England national under-21 football team

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England Under-21
Nickname(s) The Young Lions
Association The Football Association
Head coach Lee Carsley
Most caps James Milner (46)
Top scorer Eddie Nketiah (16)
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First international
Flag of England.svg  England 0–0 Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
(Wolverhampton, England; 15 December 1976)
Biggest win
Flag of England.svg  England 9–0 San Marino  Flag of San Marino.svg
(Shrewsbury, England; 19 November 2013)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 4–0 England  Flag of England.svg
(Ploieşti, Romania; 14 October 1980)
Flag of England.svg  England 0–4 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg
(Birmingham, England; 27 February 2001)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4–0 England  Flag of England.svg
(Malmö, Sweden; 29 June 2009)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1978 )
Best resultWinners (3) (1982, 1984, 2023)

The England national under-21 football team, also known as England under-21s or England U21(s), is the national under-21 association football team of England, under the control of the Football Association. It is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team.

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This team is for England players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year UEFA European Under-21 Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23. As long as they are eligible, players can play for England at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side, and again for the U21s, as Jack Butland, Harry Kane, Calum Chambers, John Stones and Emile Smith Rowe have done. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player has not played a senior competitive game in his previous country).

The U21 team came into existence in 1976, following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions. A goalless draw in a friendly against Wales at Molineux Stadium was England U21s' first result.

England U21s do not have a permanent home. They play in stadia across England, in an attempt to encourage younger fans in all areas of the country to attend matches. Because of the lower demand compared to the senior national team, smaller grounds can be used. The record attendance for an England U21 match was set on 24 March 2007, when England U21 played Italy U21 in front of a crowd of just under 60,000 at the new Wembley Stadium, also a world record attendance for a U21 game. [1] The match was one of the required two events the stadium hosted in order to gain its safety certificate in time for its full-capacity opening for the 2007 FA Cup final in May. [2] [3]

Coaching staff

Head coach

TenureHead Coach/Manager
1977–1990 Flag of England.svg Dave Sexton
1990–1993 Flag of England.svg Lawrie McMenemy
1994–1996 Flag of England.svg Dave Sexton
1996–1999 Flag of England.svg Peter Taylor
1999 Flag of England.svg Peter Reid
1999–2001 Flag of England.svg Howard Wilkinson
2001–2004 Flag of England.svg David Platt
2004–2007 Flag of England.svg Peter Taylor
2007–2013 Flag of England.svg Stuart Pearce
2013–2016 Flag of England.svg Gareth Southgate
2016–2021 [4] Flag of England.svg Aidy Boothroyd
2021– Flag of Ireland.svg Lee Carsley

The original and most successful coach is Dave Sexton, who led the U21s from 1977 to 1990. In this period he combined his duties with managing the top-flight clubs Manchester United (1977–1981) and Coventry City (1981–1983). After Coventry he took a position within the FA as their first Technical Director, at Lilleshall. He handed over U21 responsibilities to England manager Graham Taylor's assistant Lawrie McMenemy for three years before resuming control from 1994 to 1996.

Peter Taylor took over in 1996 and, although never winning a tournament, his teams had an excellent record. He was controversially removed from the position in early 1999, however, and replaced initially by Peter Reid, who resigned after just one match in charge to dedicate more time to his other job as manager of Sunderland. Howard Wilkinson took over afterwards, yet could only produce four wins in ten competitive matches and quit after a year and a half in charge. David Platt took charge leaving his job at Nottingham Forest. Platt was U21 boss from 2001 to 2004, but had little success before Taylor's return. Taylor left in January 2007, as the senior national manager Steve McClaren wanted the U21s to have a full-time manager. Taylor, at the time, was combining his duties with his role as Crystal Palace boss.

On 1 February 2007, Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce was appointed as head coach on a part-time basis until after the European Championships in the summer of 2007. Nigel Pearson, Newcastle United's assistant manager, agreed to become Pearce's assistant. Their first match in charge was a 2–2 draw against Spain on 6 February 2007 at Derby County's Pride Park Stadium. For the match against Italy Nigel Pearson took charge as Stuart Pearce had club commitments. Steve Wigley assisted Pearson.

