The countdown to the biggest football event Cyprus will ever host, the final phase of the EURO 2024 under-17s has begun!

366 days separate us from this great football event which will make our country the center of football Europe from May 20 to June 5, 2024.
The processes for the best possible organization of the tournament are in full swing at the Cyprus Football Association with the relevant UEFA department closely monitoring all the proceedings.

The organization of "Rising Stars"
The final phase of the Under-17 EURO is designated by UEFA as the "Rising Stars" competition. Footballers such as Thierry Henry, Wayne Rooney, Luis Figo, Cesc Fabregas, Cristiano Ronaldo, Eden Hazard, Toni Kroos and many others have previously made their international debuts and been 'introduced' at European level in the finals EURO U17.

The positive consequences for Cyprus
The organization of the final phase of EURO 2024 under 17 years is expected to attract a large number of visitors to our island with all the positive consequences that entail, financial and otherwise. Only the missions of the participating countries will exceed 530 people.
All matches will be televised live across Europe by EUROSPORT, which means huge exposure for our country.
In the period that follows and as we get closer to the start of the event, KOP will promote our island in various ways in major European countries both as a tourist and football destination.

Thes Stadiums of the matches
One year and one day before the start of the event, the stadiums that will host the games have been finalized. Specifically, the matches will be held at the "AEK Arena", "ALFAMEGA", "Antonis Papadopoulos", "N. Papas Group Famagusta - Return", "Ethnic Achnas Stadium" and "Tasos Markou". According to the schedule, the final will be played at the Alphamega Stadium in Limassol and the opening game at the AEK Arena in Larnaca, while group stage matches will be played at the other Stadiums.

How the tournament will be held:
16 national teams for children under 17 years of age will participate in the event, including Cyprus. The countries that will participate in the final phase of EURO U17 2024 will be finalized in March 2024, after the preliminary phase next Autumn and the Elite Round in March 2024. Cyprus, as the host country, will participate in the final phase without qualifiers. The sixteen teams will be divided into four groups of four. The top two from each group will advance to the quarter-finals, followed by knock-out matches to determine the pair in the grand final.

A total of 31 matches will be held over the 16 days that the event will last.