UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
The UEFA U-17 Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. The competition has been held since 1982. From 1982 to 2001 it was an Under-16 event.
Currently it consists of two stages, similarly to UEFA's other European championship competitions. The final tournament is preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round. During these rounds, 52 national teams will compete to determine the seven teams beside the host team which play the final stage.
This meeting serves as a preliminary competition for the FIFA U-17 World Cup every other year.
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