2028 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

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2028 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
2028 УЕФА Европейско първенство за юноши до 19 години
Tournament details
Host countryBulgaria
DatesSummer 2028
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
2027
2029

The 2028 UEFA European Under-19 Championship will be the 25th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (75th edition if the Under-18 and Junior era is also included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Europe. Bulgaria, which were selected by UEFA on 3 December 2025, will host the tournament. [1]

Contents

A total of 8 teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2009 eligible to participate.

Same as previous editions held in odd-numbered years, the tournament acted as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top five teams of the tournament qualified for the 2029 FIFA U-20 World Cup as the UEFA representatives.

Qualification

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002).

TeamMethod of qualificationFinals appearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Hosts1stDebut

References

  1. "Czechia, Bulgaria, Netherlands to host U19 EURO". 3 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.