Lionel Rouxel, coach of the French U17 team, unveiled the list of twenty players selected to participate in UEFA Euro U17 2025 in Albania.
The national coach Lionel Rouxel retained twenty players for the 41st UEFA U17 U17 European Championship (previously Euro under 16, from 1982 to 2001), which started this Monday, May 19 in Albania. Bleuets and staff will meet at CNF Clairefontaine from Monday May 12 and will fly to Albania on Friday May 16.
The list of retained players
At the Euro, France will find in group A the host country, Germany and Portugal. The first two of each pool will be qualified for the semi-finals of the competition. As a reminder, the 2008 generation has also qualified for the 20th U17 World Cup from FIFA, which will be held from November 3 to 27 in Qatar.
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France has won Euro U17 three times (2004, 2015 and 2022).
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France lost five times in the final of the Euro U17 (1996, 2001, 2002, 2008 and 2023).
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coronations at Euro U17 for Germany (1984, 1992, 2009, 2023).
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Titles at Euro U17 for Portugal (1989, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2016).
Euro U17 2025 Euro calendar
Group A
– Monday May 19, 2025:
- 18H00: Albanie – Portugal (National Arena, Tirana)
- 8:30 p.m.: Germany – France (Elbasan Arena, Elbasan)
– Thursday May 22, 2025:
- 18H00: Albanie – Allemagne (Elbasan Arena, Elbasan)
- 20h30 : France – Portugal (National Arena, Tirana)
Sunday May 25, 2025:
- 20h30 : France – Albanie (Elbasan Arena, Elbasan)
- 20h30: Portugal – Allemagne (National Arena, Tirana)
Direct elimination phase
– Semi-finals, Thursday, May 29, 2025
- 1st group A – 2nd group B
- 1st group B – 2nd group A
Finale : Sunday, June 1, 2025, at the Arena Kombëtare of Tirana.
