UEFA European Under-19 Championship explained

UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Organiser:UEFA
Founded:1948
Region:Europe
Number Of Teams:Maximum of 54 (qualifying round)
28 (elite round)
8 (finals)
Most Successful Team:
(12 titles)
Website:Official website
Current:2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply the Euro Under-19, is an annual football competition, contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the UEFA member associations.

Spain is the most successful team in this competition, having won twelve titles. Spain are also the current champions.[1]

History and format

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.

Number of teams

Year of tournament Format of the final round Number of teams
1986–1992 Knockout format align=center rowspan=68
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

Results

  1. 1948–1954: FIFA Youth Tournament - 7 Editions
  2. 1955–1980: UEFA Youth Tournament - 24 Editions (Exclude 1955 and 1956)
  3. 1981–2001: UEFA European Under-18 Championship - 17 Editions
  4. Since 2002: UEFA European Under-19 Championship - 20 Editions (Exclude 2020 and 2021)
EditionYearHostFinalThird place match
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1948–1954: FIFA Youth Tournament
11948
details		3–23–1
21949
details		 Netherlands4–15–0
31950
details		 Austria3–26–0
41951
details		 France3–21–0
51952
details		 Spain0–0


goal average		5–5

coin toss
61953
details		 Belgium2–03–2
71954
details		2–2

Spain won on
goal average		1–0
EditionYearHostFinalThird place match
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1955–1980: UEFA Youth Tournament
-1955
Details		 ItalyOnly group matches were played and no winner was declared.
-1956
Details		 HungaryOnly group matches were played and no winner was declared.
81957
Details		 Spain3–2
0–0Third place
was shared
91958
Details		1–03–0
101959
Details		 Bulgaria1–06–1
111960
Details		 Austria2–12–1
121961
Details		 Portugal4–02–1
131962
Details		 Romania4–11–1
Czechoslovakia won on
coin toss
141963
Details		4–04–2
151964
Details		 Netherlands4–03–2
161965
Details		3–24–1
171966
Details		bgcolor=gold
0–0Title
was shared		2–0
181967
Details		 Turkey1–01–1
Turkey won on
coin toss
191968
Details		 France2–14–2
201969
Details		1–1
Bulgaria won on
coin toss		1–0
211970
Details		1–1

coin toss		2–0
221971
Details		3–01–1
231972
Details		 Spain2–00–0
241973
Details		 Italy3–2
1–0
251974
Details		 Sweden1–01–0
261975
Details		 Switzerland1–0
2–2
271976
Details		 Hungary1–03–0
281977
Details		 Belgium2–17–2
291978
Details		 Poland3–03–1
301979
Details		 Austria1–00–0
311980
Details		2–13–0
EditionYearHostFinalThird place match
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1981–2001: UEFA European Under-18 Championship
321981
Details		1–01–1
331982
Details		 Finland3–13–1
341983
Details		1–01–1
351984
Details		0–0
2–1
361986
Details		3–11–0
371988
Details		3–1
2–0
381990
Details		 Hungary0–0
1–0
391992
Details		 Germany2–1
1–1
401993
Details		1–02–1
411994
Details		 Spain1–1
5–2
421995
Details		 Greece4–15–0
431996
Details		 France1–03–2
441997
Details		 Iceland1–0
2–1
451998
Details		 Cyprus1–1
0–0
461999
Details		 Sweden1–01–0
472000
Details		 Germany1–03–1
482001
Details		 Finland3–16–2
EditionYearHostFinalLosing semi-finalists
(or third place match)
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
Since 2002: UEFA European Under-19 Championship
492002
Details		 Norway1–02–1
502003
Details		2–0 Austria and Czech Republic
512004
Details		 Switzerland1–0 Switzerland and Ukraine
522005
Details		3–1 Germany and
532006
Details		 Poland2–1 Austria and Czech Republic
542007
Details		 Austria1–0 France and Germany
552008
Details		 Czech Republic3–1 Czech Republic and Hungary
562009
Details		 Ukraine2–0 France and Serbia
572010
Details		 France2–1 Croatia and
582011
Details		 Romania3–2
 and Serbia
592012
Details		 Estonia1–0 and France
602013
Details		 Lithuania1–0 Portugal and Spain
612014
Details		 Hungary1–0 Austria and Serbia
622015
Details		 Greece2–0 France and Greece
632016
Details		 Germany4–0 and Portugal
642017
Details		 Georgia2–1 Czech Republic and Netherlands
652018
Details		 Finland4–3
662019
Details		 Armenia2–0 France and
-2020
Details		Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[4]
-2021
Details		 RomaniaCancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5]
672022
Details		 Slovakia3–1
682023
Details		 Malta1–0
692024
Details		2–0
702025
Details		 Romania
712026
Details
722027
Details		 Israel

