UEFA European Under-19 Championship

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 thirteen titles and they are the current champions.

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. 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. 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 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

Results 1948–1954: FIFA Youth Tournament: 7 editions 1955–1980: UEFA Youth Tournament: 24 editions (excluding 1955 and 1956) 1981–2001: UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 17 editions Since 2002: UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 20 editions (excluding 2020 and 2021) EditionYearHostFinalThird place match (1948–2002)Losing semi-finalists (since 2003)WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place1948–1954: FIFA Youth Tournament11948details3–23–121949details4–15–031950details3–26–041951details3–21–051952details0–0goal average5–5coin toss61953details2–03–271954details2–2Spain won ongoal average1–01955–1980: UEFA Youth Tournament—1955DetailsOnly group matches were played and no winner was declared.—1956DetailsOnly group matches were played and no winner was declared.81957Details3–2 &0–0Third placewas shared91958Details1–03–0101959Details1–06–1111960Details2–12–1121961Details4–02–1131962Details4–11–1Czechoslovakia won oncoin toss141963Details4–04–2151964Details4–03–2161965Details3–24–1 17 1966Details & 0–0 Titlewas shared 2–0 181967Details1–01–1Turkey won oncoin toss191968Details2–14–2201969Details1–1Bulgaria won oncoin toss1–0211970Details1–1coin toss2–0221971Details3–01–1231972Details2–00–0241973Details3–21–0251974Details1–01–0261975Details1–0 2–2271976Details1–03–0281977Details2–17–2291978Details3–03–1301979Details1–00–0311980Details2–13–01981–2001: UEFA European Under-18 Championship321981Details1–01–1331982Details3–13–1341983Details1–01–1351984Details0–02–1361986Details3–11–0371988Details3–12–0381990Details0–01–0391992Details2–11–1401993Details1–02–1411994Details1–15–2421995Details4–15–0431996Details1–03–2441997Details1–02–1451998Details1–10–0461999Details1–01–0472000Details1–03–1482001Details3–16–2Since 2002: UEFA European Under-19 Championship492002Details1–02–1502003Details2–0 and 512004Details1–0 and 522005Details3–1 and 532006Details2–1 and 542007Details1–0 and 552008Details3–1 and 562009Details2–0 and 572010Details2–1 and 582011Details3–2 and 592012Details1–0 and 602013Details1–0 and 612014Details1–0 and 622015Details2–0 and 632016Details4–0 and 642017Details2–1 and 652018Details4–3 and 662019Details2–0 and -2020DetailsCancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic -2021DetailsCancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic672022Details3–1 and 682023Details1–0 and 692024Details2–0 and 702025Details1–0 and 712026Details2–0 and 722027Details732028Details742029Details

Statistics Performances by countries TeamTitlesRunners-upThird place Fourth placeSemi-finalistsTotal (top four)13 (1952, 1954, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2024, 2026)5 (1957, 1964, 1996, 2010, 2025)6613011 (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993, 2017, 2022)5 (1958, 1965, 1967, 2005, 2009)333258 (1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016)4 (1950, 1968, 2013, 2024)347266 (1966*, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1990)2 (1984, 2015)31124 (1961, 1994, 1999, 2018)10 (1971, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2023)322214 (1958, 1966*, 2003, 2023)7 (1959, 1986, 1995, 1999, 2008, 2016, 2018)332193 (1981, 2008, 2014)6 (1954, 1972, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2026)313153 (1951, 1979, 2013)4 (1953, 1962, 1974, 1978)114133 (1959, 1969, 1974)2 (1977, 1979)383 (1953, 1960, 1984)1 (1976)2173 (1965, 1970, 1986)2 (1969, 1973)2182 (1950, 1957)1 (1951)11381 (1968)4 (1982, 1983, 2001, 2011)214121 (2001)3 (1961, 1980, 1981)3181 (2025)3 (1948, 1949, 1970)13191 (1992)2 (1993, 2004)2341 (1968)2 (1982, 1983)141 (1982)1 (2006)3491 (1977)1 (1952)3161 (1962)1 (1960)1141 (2009)1 (2000)461 (1998)13272 (2007, 2012)12161 (1963)231 (1975)11 (2022)1123112181111 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 ChampionshipPlayer2002 Norway Fernando Torres2003 Liechtenstein Alberto Aquilani2004 Switzerland Juanfran2005 Northern Ireland Abdoulaye Baldé2006 Poland Alberto Bueno2007 Austria Sotiris Ninis2008 Czech Republic Lars Bender Sven Bender2009 Ukraine Kyrylo Petrov2010 France Gaël Kakuta2011 Romania Álex Fernández2012 Estonia Gerard Deulofeu2013 Lithuania Aleksandar Mitrović2014 Hungary Davie Selke2015 Greece Marco Asensio2016 Germany Jean-Kévin Augustin2017 Georgia Mason Mount2018 Finland—2019 Armenia—2022 Slovakia—2023 Malta Luis Hasa2024 Northern Ireland Iker Bravo2025 Romania Kees Smit2026 Wales Quim Junyent

