England national under-19 football team explained

England U-19
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Fifa Trigramme:ENG
Nickname:The Three Lions
Association:The Football Association
(The FA)
Confederation:UEFA (Europe)
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Regional Name:European Championship
Regional Cup Apps:46
Regional Cup First:1948
Regional Cup Best:Winners : (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993, 2017, 2022)

England national under-19 football team, also known as England under-19s or England U19(s), represents England in association football at under-19 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. Primarily, it competes to qualify for the annual UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Competition history

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

YearRoundGPWD*LGSGASquad
2002Group stage302167Squad
2003Group stage310235Squad
2004Elite round
2005Runners-up522198Squad
2006Elite round
2007
2008Group stage311132Squad
2009Runners-up5221137Squad
2010Semi-finals411257Squad
2011Elite round
2012Semi-finals421165Squad
2013Elite round
2014
2015
2016Semi-finals430174Squad
2017Champions5500102Squad
2018Group stage4112411Squad
2019Elite round
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
2021
2022Champions5500122Squad
2023Elite round
2024Qualifying round
2025TBD
Total11/21452310127860

2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Group stage

The final tournament schedule was announced on 28 April 2022.[1]

The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals and qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Group B

Knockout stage

Bracket

FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off

Winners qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Final

Players

Latest squad

The following players were named in the squad for games against Morocco and USA, to be played between 21 and 24 March 2024.[2]

Names in bold denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group.

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-19 squad and remain eligible.

Honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 April 2021 . 2022 U19 EURO finals in Slovakia: Tournament information, scouting . Union of European Football Associations.
  2. Web site: England MU19s squad for double-header in Morocco. England Football. 15 March 2024. 15 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Smyth . Rob . The forgotten story of… England's class of '93 . The Guardian . 29 June 2009 . 18 August 2013.
  4. All tournaments prior to 2002 were contested by the under-18 team.