2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Majstrovstvá Európy vo futbale hráčov do 21 rokov 2025
Tournament details
Host countrySlovakia
Dates11–28 June
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
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The 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro 2025) will be the 25th edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship (28th edition if the Under-23 era is also included), the biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 national teams of Europe.

Contents

The tournament will be hosted by Slovakia, [1] hosting the tournament for the second time, having hosted the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. A total of 16 teams will play in the final tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to participate.

Host selection

UEFA Executive Committee chose Slovakia as a host in 25 January 2023. [1]

Venues

Bratislava Trnava Dunajská Streda Košice
Tehelné pole Anton Malatinský Stadium MOL Aréna Košická futbalová aréna
Capacity: 22,500Capacity: 18,200Capacity: 12,700Capacity: 12,555
Tehelne pole.jpg The City Arena in Trnava (2018).jpg Molarena.png KFA Kosicka Futbalova Arena.jpg
2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Slovakia)
Žilina Trenčín Nitra Prešov
Štadión pod Dubňom Štadión Sihoť Štadión pod Zoborom Futbal Tatran Arena
Capacity: 10,897Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 7,480Capacity: 6,500
MSK Zilina - Stadium - panoramio.jpg Stadion Sihot.png FC Nitra.jpg Tatran Arena 01 2025.jpg

Qualification

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Note: All appearance statistics include only U-21 era (since 1978).

TeamMethod of qualificationDate of qualificationAppearanceFirst appearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Hosts25 January 20233rd (9th incl. Czechoslovakia) 2000 2017 Fourth place (2000)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Group C winners9 September 202410th 1988 2023 Champions (2006, 2007)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Group B winners10 September 202417th 1982 2023 Champions (1986, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2019)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Group G winners11 October 202411th 1994 2023 Runners-up (1994, 2015, 2021)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Group D winners11 October 202415th 1982 2023 Champions (2009, 2017, 2021)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Group I winners11 October 202410th 1978 2021 Semi-finals (1992, 2015)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Top three of second-placed teams11 October 20244th (7th incl. Soviet Union) 2006 2023 Runners-up (2006)
Flag of England.svg  England Group F winners12 October 202418th 1978 2023 Champions (1982, 1984, 2023)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Group E winners15 October 20245th 1998 2023 Semi-finals (2019)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Top three of second-placed teams15 October 20248th 1982 2019 Quarter-finals (1982, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Group H winners15 October 20242nd (6th incl. Yugoslavia) 2021 2021 Group stage (2021)
Flag of France.svg  France Top three of second-placed teams15 October 202412th 1982 2023 Champions (1988)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Group A winners15 October 202423rd 1978 2023 Champions (1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Play-offs winner19 November 20242nd 2009 2009 Group stage (2009)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Play-offs winner19 November 202410th (16th incl. Czechoslovakia) 1996 2023 Champions (2002)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Play-offs winner19 November 20242nd (5th incl. Soviet Union) 2023 2023 Quarter-finals (2023)

Final draw

The draw for the final tournament was held in Bratislava on 3 December 2024. [2]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of England.svg  England (holders)Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (hosts)

Group stage

The group winners and runners-up will advance to the quarter-finals. [3]

All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:

  1. Points obtained in all group matches;
  2. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and are tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
  9. Disciplinary points
    • Yellow card: −1 point;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −3 points;
  10. UEFA coefficient for the qualifying round draw;
  11. Drawing of lots.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (H)00000000 Knockout stage
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 00000000
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 00000000
4Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 11 June 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svgvFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
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Tehelné pole , Bratislava
Italy  Flag of Italy.svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
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Anton Malatinský Stadium , Trnava
Spain  Flag of Spain.svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
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Tehelné pole , Bratislava
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svgvFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
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Anton Malatinský Stadium , Trnava
Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
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Tehelné pole , Bratislava
Spain  Flag of Spain.svgvFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
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Anton Malatinský Stadium , Trnava

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 00000000 Knockout stage
2Flag of England.svg  England 00000000
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 00000000
4Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 12 June 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgvFlag of England.svg  England
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MOL Aréna , Dunajská Streda
Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
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Štadión pod Zoborom , Nitra
England  Flag of England.svgvFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
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Štadión pod Zoborom , Nitra
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svgvFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
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MOL Aréna , Dunajská Streda
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svgvFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
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MOL Aréna , Dunajská Streda
England  Flag of England.svgvFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
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Štadión pod Zoborom , Nitra

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 00000000 Knockout stage
2Flag of France.svg  France 00000000
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 00000000
4Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 11 June 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svgvFlag of France.svg  France
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Štadión Sihoť , Trenčín
Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
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Štadión pod Dubňom , Žilina
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svgvFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
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Štadión Sihoť , Trenčín
France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
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Štadión pod Dubňom , Žilina
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svgvFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
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Štadión Sihoť , Trenčín
France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
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Štadión pod Dubňom , Žilina

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 00000000 Knockout stage
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 00000000
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 00000000
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 12 June 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
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Futbal Tatran Arena , Prešov
Finland  Flag of Finland.svgvFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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Košická futbalová aréna , Košice
Finland  Flag of Finland.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
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Košická futbalová aréna , Košice
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgvFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
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Futbal Tatran Arena , Prešov
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svgvFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
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Košická futbalová aréna , Košice
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
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Futbal Tatran Arena , Prešov

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and a penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winners if necessary.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 June – Anton Malatinský Stadium
 
 
Winners Group A
 
25 June – Tehelné pole
 
Runners-up Group B
 
 
 
21 June – Štadión pod Dubňom
 
 
 
Winners Group C
 
28 June – Tehelné pole
 
Runners-up Group D
 
 
 
22 June – MOL Aréna
 
 
 
Winners Group B
 
25 June – Košická futbalová aréna
 
Runners-up Group A
 
 
 
22 June – Futbal Tatran Arena
 
 
 
Winners Group D
 
 
Runners-up Group C
 

Quarter-finals

Winners Group CQF2Runners-up Group D
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Štadión pod Dubňom , Žilina
Winners Group AQF1Runners-up Group B
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Anton Malatinský Stadium , Trnava
Winners Group BQF3Runners-up Group A
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MOL Aréna , Dunajská Streda
Winners Group DQF4Runners-up Group C
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Futbal Tatran Arena , Prešov

Semi-finals

Winners QF1SF1Winners QF2
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Tehelné pole , Bratislava
Winners QF3SF2Winners QF4
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Košická futbalová aréna , Košice

Final

Winners SF1vWinners SF2
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Preparations

In October 2023, UEFA officials came to Slovakia to further inspect their venues and were satisfied with them. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "2025 Under-21 EURO in Slovakia: Tournament information". UEFA. Basel. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "2025 Under-21 EURO final tournament draw". UEFA. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Under-21 EURO match schedule: All the final tournament fixtures". UEFA. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "UEFA navštívila Slovensko, s infraštruktúrou na ME 2025 vyjadrila spokojnosť" [UEFA visited Slovakia, expressed satisfaction with 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship infrastructure]. News Agency of the Slovak Republic (in Slovak). 11 October 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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