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

European ChampionshipTop goalscorer(s)Goals2002 Norway Fernando Torres42003 Liechtenstein Paulo Sérgio52004 Switzerland Ali Öztürk Łukasz Piszczek42005 Northern Ireland Borko Veselinović52006 Poland Alberto Bueno İlhan Parlak52007 Austria Änis Ben-Hatira Kostantinos Mitroglou Kévin Monnet-Paquet32008 Czech Republic Tomáš Necid42009 Ukraine Nathan Delfouneso42010 France Dani Pacheco42011 Romania Álvaro Morata62012 Estonia Jesé52013 Lithuania Gratas Sirgedas Anass Achahbar Alexandre Guedes32014 Hungary Davie Selke62015 Greece Borja Mayoral32016 Germany Jean-Kévin Augustin62017 Georgia Ben Brereton Ryan Sessegnon Joël Piroe Viktor Gyökeres32018 Finland Jota Francisco Trincão52019 Armenia Gonçalo Ramos42022 Slovakia Loum Tchaouna42023 Malta Víctor Barberá42024 Northern Ireland Daniel Braut32025 Romania Said El Mala Max Moerstedt Kees Smit Pablo García42026 Wales Otto Stange José Morante4

Comprehensive team results by tournament at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Legend 1st – Champions 2nd – Runners-up 3rd – Third place 4th – Fourth place QF – Quarterfinals R2 – Round 2 R1 – Round 1 – Hosts – Not affiliated to UEFA Q – Qualified for upcoming 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 2027 2029 Total R1 R1 4th R1 R2 5 Part of Soviet Union Q 1 Part of Soviet Union Q 1 R2 1 QF QF 2 Part of Yugoslavia R2 R1 R2 Q 4 Czechoslovakia was divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993 after the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. FIFA considers Czech Republic as successor team of Czechoslovakia. R1 R1 QF R1 2nd R2 6 3rd R1 Reunified with West Germany 2 4th R1 R1 3rd R2 R1 R1 R1 R2 R1 1st R2 12 R1 1 R1 QF QF 4th 1st R2 R2 R1 4th 9 Part of Soviet Union Q 1 FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1977–1991) to Germany. 1st 2nd R1 R1 R1 R2 R1 QF QF QF R2 Q 12 R2 1 R1 R1 R1 R1 3rd R2 6 3rd 1 R1 R1 QF QF QF 3rd 4th 2nd R2 9 QF R1 R1 QF QF 4 R1 R1 R1 QF 4 4th R1 3rd R2 R2 5 QF 1st 1st R1 3rd R2 R2 2nd R2 QF QF R1 12 R1 R1 3rd R2 R2 5 3rd 1 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. 1st 2nd R1 4th QF 3rd QF QF 8 QF QF R1 3 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. R1 1st 1st 3 R2 R2 4 R1 QF R1 2nd R1 QF 4th QF 1st 2nd QF QF R2 QF QF QF Q 17 R1 1 R1 1 R1 R2 R2 3 Part of Soviet Union R2 R2 R2 1st R2 Q 6

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