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.

Quick Facts Organising body, Founded ...
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
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Organising bodyUEFA
Founded1948
RegionEurope
Number of teamsMaximum of 54 (qualifying round)
28 (elite round)
8 (finals)
Current champions Spain (12th title)
Most successful team(s) Spain
(12 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website
2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
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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

More information Year of tournament, Format of the final round ...
Year of tournamentFormat of the final roundNumber of teams
1986–1992Knockout format8
1993Two groups of four teams, third place play-off and final
1994Two groups of four teams, fifth place play-off, third place play-off and final
1995–2002Two groups of four teams, third place play-off and final
2003–2015Two groups of four teams, semi-finals and final
2016–presentTwo groups of four teams, fifth place play-off (in even years only, for qualifying to FIFA U-20 World Cup), semi-finals and final
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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)
More information Edition, Year ...
Edition Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1948–1954: FIFA Youth Tournament
1 1948
details
 England
England
3–2
Netherlands

Belgium
3–1
Italy
2 1949
details
 Netherlands
France
4–1
Netherlands

Belgium
5–0
Ireland
3 1950
details
 Austria
Austria
3–2
France

Netherlands
6–0
Luxembourg
4 1951
details
 France
Yugoslavia
3–2
Austria

Belgium
1–0
Northern Ireland
5 1952
details
 Spain
Spain
0–0
(a.e.t.)
Spain won on
goal average

Belgium

Austria
5–5
Austria won on
coin toss

England
6 1953
details
 Belgium
Hungary
2–0
Yugoslavia

Turkey
3–2
Spain
7 1954
details
 West Germany
Spain
2–2
(a.e.t.)
Spain won on
goal average

West Germany

Argentina
1–0
Turkey
Edition Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1955–1980: UEFA Youth Tournament
- 1955
Details
 Italy Only group matches were played and no winner was declared.
- 1956
Details
 Hungary Only group matches were played and no winner was declared.
8 1957
Details
 Spain
Austria
3–2
Spain
 France
 Italy
0–0 Third place
was shared
9 1958
Details
 Luxembourg
Italy
1–0
England

France
3–0
Romania
10 1959
Details
 Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1–0
Italy

Hungary
6–1
East Germany
11 1960
Details
 Austria
Hungary
2–1
Romania

Portugal
2–1
Austria
12 1961
Details
 Portugal
Portugal
4–0
Poland

West Germany
2–1
Spain
13 1962
Details
 Romania
Romania
4–1
Yugoslavia

Czechoslovakia
1–1
Czechoslovakia won on
coin toss

Turkey
14 1963
Details
 England
England
4–0
Northern Ireland

Scotland
4–2
Bulgaria
15 1964
Details
 Netherlands
England
4–0
Spain

Portugal
3–2
Scotland
16 1965
Details
 West Germany
East Germany
3–2
England

Czechoslovakia
4–1
Italy
17 1966
Details
 Yugoslavia  Italy
 Soviet Union
0–0 Title
was shared

Yugoslavia
2–0
Spain
18 1967
Details
 Turkey
Soviet Union
1–0
England

Turkey
1–1
Turkey won on
coin toss

France
19 1968
Details
 France
Czechoslovakia
2–1
France

Portugal
4–2
Bulgaria
20 1969
Details
 East Germany
Bulgaria
1–1
Bulgaria won on
coin toss

East Germany

Soviet Union
1–0
Scotland
21 1970
Details
 Scotland
East Germany
1–1
East Germany won on
coin toss

Netherlands

Scotland
2–0
France
22 1971
Details
 Czechoslovakia
England
3–0
Portugal

East Germany
1–1
(5–3 p)

Soviet Union
23 1972
Details
 Spain
England
2–0
West Germany

Poland
0–0
(6–5 p)

Spain
24 1973
Details
 Italy
England
3–2
(a.e.t.)

East Germany

Italy
1–0
Bulgaria
25 1974
Details
 Sweden
Bulgaria
1–0
Yugoslavia

Scotland
1–0
Greece
26 1975
Details
  Switzerland
England
1–0
(g.g.)

