UEFA European Under-19 Championship

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.

UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Organising bodyUEFA
Founded1948
RegionEurope
Number of teamsMaximum of 54 (qualifying round)
28 (elite round)
8 (finals)
Current champions Spain (12th title)
Most successful team(s) Spain
(12 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website
2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Spain is the most successful team in this competition, having won twelve titles. Spain are also the current champions.[1]

History and format

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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.[2] 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.[3] 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

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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

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  1. 1948–1954: FIFA Youth Tournament - 7 Editions
  2. 1955–1980: UEFA Youth Tournament - 24 Editions (Exclude 1955 and 1956)
  3. 1981–2001: UEFA European Under-18 Championship - 17 Editions
  4. Since 2002: UEFA European Under-19 Championship - 20 Editions (Exclude 2020 and 2021)
Edition Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1948–1954: FIFA Youth Tournament
1 1948
details
  England  
England
3–2  
Netherlands
 
Belgium
3–1  
Italy
2 1949
details
  Netherlands  
France
4–1  
Netherlands
 
Belgium
5–0  
Ireland
3 1950
details
  Austria  
Austria
3–2  
France
 
Netherlands
6–0  
Luxembourg
4 1951
details
  France  
Yugoslavia
3–2  
Austria
 
Belgium
1–0  
Northern Ireland
5 1952
details
  Spain  
Spain
0–0
(a.e.t.)
Spain won on
goal average
 
Belgium
 
Austria
5–5
Austria won on
coin toss
 
England
6 1953
details
  Belgium  
Hungary
2–0  
Yugoslavia
 
Turkey
3–2  
Spain
7 1954
details
  West Germany  
Spain
2–2
(a.e.t.)
Spain won on
goal average
 
West Germany
 
Argentina
1–0  
Turkey
Edition Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1955–1980: UEFA Youth Tournament
- 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.
8 1957
Details
  Spain  
Austria
3–2  
Spain
  France
  Italy
0–0 Third place
was shared
9 1958
Details
  Luxembourg  
Italy
1–0  
England
 
France
3–0  
Romania
10 1959
Details
  Bulgaria  
Bulgaria
1–0  
Italy
 
Hungary
6–1  
East Germany
11 1960
Details
  Austria  
Hungary
2–1  
Romania
 
Portugal
2–1  
Austria
12 1961
Details
  Portugal  
Portugal
4–0  
Poland
 
West Germany
2–1  
Spain
13 1962
Details
  Romania  
Romania
4–1  
Yugoslavia
 
Czechoslovakia
1–1
Czechoslovakia won on
coin toss
 
Turkey
14 1963
Details
  England  
England
4–0  
Northern Ireland
 
Scotland
4–2  
Bulgaria
15 1964
Details
  Netherlands  
England
4–0  
Spain
 
Portugal
3–2  
Scotland
16 1965
Details
  West Germany  
East Germany
3–2  
England
 
Czechoslovakia
4–1  
Italy
17 1966
Details
  Yugoslavia   Italy
  Soviet Union
0–0 Title
was shared
 
Yugoslavia
2–0  
Spain
18 1967
Details
  Turkey  
Soviet Union
1–0  
England
 
Turkey
1–1
Turkey won on
coin toss
 
France
19 1968
Details
  France  
Czechoslovakia
2–1  
France
 
Portugal
4–2  
Bulgaria
20 1969
Details
  East Germany  
Bulgaria
1–1
Bulgaria won on
coin toss
 
East Germany
 
Soviet Union
1–0  
Scotland
21 1970
Details
  Scotland  
East Germany
1–1
East Germany won on
coin toss
 
Netherlands
 
Scotland
2–0  
France
22 1971
Details
  Czechoslovakia  
England
3–0  
Portugal
 
East Germany
1–1
(5–3 p)
 
Soviet Union
23 1972
Details
  Spain  
England
2–0  
West Germany
 
Poland
0–0
(6–5 p)
 
Spain
24 1973
Details
  Italy  
England
3–2
(a.e.t.)
 
East Germany
 
Italy
1–0  
Bulgaria
25 1974
Details
  Sweden  
Bulgaria
1–0  
Yugoslavia
 
Scotland
1–0  
Greece
26 1975
Details
   Switzerland  
England
1–0
(g.g.)
 
