UEFA European Under-19 Championship
 | |
| Founded | 1948 |
|---|---|
| Region | Europe (UEFA) |
| Number of teams | Maximum of 54 (qualifying round) 28 (elite round) 8 (finals) |
| Current champions |  Spain (11th title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Spain (11 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship | |
The UEFA European Under-19 Championship is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA.
Spain is the most successful team in this competition, having won eleven titles. Spain are also 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.[1] In 1980, it was restyled the UEFA European Under-18 Championship. As changes were made to player eligibility dates in 2001, the championship received its current name, which has been used since the 2002 championship.[2] 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.
The age limit of the event was under-18 (calendar year) at the beginning of the qualification but co-current with the new name, the age limit became under-19 during the final tournament. Thus, the age limit never changed as the qualification always began a year before the final tournament.[clarification needed]
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.
Number of teams[]
| Year of tournament | Format of the final round | Number of teams |
|---|---|---|
| 1986–1992 | Knockout format | 8 |
| 1993 | Two groups of four teams, third place play-off and final | |
| 1994 | Two groups of four teams, fifth place play-off, third place play-off and final | |
| 1995–2002 | Two groups of four teams, third place play-off and final | |
| 2003–2015 | Two groups of four teams, semi-finals and final | |
| 2016–present | Two 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[]
FIFA Youth Tournament (1948–1954)[]
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 1948 details |
 England
|
 England |
3–2 |  Netherlands |
 Belgium |
3–1 |  Italy |
| 1949 details |
 Netherlands
|
 France |
4–1 | Netherlands |
Belgium |
5–0 |  Ireland |
| 1950 details |
 Austria
|
 Austria |
3–2 | France |
Netherlands |
6–0 |  Luxembourg |
| 1951 details |
 France
|
 Yugoslavia |
3–2 | Austria |
Belgium |
1–0 |  Northern Ireland |
| 1952 details |
 Spain
|
 Spain |
0–0 (a.e.t.) Spain won on goal average |
Belgium |
Austria |
5–5 Austria won on coin toss |
England |
| 1953 details |
 Belgium
|
 Hungary |
2–0 | Yugoslavia |
 Turkey |
3–2 | Spain |
| 1954 details |
 West Germany
|
Spain |
2–2 (a.e.t.) Spain won on goal average |
 West Germany |
 Argentina |
1–0 | Turkey |
UEFA Youth Tournament (1955–1980)[]
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 1955 Details |
 Italy
|
Only group matches were played and no winner was declared. | |||||
| 1956 Details |
 Hungary
|
Only group matches were played and no winner was declared. | |||||
| 1957 Details |
Spain
|
Austria |
3–2 | Spain |
France Italy
|
0–0 | Third place was shared |
| 1958 Details |
 Luxembourg
|
Italy |
1–0 | England |
France |
3–0 |  Romania |
| 1959 Details |
 Bulgaria
|
 Bulgaria |
1–0 | Italy |
 Hungary |
6–1 |  |
| 1960 Details |
Austria
|
Hungary |
2–1 | Romania |
 Portugal |
2–1 | Austria |
| 1961 Details |
 Portugal
|
Portugal |
4–0 |  Poland |
West Germany |
2–1 | Spain |
| 1962 Details |
 Romania
|
Romania |
4–1 | Yugoslavia |
 |
1–1 Czechoslovakia won on coin toss |
Turkey |
| 1963 Details |
England
|
England |
4–0 | Northern Ireland |
 Scotland |
4–2 | Bulgaria |
| 1964 Details |
Netherlands
|
England |
4–0 | Spain |
Portugal |
3–2 | Scotland |
| 1965 Details |
West Germany
|
|
3–2 | England |
|
4–1 | Italy |
| 1966 Details |
 Yugoslavia
|
Italy Soviet Union
|
0–0 | Title was shared |
Yugoslavia |
2–0 | Spain |
| 1967 Details |
 Turkey
|
 Soviet Union |
1–0 | England |
Turkey |
1–1 Turkey won on coin toss |
France |
| 1968 Details |
France
|
|
2–1 | France |
Portugal |
4–2 |  Bulgaria |
| 1969 Details |
 East Germany
|
Bulgaria |
1–1 Bulgaria won on coin toss |
|
Soviet Union |
1–0 | Scotland |
| 1970 Details |
 Scotland
|
|
1–1 East Germany won on coin toss |
Netherlands |
Scotland |
2–0 | France |
| 1971 Details |
 Czechoslovakia
|
England |
3–0 | Portugal |
|
1–1 (5–3 p) |
Soviet Union |
| 1972 Details |
Spain
|
