Italy national under-17 football team

Italy Under-17
Association	Italian Football Federation ; (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Massimiliano Favo
FIFA code	ITA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1985)
Best result	Fourth place (1987)
European Championship
Appearances	20 (first in 1982)
Best result	Champions (1982, 2024)
Medal record
Men's football
UEFA European U-17 Championship; Formerly U-16 Championship

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. The team, if qualified, also competes in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years.

Competitive record

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
FIFA Under-16 World Championship
1985	Group stage	13th	3	1	0	2	3	4
1987	Fourth Place	4th	6	3	1	2	8	4
1989	Did not qualify
1991	Group stage	10th	3	0	2	1	2	3
FIFA Under-17 World Championship
1993	Group stage	10th	3	0	1	2	1	6
1995	Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005	Group stage	13th	3	1	1	1	6	7
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Quarter-finals	6th	5	3	1	1	6	4
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Round of 16	13th	4	2	0	2	3	5
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	0	2	9	5
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[1]
2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	8/20	4th	32	13	6	13	38	38

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
1982	Champions	2	1	1	0	2	1	Squad
1984	Did not qualify
1985	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	6	Squad
1986	Runners-up	3	2	2	1	7	4	Squad
1987	~~Champions~~^[a]	3	3	2	0	8	4	Squad
1988	Did not qualify
1989	Group stage	3	0	2	1	2	3	Squad
1990	Did not qualify
1991	Did not qualify
1992	Third place	3	3	1	1	8	2	Squad
1993	Runners-up	3	2	1	0	5	3	Squad
1994	Did not qualify
1995	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad
1996	Did not qualify
1997	Group stage	3	0	1	2	6	6	Squad
1998	Runners-up	5	4	1	1	12	6	Squad
1999	Did not qualify
2000	Did not qualify
2001	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	8	7	Squad
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2002	Did not qualify
2003	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	2	Squad
2004	Did not qualify
2005	Third place	5	3	0	2	4	3	Squad
2006	Did not qualify (Elite round)
2007
2008
2009	Semi-finals	4	1	1	2	3	6	Squad
2010	Did not qualify (Qualifying round)
2011	Did not qualify (Elite round)
2012	Did not qualify (Elite round)
2013	Runners-up	4	2	3	0	5	2	Squad
2014	Did not qualify (Elite round)
2015	Quarter-finals	3	1	1	2	3	5	Squad
2016	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	6	Squad
2017	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5	Squad
2018	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	10	5	Squad
2019	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	14	8	Squad
~~2020~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[4]^[5]
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[4]^[5]
2022	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	5	5	Squad
2023	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	4	Squad
2024	Champions	6	5	1	0	11	2	Squad

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Fourth Place: 1987

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Winner: 2024
Runners-up: 2013; 2018; 2019
Third Place: 2005

Under-16 era (1982–2001)

Winner: 1982
Runners-up: 1986; 1993; 1998
Third Place: 1992

Current squad

The following 27 players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches against Slovakia, Ukraine and Croatia in March 2025.^[6]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Alessandro Longoni	(2008-01-31) 31 January 2008 (age 17)	9	0	Milan
1GK	Alessio Marcaccini	(2008-10-01) 1 October 2008 (age 16)	2	0	Roma
1GK	Andrea Maran	(2008-02-18) 18 February 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Modena

2DF	Dauda Iddrisa	(2008-01-08) 8 January 2008 (age 17)	7	0	West Bromwich Albion
2DF	Benit Borasio	(2008-01-20) 20 January 2008 (age 17)	6	0	Juventus
2DF	Laurence Giani	(2008-03-11) 11 March 2008 (age 17)	6	0	Stoke City
2DF	Luca Reggiani	(2008-01-09) 9 January 2008 (age 17)	5	1	Borussia Dortmund
2DF	Leonardo Bovio	(2008-02-04) 4 February 2008 (age 17)	5	0	Inter
2DF	Jean Mambuku	(2008-07-08) 8 July 2008 (age 16)	4	0	Stade de Reims
2DF	Mattia Ridolfi	(2008-02-04) 4 February 2008 (age 17)	4	0	Cesena
2DF	Andrea Cullotta	(2008-03-10) 10 March 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Milan
2DF	Jacopo Del Fabro	(2009-01-29) 29 January 2009 (age 16)	1	0	Juventus
2DF	Silver Eze		0	0	Blackburn Rovers

3MF	Vincenzo Prisco	(2008-08-07) 7 August 2008 (age 16)	11	0	Napoli
3MF	Oliver Blini	(2008-01-10) 10 January 2008 (age 17)	10	4	Empoli
3MF	Federico Steffanoni	(2008-09-04) 4 September 2008 (age 16)	10	0	Atalanta
3MF	Christian Comotto	(2008-04-25) 25 April 2008 (age 16)	9	1	Milan
3MF	Leonardo Rodella	(2008-09-23) 23 September 2008 (age 16)	7	0	Southampton
3MF	Nicolò Ballabio	(2008-03-01) 1 March 2008 (age 17)	6	1	Monza
3MF	Alessio Baralla	(2008-02-05) 5 February 2008 (age 17)	4	0	Empoli
3MF	Valerio Maccaroni	(2008-06-03) 3 June 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Roma

4FW	Vincenzo Damiano	(2008-05-07) 7 May 2008 (age 16)	10	4	Atalanta
4FW	Samuele Inácio	(2008-04-02) 2 April 2008 (age 16)	7	4	Borussia Dortmund
4FW	Cristian Galvano	(2008-08-29) 29 August 2008 (age 16)	1	0	Brescia
4FW	Antonio Arena	(2009-02-10) 10 February 2009 (age 16)	0	0	Pescara
4FW	Destiny Elimoghale	(2009-04-23) 23 April 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Juventus
4FW	Giuseppe Forte	(2008-07-21) 21 July 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Sampdoria

Notes

^ Italy won the final of the 1987 UEFA European Under-16 Championship 1–0 against the Soviet Union. However, UEFA ruled that Riccardo Secci had been ineligible to participate in the competition. UEFA stripped Italy of their title and decided to not reaward the under-16 European title that year.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
^ "Italy success overruled". UEFA. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
^ "La vittoria Europea 1986 revocata agli Azzurrini". 6 May 2024. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024.
^ "UEFA postpones all June national team matches". UEFA. 1 April 2020.
^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
^ "Stage dall'11 al 15 marzo a Novarello in vista delle qualificazioni europee: i convocati del tecnico Massimiliano Favo" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.

[4] Italy won the final of the 1987 UEFA European Under-16 Championship 1–0 against the Soviet Union. However, UEFA ruled that Riccardo Secci had been ineligible to participate in the competition. UEFA stripped Italy of their title and decided to not reaward the under-16 European title that year.^[2]^[3]

[1] "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

[2] "Italy success overruled". UEFA. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

[3] "La vittoria Europea 1986 revocata agli Azzurrini". 6 May 2024. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024.

[5] "UEFA postpones all June national team matches". UEFA. 1 April 2020.

[6] "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

[7] "Stage dall'11 al 15 marzo a Novarello in vista delle qualificazioni europee: i convocati del tecnico Massimiliano Favo" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.

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