Italy national under-17 football team

Italy Under-17
Association	Italian Football Federation ; (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Bernardo Corradi
FIFA code	ITA
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1985)
Best result	Fourth place (1987)
European Championship
Appearances	20 (first in 1982)
Best result	Champions (1982)
Medal record
Men's football
UEFA European U-17 Championship; Formerly U-16 Championship

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

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	Did not qualify
2019	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	0	2	9	5
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[1]
2023	To be determined
Total	8/18	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~~^[a]	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	Did not qualify
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	Did not qualify
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	Did not qualify (elite round)
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^[3]^[4]
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[3]^[4]
2022	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	5	5	Squad
2023	Qualified
2024	Qualified

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Results and fixtures

2021

11 August Friendly	Italy	3–0	Switzerland	Lecco, Italy
17:00 CEST	Carboni 8' Di Maggio 29' Bolzan 78'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Rigamonti-Ceppi Referee: Federico Olmi Zippilli (Italy)

13 August Friendly	Switzerland	1–0	Italy	Losone, Switzerland
11:30 CEST	Deme 52'	Report		Stadium: Campo Saleggi Referee: Logan Berchier (United States)

1 September 4 Nations Tournament	Italy	3–0	Israel	Duisburg, Germany
15:00 CEST	Bolzan 17' (pen.), 26', 60'	Report		Stadium: Bezirkssportanlage Wedau Referee: Timo Gansloweit (Germany)

3 September 4 Nations Tournament	Italy	0–0	Belgium	Duisburg, Germany
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Bezirkssportanlage Wedau Referee: David-Markus Koj (Germany)

6 September 4 Nations Tournament	Germany	2–1	Italy	Duisburg, Germany
11:00 CEST	Weiper 33' Pejcinovic 85'	Report	Chiarodia 21'	Stadium: Bezirkssportanlage Wedau Referee: Thibaut Scheer (Germany)

27 October 2022 UEFA U17 Euro qualifying Group 12	Italy	5–0	Albania	Portadown, Northern Ireland
19:00 BST	Di Maggio 9' Ciammaglichella 19' Bruno 55' Bolzan 64' Marconi 66'	Report		Stadium: Shamrock Park Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)

30 October 2022 UEFA U17 Euro qualifying Group 12	Italy	2–0	Northern Ireland	Larne, Northern Ireland
15:00 BST	Carboni 48' Marconi 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Inver Park Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)

2 November 2022 UEFA U17 Euro qualifying Group 12	Scotland	0–3	Italy	Portadown, Northern Ireland
15:00 GMT		Report	Di Maggio 31' Carboni 50' (pen.) Bolzan 87'	Stadium: Shamrock Park Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)

7 December Friendly	Italy	3–1	France	Coverciano, Italy
14:30 CET	Carboni 8' Bolzan 14' Vacca 87'	Report	Diallo 64'	Stadium: Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano Referee: Erminio Cerbasi (Italy)

9 December Friendly	Italy	2–1	France	Coverciano, Italy
11:00 CET	Bolzan 75', 90+2'	Report	Michal 22'	Stadium: Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano Referee: Andrea Zoppi (Italy)

2022

22 February Friendly	Italy	1–0	Turkey	Monteriggioni, Italy
14:30 CET	Ciammaglichella 58'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Daniele Berni Referee: Dario Di Francesco (Italy)

24 February Friendly	Turkey	3–2	Italy	Poggibonsi, Italy
11:00 CET	Sönmez 8' Özdemir 76' Ay 90+4'	Report	Bolzan 80' Chiarodia 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Stefano Lotti Referee: Simone Galipò (Italy)

20 April 2022 UEFA U17 Euro qualifying EG 6	Italy	1–0	Poland	Siena, Italy
15:00 CEST	Zięba 48' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania)

23 April 2022 UEFA U17 Euro qualifying EG 6	Italy	1–0	Kosovo	Poggibonsi, Italy
15:00 CEST	Bolzan 75' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Stefano Lotti Referee: Rob Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)

26 April 2022 UEFA U17 Euro qualifying EG 6	Ukraine	1–3	Italy	Siena, Italy
15:00 CEST	Yanovich 57' Kremchanin 62' Balaba 90+4'	Report	Vacca 28' Di Maggio 59' Lipani 74'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania)

16 May 2022 UEFA U17 Euro Group A	Italy	2–3	Germany	Ness Ziona, Israel
17:30 IDT	Bruno 44' Bolzan 48'	Report	Bischof 24' Wanner 27' Pejčinović 56'	Stadium: Ness Ziona Stadium Attendance: 483 Referee: Willy Delajod (France)

19 May 2022 UEFA U17 Euro Group A	Israel	0–1	Italy	Ness Ziona, Israel
20:00 IDT		Report	Esposito 75'	Stadium: Ness Ziona Stadium Attendance: 1,424 Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

