The tournament runs from 4th to 16th May in Antalya, Turkey, where the draw will be held on Thursday 3rd April from 18.30 local time. There will be two groups of four with two teams from each group progressing to the semi-finals.
Four of the competition's six previous winners will be involved, including Spain, who beat Italy 1-0 to top Elite round Group 6 having taken the title last year in Belgium. Automatically qualified Turkey were victors in 2005; France, who knocked out 2006 champions Russia and 2007 runners-up Italy, lifted the trophy in 2004; and Switzerland, winners of Group 2 thanks to an injury-time strike by goalkeeper René Borkovic against Croatia, were inaugural champions in 2002.
The Netherlands will contest the finals for the third time in four seasons, having recovered from a defeat by Bosnia-Herzegovina to head Group 7 and earn a chance of bettering their 2005 campaign when they were runners-up behind Turkey.
Serbia, like Spain, qualified on Monday by drawing 1-1 with Sweden while two countries are in their first U17 finals: the Republic of Ireland, who landed the old U16 title in 1998, pipped 2003 winners Portugal, plus Germany and Greece, in a pool where each team secured four points; Scotland were the only side to record three Elite round victories.