2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the eleventh edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship under its current age grouping. Slovenia hosted the tournament between 4 and 16 May. An appeal by the Hungarian Football Federation to have Hungary replace Belgium over an ineligible player in the Belgium V Russia elite round match was unsuccessful.

2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
UEFA evropsko prvenstvo v nogometu do 17 let 2012
Tournament details
Host countrySlovenia
Dates4–16 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (2nd title)
Runners-up Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored28 (1.87 per match)
Attendance41,424 (2,762 per match)
Top scorer(s) Max Meyer (3 goals)
Best player(s) Max Meyer

Players born after 1 January 1995 were eligible to participate in this competition.

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