2023 Women's Under-17 EURO finals: Meet the teams

The UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship runs until 26 May in Estonia. It is the first time the Baltic nation has played in or hosted a female final tournament.

The teams are competing in two groups of four; the top two in each group will progress to the semi-finals on 23 May, with the decider to follow three days later.

We introduce the eight teams competing for the title.

Match dates

Group stage: 14, 17 and 20 May
Semi-finals: 23 May
Final: 26 May

Stadiums

Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn
Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn
Tamme Stadium, Tartu
Võru Stadium, Võru

Contenders

England

Round 1: Group A6 winners (played in Estonia)
W11-0 vs Ukraine, W3-0 vs Estonia, W3-1 vs Denmark
Round 2: Group A2 winners (played in Croatia)
W4-0 vs Croatia, W4-0 vs Belgium, D1-1 vs Norway
Top scorer: Ava Baker 9
Previous best: Semi-finals (2007/08, 2013/14, 2015/16*, 2017/18)
*Third place

• Got experience playing in Tallinn during round 1 after beating Ukraine and Denmark at Kadriorg Stadium either side of victory against Estonia at Lilleküla Stadium (though England's group games will be in Tartu and Võru).

Estonia (hosts)

Round 1: Group A6 third place (played in Estonia)
L0-7 vs Denmark, L0-3 vs England, D0-0 vs Ukraine
Round 2: Group A1 fourth place (played in Romania)
L0-2 vs Poland, L0-5 vs Czechia, L3-4 vs Romania
Top scorers: Jane Mirjam, Elisabeth Õispuu, Aleksandra Orlova 1
Previous best: Final tournament debut

• The 25th different nation to play at a WU17 EURO final tournament.

France

Round 1: Group A4 runners-up (played in Italy)
L1-2 vs Switzerland, W4-2 vs Italy, W6-4 vs Iceland
Round 2: Group A3 winners (played in France)
W3-1 vs Italy, W5-0 vs Kosovo, W6-1 vs Republic of Ireland
Top scorers: Liana Joseph, Maeline Mendy 5
Previous best: Runners-up (2007/08, 2010/11, 2011/12)

• Beaten in three EURO finals but won the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Germany (holders)

Round 1: Group A5 winners (played in Slovenia)
W9-1 vs Türkiye, W2-1 vs Slovenia, W2-1 vs Serbia
Round 2: Group A3 winners (played in Portugal)
W13-0 vs North Macedonia, W5-2 vs Hungary, D2-2 vs Portugal
Top scorer: Estrella Merino Gonzalez 8
Previous best: Winners x 8 (2007/08, 2008/09, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2018/19, 2021/22)

• Have qualified in 13 of the 14 editions, and in all seven of the previous eight-team tournaments have at least reached the semi-finals.

Poland

Round 1: Group A2 runners-up (played in Spain)
W3-0 vs Greece, L0-3 vs Spain, W1-0 vs Belgium
Round 2: Group A1 winners (played in Romania)
W2-0 vs Estonia, W2-1 vs Romania, D2-2 vs Czechia
Top scorers: Anna Gliszczyńska, Wiktoria Kuprowska, Magdalena Półrolniczak 2
Previous best: Winners x 1 (2012/13)

• Only their second qualifcation (after 2017/18 in Lithuania) since becoming the only team other than Germany or Spain to win the title, in the last four-team Nyon finals of 2012/13.

Spain

Round 1: Group A2 winners (played in Spain)
W4-0 vs Belgium, W3-0 vs Poland, W5-0 vs Greece
Round 2: Group A6 winners (played in Serbia)
W6-0 vs Belarus, W5-0 vs Serbia, W3-1 vs Denmark
Top scorer: Ainhoa Alguacil 5
Previous best: Winners x 4 (2009/10, 2010/11, 2014/15, 2017/18)

• Finished runners-up last season after reaching a joint-record ninth final (losing on penalties to Germany) but went on to win their second straight FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Sweden

Round 1: Group A7 third place (played in Portugal)
L0-1 vs Portugal, L1-5 vs Netherlands, W3-1 vs Scotland
Round 2: Group A7 winners (played in Netherlands)
W2-1 vs Finland, W1-0 vs Netherlands, W3-1 vs Wales
Top scorer: Elsa Pelgander 2
Previous best: Runners-up (2012/13)

• Having trailed 1-0 at half-time in the last round 1 game against Scotland, when Sweden had to win to avoid relegation, they now have their first qualification since losing to Poland in the final of the last four-team Nyon tournament ten years ago.

Switzerland

Round 1: Group A4 winners (played in Italy)
W2-1 vs France, W3-1 vs Iceland, W2-1 vs Italy
Round 2: Group A4 winners played in Slovenia)
W3-0 vs Slovakia, W1-0 vs Austria, W3-1 vs Slovenia
Top scorers: Janina Egli, Sydney Schertenleib 3
Previous best: Runners-up (2015/16)

• First qualification since reaching the 2016 final.