UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship

UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
Founded 1948
Region Europe (UEFA)
Number of teams 53 (qualifiers)
24 (Elite round)
8 (finals)
Current champions  Spain (8th title)
Most successful team  England (9 titles)
2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship

The European Under 19 Football Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. The competition has been held since 1948. It was originally called the FIFA junior tournament, until it was taken over by UEFA in 1955. In 1980, it was restyled the European Under 18 Football Championship, and as changes were made to player eligibility dates in 2001, the championship received its current name, and this name 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, similarly 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.

A higher advance team of this meeting will get the participation right to the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in the next year.

Contents

Winners

FIFA Junior Tournament

1948–1954

Year Host Final
Winner Score Runner-up
1948  England
England
3 - 2
Netherlands
1949  Netherlands
France
4 - 1
Netherlands
1950  Austria
Austria
3 - 2
France
1951  France
Yugoslavia
3 - 2
Austria
1952  Spain
Spain
0 - 0 *Spain awarded tournament on Goal Average
Belgium
1953  Belgium
Hungary
2 - 0
Yugoslavia
1954  West Germany
Spain
2 - 2 *Spain awarded tournament on Goal Average
West Germany

UEFA Junior Tournament

1955-1956

 Romania
 Italy
 Bulgaria
 Hungary
 Czechoslovakia
 Hungary
 Romania
 Italy
 Czechoslovakia

1957–

Year Host Final
Winner Score Runner-up
1957  Spain
Austria
3 - 2
Spain
1958  Luxembourg
Italy
1 - 0
England
1959  Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 - 0
Italy
1960  Austria
Hungary
2 - 1
Romania
1961  Portugal
Portugal
4 - 0
Poland
1962  Romania
Romania
4 - 1
Yugoslavia
1963  England
England
4 - 0
Northern Ireland
1964  Netherlands
England
4 - 0
Spain
1965  West Germany
East Germany
3 - 2
England
1966  Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
0 - 0 *Title Shared
Italy
1967  Turkey
Soviet Union
1 - 0
England
1968  France
Czechoslovakia
2 - 1
France
1969  East Germany
Bulgaria
1 - 1 *Bulgaria win on coin toss
East Germany
1970  Scotland
East Germany
1 - 1 *East Germany win on coin toss
Netherlands
1971  Czechoslovakia
England
3 - 0
Portugal
1972  Spain
England
2 - 0
West Germany
1973  Italy
England
3 - 2
East Germany
1974  Sweden
Bulgaria
1 - 0
Yugoslavia
1975  Switzerland
England
1 - 0
Finland
1976  Hungary
Soviet Union
1 - 0
Hungary
1977  Belgium
Belgium
2 - 1
Bulgaria
1978  Poland
Soviet Union
3 - 0
Yugoslavia
1979  Austria
Yugoslavia
1 - 0
Bulgaria
1980  East Germany
England
2 - 1
Poland

UEFA European Youth Championship

UEFA European U-18 Championship
Year Host Final
Winner Score Runner-up
1981  West Germany
West Germany
1 - 0
Poland
1982  Finland
Scotland
3 - 1
Czechoslovakia
1983  England
France
1 - 0
Czechoslovakia
1984  Soviet Union
Hungary
0 - 0
(3 - 2) ps

Soviet Union
1986  Yugoslavia
East Germany
3 - 1
Italy
1988  Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
3 - 1
aet

Portugal
1990  Hungary
Soviet Union
0 - 0
(4 - 2) ps

Portugal
1992  Germany
Turkey
2 - 1
asdet

Portugal
1993  England
England
1 - 0
Turkey
1994  Spain
Portugal
1 - 1
(4 - 1) ps

Germany
1995  Greece
Spain
4 - 1
Italy
1996  France
France
1 - 0
Spain
1997  Iceland
France
1 - 0
asdet

Portugal
1998  Cyprus
Republic of Ireland
1 - 1
(4 - 3) ps

Germany
1999  Sweden
Portugal
1 - 0
Italy
2000
Details
 Germany
France
1 - 0
Ukraine
2001
Details
 Finland
Poland
3 - 1
Czech Republic
UEFA European U-19 Championship
2002
Details
 Norway
Spain
1 - 0
Germany
2003
Details
 Liechtenstein
Italy
2 - 0
Portugal
2004
Details
 Switzerland
Spain
1 - 0
Turkey
2005
Details
 Northern Ireland
France
3 - 1
England
2006
Details
 Poland
Spain
2 - 1
Scotland
2007
Details
 Austria
Spain
1 - 0
Greece
2008
Details
 Czech Republic
Germany
3 - 1
Italy
2009
Details
 Ukraine
Ukraine
2 - 0
England
2010
Details
 France
France
2 - 1
Spain
2011
Details
 Romania
Spain
3 - 2
aet

Czech Republic
2012
Details
 Estonia
2013
Details
 Lithuania

Winners by country

UEFA European Youth Championship
Team Titles Runners
 Spain 6 (1995, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011) 2 (1996, 2010)
 France 6 (1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010)
 Portugal 2 (1994, 1999) 5 (1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2003)
 Germany 2 (1981, 2008) 3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
 Soviet Union 2 (1988, 1990) 1 (1984)
 Italy 1 (2003) 4 (1986, 1995, 1999, 2008)
 Turkey 1 (1992) 2 (1993, 2004)
 England 1 (1993) 2 (2005, 2009)
 Poland 1 (2001) 1 (1981)
 Scotland 1 (1982) 1 (2006)
 Ukraine 1 (2009) 1 (2000)
 Hungary 1 (1984)
 East Germany 1 (1986)
 Republic of Ireland 1 (1998)
 Czechoslovakia 2 (1982, 1983)
 Czech Republic 2 (2001, 2011)
 Greece 1 (2007)

Note: 1966 title shared between Italy and Soviet Union.

See also

Europe portal
Football portal

External links