UEFA European Under-19 Championship

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

England and Spain are the joint most successful team in this competition, having won eleven titles each. Italy 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

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)

Statistics

Performances by countries

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

See also

• UEFA European Championship
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship

References

External links

• UEFA European U-19 Championship at uefa.com
• Tournament details at rsssf.com