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UEFA European Under-19 Championship | ||
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Founded | 1948 | |
Region | Europe (UEFA) | |
Tournament information | ||
Website | Official website |
The UEFA European Under-19 Championship is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA.
Spain is the most successful team in this competition, having won eleven titles. Spain are also 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. As changes were made to player eligibility dates in 2001, the championship received its current name, 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.
The age limit of the event was under-18 (calendar year) at the beginning of the qualification but co-current with the new name, the age limit became under-19 during the final tournament. Thus, the age limit never changed as the qualification always began a year before the final tournament.
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.
Number of teams[]
Year of tournament | Format of the final round | Number of teams |
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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[]
FIFA Youth Tournament (1948–1954)[]
Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
1948 details |
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![]() England |
3–2 | ![]() Netherlands |
![]() Belgium |
3–1 | ![]() Italy |
1949 details |
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![]() France |
4–1 | ![]() Netherlands |
![]() Belgium |
5–0 | ![]() Republic of Ireland |
1950 details |
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![]() Austria |
3–2 | ![]() France |
![]() Netherlands |
6–0 | ![]() Luxembourg |
1951 details |
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![]() Yugoslavia |
3–2 | ![]() Austria |
![]() Belgium |
1–0 | ![]() Northern Ireland |
1952 details |
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![]() Spain |
0–0 aet Spain won on Goal Average |
![]() Belgium |
![]() Austria |
5–5 Austria win on Coin Toss | ![]() England |
1953 details |
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![]() Hungary |
2–0 | ![]() Yugoslavia |
![]() Turkey |
3–2 | ![]() Spain |
1954 details |
![]() Spain |
2–2 aet Spain won on Goal Average |
West Germany |
![]() Argentina |
1–0 | ![]() Turkey |
UEFA Youth Tournament (1955–1980)[]
Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
1955 Details |
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Only group matches were played and no winner was declared. | |||||
1956 Details |
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Only group matches were played and no winner was declared. | |||||
1957 Details |
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![]() Austria |
3–2 | ![]() Spain |
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0–0 | Third place was shared |
1958 Details |
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![]() Italy |
1–0 | ![]() England |
![]() France |
3–0 | ![]() Romania |
1959 Details |
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![]() Bulgaria |
1–0 | ![]() Italy |
![]() Hungary |
6–1 | East Germany |
1960 Details |
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![]() Hungary |
2–1 | ![]() Romania |
![]() Portugal |
2–1 | ![]() Austria |
1961 Details |
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![]() Portugal |
4–0 | ![]() Poland |
West Germany |
2–1 | ![]() Spain |
1962 Details |
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![]() Romania |
4–1 | ![]() Yugoslavia |
![]() Czechoslovakia |
1–1 Czechoslovakia win on Coin Toss | ![]() Turkey |
1963 Details |
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![]() England |
4–0 | ![]() Northern Ireland |
![]() Scotland |
4–2 | ![]() Bulgaria |
1964 Details |
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![]() England |
4–0 | ![]() Spain |
![]() Portugal |
3–2 | ![]() Scotland |
1965 Details |
East Germany |
3–2 | ![]() England |
![]() Czechoslovakia |
4–1 | ![]() Italy | |
1966 Details |
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0–0 | The title was shared |
![]() Yugoslavia |
2–0 | ![]() Spain |
1967 Details |
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![]() Soviet Union |
1–0 | ![]() England |
![]() Turkey |
1–1 Turkey win on Coin Toss | ![]() France |
1968 Details |
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![]() Czechoslovakia |
2–1 | ![]() France |
![]() Portugal |
4–2 | ![]() Bulgaria |
1969 Details |
![]() Bulgaria |
1–1 Bulgaria win on Coin Toss | East Germany |
![]() Soviet Union |
1–0 | ![]() Scotland | |
1970 Details |
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East Germany |
1–1 East Germany win on Coin Toss | ![]() Netherlands |
![]() Scotland |
2–0 | ![]() France |
1971 Details |
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![]() England |
3–0 | ![]() Portugal |
East Germany |
1–1 (5–3) pen. |
![]() Soviet Union |
1972 Details |
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![]() England |
2–0 | West Germany |
![]() Poland |
0–0 (6–5) pen. |
![]() Spain |
1973 Details |
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![]() England |
3–2 aet |
East Germany |
![]() Italy |
1–0 | ![]() Bulgaria |
1974 Details |
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![]() Bulgaria |
1–0 | ![]() Yugoslavia |
![]() Scotland |
1–0 | ![]() Greece |
1975 Details |
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![]() England |
1–0 asdet |
![]() Finland |
![]() Hungary |
(p) 2–2 | ![]() Turkey |
1976 Details |
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![]() Soviet Union |
1–0 | ![]() Hungary |
![]() Spain |
3–0 | ![]() France |
1977 Details |
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![]() Belgium |
2–1 | ![]() Bulgaria |
![]() Soviet Union |
7–2 | West Germany |
1978 Details |
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![]() Soviet Union |
3–0 | ![]() Yugoslavia |
![]() Poland |
3–1 | ![]() Scotland |
1979 Details |
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![]() Yugoslavia |
1–0 | ![]() Bulgaria |
![]() England |
0–0 (4–3) pen. |
![]() France |
1980 Details |
![]() England |
2–1 | ![]() Poland |
![]() Italy |
3–0 | ![]() Netherlands |
UEFA European Under-18 Championship (1981–2001)[]
Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
1981 Details |
West Germany |
1–0 | ![]() Poland |
![]() France |
1–1 2–0 (p) |
![]() Spain | |
1982 Details |
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![]() Scotland |
3–1 | ![]() Czechoslovakia |
![]() Soviet Union |
3–1 | ![]() Poland |
1983 Details |
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![]() France |
1–0 | ![]() Czechoslovakia |
![]() England |
1–1 4–2 (p) |
![]() Italy |
1984 Details |
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![]() Hungary |
0–0 3–2 (p) |
![]() Soviet Union |
![]() Poland |
