2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final
# 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final

The 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final was a football match that took place on 30 June 2017 at the Stadion Cracovia in Kraków, Poland, to determine the winners of the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The match was contested by Germany and Spain, the winners of the semi-finals.

Germany won the final 1–0 for their second UEFA European Under-21 Championship title.

## Route to the final

| Germany | Germany | Round | Spain | Spain |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result |
| Czech Republic | 2–0 | Match 1 | Macedonia | 5–0 |
| Denmark | 3–0 | Match 2 | Portugal | 3–1 |
| Italy | 0–1 | Match 3 | Serbia | 1–0 |
| Group C runners-up Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Italy 3 6 2  Germany 3 6 3  Denmark 3 3 4  Czech Republic 3 3 Source: UEFA | Group C runners-up Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Italy 3 6 2  Germany 3 6 3  Denmark 3 3 4  Czech Republic 3 3 Source: UEFA | Final standings | Group B winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Spain 3 9 2  Portugal 3 6 3  Serbia 3 1 4  Macedonia 3 1 Source: UEFA | Group B winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Spain 3 9 2  Portugal 3 6 3  Serbia 3 1 4  Macedonia 3 1 Source: UEFA |
| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result |
| England | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Semi-finals | Italy | 3–1 |

## Match

### Details

| Germany | Spain |
| - | - |
| GK | 12 | Julian Pollersbeck |
| RB | 2 | Jeremy Toljan |
| CB | 5 | Niklas Stark | 52' |
| CB | 15 | Marc-Oliver Kempf |
| LB | 3 | Yannick Gerhardt |
| DM | 19 | Janik Haberer | 50' | 82' |
| RM | 17 | Mitchell Weiser |
| CM | 7 | Max Meyer | 78' |
| CM | 10 | Maximilian Arnold (c) | 47' |
| LM | 11 | Serge Gnabry | | 81' |
| CF | 22 | Maximilian Philipp | | 87' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Nadiem Amiri | | 81' |
| MF | 21 | Dominik Kohr | | 82' |
| MF | 20 | Levin Öztunalı | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Stefan Kuntz ||
| GK | 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga |
| RB | 2 | Héctor Bellerín |
| CB | 4 | Jorge Meré |
| CB | 5 | Jesús Vallejo | 89' |
| LB | 19 | Jonny | | 51' |
| CM | 8 | Saúl | 43' |
| CM | 22 | Marcos Llorente | 54' | 83' |
| CM | 6 | Dani Ceballos |
| RF | 11 | Marco Asensio |
| CF | 12 | Sandro | | 71' |
| LF | 7 | Gerard Deulofeu (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 3 | José Gayà | | 51' |
| FW | 15 | Iñaki Williams | | 71' |
| FW | 9 | Borja Mayoral | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Albert Celades ||
| Man of the Match: Mitchell Weiser (Germany) Assistant referees: Frédéric Haquette (France) Hicham Zakrani (France) Fourth official: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) Additional assistant referees: Benoît Millot (France) Jérôme Miguelgorry (France) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time. |

### Statistics

Overall :

| Statistic | Germany | Spain |
| - | - | - |
| Goals scored | 1 | 0 |
| Total shots | 18 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 1 |
| Saves | 1 | 3 |
| Ball possession | 41% | 59% |
| Corner kicks | 4 | 12 |
| Fouls committed | 16 | 12 |
| Offsides | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
