2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying round: 22 September – 31 October 2015 Elite round: 11 March – 3 April 2016 |
| Teams | 53 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 |
| Goals scored | 343 (2.72 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | João Filipe (7 goals) |
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The 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification was a men's under-17 football competition organised by UEFA to determine the 15 national teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Azerbaijan in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament.
A total of 53 national teams entered this qualifying competition, which was played in two rounds between September 2015 and April 2016. Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time.