UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Founded | 1948 |
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Region | Europe (UEFA) |
Number of teams |
53 (qualifiers) 24 (Elite round) 8 (finals) |
Current champions | Germany (6th title) |
Most successful team(s) |
England Spain (9 titles each) |
Television broadcasters | Eurosport |
2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship |
The UEFA European Under-19 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.
During even years, the best finishing teams qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in the next (odd) year. Currently, six European teams can qualify for the World Cup by finishing in the top-3 of their groups.
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.
FIFA Junior Tournament
1948–1954
Year | Host | Final | ||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | ||
1948 details |
England | England |
3 – 2 | Netherlands |
1949 details |
Netherlands | France |
4 – 1 | Netherlands |
1950 details |
Austria | Austria |
3 – 2 | France |
1951 details |
France | Yugoslavia |
3 – 2 | Austria |
1952 details |
Spain | Spain |
0 – 0 Spain won on goal average |
Belgium |
1953 details |
Belgium | Hungary |
2 – 0 | Yugoslavia |
1954 details |
West Germany | Spain |
2 – 2 Spain won on goal average |
West Germany |
UEFA Junior Tournament
1955–1956
1957–1980
UEFA European Youth Championship
Number of teams
Year of tournament | Format | Number of teams |
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1986 – 1992 | knockout format | 8 |
1993 | 2 groups of four teams, third place playoff and final | |
1994 | 2 groups of four teams, fifth place playoff, third place playoff and final | |
1995 – 2002 | 2 group of four teams, third place playoff and final | |
2003 – present | 2 group of four teams, semi final and final |
Winners by country
UEFA European Youth Championship | |||||
Team | Titles | Runners-up | |||
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England | 9 (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993) | 5 (1958, 1965, 1967, 2005, 2009) | |||
Spain | 9 (1952, 1954, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012) | 4 (1957, 1964, 1996, 2010) | |||
France | 7 (1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010) | 3 (1950, 1968, 2013) | |||
Soviet Union | 6 (1966, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1990) | 1 (1984) | |||
Portugal | 3 (1961, 1994, 1999) | 7 (1971, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2014) | |||
Germany | 3 (1981, 2008, 2014) | 5 (1954, 1972, 1994, 1998, 2002) | |||
Italy | 3 (1958, 1966, 2003) | 5 (1959, 1986, 1995, 1999, 2008) | |||
Serbia 1 | 3 (1951, 1979, 2013) | 4 (1953, 1962, 1974, 1978) | |||
Bulgaria | 3 (1959, 1969, 1974) | 2 (1977, 1979) | |||
East Germany | 3 (1965, 1970, 1986) | 2 (1969, 1973) | |||
Hungary | 3 (1953, 1960, 1984) | 1 (1976) | |||
Austria | 2 (1950, 1957) | 1 (1951) | |||
Poland | 1 (2001) | 3 (1961, 1980, 1981) | |||
Czechoslovakia | 1 (1968) | 2 (1982, 1983) | |||
Turkey | 1 (1992) | 2 (1993, 2004) | |||
Belgium | 1 (1977) | 1 (1952) | |||
Romania | 1 (1962) | 1 (1960) | |||
Scotland | 1 (1982) | 1 (2006) | |||
Ukraine | 1 (2009) | 1 (2000) | |||
Republic of Ireland | 1 (1998) | – | |||
Netherlands | – | 3 (1948, 1949, 1970) | |||
Czech Republic | – | 2 (2001, 2011) | |||
Greece | – | 2 (2007, 2012) | |||
Finland | – | 1 (1975) | |||
Northern Ireland | – | 1 (1963) |
Note: 1966 title shared between Italy and Soviet Union.
- 1: includes results representing Yugoslavia.
See also
External links
- UEFA European U-19 C'ship at uefa.com
- Tournament details at rsssf.com
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