2–1 | ![]() Republic of Ireland |
1986 Details |
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East Germany |
3–1 | ![]() Italy |
West Germany |
1–0 | ![]() Scotland |
1988 Details |
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![]() Soviet Union |
3–1 (a.e.t.) |
![]() Portugal |
East Germany |
2–0 | ![]() Spain |
1990 Details |
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![]() Soviet Union |
0–0 4–2 (p) |
![]() Portugal |
![]() Spain |
1–0 | ![]() England |
1992 Details |
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![]() Turkey |
2–1 (asdet) |
![]() Portugal |
![]() Norway |
1–1 8–7 (p) |
![]() England |
1993 Details |
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![]() England |
1–0 | ![]() Turkey |
![]() Spain |
2–1 | ![]() Portugal |
1994 Details |
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![]() Portugal |
1–1 4–1 (p) |
![]() Germany |
![]() Spain |
5–2 | ![]() Netherlands |
1995 Details |
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![]() Spain |
4–1 | ![]() Italy |
![]() Greece |
5–0 | ![]() Netherlands |
1996 Details |
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![]() France |
1–0 | ![]() Spain |
![]() England |
3–2 (a.e.t.) |
![]() Belgium |
1997 Details |
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![]() France |
1–0 (asdet) |
![]() Portugal |
![]() Spain |
2–1 | ![]() Republic of Ireland |
1998 Details |
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![]() Republic of Ireland |
1–1 4–3 (p) |
![]() Germany |
![]() Croatia |
0–0 5–4 (p) |
![]() Portugal |
1999 Details |
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![]() Portugal |
1–0 | ![]() Italy |
![]() Republic of Ireland |
1–0 | ![]() Greece |
2000 Details |
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![]() France |
1–0 | ![]() Ukraine |
![]() Germany |
3–1 | ![]() Czech Republic |
2001 Details |
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![]() Poland |
3–1 | ![]() Czech Republic |
![]() Spain |
6–2 | FR Yugoslavia |
UEFA European Under-19 Championship (since 2002)[]
Year | Host | Final | Losing semi-finalists (or third place match) | ||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
2002 Details |
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![]() Spain |
1–0 | ![]() Germany |
![]() Slovakia |
2–1 | ![]() Republic of Ireland |
2003 Details |
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![]() Italy |
2–0 | ![]() Portugal |
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2004 Details |
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![]() Spain |
1–0 | ![]() Turkey |
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2005 Details |
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![]() France |
3–1 | ![]() England |
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2006 Details |
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![]() Spain |
2–1 | ![]() Scotland |
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2007 Details |
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![]() Spain |
1–0 | ![]() Greece |
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2008 Details |
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![]() Germany |
3–1 | ![]() Italy |
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2009 Details |
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![]() Ukraine |
2–0 | ![]() England |
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2010 Details |
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![]() France |
2–1 | ![]() Spain |
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2011 Details |
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![]() Spain |
3–2 (a.e.t.) |
![]() Czech Republic |
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2012 Details |
![]() Spain |
1–0 | ![]() Greece |
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2013 Details |
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![]() Serbia |
1–0 | ![]() France |
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2014 Details |
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![]() Germany |
1–0 | ![]() Portugal |
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2015 Details |
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![]() Spain |
2–0 | ![]() Russia |
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2016 Details |
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![]() France |
4–0 | ![]() Italy |
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2017 Details |
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![]() England |
2–1 | ![]() Portugal |
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2018 Details |
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![]() Portugal |
4–3 (a.e.t.) |
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2019 Details |
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![]() Spain |
2–0 | ![]() Portugal |
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2020 Details |
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Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
2021 Details |
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2022 Details |
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Statistics[]
Performances by countries[]
UEFA European Youth Championship | ||||||
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Semi-finalists | Total (Top Four) |
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11 (1952, 1954, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019) | 4 (1957, 1964, 1996, 2010) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 28 |
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10 (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993, 2017) | 5 (1958, 1965, 1967, 2005, 2009) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
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8 (1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016) | 3 (1950, 1968, 2013) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
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6 (1965, 1970, 1981, 1986, 2008, 2014) | 7 (1954, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1994, 1998, 2002) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
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6 (1966*, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1990) | 2 (1984, 2015) | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
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4 (1961, 1994, 1999, 2018) | 9 (1971, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2014, 2017, 2019) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
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3 (1958, 1966*, 2003) | 7 (1959, 1986, 1995, 1999, 2008, 2016, 2018) | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
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3 (1951, 1979, 2013) | 4 (1953, 1962, 1974, 1978) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