England |
2–0 | West Germany |
Poland |
0–0 (6–5 p) |
Spain |
| 1973 Details |
Italy
|
England |
3–2 (a.e.t.) |
|
Italy |
1–0 | Bulgaria |
| 1974 Details |
 Sweden
|
 Bulgaria |
1–0 | Yugoslavia |
Scotland |
1–0 |  Greece |
| 1975 Details |
 Switzerland
|
England |
1–0 (g.g.) |
 Finland |
Hungary |
2–2 (p) |
Turkey |
| 1976 Details |
 Hungary
|
Soviet Union |
1–0 | Hungary |
Spain |
3–0 | France |
| 1977 Details |
Belgium
|
Belgium |
2–1 | Bulgaria |
Soviet Union |
7–2 | West Germany |
| 1978 Details |
 Poland
|
Soviet Union |
3–0 | Yugoslavia |
Poland |
3–1 | Scotland |
| 1979 Details |
Austria
|
Yugoslavia |
1–0 | Bulgaria |
England |
0–0 (4–3 p) |
France |
| 1980 Details |
East Germany
|
England |
2–1 |  Poland |
Italy |
3–0 | Netherlands |
UEFA European Under-18 Championship (1981–2001)[]
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 1981 Details |
West Germany
|
West Germany |
1–0 | Poland |
France |
1–1 (2–0 p) |
 Spain |
| 1982 Details |
 Finland
|
Scotland |
3–1 | |
Soviet Union |
3–1 | Poland |
| 1983 Details |
England
|
France |
1–0 | |
England |
1–1 (4–2 p) |
Italy |
| 1984 Details |
Soviet Union
|
Hungary |
0–0 (3–2 p) |
Soviet Union |
Poland |
2–1 |  Republic of Ireland |
| 1986 Details |
Yugoslavia
|
|
3–1 | Italy |
West Germany |
1–0 | Scotland |
| 1988 Details |
Czechoslovakia
|
Soviet Union |
3–1 (a.e.t.) |
Portugal |
|
2–0 |  Spain |
| 1990 Details |
Hungary
|
Soviet Union |
0–0 (4–2 p) |
Portugal |
Spain |
1–0 | England |
| 1992 Details |
Germany
|
Turkey |
2–1 (g.g.) |
Portugal |
 Norway |
1–1 (8–7 p) |
England |
| 1993 Details |
England
|
England |
1–0 | Turkey |
Spain |
2–1 | Portugal |
| 1994 Details |
Spain
|
Portugal |
1–1 (4–1 p) |
Germany |
Spain |
5–2 | Netherlands |
| 1995 Details |
 Greece
|
Spain |
4–1 | Italy |
 Greece |
5–0 | Netherlands |
| 1996 Details |
France
|
France |
1–0 | Spain |
England |
3–2 (a.e.t.) |
Belgium |
| 1997 Details |
 Iceland
|
France |
1–0 (g.g.) |
Portugal |
Spain |
2–1 | Republic of Ireland |
| 1998 Details |
 Cyprus
|
Republic of Ireland |
1–1 (4–3 p) |
Germany |
 Croatia |
0–0 (5–4 p) |
Portugal |
| 1999 Details |
Sweden
|
Portugal |
1–0 | Italy |
Republic of Ireland |
1–0 | Greece |
| 2000 Details |
Germany
|
France |
1–0 |  Ukraine |
Germany |
3–1 | Czech Republic |
| 2001 Details |
Finland
|
Poland |
3–1 | Czech Republic |
Spain |
6–2 |  FR Yugoslavia |
UEFA European Under-19 Championship (since 2002)[]
| Year | Host | Final | Losing semi-finalists (or third place match) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 2002 Details |
 Norway
|
Spain |
1–0 | Germany |
 Slovakia |
2–1 | Republic of Ireland |
| 2003 Details |
 Liechtenstein
|
Italy |
2–0 | Portugal |
Austria and Czech Republic
| ||
| 2004 Details |
Switzerland
|
Spain |
1–0 | Turkey |
Switzerland and  Ukraine
| ||
| 2005 Details |
 Northern Ireland
|
France |
3–1 | England |
Germany and  Serbia and Montenegro
| ||
| 2006 Details |
 Poland
|
Spain |
2–1 | Scotland |
Austria and Czech Republic
| ||
| 2007 Details |
Austria
|
Spain |
1–0 | Greece |
France and Germany
| ||
| 2008 Details |
Czech Republic
|
Germany |
3–1 | Italy |
Czech Republic and Hungary
| ||
| 2009 Details |
Ukraine
|
Ukraine |
2–0 | England |
France and  Serbia
| ||
| 2010 Details |
France
|
France |
2–1 | Spain |
 Croatia and England
| ||
| 2011 Details |
 Romania
|
Spain |
3–2 (a.e.t.) |
Czech Republic |
 Republic of Ireland and  Serbia
| ||
| 2012 Details |
 Estonia
|
Spain |
1–0 | Greece |
England and France
| ||
| 2013 Details |
 Lithuania
|
 Serbia |
1–0 | France |
Portugal and Spain
| ||
| 2014 Details |
Hungary
|
Germany |
1–0 | Portugal |
Austria and Serbia
| ||
| 2015 Details |
Greece
|
Spain |
2–0 |  Russia |
France and Greece
| ||
| 2016 Details |
Germany
|
France |
4–0 | Italy |
England and Portugal
| ||
| 2017 Details |
 Georgia
|
England |
2–1 | Portugal |
Czech Republic and Netherlands
| ||
| 2018 Details |
Finland
|
Portugal |
4–3 (a.e.t.) |
Italy |
France and Ukraine
| ||
| 2019 Details |
 Armenia
|
Spain |
2–0 | Portugal |
France and Republic of Ireland
| ||
| 2020 Details |
Northern Ireland
|
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3] | |||||
| 2021 Details |
Romania
|
