Italy national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Italy women's national under-17 football team.

The Italy national U-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.

Italy Under-17

Association	Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Massimiliano Favo
FIFA code	ITA
First colours Second colours
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1985)
Best result	Fourth place (1987)
European Championship
Appearances	20 (first in 1982)
Best result	Champions (1982, 2024)
Medal record Men's football UEFA European U-17 Championship Formerly U-16 Championship 1982 Italy Team 2024 Cyprus Team 1986 Greece Team 1993 Turkey Team 1998 Scotland Team 2013 Slovakia Team 2018 England Team 2019 Republic of Ireland Team 1992 Cyprus Team 2005 Italy Team

The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, held every year. The team, if qualified, also competes in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years.

Competitive record

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
FIFA Under-16 World Championship
1985	Group stage	13th	3	1	0	2	3	4
1987	Fourth Place	4th	6	3	1	2	8	4
1989	Did not qualify
1991	Group stage	10th	3	0	2	1	2	3
FIFA Under-17 World Championship
1993	Group stage	10th	3	0	1	2	1	6
1995	Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005	Group stage	13th	3	1	1	1	6	7
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Quarter-finals	6th	5	3	1	1	6	4
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Round of 16	13th	4	2	0	2	3	5
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2019	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	0	2	9	5
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1]
2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	8/20	4th	32	13	6	13	38	38

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
1982	Champions	2	1	1	0	2	1	Squad
1984	Did not qualify
1985	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	6	Squad
1986	Runners-up	3	2	2	1	7	4	Squad
1987	Champions[lower-alpha 1]	3	3	2	0	8	4	Squad
1988	Did not qualify
1989	Group stage	3	0	2	1	2	3	Squad
1990	Did not qualify
1991
1992	Third place	3	3	1	1	8	2	Squad
1993	Runners-up	3	2	1	0	5	3	Squad
1994	Did not qualify
1995	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad
1996	Did not qualify
1997	Group stage	3	0	1	2	6	6	Squad
1998	Runners-up	5	4	1	1	12	6	Squad
1999	Did not qualify
2000
2001	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	8	7	Squad
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2002	Did not qualify
2003	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	2	Squad
2004	Did not qualify
2005	Third place	5	3	0	2	4	3	Squad
2006	Did not qualify (Elite round)
2007
2008
2009	Semi-finals	4	1	1	2	3	6	Squad
2010	Did not qualify (Qualifying round)
2011	Did not qualify (Elite round)
2012
2013	Runners-up	4	2	3	0	5	2	Squad
2014	Did not qualify (Elite round)
2015	Quarter-finals	3	1	1	2	3	5	Squad
2016	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	6	Squad
2017	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5	Squad
2018	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	10	5	Squad
2019	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	14	8	Squad
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4][5]
2021
2022	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	5	5	Squad
2023	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	4	Squad
2024	Champions	6	5	1	0	11	2	Squad

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

• FIFA Under-17 World Cup

• Fourth Place: 1987

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship

• Winner: 2024
• Runners-up: 2013; 2018; 2019
• Third Place: 2005

• Under-16 era (1982–2001)

• Winner: 1982
• Runners-up: 1986; 1993; 1998
• Third Place: 1992

Current squad

The following 20 players were called up for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Massimo Pessina	(2007-12-25) 25 December 2007 (age 16)	Bologna
12	1GK	Alessandro Longoni	(2008-01-31) 31 January 2008 (age 16)	AC Milan
2	2DF	Emanuel Benjamín	(2007-07-14) 14 July 2007 (age 17)	Real Madrid
3	2DF	Cristian Cama	(2007-06-05) 5 June 2007 (age 17)	Roma
5	2DF	Francesco Verde	(2007-02-21) 21 February 2007 (age 17)	Juventus
6	2DF	Christian Garofalo	(2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 (age 17)	Napoli
13	2DF	Lamine Ballo	(2007-05-10) 10 May 2007 (age 17)	Inter Milan
15	2DF	Andrea Natali	(2008-01-28) 28 January 2008 (age 16)	Barcelona
16	2DF	Federico Nardin	(2007-02-18) 18 February 2007 (age 17)	Roma
18	2DF	Giovanni Lauricella	(2007-01-11) 11 January 2007 (age 17)	Empoli
4	3MF	Matteo Mantini	(2007-08-27) 27 August 2007 (age 17)	Inter Milan
7	3MF	Federico Coletta	(2007-05-29) 29 May 2007 (age 17)	Roma
8	3MF	Alessandro Di Nunzio	(2007-04-21) 21 April 2007 (age 17)	Roma
14	3MF	Emanuele Sala	(2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 (age 16)	AC Milan
17	3MF	Matteo Lontani	(2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 17)	Juventus
20	3MF	Andrea Orlandi	(2007-01-24) 24 January 2007 (age 17)	Empoli
9	4FW	Francesco Camarda	(2008-03-10) 10 March 2008 (age 16)	AC Milan
10	4FW	Mattia Liberali	(2007-04-06) 6 April 2007 (age 17)	AC Milan
11	4FW	Mattia Mosconi (c)	(2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 17)	Inter Milan
19	4FW	Thomas Campaniello	(2008-02-29) 29 February 2008 (age 16)	Empoli

See also

• FIFA U-17 World Cup
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Notes

1. Italy won the final of the 1987 UEFA European Under-16 Championship 1–0 against the Soviet Union. However, UEFA ruled that Riccardo Secci had been ineligible to participate in the competition. UEFA stripped Italy of their title and decided to not reaward the under-16 European title that year.^[2][3]

References

1. "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
2. "Italy success overruled". UEFA. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
3. "La vittoria Europea 1986 revocata agli Azzurrini". 6 May 2024. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024.
4. "UEFA postpones all June national team matches". UEFA. 1 April 2020.
5. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
6. "A Cipro si alza il sipario sull'élite round. I 20 Azzurrini convocati da Corradi" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2023.