Greece

It is 30 years since Greece's most successful run in the competition, when they lost to the Soviet Union in the 1985 Under-16 final, and five years since they last qualified for the U17 final tournament. The class of 2015 secured their finals place with a 1-0 victory against hosts Poland in the elite round.

The highlight of their qualifying campaign was the winning goal in that game, an impressive solo effort by FC Schalke 04's 15-year-old attacking midfielder Ioannis Tsingos. "These players are the future of Greek football and deserve this success," coach Vassilis Georgopoulos said. "I'm convinced they can achieve much more. We are up for the challenge."

Qualifying round: Ukraine 0-0, Sweden 0-0, Latvia 1-0 (Group 5 runners-up)

Elite round: Republic of Ireland 2-2, Poland 1-0, Belarus 0-0 (Group 4 winners)

Team records

Qualifying top scorer
Dimitris Limnios: 2

UEFA European Under-17 Championship best
Group stage: 2010

Coach: Vassilis Georgopoulos

Date of birth: 15 March 1956
Nationality: Greek
Playing career: Kalamata FC, Panachaiki FC, PAOK FC, AEK Athens FC,
Greece
Coaching career: Kalamata FC, Asteras Tripolis FC, Pamisos, PAO Vardas, Greece women, Greece U17s

A midfielder who earned two caps for Greece, Georgopoulos started his coaching career in 1991 at the club where he initially learnt his trade as a player, Kalamata. After spells in the lower leagues he joined the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) in 2009, his first post to oversee the senior women's team. A year later Georgopoulos was appointed assistant coach of the U19s and was on the staff when they finished runners-up to Spain at the 2012 European finals in Estonia. Georgopoulos became U17 coach in September 2014.