2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Tournament details
Dates	June
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	TBD (in TBD host cities)
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The 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro ) will be the 26th edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship (29th 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.

As with previous Under-21 Championships held one year prior to the Olympic Games, this tournament served as European qualifying for the 2028 Summer Olympics. Four eligible teams competed for qualifying for the men's football tournament of the 2028 Summer Olympics, where they will be represented by their under-23 national teams with a maximum of three overage players allowed.

Bidding process

So far, three bids have been reported:

•   Albania and   Serbia – On 9 May 2024, Albania and Serbia confirmed their intent to bid together. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Albania originally wanted to bid alone, however the stadium requirements for the tournament led the Albanians to find a partner. ^[1]

This bid has generated a considerable amount of controversy in both nations due to both nations' dislike of each other in relation to Kosovo and others matters. Back in October 2014, both nations played a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier in Belgrade, which would later be abandoned after 42 minutes due to several incidents and a pitch invasion during the match, which led to its abandonment. On 20 May 2024, an Albanian fan group protested by spraying paint and gluing photos in front of the offices of the federation. ^[5]

•   Belgium ^[2]
•   Turkey ^[2]

Group stage

The group winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals.

Tie-breaking criteria for group play

The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows: Points obtained in all group matches; Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; 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; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; 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); Disciplinary points Yellow card: −1 point; Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points; Direct red card: −3 points; UEFA coefficient for the qualifying round draw; Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: May 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ukraine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: May 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	North Macedonia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: May 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	Scotland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: May 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

References

1. "U-21/ Shqipëria në garë për të pritur finalet e EURO . FSHF dorëzon kandidaturën në UEFA". FSHF. May 9, 2024.
2. "Albania, Serbia Plan Joint Bid for 2027 European Youth Football Tournament | Balkan Insight".
3. Braho, Enrik (May 9, 2024). "Shqipëria bashkohet me Serbinë, futen në garë për të pritur finalet e Euro për 21-vjeçarët".
4. "РТС :: Фудбал :: ФС Албаније: Са Србијом поднета кандидатура за Еуро У21 . године". www.rts.rs.
5. "Shqipëria dhe Serbia bashkë për Euro2027, Tifozat Kuq e Zi derdhin bojë të kuqe para zyrave". joq-albania.com.