2017–18 Under 20 Elite League

The 2017–18 Under 20 Elite League is a football tournament for national under-20 football teams. It is the first edition of the Under 20 Elite League tournament.

2017–18 Under 20 Elite League
Elite League
Tournament details
DatesAugust 2017 – March 2018
Teams8 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
Champions Germany (1st title)
Runners-up England
Third place Czech Republic
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored82 (2.93 per match)

The tournament was announced by the German Football Association (DFB) on 23 January 2017 as an expansion of the Under-20 Four Nations Tournament. DFB's Sporting Director Horst Hrubesch described the formation of the competition as an "important step" in player development and hoped to encourage the public to take an interest in U-20 games.[1][2] Each participating team will play seven games on FIFA International Match Calendar.

The tournament is age restricted and only players born on or after 1 January 1997 are eligible.[3]

Participating teams

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Germany (C) 7 5 2 0 13 6 +7 17
2  England 7 5 1 1 17 3 +14 16
3  Czech Republic 7 4 2 1 16 11 +5 14
4  Italy 7 2 1 4 14 16 −2 7
5  Portugal 7 2 1 4 7 12 −5 7
6   Switzerland 7 1 3 3 6 10 −4 6
7  Netherlands 7 2 0 5 3 9 −6 6
8  Poland 7 1 2 4 6 15 −9 5
Source: Standings
(C) Champion.

Matches
Poland 0–0  Switzerland
Report
Stadion Miejski, Rzeszów
Referee: Jan Machálek (Czech Republic)
England 3–0 Netherlands
Edwards  27'
Mavididi  70'
Johnson  75'		 Report
Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)
Portugal 0–3 Czech Republic
Report Turyna  17', 58'
Hlavatý  42'
Referee: Pascal Erlachner (Switzerland)
Czech Republic 2–2 Germany
Turyna  80'
Hlavatý  90+3'		 Report Štěpánek  45+1' (o.g.)
Hack  75'
Referee: Piotr Lasyk (Poland)
Switzerland  0–0 England
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Netherlands 1–0 Portugal
de Wit  34' (pen.) Report
Sportpark Middelmors, Sassenheim
Referee: Peter Bankes (England)
Italy 6–1 Poland
Bonazzoli  6', 39'
Castrovilli  23'
Castrovilli  68'
Picchi  80'
Lo Faso  87'		 Report Schikowski  9'
Stadio Comunale Romeo Galli, Imola
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)
Italy 1–5 England
Panico  14' Report Buckley-Ricketts  5', 35'
Edwards  22'
Suliman  63'
Ugbo  65' (pen.)
Referee: João Carlos dos Santos Capela (Portugal)
Netherlands 0–1 Germany
Report Sağlam  24' (pen.)
Sportpark De Boshoek, Hardenberg
Referee: Simon Hooper (England)
Switzerland  1–1 Portugal
Oliveira  53' Report Miguel Luís  90'
Referee: Michael Fabbri (Italy)
Czech Republic 3–3 Poland
Ladra  31'
Hašek  33', 64'		 Report Mandrysz  43'
Jagiełło  79', 82' (pen.)
Atletický stadion Vejsplachy, Vrchlabí
Referee: Moritz Schneider (Germany)
Poland 1–0 Netherlands
Siemaszko  51' Report
Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)
Germany 2–1  Switzerland
Löwen  10'
Sağlam  53' (pen.)		 Report Manzambi  87' (pen.)
Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion, Norderstedt
Referee: Jiří Houdek (Czech Republic)
England 4–0 Czech Republic
Johnson  17'
Mavididi  25' (pen.)
Barnes  36'		 Report
Referee: Łukasz Szczech (Poland)
Portugal 4–2 Italy
Bruno Jordão  25'
André Vidigal  42'
Mésaque Djú  67', 75'		 Report Vitale  45+1'
Ghiglione  76'
Referee: Jeroen Manschot (Netherlands)
Poland 1–2 Portugal
Żebrakowski  47' Report André Vidigal  28'
Tiago Dias  77'
Stadion Miejski, Kluczbork
Referee: Ondřej Ginzel (Czech Republic)
Netherlands 1–0  Switzerland
Sierhuis  62' Report
Sportpark Parkzicht, Uden
Referee: (Germany)
Germany 2–2 Italy
Friede  28'
Hack  40'		 Report Edera  4', 63'
Switzerland  1–4 Czech Republic
Schättin  35' Blecha  11', 51'
Vodháněl  15'
Pulkrab  80'
Referee: (Italy)
Germany 2–1 England
Eggestein  10', 32' Barnes  86'
Attendance: 3,720
Referee: Marco di Bello (Italy)
Italy 1–0 Netherlands
Pessina  41'
Stadio Guido Teghil
Referee: Andrew Madley (England)
Portugal 0–1 Germany
Report Hack  77'
Referee: Piotr Lasyk (Poland)
Poland 0–1 England
Report Davis  89'
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Czech Republic 1–0 Italy
Chaluš  90+1'
Stadion Luční Ulice, Plzeň
Referee: Florian Badstübner (Germany)
Germany 3–0 Poland
Hack  22'
Jończy  68' (o.g.)
Kammerbauer  78'		 Report
Energieversum Stadion, Gütersloh
Referee: Tim Robinson (England)
England 3–0 Portugal
Willock  15'
Davis  41'
Suliman  66'		 Report
Referee: Siemen Mulder (Netherlands)
Italy 2–3  Switzerland
Marchizza  22' (pen.)
Bonazzoli  37'		 Report Vargas  15'
Pickel  41'
Schmid  62' (pen.)
Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho (Portugal)
Netherlands 1–3 Czech Republic
Dilrosun  27' Report Kuchta  6', 15'
Janošek  89'
KNVB Campus, Zeist
Referee: David Schärli (Switzerland)

References
  1. "U 20 nimmt an "Elite League" teil" (in German). DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. Dominik, Erb. "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Neue Turnierform: Under 20 Elite League 2017/2018". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. "Elite League nieuwe uitdaging voor Oranje onder 20 | knvb". www.knvb.nl (in Dutch). 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
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