2015 European Under-17 Championship
The 2015 European Under-17 Championship was hosted by Bulgaria from 6 May to 22 May and featured 16 sides split into four groups. Teams faced each other once in the group stage before the top two sides in each group progressed to the quarter-finals. For an extensive preview of the finals as well as match previews and reports throughout the tournament, see our dedicated blog.
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Qualification
Qualification for the final tournament took part in two stages, with the initial qualifying round staged across September and October 2014 and the elite round of qualification being held in March 2015. For more on the qualification rounds for the Championships, see 2015 European Under-17 Championship (Qualifying).
The 16 teams taking part are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain
Group stage
Group A
League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
Results
12 May 2015: Austria 1-1 Bulgaria
12 May 2015: Croatia 0-0 Spain
9 May 2015: Croatia 1-0 Austria
9 May 2015: Bulgaria 1-2 Spain
6 May 2015: Spain 1-1 Austria
6 May 2015: Bulgaria 0-2 Croatia
Group B
League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Results
12 May 2015: Germany 4-0 Czech Republic
12 May 2015: Slovenia 0-1 Belgium
9 May 2015: Slovenia 0-1 Germany
9 May 2015: Czech Republic 0-3 Belgium
6 May 2015: Czech Republic 1-0 Slovenia
6 May 2015: Belgium 0-2 Germany
Group C
League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 |
Results
13 May 2015: France 1-0 Greece
13 May 2015: Russia 2-0 Scotland
10 May 2015: Russia 0-1 France
10 May 2015: Greece 1-0 Scotland
7 May 2015: Greece 2-2 Russia
7 May 2015: Scotland 0-5 France
Group D
League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
Results
13 May 2015: England 1-0 Republic of Ireland
13 May 2015: Netherlands 1-1 Italy
10 May 2015: Republic of Ireland 0-2 Italy
10 May 2015: Netherlands 1-1 England
7 May 2015: Republic of Ireland 0-0 Netherlands
7 May 2015: Italy 0-1 England
Quarter-Finals
16 May 2015: France 3-0 Italy
16 May 2015: England 0-1 Russia
15 May 2015: Croatia 1-1 Belgium (Belgium won 5-3 on penalties)
15 May 2015: Germany 0-0 Spain (Germany won 4-2 on penalties)
Semi-Finals
19 May 2015: Belgium 1-1 France (France won 2-1 on penalties)
19 May 2015: Germany 1-0 Russia
Final
22 May 2015: France 4-1 Germany
Top Goalscorers
(Correct up to end of tournament)
| Player | Country | Goals |
| Odsonne Edouard | France | 8 |
| Ismail Azzaoui | Belgium | 3 |
| Nanitamo Ikone | France | 3 |
| Yegor Denisov | Russia | 2 |
| Marcus Edwards | England | 2 |
| Felix Passlack | Germany | 2 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | Greece | 2 |
| Dmitri Pletnev | Russia | 2 |
| Dennis Van Vaerenbergh | Belgium | 2 |
| Tonislav Yordanov | Bulgaria | 2 |