Finland

Hungary
2–2
(p)

Turkey
27 1976
Details
 Hungary
Soviet Union
1–0
Hungary

Spain
3–0
France
28 1977
Details
 Belgium
Belgium
2–1
Bulgaria

Soviet Union
7–2
West Germany
29 1978
Details
 Poland
Soviet Union
3–0
Yugoslavia

Poland
3–1
Scotland
30 1979
Details
 Austria
Yugoslavia
1–0
Bulgaria

England
0–0
(4–3 p)

France
31 1980
Details
 East Germany
England
2–1
Poland

Italy
3–0
Netherlands
Edition Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1981–2001: UEFA European Under-18 Championship
32 1981
Details
 West Germany
West Germany
1–0
Poland

France
1–1
(2–0 p)

Spain
33 1982
Details
 Finland
Scotland
3–1
Czechoslovakia

Soviet Union
3–1
Poland
34 1983
Details
 England
France
1–0
Czechoslovakia

England
1–1
(4–2 p)

Italy
35 1984
Details
 Soviet Union
Hungary
0–0
(3–2 p)

Soviet Union

Poland
2–1
Republic of Ireland
36 1986
Details
 Yugoslavia
East Germany
3–1
Italy

West Germany
1–0
Scotland
37 1988
Details
 Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
3–1
(a.e.t.)

Portugal

East Germany
2–0
Spain
38 1990
Details
 Hungary
Soviet Union
0–0
(4–2 p)

Portugal

Spain
1–0
England
39 1992
Details
 Germany
Turkey
2–1
(g.g.)

Portugal

Norway
1–1
(8–7 p)

England
40 1993
Details
 England
England
1–0
Turkey

Spain
2–1
Portugal
41 1994
Details
 Spain
Portugal
1–1
(4–1 p)

Germany

Spain
5–2
Netherlands
42 1995
Details
 Greece
Spain
4–1
Italy

Greece
5–0
Netherlands
43 1996
Details
 France
France
1–0
Spain

England
3–2
(a.e.t.)

Belgium
44 1997
Details
 Iceland
France
1–0
(g.g.)

Portugal

Spain
2–1
Republic of Ireland
45 1998
Details
 Cyprus
Republic of Ireland
1–1
(4–3 p)

Germany

Croatia
0–0
(5–4 p)

Portugal
46 1999
Details
 Sweden
Portugal
1–0
Italy

Republic of Ireland
1–0
Greece
47 2000
Details
 Germany
France
1–0
Ukraine

Germany
3–1
Czech Republic
48 2001
Details
 Finland
Poland
3–1
Czech Republic

Spain
6–2
FR Yugoslavia
Edition Year Host Final Losing semi-finalists
(or third place match)
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
Since 2002: UEFA European Under-19 Championship
49 2002
Details
 Norway
Spain
1–0
Germany

Slovakia
2–1
Republic of Ireland
50 2003
Details
 Liechtenstein
Italy
2–0
Portugal
 Austria and  Czech Republic
51 2004
Details
  Switzerland
Spain
1–0
Turkey
  Switzerland and  Ukraine
52 2005
Details
 Northern Ireland
France
3–1
England
 Germany and  Serbia and Montenegro
53 2006
Details
 Poland
Spain
2–1
Scotland
 Austria and  Czech Republic
54 2007
Details
 Austria
Spain
1–0
Greece
 France and  Germany
55 2008
Details
 Czech Republic
Germany
3–1
Italy
 Czech Republic and  Hungary
56 2009
Details
 Ukraine
Ukraine
2–0
England
 France and  Serbia
57 2010
Details
 France
France
2–1
Spain
 Croatia and  England
58 2011
Details
 Romania
Spain
3–2
(a.e.t.)

