2025 U17 EURO finals in Albania: Tournament information
Thursday, May 15, 2025
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Albania will stage the reformatted eight-team finals from 19 May to 1 June 2025.
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Albania will host the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship finals, scheduled for 19 May to 1 June.
2025 U17 EURO finals groups
Group A: Albania (hosts), France, Germany, Portugal
Group B: Italy (holders), Belgium, England, Czechia
The tournament will be the first under the new format, with Albania joined in the finals by the seven teams that emerge from round 2 of qualifying. The draw was made on Monday 31 March at the House of Football in Tirana.
It will be the first UEFA final tournament ever hosted by the Football Association of Albania (FShF). Tirana's Arena Kombëtare staged the inaugural UEFA Conference League final in 2022.
Which stadiums will be used?
Arena Kombëtare, Tirana
Elbasan Arena, Elbasan
Arena Egnatia, Rrogozhinë
Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës
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Who has won the U17 EURO title?
16-team final tournament (hosts)
2024: Italy (Cyprus)
2023: Germany (Hungary)
2022: France (Israel)
2020 & 2021: no final tournament
2019: Netherlands (Republic of Ireland)
2018: Netherlands (England)
2017: Spain (Croatia)
2016: Portugal (Azerbaijan)
2015: France (Bulgaria)
Eight-team final tournament
2014: England (Malta)
2013: Russia (Slovakia)
2012: Netherlands (Slovenia)
2011: Netherlands (Serbia)
2010: England (Liechtenstein)
2009: Germany (Germany)
2008: Spain (Türkiye)
2007: Spain (Belgium)
2006: Russia (Luxembourg)
2005: Türkiye (Italy)
2004: France (France)
2003: Portugal (Portugal)
16-team final tournament
2002: Switzerland (Denmark)
Scout tickets
Scouts apply for their tickets in the general ticket sales portal. A specific seating section has been reserved for scouts at each stadium. The deadline for scouts to apply for group stage tickets is 12 May 2025. Proof of eligibility is required for each ticket order. The portal will reopen before the semi-finals and final once the pairings are confirmed. Any requests received after the stated deadlines will not be processed, and scouts must buy their tickets through the general sale channels: https://fshf.org/euro-2025/
Media accreditation
The application process for media accreditations for the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Albania is now open.
The deadline for applications is the 16th of May 2025.
Media should send their accreditation request(s) by email to The Albanian Football Association pr@fshf.al including the following information:
- Full name
- Name of organisation / outlet
- Role within the outlet (i.e. Written press, TV or radio reporter, technician, online, blogger, photographer or other
- Email address
- Contact telephone number (office and / or mobile)
- Editor’s full name (if applicable)
- Editor’s email address (if applicable)
- Outlet’s website address
- Postal address
Please note; this is a tournament accreditation valid from 19 May until 1 June.
The Albanian Football Association will notify all applicants (successful and unsuccessful) after the deadline stated above.
Further information will be provided to those successful applicants with regards to receiving accreditation and the application process for media and photographer ticketing. Please note: access to each match will be subject to demand.
A schedule of media opportunities will be available daily throughout the tournament and accreditation will also grant entry to open training sessions and non-matchday media activity.
Accreditation will be issued in accordance with the UEFA European Under-17 Championship terms and conditions. Accreditation can be withdrawn at any time.
For accreditation enquiries and tournament media enquiries, please contact:
Venue Media Manager: Carlos Vicente (Carlos.Vicente@uefa.ch)
Media Operations Manager: Olta Beqiri (Obeqiri@fshf.al)