (43rd edition if the Under-16 era is also included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-17 national teams of Europe. Latvia, which were selected by UEFA on 26 September 2023, will host the tournament.^[1]

A total of eight teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2010 eligible to participate.^[2]

The tournament and its qualification will act as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top teams will qualify for the 2027 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar as the UEFA representatives.

Qualification

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Note: All appearance statistics include only U-17 era (since 2002).

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	Appearance(s)				Previous best performance^[a]
Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	Total	First	Last	Streak	Previous best performance^[a]
Latvia	Host nation	26 September 2023	1st	Debut
	Round 2 Group A1 winners
	Round 2 Group A2 winners
	Round 2 Group A3 winners
	Round 2 Group A4 winners
	Round 2 Group A5 winners
	Round 2 Group A6 winners
	Round 2 Group A7 winners

Venues

Five venues were mentioned in the application for hosting the tournament by the Latvian FA.^[3]

Riga			Jelgava	Jūrmala
Skonto Stadium	Daugava Stadium	LNK Sports Park	Zemgale Olympic Center	Sloka Stadium
Capacity: 6,747	Capacity: 10,461	Capacity: 1,674	Capacity: 1,560	Capacity: 2,500