Organising body | UEFA |
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Founded | 1948 |
Region | Europe |
Number of teams | Maximum of 54 (qualifying round) 28 (elite round) 8 (finals) |
Current champions | Italy (4th title) |
Most successful team(s) | England Spain (11 titles each) |
Website | Official website |
2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship |
The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply UEFA Under-19 Championship or the UEFA Euro U-19, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA.
England and Spain are the joint most successful team in this competition, having won eleven titles each. Italy are the current champions.
The competition has been held since 1948. It was originally called the FIFA International Youth Tournament, until it was taken over by UEFA in 1956. [1] In 1980, it was restyled the UEFA European Under-18 Championship. Until the 1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 19 years were eligible to compete. Since the 1998 tournament, the date limit has been moved back to 1 January. The championship received its current name in 2001, which has been used since the 2002 championship. [2] The contest has been held every year since its inauguration in 1948, except for the period between 1984 and 1992, when it was only held every other year.
The tournament has been played in a number of different formats during its existence. Currently it consists of two stages, similar to UEFA's other European championship competitions. The qualifying stage is open to all UEFA members, and the final stage is contested between eight teams.
During even years, the best finishing teams qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in the next (odd) year. Currently, five teams can qualify for the World Cup, consisting of the top two of their groups plus the winner of a play-off match between the third-placed teams of each group.
Year of tournament | Format of the final round | Number of teams |
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1986–1992 | Knockout format | 8 |
1993 | Two groups of four teams, third place play-off and final | |
1994 | Two groups of four teams, fifth place play-off, third place play-off and final | |
1995–2002 | Two groups of four teams, third place play-off and final | |
2003–2015 | Two groups of four teams, semi-finals and final | |
2016–present | Two groups of four teams, fifth place play-off (in even years only, for qualifying to FIFA U-20 World Cup), semi-finals and final |
UEFA European Youth Championship | ||||||
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Semi-finalists | Total (Top Four) |
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England | 11 (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993, 2017, 2022) | 5 (1958, 1965, 1967, 2005, 2009) | 3 (1979, 1983, 1996) | 3 | 3 | 25 |
Spain | 11 (1952, 1954, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019) | 4 (1957, 1964, 1996, 2010) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 28 |
France | 8 (1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016) | 3 (1950, 1968, 2013) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
Germany | 6 (1965, 1970, 1981, 1986, 2008, 2014) | 7 (1954, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1994, 1998, 2002) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
Russia Soviet Union | 6 (1966*, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1990) | 2 (1984, 2015) | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
Portugal | 4 (1961, 1994, 1999, 2018) | 10 (1971, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2023) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
Italy | 4 (1958, 1966*, 2003, 2023) | 7 (1959, 1986, 1995, 1999, 2008, 2016, 2018) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
Serbia Yugoslavia | 3 (1951, 1979, 2013) | 4 (1953, 1962, 1974, 1978) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
Bulgaria | 3 (1959, 1969, 1974) | 2 (1977, 1979) | 3 | 8 | ||
Hungary | 3 (1953, 1960, 1984) | 1 (1976) | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Austria | 2 (1950, 1957) | 1 (1951) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Czech Republic | 1 (1968) | 4 (1982, 1983, 2001, 2011) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
Poland | 1 (2001) | 3 (1961, 1980, 1981) | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
Turkey | 1 (1992) | 2 (1993, 2004) | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
Scotland | 1 (1982) | 1 (2006) | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
Belgium | 1 (1977) | 1 (1952) | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
Romania | 1 (1962) | 1 (1960) | 1 | 3 | ||
Ukraine | 1 (2009) | 1 (2000) | 2 | 4 | ||
Republic of Ireland | 1 (1998) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
Netherlands | 3 (1948, 1949, 1970) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
Greece | 2 (2007, 2012) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Northern Ireland | 1 (1963) | 2 | 3 | |||
Finland | 1 (1975) | 1 | ||||
Israel | 1 (2022) | 1 | ||||
Croatia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Slovakia | 1 (1968) | 2 (1982, 1983) | 1 | 4 | ||
Argentina | 1 | 1 | ||||
Norway | 1 | 1 | ||||
Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | ||||
Switzerland | 1 | 1 | ||||
Total (69th) | 69 | 67 | 50 | 48 | 38 | 272 |
Note:
1954 Third place Argentina.
1966 Title Shared between Italy and Soviet Union.
1957 Third place Shared between Italy and France.
For certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com subsequently named a Player of the Tournament or Golden Player.
The Top goalscorer award is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the tournament.
Team | 1977 | 1979 | 1981 | 1983 | 1985 | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2023 | 2025 | Total |
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Austria | R1 | R1 | 4th | R1 | R2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | R2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | QF | QF | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Croatia | Part of Yugoslavia | R2 | R1 | R2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Czech Republic [5] | R1 | R1 | QF | R1 | 2nd | R2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
East Germany | 3rd | R1 | Reunified with West Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
England | 4th | R1 | R1 | 3rd | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | 1st | R2 | 12 | ||||||||||||
Finland | R1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
France | R1 | QF | QF | 4th | 1st | R2 | R2 | R1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany [6] | 1st | 2nd | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | QF | QF | QF | R2 | 11 | |||||||||||||
Greece | R2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 3rd | R2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Israel | 3rd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Italy | R1 | R1 | QF | QF | QF | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | QF | R1 | R1 | QF | QF | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Norway | R1 | R1 | R1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 4th | R1 | 3rd | R2 | R2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Portugal | QF | 1st | 1st | R1 | 3rd | R2 | R2 | 2nd | R2 | QF | QF | R1 | 12 | ||||||||||||
Republic of Ireland | R1 | R1 | 3rd | R2 | R2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Romania | 3rd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Russia [7] | 1st | 2nd | R1 | 4th | QF | 3rd | QF | QF | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
Scotland | QF | QF | R1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Serbia [8] | R1 | 1st | 1st | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Slovakia [5] | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spain | R1 | QF | R1 | 2nd | R1 | QF | 4th | QF | 1st | 2nd | QF | QF | R2 | QF | QF | 15 | |||||||||
Sweden | R1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | R1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Turkey | R1 | R2 | R2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | Part of Soviet Union | R2 | R2 | R2 | 1st | 3 |
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