Statistics

Performances by countries

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird place Fourth placeSemi-finalistsTotal (Top Four)
12 (1952, 1954, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2024)4 (1957, 1964, 1996, 2010)66129
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold11 (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993, 2017, 2022)bgcolor=silver5 (1958, 1965, 1967, 2005, 2009)33325
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold8 (1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016)bgcolor=silver4 (1950, 1968, 2013, 2024)34726
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold6 (1965, 1970, 1981, 1986, 2008, 2014)bgcolor=silver7 (1954, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1994, 1998, 2002)52222
bgcolor=gold
bgcolor=gold6 (1966*, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1990)bgcolor=silver2 (1984, 2015)3112
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold4 (1961, 1994, 1999, 2018)bgcolor=silver10 (1971, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2023)32221
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold4 (1958, 1966*, 2003, 2023)bgcolor=silver7 (1959, 1986, 1995, 1999, 2008, 2016, 2018)33219
bgcolor=gold
bgcolor=gold3 (1951, 1979, 2013)bgcolor=silver4 (1953, 1962, 1974, 1978)11413
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold3 (1959, 1969, 1974)bgcolor=silver2 (1977, 1979)38
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold3 (1953, 1960, 1984)bgcolor=silver1 (1976)217
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold2 (1950, 1957)bgcolor=silver1 (1951)1138
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (1968)bgcolor=silver4 (1982, 1983, 2001, 2011)21412
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (2001)bgcolor=silver3 (1961, 1980, 1981)318
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (1992)bgcolor=silver2 (1993, 2004)238
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (1968)bgcolor=silver2 (1982, 1983)14
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (1982)bgcolor=silver1 (2006)349
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (1977)bgcolor=silver1 (1952)316
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (1962)bgcolor=silver1 (1960)13
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (2009)bgcolor=silver1 (2000)35
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (1998)1327
3 (1948, 1949, 1970)1318
2 (2007, 2012)1216
1 (1963)23
1 (1975)1
bgcolor=silver1 (2022)1
112
112
11
11
11
Total (69th) 6967504838272
Note:
1954 Third place .
1966 Title Shared between and .
1957 Third place Shared between and .

Awards

Player of the Tournament

For certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com subsequently named a Player of the Tournament or Golden Player.

European ChampionshipPlayer
2002 Norway Fernando Torres
2003 Liechtenstein Alberto Aquilani
2004 Switzerland Juanfran
2005 Northern Ireland Abdoulaye Baldé
2006 Poland Alberto Bueno
2007 Austria Sotiris Ninis
2008 Czech Republic1 Lars Bender
Sven Bender
2009 Ukraine Kyrylo Petrov
2010 France Gaël Kakuta
2011 Romania Álex Fernández
2012 Estonia Gerard Deulofeu
2013 Lithuania Aleksandar Mitrović
2014 Hungary Davie Selke
2015 Greece Marco Asensio
2016 Germany Jean-Kévin Augustin
2017 Georgia Mason Mount
2018 Finland-
2019 Armenia-
2022 Slovakia-
2023 Malta Luis Hasa
2024 Northern Ireland Iker Bravo

Top goalscorer

The Top goalscorer award is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the tournament.

European ChampionshipTop goalscorerGoals
2002 Norway Fernando Torres4
2003 Liechtenstein Paulo Sérgio5
2004 Switzerland Ali Öztürk
Łukasz Piszczek		4
2005 Northern Ireland Borko Veselinović5
2006 Poland Alberto Bueno
İlhan Parlak		5
2007 Austria Änis Ben-Hatira
Kostantinos Mitroglou
Kévin Monnet-Paquet		3
2008 Czech Republic Tomáš Necid4
2009 Ukraine Nathan Delfouneso4
2010 France Dani Pacheco4
2011 Romania Álvaro Morata6
2012 Estonia Jesé5
2013 Lithuania Gratas Sirgedas
Anass Achahbar
Alexandre Guedes		3
2014 Hungary Davie Selke6
2015 Greece Borja Mayoral3
2016 Germany Jean-Kévin Augustin6
2017 Georgia Ben Brereton
Ryan Sessegnon
Joël Piroe
Viktor Gyökeres		3
2018 Finland Jota
Francisco Trincão		5
2019 Armenia Gonçalo Ramos4
2022 Slovakia Loum Tchaouna4
2023 Malta Víctor Barberà4
2024 Northern Ireland Daniel Braut3

Comprehensive team results by tournament at the FIFA U-20 World Cup

Legend
1st – Champions2nd – Runners-up3rd – Third place4th – Fourth place      – Hosts     – Not affiliated to UEFA
Team Total
R1 R1 4th R1 R2 5
R2 1
QF QF 2
R2 R1 R2 3
[6] R1 R1 QF R1 2nd R2 6
3rd R1 2
4th R1 R1 3rd R2 R1 R1 R1 R2 R1 1st R2 12
R1 1
R1 QF QF 4th 1st R2 R2 R1 Q 9
[7] 1st 2nd R1 R1 R1 R2 R1 QF QF QF R2 11
R2 1
R1 R1 R1 R1 3rd R2 6
3rd 1
R1 R1 QF QF QF 3rd 4th 2nd Q 9
QF R1 R1 QF QF 4
R1 R1 R1 Q 4
4th R1 3rd R2 R25
QF 1st 1st R1 3rd R2 R2 2nd R2 QF QF R1 12
R1 R1 3rd R2 R2 5
3rd 1
[8] 1st 2nd R1 4th QF 3rd QF QF 8
QF QF R1 3
[9] R1 1st 1st 3
R1R1R2 R2 4
R1 QF R1 2nd R1 QF 4th QF 1st 2nd QF QF R2 QF QF Q 16
R1 1
R1 1
R1 R2 R2 3
R2 R2 R2 1st Q 4

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UEFA Under-19 EURO final report: Spain 2-0 France . UEFA.com . en.
  2. Web site: From International Youth Tournament to U19 EURO. 13 February 2017. UEFA. 13 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Competition history. UEFA. 19 October 2017.
  4. Web site: 2020 Under-19 EURO cancelled. UEFA.com. 20 October 2020.
  5. Web site: 2020/21 Under-19 EURO cancelled. UEFA.com. 23 February 2021.
  6. [Czechoslovakia]
  7. FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1977–1991) to Germany.
  8. The USSR was dissolved in 1991. The 15 nations that were former Soviet Republics now compete separately. FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the USSR.
  9. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia broke up in 1991 all the nations that formed this country now compete separately. FIFA considers Serbia as the successor team of Yugoslavia.

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