Czech Republic
 Republic of Ireland and  Serbia
59 2012
Details
 Estonia
Spain
1–0
Greece
 England and  France
60 2013
Details
 Lithuania
Serbia
1–0
France
 Portugal and  Spain
61 2014
Details
 Hungary
Germany
1–0
Portugal
 Austria and  Serbia
62 2015
Details
 Greece
Spain
2–0
Russia
 France and  Greece
63 2016
Details
 Germany
France
4–0
Italy
 England and  Portugal
64 2017
Details
 Georgia
England
2–1
Portugal
 Czech Republic and  Netherlands
65 2018
Details
 Finland
Portugal
4–3
(a.e.t.)

Italy
 France and  Ukraine
66 2019
Details
 Armenia
Spain
2–0
Portugal
 France and  Republic of Ireland
- 2020
Details
 Northern Ireland Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[4]
- 2021
Details
 Romania Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5]
67 2022
Details
 Slovakia
England
3–1
(a.e.t.)

Israel
 France and  Italy
68 2023
Details
 Malta
Italy
1–0
Portugal
 Norway and  Spain
69 2024
Details
 Northern Ireland
Spain
2–0
France
 Italy and  Ukraine
70 2025
Details
 Romania
71 2026
Details
 Wales
72 2027
Details
 Israel
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Statistics

Performances by countries

More information Team, Titles ...
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Semi-finalists Total (Top Four)
 Spain 12 (1952, 1954, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2024) 4 (1957, 1964, 1996, 2010) 6 6 1 29
 England 11 (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993, 2017, 2022) 5 (1958, 1965, 1967, 2005, 2009) 3 3 3 25
 France 8 (1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016) 4 (1950, 1968, 2013, 2024) 3 4 7 26
 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 2 19
 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
 Slovakia 1 (1968) 2 (1982, 1983) 1 4
 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) 3 5
 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
 Norway 1 1 2
 Argentina 1 1
 Luxembourg 1 1
  Switzerland 1 1
Total (69th)6967504838272
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Note:
1954 Third place  Argentina.
1966 Title Shared between  Italy and  Soviet Union.
1957 Third place Shared between  Italy and  France.

Awards

Player of the Tournament

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

Top goalscorer

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

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
More information Team, Total ...
TeamTunisia
1977
Japan
1979
Australia
1981
Mexico
1983
Soviet Union
1985
Chile
1987
Saudi Arabia
1989
Portugal
1991
Australia
1993
Qatar
1995
Malaysia
1997
Nigeria
1999
Argentina
2001
United Arab Emirates
2003
Netherlands
2005
Canada
2007
Egypt
2009
Colombia
2011
Turkey
2013
New Zealand
2015
South Korea
2017
Poland
2019
Argentina
2023
Chile
2025
Total
 AustriaR1R14thR1R25
 BelgiumR21
 BulgariaQFQF2
 CroatiaPart of YugoslaviaR2R1R23
 Czech Republic[6]R1R1QFR12ndR26
 East Germany3rdR1Reunified with West Germany2
 England4thR1R13rdR2R1R1R1R2R11stR212
 FinlandR11
 FranceR1QFQF4th1stR2R2R1Q9
 Germany[7]1st2ndR1R1R1R2R1QFQFQFR211
 GreeceR21
 HungaryR1R1R1R13rdR26
 Israel3rd1
 ItalyR1R1QFQFQF3rd4th2ndQ9
 NetherlandsQFR1R1QFQF4
 NorwayR1R1R1Q4
 Poland4thR13rdR2R25
 PortugalQF1st1stR13rdR2R22ndR2QFQFR112
 Republic of IrelandR1R13rdR2R25
 Romania3rd1
 Russia[8]1st2ndR14thQF3rdQFQF8
 ScotlandQFQFR13
 Serbia[9]R11st1st3
 Slovakia[6] R1 R1 R2R24
 SpainR1QFR12ndR1QF4thQF1st2ndQFQFR2QFQFQ16
 SwedenR11
  SwitzerlandR11
 TurkeyR1R2R23
 UkrainePart of Soviet UnionR2R2R21stQ4
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See also

References

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