Denmark national under-17 football team

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

The Denmark national under-17 football team represents Denmark in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Danish Football Association, the governing body for football in Denmark. It was founded in 1964 as an under-16 team. In 2001, it was changed to an under-17 team.

Denmark Under-17

Association	Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union)
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Søren Hermansen
Most caps	Tom Christensen (37)
Top scorer	Viktor Fischer (20)
FIFA code	DEN
First colours Second colours
First international
Denmark 3–1 Sweden  (Tårnby, Denmark; 5 September 1964)
Biggest win
Liechtenstein 0–11 Denmark  (Csákvár, Hungary; 3 October 2016)
Biggest defeat
Portugal 7–0 Denmark  (Aveiro, Portugal; 10 March 1996)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2011)
Best result	Group stage (2011)
European Championship
Appearances	17 (first in 1986)
Best result	Runners-up (1994)

Competitive record

The Danish under-17 squad made its World Cup debut at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup

Under-16 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Under-17 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991 to 2009	did not qualify
2011	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	8
2013 to 2025	did not qualify

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

UEFA European Under-16 and Under-17 Championship

Under-16 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1982	did not qualify
1984
1985
1986	Group phase	3	1	1	1	4	3
1987	Group phase	3	0	2	1	2	3
1988	did not qualify
1989	Group phase	3	1	0	2	10	9
1990	Group phase	3	2	0	1	10	3
1991	Group phase	3	0	1	2	3	7
1992	Group phase	3	1	0	2	2	4
1993	Did not qualify
1994	Runners-up	6	3	1	2	15	13
1995	did not qualify
1996
1997
1998	Quarterfinals	4	1	2	1	2	3
1999	Group phase	3	1	0	2	2	2
2000	Group phase	3	1	0	2	7	7
2001	did not qualify

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Under-17 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	Quarterfinals	4	1	3	0	12	6
2003	Group phase	3	1	0	2	4	5
2004	did not qualify
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011	Semifinals	4	3	0	1	6	4
2012	did not qualify
2013
2014
2015
2016	Group phase	3	1	1	1	2	3
2017	did not qualify
2018	Group phase	3	0	0	3	2	5
2019	did not qualify
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2]
2021
2022	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	9	6
2023	did not qualify
2024	Semifinals	5	1	2	2	5	8
2025	did not qualify

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.^[3]
• Match dates: 19–25 March 2025
• Opposition:  Greece,  France and  Finland
• Caps and goals correct as of: 19 February 2025, after the match against  Spain

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Andreas Søndenbroe	(2008-03-16) 16 March 2008 (age 17)	7	0	FC Nordsjælland
	1GK	Tobias Elnegaard	(2008-07-02) 2 July 2008 (age 16)	4	0	OB
	2DF	Lucas Bryde	(2008-02-01) 1 February 2008 (age 17)	10	0	OB
	2DF	Johan Hvistendahl	(2008-02-03) 3 February 2008 (age 17)	9	0	AaB
	2DF	Adam Amrani	(2008-10-09) 9 October 2008 (age 16)	7	0	OB
	2DF	Villads Rutkjær	(2008-10-04) 4 October 2008 (age 16)	6	0	FC Nordsjælland
	2DF	Aske Christensen	(2008-02-04) 4 February 2008 (age 17)	5	0	FC København
	2DF	William Møller	(2008-01-09) 9 January 2008 (age 17)	5	0	Silkeborg IF
	2DF	William Nørløv	(2008-01-31) 31 January 2008 (age 17)	3	0	FC København
	3MF	Ali Al-Najar	(2008-01-23) 23 January 2008 (age 17)	10	0	Brøndby IF
	3MF	Malthe Mortensen	(2008-01-31) 31 January 2008 (age 17)	10	0	AaB
	3MF	Sander Larsen	(2008-09-06) 6 September 2008 (age 16)	9	2	Brøndby IF
	3MF	Adam Fuglsang	(2008-05-18) 18 May 2008 (age 16)	6	0	AGF
	3MF	Tristan Panduro	(2008-01-10) 10 January 2008 (age 17)	5	0	FC København
	3MF	Viggo Poulsen	(2008-04-07) 7 April 2008 (age 16)	3	0	Brøndby IF
	4FW	Malik Pimpong	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 17)	10	4	FC Midtjylland
	4FW	Mark Ian Steffensen	(2008-02-07) 7 February 2008 (age 17)	10	2	AGF
	4FW	William Faber	(2008-07-16) 16 July 2008 (age 16)	10	0	FC Nordsjælland
	4FW	Julius Lucena	(2008-03-05) 5 March 2008 (age 17)	9	0	Esbjerg fB
	4FW	Jacob Ambæk	(2008-03-28) 28 March 2008 (age 16)	7	4	Brøndby IF

Head coaches

• 1971: Max Rasmussen
• 1972: Bent Dahl
• 1973–1979: Hardy Gynild
• 1980–1981: Kaj Christensen
• 1982: Hans Brun Larsen
• 1983: Per Simonsen
• 1984–1987: Kim Splidsboel
• 1987–1996: Poul Erik Bech
• 1996–2006: Hans Brun Larsen
• 2006–2008: Glen Riddersholm
• 2008–2012: Thomas Frank
• 2012–2016: Jan Michaelsen
• 2016: Per Holm
• 2017: Claus Nørgaard
• 2017–2018: Michael Pedersen
• 2018–2020: Søren Hermansen
• 2020-2023: Kenneth Weber
• 2023: Søren Hermansen
• 2023-: Jesper Mikkelsen

See also

• Denmark men's national football team
• Denmark men's national under-21 football team
• Denmark men's national under-19 football team
• Denmark women's national football team
• Denmark women's national under-19 football team
• Denmark women's national under-17 football team