Germany stage the UEFA European Under-17 Championship from 6-18 May 2009 and DFB youth chief Bernd Barutta is expecting big crowds including 20,000 for the final.
The 2008/09 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round begins on 15 September with 52 sides aiming to join hosts Germany in May's final tournament.
The players that helped Spain retain the U17 title captured the headlines in Turkey but all eight finalists have great prospects. uefa.com picks out ten of them.
UEFA European Under-17 Championship tournament director Metin Tunçer was delighted to the reponse to the finals which concluded in Antalya, Turkey on Friday.
Juan Santisteban said Spain's performance in winning the final with a 4-0 defeat of France was "the best I have seen at this level" in his 20 years at the helm.
Keko inspired Spain's 4-0 final victory, scoring one goal and making two, and said he and his team-mates would keep this memory for the rest of their lives.
Yannis Tafer may have had the disappointment of losing the final 4-0 to Spain but the France striker had the consolation of ending as tournament top scorer.
Spain's 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship win was their eighth at this level including the former U16 event and most came under Juan Santisteban.
