Germany national under-17 football team
Nickname(s) | Die Mannschaft (The Team) | ||
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Association | Deutscher Fußball-Bund | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Marc-Patrick Meister | ||
FIFA code | GER | ||
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European Championship | |||
Appearances | 29 (first in 1982) | ||
Best result | Champions (1984, 1992, 2009, 2023) | ||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 11 (first in 1985) | ||
Best result | Champions (2023) |
Germany national under-17 football team, also known as Germany Under-17s or Germany U17(s), represents Germany in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by German Football Association, the governing body for football in Germany.
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA World U-16 Championship/FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
as West Germany | ||||||||
1985 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | |
1987 | did not qualify | |||||||
1989 | ||||||||
as Germany | ||||||||
1991 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
1993 | did not qualify | |||||||
1995 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
1997 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |
1999 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2001 | did not qualify | |||||||
2003 | ||||||||
2005 | ||||||||
2007 | Third place | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | |
2009 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |
2011 | Third place | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | |
2013 | did not qualify | |||||||
2015 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
2017 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |
2019 | did not qualify | |||||||
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Cancelled | |||||||
2023 | Champions | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | |
2025 | Qualified | |||||||
Total | 1 title | 56 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 120 | 85 |
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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UEFA European Under-16 Championship | ||||||||
as West Germany | ||||||||
1982 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
1984 | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
1985 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
1986 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1987 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
1988 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
1989 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1990 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
as Germany | ||||||||
1991 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
1992 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
1993 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1994 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |
1995 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | |
1996 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | |
1997 | Third place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |
1998 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1999 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | |
2000 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
2001 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |
UEFA European Under-17 Championship | ||||||||
2002 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |
2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2005 | ||||||||
2006 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
2007 | Fifth place | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
2008 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2009 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
2010 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2011 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
2012 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
2013 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2014 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
2015 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
2016 | Semi-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |
2017 | Semi-finals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
2018 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
2019 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
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Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1][2] | |||||||
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2022 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
2023 | Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |
2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2025 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 4 titles | 124 | 72 | 26 | 26 | 249 | 122 |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Players
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, to be played 19 May – 1 June 2025.[3][4]
Caps and goals correct as of 22 May 2025, after the match against Albania.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Marcello Trippel | 3 January 2008 | 13 | 0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
12 | GK | Leonard Reiners | 18 February 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1. FC Köln |
23 | GK | Tjark Möbius | 29 July 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1. FC Magdeburg |
2 | DF | Natnael Abraha | 14 March 2008 | 14 | 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
3 | DF | Osman Turay | 17 March 2008 | 14 | 0 | Schalke 04 |
4 | DF | Elias Vali Fard | 15 January 2008 | 15 | 0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
5 | DF | Ben Hawighorst | 1 March 2008 | 9 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
13 | DF | Nebe-Sirak Domnic | 16 November 2008 | 13 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
15 | DF | Raphael Pavlic | 8 February 2008 | 5 | 0 | Bayern Munich |
6 | MF | Mussa Kaba | 17 November 2008 | 10 | 1 | Borussia Dortmund |
8 | MF | Mathieu Nguefack | 14 May 2008 | 9 | 0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
10 | MF | Lennart Karl | 22 February 2008 | 12 | 7 | Bayern Munich |
11 | MF | Moritz Göttlicher | 21 April 2008 | 14 | 1 | Bayern Munich |
16 | MF | Jeremiah Mensah | 21 February 2008 | 12 | 2 | Bayer Leverkusen |
18 | MF | Lasse Isbruch | 15 June 2008 | 10 | 0 | VfL Bochum |
7 | FW | Can Armando Güner | 7 January 2008 | 6 | 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
9 | FW | Alexander Staff | 12 June 2008 | 16 | 13 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
17 | FW | Salvatore Mule | 24 January 2008 | 10 | 2 | VfB Stuttgart |
19 | FW | Keziah Oteng-Mensah | 31 March 2008 | 5 | 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
20 | FW | David Creța | 27 April 2008 | 12 | 3 | TSG Hoffenheim |
21 | FW | Wisdom Mike | 24 September 2008 | 3 | 1 | Bayern Munich |
Recent call-ups
The following players have previously been called up to the Germany under-17 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Jan-Mattis Wehrbein | 7 March 2008 | 3 | 0 | Borussia Dortmund | v. Norway, 25 March 2025 |
MF | Tim Schnitzer | 7 February 2008 | 8 | 0 | FC Augsburg | v. Norway, 25 March 2025 |
MF | Christian Prenaj | 16 January 2008 | 6 | 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt | v. Norway, 25 March 2025 |
FW | Yll Gashi | 17 January 2008 | 12 | 1 | Bayern Munich | v. Norway, 25 March 2025 |
See also
- Germany national football team
- Germany national under-21 football team
- Germany national under-16 football team
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
- FIFA U-17 World Cup
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Notes
- 1 = as West Germany
- 2 = as East Germany
References
- ^ "UEFA postpones all June national team matches". UEFA. 1 April 2020.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Meister nominiert Kader für U 17-EM" (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Kader für die Europameisterschaft in Albanien (19. Mai bis 1. Juni 2025)". Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 22 May 2025.