2026 U17 EURO final tournament draw
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
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Hosts Estonia will be joined by seven qualifiers from round 2 in the draw on 9 April in Tallinn.
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The UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament draw will be made from 11:00 CET (12:00 local time) at Lilleküla staadion, Tallinn on Thursday 9 April.
The draw will split hosts Estonia and the seven round 2 qualifiers into two groups of four teams. The finals will run from 25 May to 7 June and Estonia will be making their U17 EURO final tournament debut.
U17 EURO finals contenders
Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia (hosts), France, Italy, Montenegro, Spain
How does the draw work?
Hosts Estonia will be seeded as the first team in Group A (A1). The remaining teams will be drawn one after another without any further seeding. The draw order will be B1, A2, B2, A3, B3, A4 and B4.
Tournament ambassador Henri Anier, capped more than 100 times by Estonia, will help make the draw.
What stadiums will host the 2026 U17 EURO?
Lilleküla staadion, Tallinn
Kadrioru staadion, Tallinn
Kalevi Keskstaadion, Tallinn
Rakvere linnastaadion, Rakvere
Who has won the U17 EURO title?
16-team final tournament (hosts)
2025: Portugal (Albania)
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)