Pearce was dismissed as Manchester City manager on 14 May 2007, before the 2007 European Championships, but on 19 July 2007 he was named full-time U21s coach. [5] He remained in the post until June 2013, when it was announced that his contract would not be renewed. [6] On 31 July, the FA announced that England senior manager Roy Hodgson would take charge of an England U21 friendly match against Scotland at Bramall Lane, [7] the match ended in a 6–0 win for Hodgson's side. [8] Former England international Gareth Southgate was made manager of the under-21 team on 22 August. [9]

In September 2016, Southgate was appointed to the temporary position of caretaker manager of the England senior side after the departure of Sam Allardyce. With Southgate overseeing the main team for four games, Aidy Boothroyd, the England under-20 manager, was appointed caretaker manager of the under-21s until Southgate's return. [4] In February 2017, Boothroyd was confirmed as the permanent manager. [10] Boothroyd left the role on in April 2021 following a disappointing European Championship campaign.

On 27 July 2021, Lee Carsley was promoted from his role with the England U20s to become the head coach of the U21s with Ashley Cole appointed as his assistant. [11]

U21 coaching staff

PositionStaff
Manager Flag of Ireland.svg Lee Carsley
Assistant Manager Flag of England.svg Ashley Cole
Goalkeeping Coach Flag of England.svg Timothy Dittmer

Source: [ citation needed ]

[12]

Media coverage

England Euro qualifiers and friendlies are currently broadcast by The FA Player.

Results and fixtures

2023

  Win  Draw  Loss

25 March 2023 International friendly England  Flag of England.svg4–0Flag of France.svg  France Leicester, England
Match 404
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 12,806
Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands)
28 March 2023 International friendly England  Flag of England.svg1–2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Fulham, England
Match 405
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 5,005
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland)
10 June 2023 International friendly England  Flag of England.svg0–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Burton upon Trent, England
Match 406 Report Stadium: St. George's Park
22 June 2023 (2023-06-22) UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0–2Flag of England.svg  England Batumi, Georgia
20:00
Report
Stadium: Batumi Stadium
Attendance: 8,168
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
25 June 2023 (2023-06-25) UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage England  Flag of England.svg2–0Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Kutaisi, Georgia
20:00
Report
Stadium: Ramaz Shengelia Stadium
Attendance: 5,106
Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)
28 June 2023 (2023-06-28) UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage England  Flag of England.svg2–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Batumi, Georgia
20:00
Report Stadium: Batumi Stadium
Attendance: 9,587
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
5 July 2023 (2023-07-05) UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) semi-final Israel  Flag of Israel.svg0–3Flag of England.svg  England Batumi, Georgia
20:00
Report
Stadium: Adjarabet Arena
Attendance: 11,801 [14]
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
8 July 2023 (2023-07-08) 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final England  Flag of England.svg1–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Batumi, Georgia
20:00
Report
Stadium: Adjarabet Arena
Attendance: 18,498
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Ukraine.svgFlag of England.svgFlag of Serbia.svgFlag of Azerbaijan.svgFlag of Luxembourg.svgUlster Banner.svg
1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 5500122+1015 Final tournament 3–2 6 Sep '24 1–0 4–0 1–0
2Flag of England.svg  England 5401204+1612 Play-offs 11 Oct '24 9–1 15 Oct '24 26 Mar '24 3–0
3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 530271369 15 Oct '24 0–3 2–0 2–0 26 Mar '24
4Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 41033633 [lower-alpha 1] 26 Mar '24 22 Mar '24 10 Sep '24 3–2 0–1
5Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg (Y)6105315123 [lower-alpha 1] 0–3 0–3 22 Mar '24 6 Sep '24 15 Oct '24
6Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 51042753 [lower-alpha 1] 10 Sep '24 6 Sep '24 1–2 12 Oct '24 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot qualify directly, but may advance via the play-offs.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Ranked on head-to-head goals scored: Azerbaijan 3, Luxembourg 3, Northern Ireland 1.