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[4] | |||||
| 2022 Details |
 Slovakia
|
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| 2023 |
 Malta
|
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| 2024 |
Northern Ireland
|
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| 2025 |
Romania
|
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Statistics[]
Performances by countries[]
Accurate as of 2019.
| UEFA European Youth Championship | ||||||
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Semi-finalists | Total (Top Four) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain
|
11 (1952, 1954, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019) | 4 (1957, 1964, 1996, 2010) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 28 |
| England
|
10 (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993, 2017) | 5 (1958, 1965, 1967, 2005, 2009) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| France
|
8 (1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016) | 3 (1950, 1968, 2013) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| Germany
|
6 (1965, 1970, 1981, 1986, 2008, 2014) | 7 (1954, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1994, 1998, 2002) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
 Russia/ Soviet Union
|
6 (1966*, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1990) | 2 (1984, 2015) | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Portugal
|
4 (1961, 1994, 1999, 2018) | 9 (1971, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2014, 2017, 2019) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Italy
|
3 (1958, 1966*, 2003) | 7 (1959, 1986, 1995, 1999, 2008, 2016, 2018) | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| Serbia/ Yugoslavia
|
3 (1951, 1979, 2013) | 4 (1953, 1962, 1974, 1978) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
 Bulgaria
|
3 (1959, 1969, 1974) | 2 (1977, 1979) | 3 | 8 | ||
| Hungary
|
3 (1953, 1960, 1984) | 1 (1976) | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Austria
|
2 (1950, 1957) | 1 (1951) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Czech Republic
|
1 (1968) | 4 (1982, 1983, 2001, 2011) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Poland
|
1 (2001) | 3 (1961, 1980, 1981) | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Turkey
|
1 (1992) | 2 (1993, 2004) | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Scotland
|
1 (1982) | 1 (2006) | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| Belgium
|
1 (1977) | 1 (1952) | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Romania
|
1 (1962) | 1 (1960) | 1 | 3 | ||
| Ukraine
|
1 (2009) | 1 (2000) | 2 | 4 | ||
| Republic of Ireland
|
1 (1998) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Netherlands
|
3 (1948, 1949, 1970) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Greece
|
2 (2007, 2012) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Northern Ireland
|
1 (1963) | 2 | 3 | |||
| Finland
|
1 (1975) | 1 | ||||
| Croatia
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Slovakia
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Norway
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Luxembourg
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Switzerland
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Total (68th) | 67 | 65 | 50 | 48 | 34 | 264 |
Note:
1966 Title Shared between Italy and Soviet Union.
1957 Third place Shared between Italy and France.
Awards[]
Golden Player Award[]
For certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com subsequently named a Golden Player.
| European Championship | Golden Player |
|---|---|
| 2002 Norway | Fernando Torres
|
| 2003 Liechtenstein | Alberto Aquilani
|
| 2004 Switzerland | Juanfran
|
| 2005 Northern Ireland | Abdoulaye Baldé
|
| 2006 Poland | Alberto Bueno
|
| 2007 Austria | Sotiris Ninis
|
| 2008 Czech Republic1 | Lars Bender Sven Bender
|
| 2009 Ukraine | Kyrylo Petrov
|
| 2010 France | Gaël Kakuta
|
| 2011 Romania | Álex Fernández
|
| 2012 Estonia | Gerard Deulofeu
|
| 2013 Lithuania | Aleksandar Mitrović
|
| 2014 Hungary | Davie Selke
|
| 2015 Greece | Marco Asensio
|
| 2016 Germany | Jean-Kévin Augustin
|
| 2017 Georgia | Mason Mount
|
1Honour shared.