Finland
 
Hungary
2–2
(p)
 
Turkey
27 1976
Details
  Hungary  
Soviet Union
1–0  
Hungary
 
Spain
3–0  
France
28 1977
Details
  Belgium  
Belgium
2–1  
Bulgaria
 
Soviet Union
7–2  
West Germany
29 1978
Details
  Poland  
Soviet Union
3–0  
Yugoslavia
 
Poland
3–1  
Scotland
30 1979
Details
  Austria  
Yugoslavia
1–0  
Bulgaria
 
England
0–0
(4–3 p)
 
France
31 1980
Details
  East Germany  
England
2–1  
Poland
 
Italy
3–0  
Netherlands
Edition Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1981–2001: UEFA European Under-18 Championship
32 1981
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  West Germany  
West Germany
1–0  
Poland
 
France
1–1
(2–0 p)
 
Spain
33 1982
Details
  Finland  
Scotland
3–1  
Czechoslovakia
 
Soviet Union
3–1  
Poland
34 1983
Details
  England  
France
1–0  
Czechoslovakia
 
England
1–1
(4–2 p)
 
Italy
35 1984
Details
  Soviet Union  
Hungary
0–0
(3–2 p)
 
Soviet Union
 
Poland
2–1  
Republic of Ireland
36 1986
Details
  Yugoslavia  
East Germany
3–1  
Italy
 
West Germany
1–0  
Scotland
37 1988
Details
  Czechoslovakia  
Soviet Union
3–1
(a.e.t.)
 
Portugal
 
East Germany
2–0  
Spain
38 1990
Details
  Hungary  
Soviet Union
0–0
(4–2 p)
 
Portugal
 
Spain
1–0  
England
39 1992
Details
  Germany  
Turkey
2–1
(g.g.)
 
Portugal
 
Norway
1–1
(8–7 p)
 
England
40 1993
Details
  England  
England
1–0  
Turkey
 
Spain
2–1  
Portugal
41 1994
Details
  Spain  
Portugal
1–1
(4–1 p)
 
Germany
 
Spain
5–2  
Netherlands
42 1995
Details
  Greece  
Spain
4–1  
Italy
 
Greece
5–0  
Netherlands
43 1996
Details
  France  
France
1–0  
Spain
 
England
3–2
(a.e.t.)
 
Belgium
44 1997
Details
  Iceland  
France
1–0
(g.g.)
 
Portugal
 
Spain
2–1  
Republic of Ireland
45 1998
Details
  Cyprus  
Republic of Ireland
1–1
(4–3 p)
 
Germany
 
Croatia
0–0
(5–4 p)
 
Portugal
46 1999
Details
  Sweden  
Portugal
1–0  
Italy
 
Republic of Ireland
1–0  
Greece
47 2000
Details
  Germany  
France
1–0  
Ukraine
 
Germany
3–1  
Czech Republic
48 2001
Details
  Finland  
Poland
3–1  
Czech Republic
 
Spain
6–2  
FR Yugoslavia
Edition Year Host Final Losing semi-finalists
(or third place match)
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
Since 2002: UEFA European Under-19 Championship
49 2002
Details
  Norway  
Spain
1–0  
Germany
 
Slovakia
2–1  
Republic of Ireland
50 2003
Details
  Liechtenstein  
Italy
2–0  
Portugal
  Austria and   Czech Republic
51 2004
Details
   Switzerland  
Spain
1–0  
Turkey
   Switzerland and   Ukraine
52 2005
Details
  Northern Ireland  
France
3–1  
England
  Germany and   Serbia and Montenegro
53 2006
Details
  Poland  
Spain
2–1  
Scotland
  Austria and   Czech Republic
54 2007
Details
  Austria  
Spain
1–0  
Greece
  France and   Germany
55 2008
Details
  Czech Republic  
Germany
3–1  
Italy
  Czech Republic and   Hungary
56 2009
Details
  Ukraine  
Ukraine
2–0  
England
  France and   Serbia
57 2010
Details
  France  
France
2–1  
Spain
  Croatia and   England
58 2011
Details
  Romania  
Spain
3–2
(a.e.t.)
 
