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UEFA European Under-19 Championship


FieldValue
nameUEFA European Under-19 Championship
logoUEFA European Under-19 Football Championship logo.svg
imagesize170px
organiserUEFA
founded1948
regionEurope
number of teamsMaximum of 54 (qualifying round)
28 (elite round)
8 (finals)
current champions(1st title)
most successful team
(12 titles)
website
current2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (Qualification)

28 (elite round) 8 (finals) (12 titles)

The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply the Euro Under-19, is an annual football competition, contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the UEFA member associations.

Spain is the most successful team in this competition, having won twelve titles. Netherlands are the current champions.

History and format

The competition has been held since 1948. It was originally called the FIFA International Youth Tournament, until it was taken over by UEFA in 1956. In 1980, it was restyled the UEFA European Under-18 Championship. Until the 1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 19 years were eligible to compete. Since the 1998 tournament, the date limit has been moved back to 1 January. The championship received its current name in 2001, which has been used since the 2002 championship. The contest has been held every year since its inauguration in 1948, except for the period between 1984 and 1992, when it was only held every other year.

The tournament has been played in a number of different formats during its existence. Currently it consists of two stages, similar to UEFA's other European championship competitions. The qualifying stage is open to all UEFA members, and the final stage is contested between eight teams.

During even years, the best finishing teams qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in the next (odd) year. Currently, five teams can qualify for the World Cup, consisting of the top two of their groups plus the winner of a play-off match between the third-placed teams of each group.

Number of teams

Year of tournamentFormat of the final roundNumber of teams
1986–1992Knockout format8
1993Two groups of four teams, third place play-off and final
1994Two groups of four teams, fifth place play-off, third place play-off and final
1995–2002Two groups of four teams, third place play-off and final
2003–2015Two groups of four teams, semi-finals and final
2016–presentTwo groups of four teams, fifth place play-off (in even years only, for qualifying to FIFA U-20 World Cup), semi-finals and final

Results

  1. 1948–1954: FIFA Youth Tournament: 7 editions
  2. 1955–1980: UEFA Youth Tournament: 24 editions (excluding 1955 and 1956)
  3. 1981–2001: UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 17 editions
  4. Since 2002: UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 20 editions (excluding 2020 and 2021)
EditionYearHostFinalThird place match (1948–2002)
Losing semi-finalists (since 2003)WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1948–1954: FIFA Youth Tournament
11948
detailsEngland****3–23–1
21949
detailsNetherlands****4–15–0
31950
detailsAustria****3–26–0
41951
detailsFrance****3–21–0
51952
detailsSpain****0–0
Spain won on
goal average5–5
Austria won on
coin toss
61953
detailsBelgium****2–03–2
71954
detailsWest Germany****2–2
Spain won on
goal average1–0
1955–1980: UEFA Youth Tournament
1955
DetailsItalyOnly group matches were played and no winner was declared.
1956
DetailsHungaryOnly group matches were played and no winner was declared.
81957
DetailsSpain****3–2**** &
****0–0*Third place
was shared*
91958
DetailsLuxembourg****1–03–0
101959
DetailsBulgaria****1–06–1
111960
DetailsAustria****2–12–1
121961
DetailsPortugal****4–02–1
131962
DetailsRomania****4–11–1
Czechoslovakia won on
coin toss
141963
DetailsEngland****4–04–2
151964
DetailsNetherlands****4–03–2
161965
DetailsWest Germany****3–24–1
171966
DetailsYugoslavia**** &
****0–0*Title
was shared*2–0
181967
DetailsTurkey****1–01–1
Turkey won on
coin toss
191968
DetailsFrance****2–14–2
201969
DetailsEast Germany****1–1
Bulgaria won on
coin toss1–0
211970
DetailsScotland****1–1
East Germany won on
coin toss2–0
221971
DetailsCzechoslovakia****3–01–1
231972
DetailsSpain****2–00–0
241973
DetailsItaly****3–2
1–0
251974
DetailsSweden****1–01–0
261975
DetailsSwitzerland****1–0
2–2
271976
DetailsHungary****1–03–0
281977
DetailsBelgium****2–17–2
291978
DetailsPoland****3–03–1
301979
DetailsAustria****1–00–0
311980
DetailsEast Germany****2–13–0
1981–2001: UEFA European Under-18 Championship
321981
DetailsWest Germany****1–01–1
331982
DetailsFinland****3–13–1
341983
DetailsEngland****1–01–1
351984
DetailsSoviet Union****0–0
2–1
361986
DetailsYugoslavia****3–11–0
371988
DetailsCzechoslovakia****3–1
2–0
381990
DetailsHungary****0–0
1–0
391992
DetailsGermany****2–1
1–1
401993
DetailsEngland****1–02–1
411994
DetailsSpain****1–1
5–2
421995
DetailsGreece****4–15–0
431996
DetailsFrance****1–03–2
441997
DetailsIceland****1–0
2–1
451998
DetailsCyprus****1–1
0–0
461999
DetailsSweden****1–01–0
472000
DetailsGermany****1–03–1
482001
DetailsFinland****3–16–2
Since 2002: UEFA European Under-19 Championship
492002
DetailsNorway****1–02–1
502003
DetailsLiechtenstein****2–0Austria and Czech Republic
512004
DetailsSwitzerland****1–0Switzerland and Ukraine
522005
DetailsNorthern Ireland****3–1Germany and Serbia and Montenegro
532006
DetailsPoland****2–1Austria and Czech Republic
542007
DetailsAustria****1–0France and Germany
552008
DetailsCzech Republic****3–1Czech Republic and Hungary
562009
DetailsUkraine****2–0France and Serbia
572010
DetailsFrance****2–1Croatia and England
582011
DetailsRomania****3–2
Republic of Ireland and Serbia
592012
DetailsEstonia****1–0England and France
602013
DetailsLithuania****1–0Portugal and Spain
612014
DetailsHungary****1–0Austria and Serbia
622015
DetailsGreece****2–0France and Greece
632016
DetailsGermany****4–0England and Portugal
642017
DetailsGeorgia****2–1Czech Republic and Netherlands
652018
DetailsFinland****4–3
France and Ukraine
662019
DetailsArmenia****2–0France and Republic of Ireland
-2020
DetailsNorthern IrelandCancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
-2021
DetailsRomaniaCancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
672022
DetailsSlovakia****3–1
France and Italy
682023
DetailsMalta****1–0Norway and Spain
692024
DetailsNorthern Ireland****2–0Italy and Ukraine
702025
DetailsRomania****1–0and
712026
DetailsWales
722027
DetailsCzechia
732028
DetailsBulgaria
742029
DetailsNetherlands