Top goalscorer[]
The Top goalscorer award is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the tournament.
| European Championship | Top goalscorer | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Norway | Fernando Torres
|
4 |
| 2003 Liechtenstein | Paulo Sérgio
|
5 |
| 2004 Switzerland | Ali Öztürk Łukasz Piszczek
|
4 |
| 2005 Northern Ireland | Borko Veselinović
|
5 |
| 2006 Poland | Alberto Bueno İlhan Parlak
|
5 |
| 2007 Austria | Änis Ben-Hatira Kostantinos Mitroglou Kévin Monnet-Paquet
|
3 |
| 2008 Czech Republic | Tomáš Necid
|
4 |
| 2009 Ukraine | Nathan Delfouneso
|
4 |
| 2010 France | Dani Pacheco
|
4 |
| 2011 Romania | Álvaro Morata
|
6 |
| 2012 Estonia | Jesé
|
5 |
| 2013 Lithuania | Gratas Sirgedas Anass Achahbar Alexandre Guedes
|
3 |
| 2014 Hungary | Davie Selke
|
6 |
| 2015 Greece | Borja Mayoral
|
3 |
| 2016 Germany | Jean-Kévin Augustin
|
6 |
| 2017 Georgia | Ben Brereton Ryan Sessegnon Joël Piroe Viktor Gyökeres
|
3 |
| 2018 Finland | Jota Francisco Trincão
|
5 |
| 2019 Armenia | Gonçalo Ramos
|
4 |
FIFA U-20 World Cup performances[]
- 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
| Team |  1977 |
 1979 |
 1981 |
 1983 |
1985 |
 1987 |
 1989 |
1991 |
1993 |
 1995 |
 1997 |
 1999 |
 2001 |
 2003 |
2005 |
 2007 |
 2009 |
 2011 |
2013 |
 2015 |
 2017 |
2019 |
 2023 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
R1 | R1 | 4th | R1 | R2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium |
R2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria |
QF | QF | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia |
Part of Yugoslavia | R2 | R1 | R2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic[5] |
R1 | R1 | QF | R1 | 2nd | R2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| East Germany |
3rd | R1 | Reunified with West Germany | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| England |
4th | R1 | R1 | 3rd | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | 1st | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Finland |
R1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| France |
R1 | QF | QF | 4th | 1st | R2 | R2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany[6] |
1st | 2nd | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | QF | QF | QF | R2 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Greece |
R2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary |
R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 3rd | R2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy |
R1 | R1 | QF | QF | QF | 3rd | 4th | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands |
QF | R1 | QF | QF | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Norway |
R1 | R1 | R1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland |
4th | R1 | 3rd | R2 | R2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal |
QF | 1st | 1st | R1 | 3rd | R2 | R2 | 2nd | R2 | QF | QF | R1 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland |
R1 | R1 | 3rd | R2 | R2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Romania |
3rd | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia[7] |
1st | 2nd | R1 | 4th | QF | 3rd | QF | QF | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Scotland |
QF | QF | R1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Serbia[8] |
R1 | 1st | 1st | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia |
Part of | R2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain |
R1 | QF | R1 | 2nd | R1 | QF | 4th | QF | 1st | 2nd | QF | QF | R2 | QF | QF | 15 | ||||||||
| Sweden |
R1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland |
R1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey |
R1 | R2 | R2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine |
Part of Soviet Union | R2 | R2 | R2 | 1st | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also[]
- UEFA European Championship
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship
References[]
- ^ "From International Youth Tournament to U19 EURO". UEFA. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Competition history". UEFA. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "2020 Under-19 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 20 October 2020.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-19 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 23 February 2021.
- ^ Czechoslovakia was divided into Slovakia and the Czech Republic in 1993 after the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. FIFA considers the Czech Republic as successor team of Czechoslovakia.
- ^ FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1977-1991) to Germany.
- ^ The USSR was dissolved in 1991. The 15 nations that were former Soviet Republics now compete separately. FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the USSR.
- ^ The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia broke up in 1991 all the nations that formed this country now compete separately. FIFA considers Serbia as the successor team of Yugoslavia.
External links[]
- UEFA European U-19 Championship at uefa.com
- Tournament details at rsssf.com
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