Turkey national under-17 football team

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The Turkey national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, held every year. The original tournament was called the UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship (1982-2001). The tournament was renamed as the European Under-17 Football Championship in 2002, but importantly the overall statistics are collated from 1982. In addition, every odd year the top teams from the respective UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship compete in the FIFA U-17 World Cup the same year (since 2017, five teams from the respective UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship have been entered).

Turkey Under-17
AssociationTurkish Football Federation
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2005)
Best resultFourth place: 2005
European Championship
Appearances8 (first in 2004)
Best resultChampions: 2005

Competitive record edit

UEFA U-17 European Championship Record* edit

Edition Round MP W D** L GF GA
  2002 Qualifying round
  2003 Qualifying round
  2004 Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 5
  2005 ChampionsQ 5 4 0 1 13 5
  2006 Elite round 3 0 1 2 1 3
  2007 Elite round 3 1 0 2 3 2
  2008 Semi-finals 4 2 2 1 5 1
  2009 Group stageQ 3 1 0 2 3 5
  2010 Semi-finals 3 0 2 1 2 4
  2011 Elite round 3 1 1 1 4 5
  2012 Elite round 3 0 0 3 0 9
  2013 Qualifying round 3 1 0 2 8 8
  2014 Group stage 3 1 0 2 7 7
  2015 Qualifying round 3 0 0 3 3 10
  2016 Elite round 3 1 0 2 4 7
  2017 Semi-finalsQ 5 3 0 2 10 7
  2018 Elite round 3 1 0 2 3 4
  2019 Elite round 3 0 1 2 1 5
  2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2]
  2021
  2022 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 7
  2023 Elite round 3 1 1 1 6 3
  2024 to be determined
  2025 to be determined
  2026 to be determined
  2027 to be determined
*The tournament was renamed as the European Under-17 Football Championship in 2002 (The original tournament was called the UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship (1982-2001)). Importantly the overall statistics are collated from 1982.
**Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.
***Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Q - Denotes qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup which is held every odd year.

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record edit

Edition Round MP W D L GF GA
  1985 did not qualify
  1987
  1989
  1991
  1993
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005 Fourth place 6 4 0 2 16 9
  2007 did not qualify
  2009 Quarter finals 5 3 2 0 9 3
  2011 did not qualify
  2013
  2015
  2017 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 7
  2019 did not qualify
  2023

Notes:

  • The first three tournaments (1985-1989) were referred to as the FIFA U-16 World Championships.
  • Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.

Individual awards edit

In addition to team victories, Turkish players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

Year Golden Player Award
  2005 Nuri Şahin
Year Top Goalscorer
  2005 Tevfik Kose

Recent results edit

6 October 2017 2017 FIFA U17 New Zealand   1–1   Turkey DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
17:00 Mata   58' Report Kutucu   18' Attendance: 9,727
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
9 October 2017 2017 FIFA U17 Turkey   0–3   Mali DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
17:00 Report D. Traoré   38'
Ndiaye   68'
Konaté   86'
Attendance: 18,323
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
12 October 2017 2017 FIFA U17 Turkey   1–3   Paraguay DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
17:00 Kesgin   90+3' Report Bogado   41'
Cardozo   43'
Galeano   61'
Attendance: 8,895
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
13 October 2017 Euro 2018 Qualifiers Israel   1–0   Turkey Svitavský stadion, Svitavy
15:00 Ovadia   8' Report Referee: Stefan Apostolov (Bulgaria)
16 October 2017 Euro 2018 Qualifiers Turkey   4–0   Armenia Svitavský stadion, Svitavy
15:00 Bakan   23'
Altunbaş   52'
Kaya   77'
Çelik   79'
Report Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
19 October 2017 Euro 2018 Qualifiers Turkey   1–1   Czech Republic Svitavský stadion, Svitavy
15:00 Gündüz   22' (pen.) Report Gabriel   49' Referee: Stefan Apostolov (Bulgaria)
7 March 2018 Elite Round Italy   2–0   Turkey Sportpark De Hanen Weide, Veen
19:00 Colombo   61'
Ricci   67'
Report Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
10 March 2018 Elite Round Iceland   0–3   Turkey Sportpark Parkzicht, Uden
14:00 Report Kaya   9'
Güllü   63'
Luş   79'
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
13 March 2018 Elite Round Turkey   0–2   Netherlands Sportpark Parkzicht, Uden
19:00 Report Llansana   51'
Ihattaren   71'
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

