UEFA European Under-19 Championship

UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Founded 1948
Region Europe (UEFA)
Number of teams 53 (qualifiers)
24 (Elite round)
8 (finals)
Current champions  Spain (10th title)
Most successful team(s)  Spain
(10 titles)
Television broadcasters Eurosport
2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

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 three 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
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 aet
Spain won on Goal Average

Belgium
1953
details
 Belgium
Hungary
2 – 0
Yugoslavia
1954
details
 West Germany
Spain
2 – 2 aet
Spain won on Goal Average

West Germany

UEFA Junior Tournament

 Romania
 Italy
 Bulgaria
 Hungary
 Czechoslovakia
 Hungary
 Italy
 Romania
 Czechoslovakia

1957–1980

Year Host Final
Winner Score Runner-up
1957
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 Spain
Austria
3 – 2
Spain
1958
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 Luxembourg
Italy
1 – 0
England
1959
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 Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 – 0
Italy
1960
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 Austria
Hungary
2 – 1
Romania
1961
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 Portugal
Portugal
4 – 0
Poland
1962
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 Romania
Romania
4 – 1
Yugoslavia
1963
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 England
England
4 – 0
Northern Ireland
1964
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 Netherlands
England
4 – 0
Spain
1965
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 West Germany
East Germany
3 – 2
England
1966
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 Yugoslavia
Italy
0 – 0 Title Shared
Soviet Union
1967
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 Turkey
Soviet Union
1 – 0
England
1968
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 France
Czechoslovakia
2 – 1
France
1969
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 East Germany
Bulgaria
1 – 1 Bulgaria win on Coin Toss
East Germany
1970
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 Scotland
East Germany
1 – 1 East Germany win on Coin Toss
Netherlands
1971
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 Czechoslovakia
England
3 – 0
Portugal
1972
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 Spain
England
2 – 0
West Germany
1973
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 Italy
England
3 – 2
aet

East Germany
1974
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 Sweden
Bulgaria
1 – 0
Yugoslavia
1975
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  Switzerland
England
1 – 0
asdet

Finland
1976
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 Hungary
Soviet Union
1 – 0
Hungary
1977
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 Belgium
Belgium
2 – 1
Bulgaria
1978
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 Poland
Soviet Union
3 – 0
Yugoslavia
1979
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 Austria
Yugoslavia
1 – 0
Bulgaria
1980
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 East Germany
England
2 – 1
Poland

UEFA European Youth Championship

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

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

Portugal
1990
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 Hungary
Soviet Union
0 – 0
(4 – 2) pen.

Portugal
1992
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 Germany
Turkey
2 – 1
asdet

Portugal
1993
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 England
England
1 – 0
Turkey
1994
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 Spain
Portugal
1 – 1
(4 – 1) pen.

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

Portugal
1998
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 Cyprus
Republic of Ireland
1 – 1
(4 – 3) pen.

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

Czech Republic
2012
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 Estonia
Spain
1 – 0
Greece
2013
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 Lithuania
Serbia
1 – 0
France
2014
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 Hungary
Germany
1 – 0
Portugal
2015
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 Greece
Spain
2 – 0
Russia
2016
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 Germany
2017
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 Georgia
2018
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 Finland

Number of teams

Year of tournament Format Number of teams
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 groups of four teams, third place playoff and final
2003 – present 2 groups of four teams, semi finals and final

Winners by country

UEFA European Youth Championship
Team Titles Runners-up
 Spain 10 (1952, 1954, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015) 4 (1957, 1964, 1996, 2010)
 England 9 (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993) 5 (1958, 1965, 1967, 2005, 2009)
 France 7 (1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010) 3 (1950, 1968, 2013)
 Germany /  West Germany /  East Germany 6 (1965, 1970, 1981, 1986, 2008, 2014) 7 (1954, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1994, 1998, 2002)
 Russia /  Soviet Union 6 (1966, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1990) 2 (1984, 2015)
 Portugal 3 (1961, 1994, 1999) 7 (1971, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2014)
 Italy 3 (1958, 1966, 2003) 5 (1959, 1986, 1995, 1999, 2008)
 Serbia /  Yugoslavia 3 (1951, 1979, 2013) 4 (1953, 1962, 1974, 1978)
 Bulgaria 3 (1959, 1969, 1974) 2 (1977, 1979)
 Hungary 3 (1953, 1960, 1984) 1 (1976)
 Austria 2 (1950, 1957) 1 (1951)
 Czech Republic /  Czechoslovakia 1 (1968) 4 (1982, 1983, 2001, 2011)
 Poland 1 (2001) 3 (1961, 1980, 1981)
 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)
 Greece 2 (2007, 2012)
 Finland 1 (1975)
 Northern Ireland 1 (1963)

Note: 1966 Title Shared between  Italy and  Soviet Union.

Awards

Golden Player

The Golden Player award is awarded to the player who plays the most outstanding football during the tournament.

European Championship Golden Player Ref(s)
2002 Norway Spain Fernando Torres [1]
2003 Liechtenstein Italy Alberto Aquilani [2]
2004 Switzerland Spain Juanfran [3]
2005 Northern Ireland France Abdoulaye Baldé [4]
2006 Poland Spain Alberto Bueno [5]
2007 Austria Greece Sotiris Ninis [6]
2008 Czech Republic 1 Germany Lars Bender
Germany Sven Bender
[7]
2009 Ukraine Ukraine Kyrylo Petrov [8]
2010 France France Gaël Kakuta [9]
2011 Romania Spain Álex Fernández [10]
2012 Estonia Spain Gerard Deulofeu [11]
2013 Lithuania Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović [12]
2014 Hungary Germany Davie Selke [13]
2015 Greece Spain Marco Asensio [14]

1 Honour 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
2002 Norway Spain Fernando Torres 4
2003 Liechtenstein Portugal Paulo Sérgio 5
2004 Switzerland Turkey Ali Öztürk
Poland Łukasz Piszczek
4
2005 Northern Ireland Serbia and Montenegro Borko Veselinović 5
2006 Poland Spain Alberto Bueno
Turkey İlhan Parlak
5
2007 Austria Germany Änis Ben-Hatira
Greece Kostantinos Mitroglou
France Kévin Monnet-Paquet
3
2008 Czech Republic Czech Republic Tomáš Necid 4
2009 Ukraine England Nathan Delfouneso 4
2010 France Spain Dani Pacheco 4
2011 Romania Spain Álvaro Morata 6
2012 Estonia Spain Jesé 5
2013 Lithuania Lithuania Gratas Sirgedas
Netherlands Anass Achahbar
Portugal Alexandre Guedes
3
2014 Hungary Germany Davie Selke 6
2015 Greece Spain Borja Mayoral 3

See also

References

  1. "2002: Fernando Torres". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. "2003: Alberto Aquilani". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. "2004: Juanfran". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  4. "2005: Abdoulaye Balde". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  5. "2006: Alberto Bueno". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  6. "2007: Sotiris Ninis". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  7. "2008: Lars & Sven Bender". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  8. "2009: Kyrylo Petrov". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  9. "2010: Gaël Kakuta". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  10. "2011: Álex Fernández". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  11. "2012: Gerard Deulofeu". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  12. "2013: Aleksandar Mitrović". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  13. "2014: Davie Selke". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  14. "2015: Marco Asensio". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

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