Austria

Austria qualified for the finals undefeated. Manfred Zsak's team did not concede a goal in their first four matches of the campaign, all of them wins, and were only denied a clean sweep of six victories by Russia on the last day of elite round Group 5. "I want to thank my players as well as my staff," said Zsak. "Everyone did their best and so, as a team, we have qualified together."

Three-goal top scorer Oliver Filip, who converted a decisive penalty in the elite round opener against Iceland, is considered one of Austria's biggest talents. National champions FC Salzburg signed the 17-year-old last summer from SK Sturm Graz.

Qualifying round: San Marino 2-0, Albania 2-0, Norway 2-0 (Group 9 winners)

Elite round: Iceland 1-0, Wales 3-2, Russia 1-1 (Group 5 winners)

Team records

Qualifying top scorer
Oliver Filip: 3

UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Third place: 2003

Coach: Manfred Zsak

Date of birth: 22 December 1964
Nationality: Austrian
Playing career: FC Admira Wacker, FK Austria Wien, Grazer AK, FC Linz, Austria
Coaching career: Austria U16s (twice), Austria U21s, Austria (assistant coach), Austria U18s, Austria U19s, Austria U15s, Austria U17s

Zsak has coached exclusively for the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB) since retiring from playing in 2004. His roles have included a spell in charge of the U21 squad and being assistant coach to Dietmar Constantini during UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying. An avid golfer, Zsak made 424 Austrian Bundesliga appearances, captained FK Austria Wien and finished his playing career one cap shy of a half-century.