Statistics

Performances by countries

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth placeSemi-finalistsTotal (top four)
12 (1952, 1954, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2024)5 (1957, 1964, 1996, 2010, 2025)66130
11 (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993, 2017, 2022)5 (1958, 1965, 1967, 2005, 2009)33325
8 (1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016)4 (1950, 1968, 2013, 2024)34726
6 (1966*, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1990)2 (1984, 2015)3112
4 (1961, 1994, 1999, 2018)10 (1971, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2023)32221
4 (1958, 1966*, 2003, 2023)7 (1959, 1986, 1995, 1999, 2008, 2016, 2018)33219
3 (1981, 2008, 2014)5 (1954, 1972, 1994, 1998, 2002)31315
3 (1951, 1979, 2013)4 (1953, 1962, 1974, 1978)11413
3 (1959, 1969, 1974)2 (1977, 1979)38
3 (1953, 1960, 1984)1 (1976)217
3 (1965, 1970, 1986)2 (1969, 1973)218
2 (1950, 1957)1 (1951)1138
1 (1968)4 (1982, 1983, 2001, 2011)21412
1 (2001)3 (1961, 1980, 1981)318
1 (2025)3 (1948, 1949, 1970)1319
1 (1992)2 (1993, 2004)234
1 (1968)2 (1982, 1983)14
1 (1982)1 (2006)349
1 (1977)1 (1952)316
1 (1962)1 (1960)114
1 (2009)1 (2000)35
1 (1998)1327
2 (2007, 2012)1216
1 (1963)23
1 (1975)1
1 (2022)1
112
112
18
11
11

Note:

1954 Third place . 1966 Title Shared between and . 1957 Third place Shared between and .

Awards

Player of the Tournament

For certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com subsequently named a Player of the Tournament or Golden Player.

European ChampionshipPlayer
2002 NorwayESP Fernando Torres
2003 LiechtensteinITA Alberto Aquilani
2004 SwitzerlandESP Juanfran
2005 Northern IrelandFRA Abdoulaye Baldé
2006 PolandESP Alberto Bueno
2007 AustriaGRE Sotiris Ninis
2008 Czech RepublicGER Lars Bender
GER Sven Bender
2009 UkraineUKR Kyrylo Petrov
2010 FranceFRA Gaël Kakuta
2011 RomaniaESP Álex Fernández
2012 EstoniaESP Gerard Deulofeu
2013 LithuaniaSER Aleksandar Mitrović
2014 HungaryGER Davie Selke
2015 GreeceESP Marco Asensio
2016 GermanyFRA Jean-Kévin Augustin
2017 GeorgiaENG Mason Mount
2018 Finland
2019 Armenia
2022 Slovakia
2023 MaltaITA Luis Hasa
2024 Northern IrelandESP Iker Bravo
2025 RomaniaNED Kees Smit

Top goalscorer

The Top goalscorer award is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the tournament.