Players edit

Current squad edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Onuralp Çevikkan (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18) 6 0   Altınordu
1GK Emir Yaşar (2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 (age 18) 5 0   Beşiktaş
1GK Enes Emre Büyük (2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 17) 1 0   Galatasaray

2DF Mertcan Ayhan (2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 (age 17) 15 1   Schalke 04
2DF Kadir Subaşı (2006-08-27) 27 August 2006 (age 17) 13 2   Galatasaray
2DF Oğuzhan Yılmaz (2006-07-02) 2 July 2006 (age 17) 13 0   Trabzonspor
2DF Yasin Özcan (2006-04-20) 20 April 2006 (age 17) 7 1   Kasımpaşa
2DF Yusuf Akçiçek (2006-01-25) 25 January 2006 (age 18) 5 0   Fenerbahçe
2DF Eren Özkul (2006-07-25) 25 July 2006 (age 17) 5 0   Brøndby
2DF Dennis Çelik (2006-03-29) 29 March 2006 (age 18) 4 0   VfL Wolfsburg
2DF Eren Paşahan (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 (age 18) 3 0   Galatasaray

3MF Efe Akman (2006-03-20) 20 March 2006 (age 18) 15 1   Galatasaray
3MF Burak İngenç (2006-04-14) 14 April 2006 (age 17) 12 1   Antalyaspor
3MF Veis Yıldız (2006-03-02) 2 March 2006 (age 18) 9 2   Bayern Munich
3MF Samet Seymen Sargın (2006-04-01) 1 April 2006 (age 17) 9 0   Fenerbahçe
3MF Gökdeniz Gürpüz (2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 18) 6 0   Borussia Dortmund
3MF Efe Korkut (2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 17) 2 0   VfB Stuttgart
3MF Berat Yılmaz (2006-03-24) 24 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Galatasaray

4FW Yalın Dilek (2006-07-26) 26 July 2006 (age 17) 12 5   Galatasaray
4FW Emre Gökay (2006-02-18) 18 February 2006 (age 18) 12 5   Sivasspor
4FW Kebir Ali Canpolat (2006-12-22) 22 December 2006 (age 17) 10 4   Eintracht Frankfurt
4FW Emirhan Arkutcu (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 18) 10 1   Fenerbahçe
4FW Emre Gündoğdu (2006-12-27) 27 December 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Paderborn 07

Recent call-ups edit

The following players were called up to the national team within the last twelve months and remain eligible for future call-ups.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Kağan Arıcan (2006-03-10) 10 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Antalyaspor v.   Germany, 28 November 2022
GK Efe Berat Töruz (2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 (age 17) 1 0   Samsunspor v.    Switzerland, 19 October 2022

DF Bedirhan Çetin (2006-06-29) 29 June 2006 (age 17) 4 0   Samsunspor v.   Germany, 28 November 2022
DF Efe Can Mete (2006-02-23) 23 February 2006 (age 18) 3 0   Beşiktaş v.    Switzerland, 19 October 2022

MF Ege Arslan (2006-01-20) 20 January 2006 (age 18) 4 2   Altınordu v.   Germany, 28 November 2022
MF İsak Vural (2006-05-28) 28 May 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Fenerbahçe v.   Germany, 28 November 2022
MF Ali Eren Ersungur (2005-11-22) 22 November 2005 (age 18) 4 1   TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs.   Belgium, 23 May 2022
MF Can Uzun (2005-11-11) 11 November 2005 (age 18) 12 7   1. FC Nürnberg vs.   Belgium, 23 May 2022

FW Emre Gökay (2006-02-18) 18 February 2006 (age 18) 6 2   Sivasspor v.   Germany, 28 November 2022
FW Adnan Karahisar (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18) 6 2   Beşiktaş v.   Germany, 28 November 2022
FW Sercan Demirkıran (2006-01-27) 27 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Altınordu v.   Germany, 28 November 2022
FW Berk Kızıldemir (2006-02-11) 11 February 2006 (age 18) 3 0   Galatasaray v.    Switzerland, 19 October 2022
FW Yusuf Can Calayır (2006-04-18) 18 April 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Beşiktaş v.    Switzerland, 19 October 2022

Past squads edit

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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ "U17 Milli Takımı'nın Elit Tur Maçları Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.