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3 (1959, 1969, 1974) | 2 (1977, 1979) | 3 | 8 | ||
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3 (1953, 1960, 1984) | 1 (1976) | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
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2 (1950, 1957) | 1 (1951) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
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1 (1968) | 4 (1982, 1983, 2001, 2011) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
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1 (2001) | 3 (1961, 1980, 1981) | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
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1 (1992) | 2 (1993, 2004) | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
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1 (1982) | 1 (2006) | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
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1 (1977) | 1 (1952) | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
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1 (1962) | 1 (1960) | 1 | 3 | ||
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1 (2009) | 1 (2000) | 2 | 4 | ||
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1 (1998) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
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3 (1948, 1949, 1970) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
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2 (2007, 2012) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
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1 (1963) | 2 | 3 | |||
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1 (1975) | 1 | ||||
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1 | 1 | 2 | |||
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1 | 1 | ||||
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1 | 1 | ||||
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1 | 1 | ||||
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1 | 1 | ||||
Total (68th) | 67 | 65 | 50 | 48 | 34 | 264 |
Note:
1966 Title Shared between Italy and
Soviet Union.
1957 Third place Shared between Italy and
France.
Awards[]
Golden Player Award[]
For certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com subsequently named a Golden Player.
European Championship | Golden Player |
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2002 Norway | ![]() |
2003 Liechtenstein | ![]() |
2004 Switzerland | ![]() |
2005 Northern Ireland | ![]() |
2006 Poland | ![]() |
2007 Austria | ![]() |
2008 Czech Republic1 | ![]() ![]() |
2009 Ukraine | ![]() |
2010 France | ![]() |
2011 Romania | ![]() |
2012 Estonia | ![]() |
2013 Lithuania | ![]() |
2014 Hungary | ![]() |
2015 Greece | ![]() |
2016 Germany | ![]() |
2017 Georgia | ![]() |
1Honour shared.
Top goalscorer[]
The Top goalscorer award is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the tournament.
European Championship | Top goalscorer | Goals |
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2002 Norway | ![]() |
4 |
2003 Liechtenstein | ![]() |
5 |
2004 Switzerland | ![]() ![]() |
4 |
2005 Northern Ireland | ![]() |
5 |
2006 Poland | ![]() ![]() |
5 |
2007 Austria | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 |
2008 Czech Republic | ![]() |
4 |
2009 Ukraine | ![]() |
4 |
2010 France | ![]() |
4 |
2011 Romania | ![]() |
6 |
2012 Estonia | ![]() |
5 |
2013 Lithuania | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 |
2014 Hungary | ![]() |
6 |
2015 Greece | ![]() |
3 |
2016 Germany | ![]() |
6 |
2017 Georgia | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 |
2018 Finland | ![]() ![]() |
5 |
2019 Armenia | ![]() |
4 |
FIFA U-20 World Cup performances[]
- 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 |
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1997 |
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Total |
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R1 | R1 | 4th | R1 | R2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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R2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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QF | QF | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Part of Yugoslavia | R2 | R1 | R2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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R1 | R1 | QF | R1 | 2nd | R2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3rd | R1 | Reunified with West Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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4th | R1 | R1 | 3rd | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | 1st | 11 | ||||||||||||
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R1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R1 | QF | QF | 4th | 1st | R2 | R2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | QF | QF | QF | R2 | 11 | ||||||||||||
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R2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 3rd | R2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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R1 | R1 | QF | QF | QF | 3rd | 4th | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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QF | R1 | QF | QF | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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R1 | R1 | R1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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4th | R1 | 3rd | R2 | R2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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QF | 1st | 1st | R1 | 3rd | R2 | R2 | 2nd | R2 | QF | QF | R1 | 12 | |||||||||||
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R1 | R1 | 3rd | R2 | R2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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3rd | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | R1 | 4th | QF | 3rd | QF | QF | 8 | |||||||||||||||
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QF | QF | R1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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R1 | 1st | 1st | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Part of Czechoslovakia | R2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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R1 | QF | R1 | 2nd | R1 | QF | 4th | QF | 1st | 2nd | QF | QF | R2 | QF | QF | 15 | ||||||||
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R1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Part of Soviet Union | R2 | R2 | R2 | 1st | 3 |
See also[]
External links[]
- UEFA European U-19 Championship at uefa.com
- Tournament details at rsssf.com
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