2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
The 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition was an under-17 football competition played in 2002 and 2003 to determine the 7 teams joining Portugal, who qualified automatically as hosts, in the 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.
The final tournament also acted as the UEFA qualifier for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland, with two teams qualifying, Portugal and Spain, as finalists.
Format
The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds:- Qualifying round: Apart from six nations, which received a bye to the elite round, the remaining 44 teams were drawn into 11 groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. Two best teams from each group advanced to the elite round.
- Elite round: The 28 teams were drawn into seven groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The seven group winners qualified for the final tournament.
Qualifying round
Groups
Group [|1]
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
Group 11
Elite round
Groups
All times were CET.Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Qualified teams
The following 8 teams qualified for the final tournament.| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament1 only U-17 era |
| Group 1 winner | ||
| Group 2 winner | ||
| Group 3 winner | 0 | |
| Group 4 winner | 0 | |
| Group 5 winner | ||
| Group 6 winner | ||
| Group 7 winner | 0 |