Greece national under-17 football team
| Nickname(s) | Εθνική παίδων ("National team of Kids") | ||||||||||||||
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| Association | Hellenic Football Federation | ||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Vasilis Papadakis | ||||||||||||||
| Captain | Aristidis Andrikopoulos | ||||||||||||||
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| European Championship | |||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1985) | ||||||||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up (1985) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Greece national under-17 football team is the Under-17 years of age team of the Greece national football team.
This team is for Greek players aged 17 or under at the start of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (From 1982 to 1997 it was an Under-16 event).
History
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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| UEFA European Under-16 Championship | ||||||||
| 1982 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1984 | ||||||||
| 1985 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Squad |
| 1986 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | Squad |
| 1987 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Squad |
| 1988 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1989 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Squad |
| 1990 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1991 | Semi-final | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
| 1992 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1993 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
| 1994 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||
| 1996 | Semi-final | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | Squad |
| 1997 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1998 | Quarter-final | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Squad |
| 1999 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad |
| 2000 | Semi-final | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | Squad |
| 2001 | did not qualify | |||||||
| UEFA European Under-17 Championship | ||||||||
| 2002 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2003 | did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||
| 2005 | ||||||||
| 2006 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2007 | did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| 2010 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad |
| 2011 | did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| 2012 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
| 2014 | did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad |
| 2016 | did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||
| 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Squad |
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Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2] | |||||||
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| 2022 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||
| 2026 | to be determined (Elite round) | |||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | |||||||
| 2028 | ||||||||
| 2029 | ||||||||
| 13/23 | 66 | 37 | 10 | 19 | 113 | 67 | ||
Results and schedule
The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2025
| 19 March 2025 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification | Denmark | 3–1 | Greece | Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, France |
| 19:00 EET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Plaine Des Sports Referee: Oguzhan Çakir (Turkey) |
| 22 March 2025 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification | Greece | 3–1 | Finland | Dax, France |
| 19:00 EET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade André Darrigade Referee: Rares Vidican (Romania) |
| 25 March 2025 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification | Greece | 1–5 | France | Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, France |
| 17:00 EET |
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Report | Stadium: Plaine Des Sports Referee: Oguzhan Çakir (Turkey) |
| 16 September 2025 Friendly | Armenia | 1–3 | Greece | Yerevan, Armenia |
| 18:00 EEST |
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Report |
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| 18 September 2025 Friendly | Armenia | 2–2 | Greece | Yerevan, Armenia |
| 18:00 EEST |
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Report |
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| 27 October 2025 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification | Greece | 3–4 | Iceland | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 13:00 EET |
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Report |
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Stadium: David Petriashvili Stadium Referee: Sven Wolfensberger (Switzerland) |
| 30 October 2025 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification | Georgia | 1–2 | Greece | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 16:00 EET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium II Referee: Patryk Gryckiewicz (Poland) |
2026
| 11 February 2026 Friendly tournament | Ukraine | 3–1 | Greece | Poreč, Croatia |
| 16:00 EET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sports Center Zelena Laguna |
| 13 February 2026 Friendly tournament | Greece | 0–2 | Croatia | Poreč, Croatia |
| 13:15 EET | Report |
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Stadium: Sports Center Zelena Laguna |
| 16 February 2026 Friendly tournament | Israel | 0–0 | Greece | Poreč, Croatia |
| 16:00 EET | Report | Stadium: Sports Center Zelena Laguna |
| 25 March 2026 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification | Greece | v | Montenegro |
| 28 March 2026 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification | Sweden | v | Greece |
| 31 March 2026 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification | Norway | v | Greece |
Euro 2026 Under-17 Championship qualification
Group A3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for the final tournament and 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| 2 | Montenegro (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible qualification for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup based on rankings |
| 3 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to League B Round 1 of the 2027/2028 season for respective U-19 team |
First match(es) will be played: 25 March 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Honours
| Type | Competition | Titles | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Ref. |
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| International | UEFA European Under-17 Championship | 0 | 1985 | 1991 | [4] |
- record
- S Shared record
Players
Current squad
- As of 16 March 2026
The following 21 players were called up for the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches to be played between 25 and 31 March 2026 in Montenegro.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Christos Gitonas | 28 September 2009 | 4 | 0 | Panathinaikos U17 | |
| GK | Konstantinos Kyriazis | 28 February 2009 | 1 | 0 | Real Salt Lake U18 | |
| GK | Georgios Nikolaidis | 28 February 2009 | 2 | 0 | PAOK U17 | |
| DF | Georgios Gousios | 29 April 2009 | 3 | 0 | Olympiacos U17 | |
| DF | Stefanos Tsigas | 27 February 2009 | 3 | 0 | Panathinaikos U17 | |
| DF | Theodoros Kalpakis | 12 January 2009 | 13 | 1 | PAOK U19 | |
| DF | Anastasios Kitos | 20 February 2009 | 4 | 0 | Borussia Dortmund U17 | |
| DF | Vasilios Lavdas (captain) | 22 January 2009 | 18 | 0 | Panathinaikos U19 | |
| DF | Nikolaos Chaldezos | 4 July 2009 | 6 | 2 | PAOK U17 | |
| DF | Georgios Siozios | 11 February 2009 | 19 | 2 | Olympiacos U19 | |
| MF | Giannis Gersos | 2 February 2009 | 5 | 0 | PAOK U17 | |
| MF | Christos Kostoglou | 27 June 2009 | 5 | 0 | Borussia Dortmund U17 | |
| MF | Panagiotis Biniaris | 25 July 2009 | 3 | 0 | Panathinaikos U17 | |
| MF | Alexandros Moysiadis | 5 February 2009 | 20 | 1 | Olympiacos U17 | |
| MF | Giannis Neto | 28 August 2010 | 3 | 0 | PAOK U17 | |
| MF | Sarafianos Papasarafianos | 31 January 2009 | 7 | 3 | Aris Thessaloniki | |
| FW | Gabriel Kodrasi | 2 January 2009 | 6 | 0 | Olympiacos U19 | |
| FW | Konstantinos Karangelis | 7 June 2009 | 2 | 0 | Stuttgart U17 | |
| FW | Alexios Bairamidis | 10 November 2009 | 3 | 0 | Panionios | |
| FW | Iason Nempis | 9 February 2009 | 17 | 6 | Panathinaikos U19 | |
| FW | Konstantinos Souvlatzis | 31 August 2009 | 17 | 6 | PAOK U19 | |
Former squads
- 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads – Greece
- 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads – Greece
- 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads – Greece
See also
- Greece national football team
- Greece national under-23 football team
- Greece national under-21 football team
- Greece national under-20 football team
- Greece national under-19 football team
References
- ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Hellenic Football Federation". epo.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ Bovi Diogo, Julio; Di Maggio, Roberto; Garin, Erik; King, Ian; Stokkermans, Karel (2 July 2025). "European U-16/U-17 Championship". rsssf.org. Online. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Κλήσεις Εθνικής Παίδων για προκριματικά EURO U17 (Round 2)". epo.gr. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
External links
- Greece U-17 at HFF (in Greek)
- Greece U-17 at UEFA
- UEFA European U-17 Championship at uefa.com