Turkey national under-17 football team

Turkey Under-17
Nickname	Genç Milliler
Association	Turkish Football Federation (TFF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Selçuk Erdoğan
Most caps	Cafercan Aksu (41)
Top scorer	Muhammet Demir (19)
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Romania 2 - 2 Turkey; 10 August 1992
Biggest win
	Turkey 8 - 0 Northern Ireland; London, England, 2 September 2007
Biggest defeat
	Turkey 0 - 5 Romania}; 14 August 1993 ; Turkey 0 - 5 Greece; 20 August 1993
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2005)
Best result	Fourth place (2005)
European Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 2004)
Best result	Champions (2005)

The Turkey national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation.^[1]^[2]

The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, held every year. If qualified, the team also competes in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which has been held annually since 2025.^[3] 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.^[4]

Competitive record

UEFA U-17 European Championship Record*

Edition	Round	MP	W	D**	L	GF	GA
2002	Qualifying round	–	–	–	–	–	–
2003	Qualifying round	–	–	–	–	–	–
2004	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	5
2005	Champions^Q	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 stage^Q	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-finals^Q	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^[5]^[6]
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[5]^[6]
2022	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	7
2023	Elite round	3	1	1	1	6	3
2024	Elite round	3	0	1	2	1	6
2025	Round 2 League A	3	0	1	2	3	8
2026	Round 2 League A	3	1	1	1	4	2
2027	to be determined
2028
2029

*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

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	15	10
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
2025
2026
2027	to be determined
2028
2029
Total	3/20	14	7	3	4	26	20

Individual awards

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

2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Qualification

15 March 2026	Scotland	2–0	Turkey	The Showgrounds, Coleraine
13:00	Crombie 32' Cadamarteri 45+1'	Report		Referee: Luca Zufferli (Italy)

18 March 2026	Turkey	4–0	Northern Ireland	The Showgrounds, Coleraine
19:00	Tosun 15' Yançel 22' Erdogan 48' Şen 51' (pen.)	Report		Referee: Márton Rúsz (Hungary)

21 March 2026	Turkey	0–0	Spain	Solitude, Belfast
15:00		Report		Referee: Luca Zufferli (Italy)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the most recent 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Tolga Sancak	(2009-09-10) 10 September 2009 (age 16)	Göztepe
12	1GK	Emir Gündoğdu	(2009-10-16) 16 October 2009 (age 16)	Konyaspor
23	1GK	Yüksel Kücük	(2009-05-13) 13 May 2009 (age 17)	Schalke

4	2DF	Bilal Demirağ	(2009-04-27) 27 April 2009 (age 17)	Altınordu
5	2DF	Ata Yanık	(2009-05-15) 15 May 2009 (age 17)	Konyaspor
13	2DF	Halil Koç	(2009-02-02) 2 February 2009 (age 17)	Bayer Leverkusen
15	2DF	Eren Taşkıran	(2009-01-01) 1 January 2009 (age 17)	Beşiktaş
22	2DF	Ramazan Özçelik	(2009-01-01) 1 January 2009 (age 17)	Antalyaspor
3	2DF	Üveys Yasir Satık	(2009-06-27) 27 June 2009 (age 17)	Fenerbahçe
2	2DF	Hasan Tuncel	(2009-01-01) 1 January 2009 (age 17)	Beşiktaş

6	3MF	Efe Seçil	(2009-01-25) 25 January 2009 (age 17)	Konyaspor
10	3MF	Yakub İlçin	(2009-03-24) 24 March 2009 (age 17)	Antalyaspor
8	3MF	Oğulcan Yançel	(2009-06-01) 1 June 2009 (age 17)	Galatasaray
19	3MF	Yağız Şen	(2009-03-11) 11 March 2009 (age 17)	Fenerbahçe
17	3MF	Efe Fettahoğlu	(2009-04-20) 20 April 2009 (age 17)	Fenerbahçe

7	4FW	Ali Demirbilek	(2009-01-05) 5 January 2009 (age 17)	Fenerbahçe
11	4FW	Eymen Erdoğan	(2009-06-19) 19 June 2009 (age 17)	Köln
14	4FW	Güven Atalay	(2009-08-19) 19 August 2009 (age 17)	Başakşehir
20	4FW	Tarık Buğra Kalpaklı	(2009-04-06) 6 April 2009 (age 17)	Fatih Karagümrük
9	4FW	Mustafa Coşkun Tosun	(2009-01-06) 6 January 2009 (age 17)	Rizespor
16	4FW	Eren Sayar	(2009-01-13) 13 January 2009 (age 17)	Fenerbahçe

Recent call-ups

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

Past squads

UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads

FIFA U-17 World Cup squads

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Turkey's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Brazil	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1	000.00
Burkina Faso	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
China	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Colombia	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Mali	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Mexico	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
New Zealand	2	0	2	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Uruguay	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Total	14	7	3	4	26	20	+6	050.00

References

↑ "Türkiye". UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
↑ "U17 Milli" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
↑ "Qatar appointed as host of FIFA U-17 World Cup annually from 2025 to 2029". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
↑ "Under-17 EURO: Cradle of the stars". UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
↑ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
↑ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[1] "Türkiye". UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 April 2026.

[2] "U17 Milli" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2026.

[3] "Qatar appointed as host of FIFA U-17 World Cup annually from 2025 to 2029". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2026.

[4] "Under-17 EURO: Cradle of the stars". UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 April 2026.

[2020_Cancellation-5] "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[6] "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

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