| Majstrovstvá Európy vo futbale hráčov do 21 rokov 2025 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Slovakia |
| Dates | 11–28 June |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
← 2023 2027 → | |
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.
The tournament will be hosted by Slovakia. [1] A total of 16 teams will play in the final tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to participate.
UEFA Executive Committee chose Slovakia as a host in 25 January 2023. [1]
| Bratislava | Trnava | Dunajská Streda | Košice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Národný futbalový štadión | Anton Malatinský Stadium | MOL Aréna | Košická futbalová aréna |
| Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 18,200 | Capacity: 12,700 | Capacity: 12,555 |
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2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Slovakia) | |||
| Žilina | Trenčín | Nitra | Prešov |
| Štadión pod Dubňom | Štadión Sihoť | Štadión pod Zoborom | Futbal Tatran Arena |
| Capacity: 10,897 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 7,480 | Capacity: under construction |
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The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-21 era (since 1978).
| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Appearance | First appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Slovakia | Hosts | 25 January 2023 | 3rd (9th incl. Czechoslovakia) | 2000 | 2017 | Fourth place (2000) |
 Netherlands | Group C winners | 9 September 2024 | 10th | 1988 | 2023 | Champions (2006, 2007) |
 Spain | Group B winners | 10 September 2024 | 17th | 1982 | 2023 | Champions (1986, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2019) |
 Portugal | Group G winners | 11 October 2024 | 11th | 1994 | 2023 | Runners-up (1994, 2015, 2021) |
 Germany | Group D winners | 11 October 2024 | 15th | 1982 | 2023 | Champions (2009, 2017, 2021) |
 Denmark | Group I winners | 11 October 2024 | 10th | 1978 | 2021 | Semi-finals (1992, 2015) |
 Ukraine | Top three of second-placed teams | 11 October 2024 | 4th (7th incl. Soviet Union) | 2006 | 2023 | Runners-up (2006) |
 England | Group F winners | 12 October 2024 | 18th | 1978 | 2023 | Champions (1982, 1984, 2023) |
 Romania | Group E winners | 15 October 2024 | 5th | 1998 | 2023 | Semi-finals (2019) |
 Poland | Top three of second-placed teams | 15 October 2024 | 8th | 1982 | 2019 | Quarter-finals (1982, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994) |
 Slovenia | Group H winners | 15 October 2024 | 2nd | 2021 | 2021 | Group stage (2021) |
 France | Top three of second-placed teams | 15 October 2024 | 12th | 1982 | 2023 | Champions (1988) |
 Italy | Group A winners | 15 October 2024 | 23rd | 1978 | 2023 | Champions (1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004) |
| Play-offs winner | 19 November 2024 | |||||
| Play-offs winner | 19 November 2024 | |||||
| Play-offs winner | 19 November 2024 |
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
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The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | C2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | C4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | D4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In October 2023, UEFA official came to Slovakia to further inspect their venues and were satisfied with them. [2]
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