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| Host country | Israel |
| Dates | 15–28 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
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2013 UEFA U-21 Championship will be the 19th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament will be hosted by Israel between the 15–28 June 2013
The Israeli bid was chosen by UEFA's Executive Committee on 27 January 2011 in Nyon, Switzerland.[1] This bid defeated the other bids from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, England and Wales.
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The draw for the group stage of qualifying for the 2011–13 UEFA European Under-21 Championship took place on 3 February in Nyon, Switzerland. 52 national teams are taking part in qualifying. The group stage of qualifying began on 25 March 2011.[2]
The following teams qualified for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship:
According to Avi Luzon, the IFA Chairman, the Competition will be played at 4 venues, Bloomfield (Tel Aviv), Teddy (Jerusalem) and the new venues that are being built in Petah Tikva and Netanya. The national stadium in Ramat Gan is in the backup plans if one of them won't be ready in time.
| Jerusalem | Netanya | |
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| Teddy Stadium | Netanya Stadium | |
| Capacity: 21,600 (31,600 – March 2013) |
Capacity: 13,800 (Under Construction) Opening - 2013 |
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| Petah Tikva | Tel Aviv | |
| HaMoshava Stadium | Bloomfield Stadium | |
| Capacity: 11,500 | Capacity: 14,700 (18,000 – in 2013) |
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