Netherlands

Maarten Stekelenburg led the Netherlands to the Under-17 final last year and they return largely on the strength of their rearguard, which conceded just once in six matches. "We achieved our goal of qualifying," Stekelenburg said. "Now we can measure ourselves against the best in Europe, which is very important for the development of this generation."

The 2011 and 2012 champions, who have lost three finals in all, play in the typical Dutch 4-3-3 template. They impressed mostly in defence, notably goalkeeper Justin Bijlow behind a back line marshalled by captain Timothy Fosu-Mensah. The Oranje scored just seven times, with forwards Rashaan Fernandes, Javairo Dilrosun and Nigel Robertha getting one each.

Qualifying round: Finland 2-0, Malta 1-0, Serbia 1-0 (Group 8 winners)

Elite round: Georgia 2-0, Northern Ireland 1-1, Belgium 0-0 (Group 3 runners-up)

Team records

Qualifying top scorer
Six players on one goal

UEFA European Under-17 Championship best
Winners: 2011, 2012

Coach: Maarten Stekelenburg

Date of birth: 13 December 1972
Nationality: Dutch
Playing career: SV Argon, SV Huizen, Amsterdamsche FC (all amateur)
Coaching career: AFC Ajax (academy), Ajax Cape Town FC, Amsterdamsche FC, Netherlands U17s

The Netherlands' U17 coach since July 2013, Stekelenburg arrived in the post having guided AFC to safety in the Dutch third tier, and after a stint as coach of Ajax Cape Town. A former defender at amateur sides Argon, Huizen and AFC, he went to South Africa to head up the Ajax Cape Town youth academy, having briefly held a similar role at Ajax in Amsterdam. He is no relation of the identically named former Dutch international goalkeeper.