Czech Republic
  Republic of Ireland and   Serbia
59 2012
Details
  Estonia  
Spain
1–0  
Greece
  England and   France
60 2013
Details
  Lithuania  
Serbia
1–0  
France
  Portugal and   Spain
61 2014
Details
  Hungary  
Germany
1–0  
Portugal
  Austria and   Serbia
62 2015
Details
  Greece  
Spain
2–0  
Russia
  France and   Greece
63 2016
Details
  Germany  
France
4–0  
Italy
  England and   Portugal
64 2017
Details
  Georgia  
England
2–1  
Portugal
  Czech Republic and   Netherlands
65 2018
Details
  Finland  
Portugal
4–3
(a.e.t.)
 
Italy
  France and   Ukraine
66 2019
Details
  Armenia  
Spain
2–0  
Portugal
  France and   Republic of Ireland
- 2020
Details
  Northern Ireland Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[4]
- 2021
Details
  Romania Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5]
67 2022
Details
  Slovakia  
England
3–1
(a.e.t.)
 
Israel
  France and   Italy
68 2023
Details
  Malta  
Italy
1–0  
Portugal
  Norway and   Spain
69 2024
Details
  Northern Ireland  
Spain
2–0  
France
  Italy and   Ukraine
70 2025
Details
  Romania
71 2026
Details
  Wales
72 2027
Details
  Israel

Statistics

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Performances by countries

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Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Semi-finalists Total (Top Four)
  Spain 12 (1952, 1954, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2024) 4 (1957, 1964, 1996, 2010) 6 6 1 29
  England 11 (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993, 2017, 2022) 5 (1958, 1965, 1967, 2005, 2009) 3 3 3 25
  France 8 (1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016) 4 (1950, 1968, 2013, 2024) 3 4 7 26
  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) 10 (1971, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2023) 3 2 2 21
  Italy 4 (1958, 1966*, 2003, 2023) 7 (1959, 1986, 1995, 1999, 2008, 2016, 2018) 3 3 2 19
  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
  Slovakia 1 (1968) 2 (1982, 1983) 1 4
  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) 3 5
  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
  Israel 1 (2022) 1
  Croatia 1 1 2
  Norway 1 1 2
  Argentina 1 1
  Luxembourg 1 1
   Switzerland 1 1
Total (69th) 69 67 50 48 38 272

Note:
1954 Third place   Argentina.
1966 Title Shared between   Italy and   Soviet Union.
1957 Third place Shared between   Italy and   France.

Awards

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Player of the Tournament

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

European Championship 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
2018 Finland -
2019 Armenia -
2022 Slovakia -
2023 Malta   Luis Hasa
2024 Northern Ireland   Iker Bravo

Top goalscorer

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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
2022 Slovakia   Loum Tchaouna 4
2023 Malta   Víctor Barberà 4
2024 Northern Ireland   Daniel Braut 3

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

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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
 
2025
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[6] 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 R2 12
  Finland R1 1
  France R1 QF QF 4th 1st R2 R2 R1 Q 9
  Germany[7] 1st 2nd R1 R1 R1 R2 R1 QF QF QF R2 11
  Greece R2 1
  Hungary R1 R1 R1 R1 3rd R2 6
  Israel 3rd 1
  Italy R1 R1 QF QF QF 3rd 4th 2nd Q 9
  Netherlands QF R1 R1 QF QF 4
  Norway R1 R1 R1 Q 4
  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[8] 1st 2nd R1 4th QF 3rd QF QF 8
  Scotland QF QF R1 3
  Serbia[9] R1 1st 1st 3
  Slovakia[6] R1 R1 R2 R2 4
  Spain R1 QF R1 2nd R1 QF 4th QF 1st 2nd QF QF R2 QF QF Q 16
  Sweden R1 1
   Switzerland R1 1
  Turkey R1 R2 R2 3
  Ukraine Part of Soviet Union R2 R2 R2 1st Q 4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UEFA Under-19 EURO final report: Spain 2-0 France". UEFA.com.
  2. ^ "From International Youth Tournament to U19 EURO". UEFA. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Competition history". UEFA. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. ^ "2020 Under-19 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 20 October 2020.
  5. ^ "2020/21 Under-19 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. 23 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b Czechoslovakia was divided into Slovakia and the Czech Republic in 1993 after the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. FIFA considers both the Czech Republic and Slovakia as successor team of Czechoslovakia.
  7. ^ FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1977–1991) to Germany.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
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