European ChampionshipTop goalscorerGoals
2002 NorwayESP Fernando Torres4
2003 LiechtensteinPOR Paulo Sérgio5
2004 SwitzerlandTUR Ali Öztürk
POL Łukasz Piszczek4
2005 Northern IrelandSCG Borko Veselinović5
2006 PolandESP Alberto Bueno
TUR İlhan Parlak5
2007 AustriaGER Änis Ben-Hatira
GRE Kostantinos Mitroglou
FRA Kévin Monnet-Paquet3
2008 Czech RepublicCZE Tomáš Necid4
2009 UkraineENG Nathan Delfouneso4
2010 FranceESP Dani Pacheco4
2011 RomaniaESP Álvaro Morata6
2012 EstoniaESP Jesé5
2013 LithuaniaLTU Gratas Sirgedas
NED Anass Achahbar
POR Alexandre Guedes3
2014 HungaryGER Davie Selke6
2015 GreeceESP Borja Mayoral3
2016 GermanyFRA Jean-Kévin Augustin6
2017 GeorgiaENG Ben Brereton
ENG Ryan Sessegnon
NED Joël Piroe
SWE Viktor Gyökeres3
2018 FinlandPOR Jota
POR Francisco Trincão5
2019 ArmeniaPOR Gonçalo Ramos4
2022 SlovakiaFRA Loum Tchaouna4
2023 MaltaESP Víctor Barberà4
2024 Northern IrelandNOR Daniel Braut3
2025 RomaniaDEU Said El Mala
DEU Max Moerstedt
NED Kees Smit
ESP Pablo García4

Comprehensive team results by tournament at the FIFA U-20 World Cup

;Legend

  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R2 – Round 2
  • R1 – Round 1
  •  – Hosts
    
  •  – Not affiliated to UEFA
    
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
TeamTunisia
1977Japan
1979Australia
1981Mexico
1983USSR
1985Chile
1987Saudi Arabia
1989Portugal
1991Australia
1993Qatar
1995Malaysia
1997Nigeria
1999Argentina
2001United Arab Emirates
2003Netherlands
2005Canada
2007Egypt
2009Colombia
2011Turkey
2013New Zealand
2015South Korea
2017Poland
2019Argentina
2023Chile
2025AzerbaijanUzbekistan 2027Total
R1R14thR1R25
Part of Soviet UnionQ1
R21
QFQF2
Part of YugoslaviaR2R1R23
R1R1QFR12ndR26
3rdR1Reunified with West Germany2
4thR1R13rdR2R1R1R1R2R11stR212
R11
R1QFQF4th1stR2R2R14th9
1st2ndR1R1R1R2R1QFQFQFR211
R21
R1R1R1R13rdR26
3rd1
R1R1QFQFQF3rd4th2ndR29
QFR1R1QFQF4
R1R1R1QF4
4thR13rdR2R25
QF1st1stR13rdR2R22ndR2QFQFR112
R1R13rdR2R25
3rd1
1st2ndR14thQF3rdQFQF8
QFQFR13
R11st1st3
R2R24
R1QFR12ndR1QF4thQF1st2ndQFQFR2QFQFQF16
R11
R11
R1R2R23
Part of Soviet UnionR2R2R21stR24

Notes

References

References

  1. (13 February 2017). "From International Youth Tournament to U19 EURO". UEFA.
  2. "Competition history". UEFA.
  3. (20 October 2020). "2020 Under-19 EURO cancelled". [[UEFA]].
  4. (23 February 2021). "2020/21 Under-19 EURO cancelled". [[UEFA]].
  5. [[Czechoslovakia]] was divided into [[Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia]] in 1993 after the [[Dissolution of Czechoslovakia]]. FIFA considers ''Czech Republic'' as successor team of Czechoslovakia.
  6. FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1977–1991) to Germany.
  7. The [[Soviet Union. USSR]] was [[History of the Soviet Union (1982–91). dissolved]] in 1991. The 15 nations that were former Soviet Republics now compete separately. FIFA considers ''[[Russia]]'' as the successor team of the USSR.
  8. The [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] [[Yugoslavia#Breakup. broke up]] in 1991 all the nations that formed this country now compete separately. FIFA considers ''[[Serbia]]'' as the successor team of Yugoslavia.
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