Denmark national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Denmark women's national under-17 football team.

The Denmark national under-17 football team represents Denmark in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Danish Football Association, the governing body for football in Denmark. It was founded in 1964 as an under-16 team. In 2001, it was changed to an under-17 team.

Denmark Under-17

Association	Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union)
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Morten Corlin
Most caps	Tom Christensen (37)
Top scorer	Viktor Fischer (20)
FIFA code	DEN
First colours Second colours
First international
Denmark 3–1 Sweden (Tårnby, Denmark; 5 September 1964)
Biggest win
Liechtenstein 0–11 Denmark (Csákvár, Hungary; 3 October 2016)
Biggest defeat
Portugal 7–0 Denmark (Aveiro, Portugal; 10 March 1996)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2011)
Best result	Group stage (2011)
European Championship
Appearances	18 (first in 1986)
Best result	Runners-up (1994)

Competitive record

The Danish under-17 squad made its World Cup debut at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup

Under-16 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Under-17 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991 to 2009	did not qualify
2011	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	8
2013 to 2025	did not qualify
2026	Qualified
2027	TBD
2028
2029

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

UEFA European Under-16 and Under-17 Championship

Under-16 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1982	did not qualify
1984
1985
1986	Group phase	3	1	1	1	4	3
1987	Group phase	3	0	2	1	2	3
1988	did not qualify
1989	Group phase	3	1	0	2	10	9
1990	Group phase	3	2	0	1	10	3
1991	Group phase	3	0	1	2	3	7
1992	Group phase	3	1	0	2	2	4
1993	Did not qualify
1994	Runners-up	6	3	1	2	15	13
1995	did not qualify
1996
1997
1998	Quarterfinals	4	1	2	1	2	3
1999	Group phase	3	1	0	2	2	2
2000	Group phase	3	1	0	2	7	7
2001	did not qualify

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Under-17 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	Quarter-finals	4	1	3	0	12	6
2003	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	5
2004	did not qualify
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	6	4
2012	did not qualify
2013
2014
2015
2016	Group stage	3	1	1	1	2	3
2017	did not qualify
2018	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	5
2019	did not qualify
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	9	6
2023	did not qualify
2024	Semi-finals	5	1	2	2	5	8
2025	did not qualify
2026	Group stage	3	1	1	1	5	8
2027	To be determined
2028
2029

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

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	Elias Medina	(2009-02-14) 14 February 2009	Brøndby
	1GK	Villads Bille	(2010-02-12) 12 February 2010	Copenhagen
16	1GK	Villads Bertelsen	(2009-05-23) 23 May 2009	Aalborg
	1GK	Daniel Kannerup		AGF
18	2DF	Magnus Bak	(2009-05-03) 3 May 2009	Aalborg
3	2DF	Raphael Canut	(2009-03-31) 31 March 2009	Brøndby
4	2DF	Felix Sommer	(2009-05-25) 25 May 2009	Randers
13	2DF	Elias Villumsen	(2009-02-17) 17 February 2009	Copenhagen
14	2DF	Daryosh Popalzai	(2009-04-21) 21 April 2009	Aalborg
17	2DF	Noah Madsen	(2009-02-09) 9 February 2009	Copenhagen
	2DF	William Laugesen	(2009-03-05) 5 March 2009	AGF
2	2DF	Xander Poulsen	(2009-06-02) 2 June 2009	Copenhagen
5	2DF	Rilke Thomsen	(2009-02-09) 9 February 2009	Lyngby
	2DF	Malthe Mortensen	(2009-04-21) 21 April 2009	Brøndby
15	2DF	David Stojanović	(2009-12-31) 31 December 2009	Silkeborg
12	3MF	Willads Tuxen	(2009-09-29) 29 September 2009	Brøndby
19	3MF	Kasper Lorents	(2009-05-14) 14 May 2009	OB
	3MF	Mads Jørgensen	(2009-02-25) 25 February 2009	Copenhagen
6	3MF	Marvis Nasnas	(2009-12-18) 18 December 2009	Copenhagen
8	3MF	Frederik Vestergaard	(2009-05-10) 10 May 2009	Midtjylland
	3MF	Noah Manata	(2009-02-26) 26 February 2009	OB
21	3MF	Hector Høyrup	(2009-03-29) 29 March 2009	Randers
	3MF	Elias Broberg	(2009-06-04) 4 June 2009	Brøndby
	3MF	Viktor Bastrup	(2009-02-28) 28 February 2009	Midtjylland
20	3MF	Julius Wichmann	(2009-06-05) 5 June 2009	Union Berlin
	4FW	William Svendgaard	(2009-08-25) 25 August 2009	AGF
	4FW	Benjamin Nicolaisen	(2009-08-29) 29 August 2009	Vejle
9	4FW	Mikkel Bro Hansen (captain)	(2009-01-25) 25 January 2009	Bodø/Glimt
7	4FW	Lukas Jørgensen	(2009-02-13) 13 February 2009	OB
10	4FW	Omran Khatar	(2009-04-02) 2 April 2009	Køge
11	4FW	Ekene Chukwuani	(2009-01-07) 7 January 2009	Monaco
	4FW	Kerim Sejdic	(2009-03-09) 9 March 2009	Vejle

Head coaches

• 1971: Max Rasmussen
• 1972: Bent Dahl
• 1973–1979: Hardy Gynild
• 1980–1981: Kaj Christensen
• 1982: Hans Brun Larsen
• 1983: Per Simonsen
• 1984–1987: Kim Splidsboel
• 1987–1996: Poul Erik Bech
• 1996–2006: Hans Brun Larsen
• 2006–2008: Glen Riddersholm
• 2008–2012: Thomas Frank
• 2012–2016: Jan Michaelsen
• 2016: Per Holm
• 2017: Claus Nørgaard
• 2017–2018: Michael Pedersen
• 2018–2020: Søren Hermansen
• 2020-2023: Kenneth Weber
• 2023-2025: Søren Hermansen
• 2025-: Morten Corlin

See also

• Denmark men's national football team
• Denmark men's national under-21 football team
• Denmark men's national under-19 football team
• Denmark women's national football team
• Denmark women's national under-19 football team
• Denmark women's national under-17 football team