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

The following players were named in the squad for qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Luxembourg, to be played 22 and 26 March 2024. [15]

Caps and goals updated as of 21 November 2023 after the match against Northern Ireland. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK James Trafford (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 21)160 Flag of England.svg Burnley
-1 GK Matthew Cox (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 20)00 Flag of England.svg Bristol Rovers (on loan from Brentford)
-1 GK Sam Tickle (2002-03-31) 31 March 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of England.svg Wigan Athletic

-2 DF Taylor Harwood-Bellis (2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 (age 22)210 Flag of England.svg Southampton (on loan from Manchester City)
-2 DF Charlie Cresswell (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 21)141 Flag of England.svg Leeds United
-2 DF Rico Lewis (2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 (age 19)40 Flag of England.svg Manchester City
-2 DF Jarell Quansah (2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 21)30 Flag of England.svg Liverpool
-2 DF Brooke Norton-Cuffy (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20)20 Flag of England.svg Millwall (on loan from Arsenal)
-2 DF Nathan Wood (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 21)20 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Swansea City
-2 DF Callum Doyle (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 20)11 Flag of England.svg Leicester City (on loan from Manchester City)
-2 DF Teden Mengi (2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of England.svg Luton Town

-3 MF Harvey Elliott (2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 20)186 Flag of England.svg Liverpool
-3 MF James McAtee (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 21)82 Flag of England.svg Sheffield United (on loan from Manchester City)
-3 MF Tyler Morton (2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 (age 21)21 Flag of England.svg Hull City (on loan from Liverpool)
-3 MF Carney Chukwuemeka (2003-10-20) 20 October 2003 (age 20)00 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
-3 MF Archie Gray (2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 18)00 Flag of England.svg Leeds United
-3 MF Kobbie Mainoo (2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 18)00 Flag of England.svg Manchester United
-3 MF Alex Scott (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 (age 20)00 Flag of England.svg Bournemouth

-4 FW Noni Madueke (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22)184 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
-4 FW Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (2004-08-08) 8 August 2004 (age 19)50 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
-4 FW Jaden Philogene (2002-02-08) 8 February 2002 (age 22)32 Flag of England.svg Hull City
-4 FW Samuel Iling-Junior (2003-10-04) 4 October 2003 (age 20)30 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
-4 FW Jay Stansfield (2002-11-24) 24 November 2002 (age 21)20 Flag of England.svg Birmingham City (on loan from Fulham)
-4 FW Morgan Rogers (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of England.svg Aston Villa

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-21 squad and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK James Beadle (2004-07-16) 16 July 2004 (age 19)00 Flag of England.svg Oxford United (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)v. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia, Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine, 12-16 October 2023 [16]

DF Tino Livramento (2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 21)90 Flag of England.svg Newcastle United v. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia, Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland, 18-21 November 2023 [17]
DF Jarrad Branthwaite (2002-06-27) 27 June 2002 (age 21)60 Flag of England.svg Everton v. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia, Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland, 18-21 November 2023 [17]
DF Bashir Humphreys (2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 (age 21)30 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Swansea City (on loan from Manchester City)v. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia, Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland, 18-21 November 2023 [17]
DF Josh Wilson-Esbrand (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21)20 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff City (on loan from Manchester City)v. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia, Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland, 18-21 November 2023 [17]
DF Levi Colwill (2003-02-26) 26 February 2003 (age 21)110 Flag of England.svg Chelsea 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, June-July 2023 [18]
DF Luke Mbete (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 (age 20)20 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Den Bosch (on loan from Manchester City)v. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany, 22–27 September 2022 [19]
DF James Hill (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22)10 Flag of England.svg Bournemouth v. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic, Flag of Albania.svg  Albania, Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo, Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia, 3–13 June 2022 [20]

