2015 УЕФА Европейско първенство за юноши до 17 години | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Bulgaria |
Dates | 6–22 May |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | France (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Germany |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 33 |
Goals scored | 59 (1.79 per match) |
Attendance | 77,868 (2,360 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Odsonne Édouard (8 goals)[1] |
Best player(s) | Odsonne Édouard[2] |
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The 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the 14th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (33rd edition if the Under-16 era was also included), the annual European youth football competition contested by the men's under-17 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Bulgaria hosted the tournament.[3] The finals featured 16 teams for the first time since 2002, as the number of teams was increased from eight in the previous tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to participate in this competition.
The final tournament also acted as the UEFA qualifier for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, with six teams qualifying (the four semi-finalists and the two winners of play-off matches between the losing quarter-finalists).
Each match lasted 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes, with an interval of 15 minutes.
Odsonne Edouard's eight goals in Bulgaria is a record for a UEFA European Under-17 Championship finals, eclipsing the seven Jonathan Soriano managed for Spain in 2002.