The 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the eighth edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship since it was renamed from the original under-16 event, in 2001.

The top 6 teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

The final tournament of the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round.

During these rounds, 52 national teams competed to determine the seven teams to join the already qualified host nation Germany.

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