2017–18 Under 20 Elite League

2017–18 Under 20 Elite League

Elite League
Tournament details
Dates	August 2017 – March 2018
Teams	8 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Germany (1st title)
Runners-up	England
Third place	Czech Republic
Fourth place	Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	82 (2.93 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Robin Hack (4 goals)
2018–19 →

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

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 played seven games on FIFA International Match Calendar.

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

Participating teams

•  Czech Republic
•  England
•  Germany
•  Italy
•  Netherlands
•  Poland
•  Portugal
•   Switzerland

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) Champions

Matches

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)

Poland	0–0	Switzerland
	Report

Stadion Miejski, Rzeszów

Referee: Jan Machálek (Czech Republic)

---

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)

England	3–0	Netherlands
Edwards 27' Mavididi 70' Johnson 75'	Report

New Bucks Head, Telford

Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)

---

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)

Portugal	0–3	Czech Republic
	Report	Turyna 17', 58' Hlavatý 42'

Estádio Municipal de Abrantes, Abrantes

Referee: Pascal Erlachner (Switzerland)

---

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)

Czech Republic	2–2	Germany
Turyna 80' Hlavatý 90+3'	Report	Štěpánek 45+1' (o.g.) Hack 75'

Stadion Juliska, Prague

Referee: Piotr Lasyk (Poland)

---

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)

Switzerland	0–0	England

Stadion Schützenwiese, Winterthur

Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

---

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)

Netherlands	1–0	Portugal
de Wit 34' (pen.)	Report

Sportpark Middelmors, Sassenheim

Referee: Peter Bankes (England)

---

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)

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)

---

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)

Italy	1–5	England
Panico 14'	Report	Buckley-Ricketts 5', 35' Edwards 22' Suliman 63' Ugbo 65' (pen.)

Stadio Città di Gorgonzola, Gorgonzola

Referee: João Carlos dos Santos Capela (Portugal)

---

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)

Netherlands	0–1	Germany
	Report	Sağlam 24' (pen.)

Sportpark De Boshoek, Hardenberg

Referee: Simon Hooper (England)

---

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)

Switzerland	1–1	Portugal
Oliveira 53'	Report	Miguel Luís 90'

Stade des Arbères, Meyrin

Referee: Michael Fabbri (Italy)

---

6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)

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)

---

9 October 2017 (2017-10-09)

Poland	1–0	Netherlands
Siemaszko 51'	Report

Dyskobolia Stadium, Grodzisk Wielkopolski

Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)

---

9 October 2017 (2017-10-09)

Germany	2–1	Switzerland
Löwen 10' Sağlam 53' (pen.)	Report	Manzambi 87' (pen.)

Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion, Norderstedt

Referee: Jiří Houdek (Czech Republic)

---

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)

England	4–0	Czech Republic
Johnson 17' Mavididi 25' (pen.) Barnes 36'	Report

St George's Park, Burton upon Trent

Referee: Łukasz Szczech (Poland)

---

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)

Portugal	4–2	Italy
Bruno Jordão 25' André Vidigal 42' Mesaque Djú 67', 75'	Report	Vitale 45+1' Ghiglione 76'

Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão

Referee: Jeroen Manschot (Netherlands)

---

9 November 2017 (2017-11-09)

Poland	1–2	Portugal
Żebrakowski 47'	Report	André Vidigal 28' Tiago Dias 77'

Stadion Miejski, Kluczbork

Referee: Ondřej Ginzel (Czech Republic)

---

9 November 2017 (2017-11-09)

Netherlands	1–0	Switzerland
Sierhuis 62'	Report

Sportpark Parkzicht, Uden

Referee: (Germany)

---

9 November 2017 (2017-11-09)

Germany	2–2	Italy
Friede 28' Hack 40'	Report	Edera 4', 63'

community4you ARENA, Chemnitz

Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)

---

13 November 2017 (2017-11-13)

Switzerland	1–4	Czech Republic
Schättin 35'		Blecha 11', 51' Vodháněl 15' Pulkrab 80'

Referee: (Italy)

---

14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)

Germany	2–1	England
Eggestein 10', 32'		Barnes 86'

Stadion Zwickau

Attendance: 3,720

Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

---

14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)

Italy	1–0	Netherlands
Pessina 41'

Stadio Guido Teghil

Referee: Andrew Madley (England)

---

22 March 2018 (2018-03-22)

Portugal	0–1	Germany
	Report	Hack 77'

Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição, Coimbra

Referee: Piotr Lasyk (Poland)

---

22 March 2018 (2018-03-22)

Poland	0–1	England
	Report	Davis 89'

Stadion Miejski, Bielsko-Biała

Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

---

22 March 2018 (2018-03-22)

Czech Republic	1–0	Italy
Chaluš 90+1'

Stadion Luční Ulice, Plzeň

Referee: Florian Badstübner (Germany)

---

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

Germany	3–0	Poland
Hack 22' Jończy 68' (o.g.) Kammerbauer 78'	Report

Energieversum Stadion, Gütersloh

Referee: Tim Robinson (England)

---

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

England	3–0	Portugal
Willock 15' Davis 41' Suliman 66'	Report

Academy Stadium, Manchester

Referee: Siemen Mulder (Netherlands)

---

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

Italy	2–3	Switzerland
Marchizza 22' (pen.) Bonazzoli 37'	Report	Vargas 15' Pickel 41' Schmid 62' (pen.)

Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta, Alessandria

Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho (Portugal)

---

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)

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.