MF Cole Palmer (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 21)155 Flag of England.svg Chelsea v. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia, Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland, 18-21 November 2023 SEN [17]
MF Hayden Hackney (2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 21)50 Flag of England.svg Middlesbrough v. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia, Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland, 18-21 November 2023 [17]
MF Charlie Patino (2003-10-17) 17 October 2003 (age 20)20 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Swansea City (on loan from Arsenal)v. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia, Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland, 18-21 November 2023 [17]
MF Aaron Ramsey (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21)00 Flag of England.svg Burnley v. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia, Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine, 12-16 October 2023 [16]
MF Lewis Hall (2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 (age 19)10 Flag of England.svg Newcastle United (on loan from Chelsea)v. Training Camp, 7–10 June 2023 [21]
MF Jude Bellingham (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 20)41 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid v. Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra, Flag of Albania.svg  Albania, 13–17 November 2020 SEN [22]

FW Liam Delap (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21)52 Flag of England.svg Hull City (on loan from Manchester City)v. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia, Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland, 18-21 November 2023 [17]
FW Jonathan Rowe (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 20)21 Flag of England.svg Norwich City v. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia, Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland, 18-21 November 2023 [17]
FW Dane Scarlett (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 19)10 Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur v. Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg, 11 September 2023 [23]
FW Samuel Edozie (2003-01-28) 28 January 2003 (age 21)00 Flag of England.svg Southampton v. Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg, 11 September 2023 [23]
FW Sam Greenwood (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 22)11 Flag of England.svg Middlesbrough (on loan from Leeds United)v. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic, Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia, 11–16 November 2021 [24]
FW Joe Gelhardt (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of England.svg Leeds United v. Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia, Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra, 7–11 October 2021 [25]

    Past squads

    Records

    Most appearances

    RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareerClubs
    1 James Milner 4692004–2009 Leeds United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa
    2 Nathaniel Chalobah 4012012–2017 Chelsea
    3 Nathan Redmond 38102013–2017 Birmingham City, Norwich City, Southampton
    4 Tom Huddlestone 3352005–2009 Derby County, Tottenham Hotspur
    Fabrice Muamba 3302007–2011 Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers
    6 James Ward-Prowse 3162013–2017 Southampton
    7 Michael Mancienne 3012007–2011 Chelsea, Hamburger SV
    8 Scott Carson 2902004–2007 Leeds United, Liverpool
    Danny Rose 2932009–2013 Tottenham Hotspur
    Steven Taylor 2942004–2009 Newcastle United

    Note:Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team.

    Leading goalscorers

    RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareerClub(s)
    1 Eddie Nketiah 16170.942018–2021 Arsenal
    2 Alan Shearer 13111.181990–1992 Southampton, Newcastle United
    Francis Jeffers 13160.811999–2003 Everton, Arsenal
    4 Saido Berahino 11120.922013–2015 West Bromwich Albion
    5 Nathan Redmond 10380.262013–2017 Birmingham City, Norwich City, Southampton
    6 Darren Bent 9140.642003–2005 Ipswich Town, Charlton Athletic
    Dominic Solanke 9180.52015–2019 Chelsea, Liverpool, Bournemouth
    Frank Lampard 9190.471997–2000 West Ham United
    Tammy Abraham 9260.352016–2019 Chelsea
    James Milner 9460.22004–2009 Leeds United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa

    Note:Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team.

    Competitive record

    As a European U21 team, England compete for the European Championship, with the finals every odd-numbered year, formerly even-numbered years. There is no Under-21 World Cup, although there is an U20 World Cup. For the first six (1978–1988) European Under-21 Football Championships, England did well, getting knocked out in the semi-finals on four occasions and winning the competition in 1982 and 1984. Then, as one might expect with a rapid turnover of players, followed a lean period.

    After losing to France in the 1988 semi-final, England then failed to qualify for the last eight for five whole campaigns. In the qualifying stages for the 1998 tournament, England won their group, but fate was not on their side. Because there were nine groups, and only eight places, the two group-winning nations with worst records had to a play-off to eliminate one of them. England lost the away leg of this extra qualifying round and were eliminated on away goals to Greece. In effect, England finished ninth in the competition despite losing only one of their ten matches.

