About UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro 2019) is the 22nd edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship (25th edition if the Under-23 era is also included), the biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 national teams of Europe. The final tournament is hosted by Italy (and some matches by San Marino) in mid-2019, after their bid was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee on 9 December 2016 in Nyon, Switzerland.
A total of 12 teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 1996 eligible to participate.
Same as previous Under-21 Championships that were held one year prior to the Olympics, this tournament will serve as European qualifying for the Olympic football tournament, with the top four teams of the tournament qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympic men's football tournament in Japan, where they will be represented by their under-23 national teams with maximum of three overage players allowed. The four teams that will be qualified for the Olympic Games are the ones that wil be qualified for the knockout stages of this championship. For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system will be used at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Germany are the defending champions.
UEFA European Under-21 Championship standings
Tables are available for selected soccer competitions and seasons only. No positions are estimated.
Upcoming fixtures
Recent results
Teams in UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Norway U21Norway
England U21England
Spain U21Spain
Italy U21Italy
France U21France
Serbia U21Serbia
Germany U21Germany
Croatia U21Croatia
Denmark U21Denmark
Belgium U21Belgium
Romania U21Romania
Poland U21Poland
Austria U21Austria
Slovenia U21Slovenia
Faroe Islands U21Faroe Islands
North Macedonia U21Macedonia
Latvia U21Latvia
Estonia U21Estonia
Luxembourg U21Luxembourg
Armenia U21Armenia
Liechtenstein U21Liechtenstein
Georgia U21Georgia
Netherlands U21The Netherlands
Portugal U21Portugal
Andorra U21Andorra
Cyprus U21Cyprus
Gibraltar U21Gibraltar
Albania U21Albania
Turkey U21Turkey
Republic of Ireland U21Ireland
Bosnia-Herzegovina U21Bosnia and Herzegovina
Russian Federation U21Russia
Northern Ireland U21England
Finland U21Finland
Moldova U21Moldova
San Marino U21San Marino
Lithuania U21Lithuania
Kazakhstan U21Kazakhstan
Kosovo U21Kosovo
Sweden U21Sweden
Switzerland U21Switzerland
Azerbaijan U21Azerbaijan
Belarus U21Belarus
Greece U21Greece
Montenegro U21Montenegro
Scotland U21Scotland
Bulgaria U21Bulgaria
Ukraine U21Ukraine
Wales U21Wales
Czech Republic U21Czechia
Slovakia U21Slovakia
Iceland U21Iceland
Malta U21Malta
Israel U21Israel
Hungary U21Hungary