2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
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The 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2022) was the 19th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (69th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Europe. Slovakia hosted the tournament between 18 June and 1 July 2022.[1] A total of eight teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.
| Majstrovstvá Európy vo futbale hráčov do 19 rokov 2022 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Slovakia |
| Dates | 18 June – 1 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England (11th title) |
| Runners-up |  Israel |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 51 (3.19 per match) |
| Attendance | 38,555 (2,410 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Loum Tchaouna(4 goals) |
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Same as previous editions held in even-numbered years, the tournament acted as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top five teams of the tournament qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina as the UEFA representatives.
Spain were the defending champions, having won the last tournament held in 2019, with the 2020 and 2021 editions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and the title was not awarded. They were not able to defend the title after failing to qualify for the competition.