    England qualified for the 2000 finals comfortably. Under the 1996-appointed Peter Taylor England won every match without conceding a goal. But with 3 matches to play, Taylor was replaced in a controversial manner by Howard Wilkinson, who won the next two matches. The three goals conceded in the 3–1 defeat to group runners-up Poland were the only blemish on the team's qualifying record. England got knocked out in the group stage of the European Championship finals in 2000 under Wilkinson.

    After enlisting former international star David Platt as manager, England qualified for the 2002 tournament in Switzerland. Again England did poorly in the group stage. Platt's England failed to qualify for the 2004 tournament and he was replaced by the returning Peter Taylor. Taylor's England qualified from the group but lost to a strong France team in a two-legged playoff and failed to qualify for the 2006 tournament.

    The next campaign started shortly after the 2006 finals – the qualification stage of the 2007 competition. UEFA decided to shift the tournament forward to avoid a clash with senior tournaments taking place in even-numbered years. The qualification stage was heavily reduced, being completed in a year's less time. In a 3-team qualification group, England qualified over Switzerland and Moldova, and then won a two-legged play-off with Germany to qualify for the finals to be held in the Netherlands. At the tournament, England progressed through to the semi-finals where they led for the majority of the match against the hosts. However, after a late equaliser and a marathon penalty shootout, England were eliminated.

    In 2009, England finished as runners-up, losing 4–0 to Germany in the final.

    England finished second in their qualifying group for the 2011 championships in Denmark. They subsequently defeated Romania in the play-offs to qualify for the finals tournament, where they were knocked out in the group stage after a 2–1 defeat to the Czech Republic. England also subsequently exited the 2013 and 2015 Finals tournaments at the group stage, reached the last 4 in 2017, before again exiting at the group stage in 2019 and 2021.

    UEFA European Under-21 Championship record UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification recordManager(s)
    YearRoundPositionPldWD *LGFGAPldWDLGFGA
    Flag of Europe.svg 1978 Semi-Finals4th of 84121444400172 Sexton
    Flag of Europe.svg 1980 Semi-Finals3rd of 84112444400112Sexton
    Flag of Europe.svg 1982 Champions1st of 863211186411125Sexton
    Flag of Europe.svg 1984 Champions1st of 865011336501134Sexton
    Flag of Europe.svg 1986 Semi-Finals4th of 8412134632193Sexton
    Flag of Europe.svg 1988 Semi-Finals3rd of 8421166413073Sexton
    Flag of Europe.svg 1990 did not qualify6411105Sexton
    Flag of Europe.svg 1992 did not qualify6312115 McMenemy
    Flag of France.svg 1994 did not qualify10433208McMenemy
    Flag of Spain.svg 1996 did not qualify8611134Sexton
    Flag of Romania.svg 1998 did not qualify10631115 Taylor
    Flag of Slovakia.svg 2000 Group Stage5th of 83102649801263Taylor, Reid, Wilkinson [26]
    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2002 Group Stage7th of 83102468521188Wilkinson Platt [27]
    Flag of Germany.svg 2004 did not qualify83231410Platt
    Flag of Portugal.svg 2006 did not qualify126422310Taylor
    Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2007 Semi-Finals3rd of 8413053431084Taylor, Pearce [28]
    Flag of Sweden.svg 2009 Runners-Up2nd of 852218910820225Pearce
    Flag of Denmark.svg 2011 Group Stage7th of 830212310631178Pearce
    Flag of Israel.svg 2013 Group Stage7th of 830031510901263Pearce
    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2015 Group Stage7th of 8310224121110354 Southgate
    Flag of Poland.svg 2017 Semi-Finals3rd of 124220738620203Southgate, Boothroyd [29]
    Flag of Italy.svg 2019 Group Stage9th of 1230126910820234Boothroyd
    Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of Hungary.svg 2021 Group Stage12th of 1631022410910349Boothroyd
    Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Georgia.svg 2023 Champions1st of 16660011010811267 Carsley
    Flag of Slovakia.svg 2025
    Total3 titles17/246828182295791911343621426124

    Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.

    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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