2024 U17 EURO finals in Cyprus: Tournament information
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Cyprus staged the 16-team finals in 2024.
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Cyprus staged the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship finals from 20 May to 5 June.
The final tournament draw was on Wednesday 3 April in Ayia Napa.
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The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) was to host the U17 final tournament in 2021 but the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cyprus previously hosted the 1992 edition of the U16 EURO, the predecessor to the current U17 classification, and the 1998 U18 EURO.
Tournament ambassadors
Pavlos Kontides: Laser class sailing world champion, first Cypriot to win an Olympic medal by taking silver in 2012
Karolina Pelendritou: Three-time gold medal-winning Paralympics swimmer
Venues
Matches were played at six stadiums, with the final at Limassol Stadium in Limassol.
Dasaki Achnas Stadium, Dasaki
Ammochostos Epistrofi Stadium, Larnaca
Antonis Papadopoullos Stadium, Larnaca
AEK Arena, Larnaca
Limassol Stadium, Limassol
Paralimni Municipal Stadium Tasos Markou, Paralimni
Hosts Cyprus were joined by the 15 teams that emerged from the elite round in March. They were split into four groups of four for the final tournament, with the top two in each section progressing to the knockout phase.
Knockout system
Quarter-finals
QF1: Winners Group A (Czechia) vs Runners-up Group B (Denmark)
QF2: Winners Group B (Austria) vs Runners-up Group A (Serbia)
QF3: Winners Group C (Italy) vs Runners-up Group D (England)
QF4: Winners Group D (Portugal) vs Runners-up Group C (Poland)
Semi-finals
SF1: Winners QF1 (Denmark) vs Winners QF3 (Italy)
SF2: Winners QF2 (Serbia) vs Winners QF4 (Portugal)
Final
Winners SF1 (Italy) vs Winners SF2 (Portugal)