Denmark national under-17 football team
| Association | Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA | ||
| Head coach | Morten Corlin | ||
| Most caps | Tom Christensen (37) | ||
| Top scorer | Viktor Fischer (20) | ||
| FIFA code | DEN | ||
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| First international | |||
| 3–1 Sweden (Tårnby, Denmark; 5 September 1964) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Liechtenstein 0–11 (Csákvár, Hungary; 3 October 2016) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Portugal 7–0 (Aveiro, Portugal; 10 March 1996) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2011) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2011) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1986) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1994) | ||
The Denmark national under-17 football team represents Denmark in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Danish Football Association, the governing body for football in Denmark. It was founded in 1964 as an under-16 team. In 2001, it was changed to an under-17 team.
Competitive record
The Danish under-17 squad made its World Cup debut at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.
Under-16 era
| Edition | Round | MP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1987 | |||||||
| 1989 | |||||||
*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
Under-17 era
| Edition | Round | MP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 to 2009 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 2011 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2013 to 2025 | did not qualify | ||||||
*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
Under-16 era
| Edition | Round | MP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 1984 | |||||||
| 1985 | |||||||
| 1986 | Group phase | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1987 | Group phase | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1988 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 1989 | Group phase | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
| 1990 | Group phase | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 1991 | Group phase | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1992 | Group phase | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1994 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 |
| 1995 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 1996 | |||||||
| 1997 | |||||||
| 1998 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | Group phase | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | Group phase | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 2001 | did not qualify | ||||||
*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
Under-17 era
| Edition | Round | MP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 2003 | Group phase | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2004 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2005 | ||||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||
| 2011 | Semifinals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2012 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||
| 2016 | Group phase | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2018 | Group phase | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2019 | did not qualify | |||||||
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Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2] | |||||||
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| 2022 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |
| 2023 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2024 | Semifinals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2025 | did not qualify | |||||||
*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.[3]
- Match dates: 19–25 March 2025
- Opposition: Greece, France and Finland
- Caps and goals correct as of: 19 February 2025, after the match against Spain
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Andreas Søndenbroe | 16 March 2008 | 7 | 0 | FC Nordsjælland | |
| GK | Tobias Elnegaard | 2 July 2008 | 4 | 0 | OB | |
| DF | Lucas Bryde | 1 February 2008 | 10 | 0 | OB | |
| DF | Johan Hvistendahl | 3 February 2008 | 9 | 0 | AaB | |
| DF | Adam Amrani | 9 October 2008 | 7 | 0 | OB | |
| DF | Villads Rutkjær | 4 October 2008 | 6 | 0 | FC Nordsjælland | |
| DF | Aske Christensen | 4 February 2008 | 5 | 0 | FC København | |
| DF | William Møller | 9 January 2008 | 5 | 0 | Silkeborg IF | |
| DF | William Nørløv | 31 January 2008 | 3 | 0 | FC København | |
| MF | Ali Al-Najar | 23 January 2008 | 10 | 0 | Brøndby IF | |
| MF | Malthe Mortensen | 31 January 2008 | 10 | 0 | AaB | |
| MF | Sander Larsen | 6 September 2008 | 9 | 2 | Brøndby IF | |
| MF | Adam Fuglsang | 18 May 2008 | 6 | 0 | AGF | |
| MF | Tristan Panduro | 10 January 2008 | 5 | 0 | FC København | |
| MF | Viggo Poulsen | 7 April 2008 | 3 | 0 | Brøndby IF | |
| FW | Malik Pimpong | 1 January 2008 | 10 | 4 | FC Midtjylland | |
| FW | Mark Ian Steffensen | 7 February 2008 | 10 | 2 | AGF | |
| FW | William Faber | 16 July 2008 | 10 | 0 | FC Nordsjælland | |
| FW | Julius Lucena | 5 March 2008 | 9 | 0 | Esbjerg fB | |
| FW | Jacob Ambæk | 28 March 2008 | 7 | 4 | Brøndby IF | |
Head coaches
- 1971: Max Rasmussen
- 1972: Bent Dahl
- 1973–1979: Hardy Gynild
- 1980–1981: Kaj Christensen
- 1982: Hans Brun Larsen
- 1983: Per Simonsen
- 1984–1987: Kim Splidsboel
- 1987–1996: Poul Erik Bech
- 1996–2006: Hans Brun Larsen
- 2006–2008: Glen Riddersholm
- 2008–2012: Thomas Frank
- 2012–2016: Jan Michaelsen
- 2016: Per Holm
- 2017: Claus Nørgaard
- 2017–2018: Michael Pedersen
- 2018–2020: Søren Hermansen
- 2020-2023: Kenneth Weber
- 2023-2025: Søren Hermansen
- 2025-: Morten Corlin
See also
- Denmark men's national football team
- Denmark men's national under-21 football team
- Denmark men's national under-19 football team
- Denmark women's national football team
- Denmark women's national under-19 football team
- Denmark women's national under-17 football team
References
- ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "U17-landsholdet - trup" (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil-Union. Retrieved 13 March 2025.