22 May 2022 UEFA U17 Euro Group A	Luxembourg	0–1	Italy	Ramat Gan, Israel
20:00 IDT		Report	Di Maggio 25' (pen.)	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Referee: Tom Owen (Wales)

25 May 2022 UEFA U17 Euro QF	Netherlands	2–1	Italy	Netanya, Israel
20:00 IDT	Misehouy 27' Van Duiven 43'	Report	Lipani 64'	Stadium: Netanya Stadium Referee: Willy Delajod (France)

19 August Friendly	Italy	v	Switzerland	TBC
TBC		Report		Stadium: TBC

21 August Friendly	Switzerland	v	Italy	TBC
TBC		Report		Stadium: TBC

5 October 2023 UEFA U17 Euro qualifying Group 8	Italy	5-2	Kosovo	Kosovo
TBC		Report		Stadium: TBC

8 October 2023 UEFA U17 Euro qualifying Group 8	Italy	4-0	Finland	Kosovo
TBC		Report		Stadium: TBC

11 October 2023 UEFA U17 Euro qualifying Group 8	Greece	v	Italy	Kosovo
TBC		Report		Stadium: TBC

29 November Friendly	Italy	v	Hungary	TBC
TBC		Report		Stadium: TBC

1 December Friendly	Hungary	v	Italy	TBC
TBC		Report		Stadium: TBC

Honours

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Fourth Place: 1987

UEFA European Under-17 Championship (formerly UEFA European Under-16 Championship)

Years in Italics indicate the Championship was held during the Under-16 era.

Winner: 1982
Runners-up: 1986; 1993; 1998; 2013; 2018; 2019
Third Place: 1992; 2005

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches.^[5]
Match dates: 29 November and 1 December 2022
Opposition: Hungary
Caps and goals correct as of: 29 November 2022, after the match against Hungary

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Tommaso Martinelli	(2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Fiorentina
1GK	Francesco Plaia	(2006-03-29) 29 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Spezia

2DF	Matteo Cocchi	(2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 (age 17)	5	0	Inter Milan
2DF	Fabio Desole	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Torino
2DF	Roberto D'Intino	(2006-03-11) 11 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Parma
2DF	Vittorio Magni	(2006-06-01) 1 June 2006 (age 18)	1	0	AC Milan
2DF	Filippo Pagnucco	(2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Juventus
2DF	Gabriel Ramaj	(2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 18)	6	1	Atalanta
2DF	Edoardo Sadotti	(2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Fiorentina
2DF	Alessandro Ventre	(2006-02-24) 24 February 2006 (age 18)	5	0	Juventus
2DF	Francesco Verde	(2007-02-21) 21 February 2007 (age 17)	4	0	Juventus

3MF	Andrea Bonanomi	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Atalanta
3MF	Lorenzo Carfora	(2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Benevento
3MF	Francesco Crapisto	(2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Juventus
3MF	Mattia Mannini	(2006-07-08) 8 July 2006 (age 18)	6	1	Roma
3MF	Leonardo Mendicino	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18)	6	2	Atalanta

4FW	Gabriele Finocchiaro	(2006-03-16) 16 March 2006 (age 18)	4	1	Juventus
4FW	Mattia Liberali	(2007-04-06) 6 April 2007 (age 17)	1	0	AC Milan
4FW	Federico Ragnoli Galli	(2006-01-24) 24 January 2006 (age 18)	6	2	Atalanta
4FW	Emanuele Rao	(2006-03-28) 28 March 2006 (age 18)	4	0	SPAL
4FW	Tommaso Ravaglioli	(2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 18)	4	3	Bologna
4FW	Marco Romano	(2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 18)	4	2	Genoa
4FW	Filippo Scotti	(2006-11-11) 11 November 2006 (age 17)	5	3	AC Milan

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months, and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Francesco Tommasi	(2006-03-08) 8 March 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Inter Milan	v. Greece, 11 October 2022

DF	Tommaso Della Mora	(2006-07-17) 17 July 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Inter Milan	v. Greece, 11 October 2022
DF	Thomas Renda	(2006-09-16) 16 September 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Fiorentina	v. Greece, 11 October 2022

MF	Simone Pafundi	(2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 18)	4	3	Udinese	v. Greece, 11 October 2022
MF	Lorenzo Riccio	(2006-07-25) 25 July 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Atalanta	v. Greece, 11 October 2022

Notes

^ Italy won the final of the 1987 UEFA European Under-16 Championship 1–0 against the Soviet Union. However, UEFA ruled that Roberto 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]

References

^ "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup™ and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
^ "Italy success overruled". UEFA. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
^ "UEFA postpones all June national team matches". UEFA. 1 April 2020.
^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
^ "Ventiquattro i convocati di Corradi per le due amichevoli contro l'Ungheria" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

[3] Italy won the final of the 1987 UEFA European Under-16 Championship 1–0 against the Soviet Union. However, UEFA ruled that Roberto 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]

[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.

[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] "Ventiquattro i convocati di Corradi per le due amichevoli contro l'Ungheria" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

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