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2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship

2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Serbia
Dates 3–15 May
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Netherlands (1st title)
Runners-up  Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 35 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Netherlands Kyle Ebecilio
England Hallam Hope
Netherlands Tonny Trindade
Germany Samed Yeşil
(3 goals each)
Best player Netherlands Kyle Ebecilio
Liechtenstein 2010
Slovenia 2012

The 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the tenth edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship. Serbia hosted the tournament between the 3rd and 15 May. 6 Teams also qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Players born after 1 January 1994 were eligible to participate in this competition.

England was the defending champion, but lost in the semi-final. The Netherlands defeated Germany 5–2 in the final to win the championship for the first time.

The final tournament of the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round. During these rounds, 52 national teams competed to determine the seven teams.

All times are local (UTC+2).


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