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UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The UEFA European Under-21 Championship is a football competition that happens every two years. It is played by the European men's under-21 national teams of the member associations of UEFA.

UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Founded1978
RegionEurope (UEFA)
Number of teams55 (total)
16 (finals)
Current champions Spain (5th title)
Most successful team(s) Italy
 Spain
(5 titles each)
WebsiteOfficial website
2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Italy and Spain have won the trophy more times than anyone else. They have won five times each. Spain are also the current champions.

Results

Under-23 championships

Held only three times before it was relabelled by UEFA.

Year Host Final Losing semi-finalists Number of teams
Winner Score Runner-up
1972 Home-and-away basis
Czechoslovakia 		2–2 / 3–1
5–3 on aggregate
USSR 		 Bulgaria and  Greece 8 (23)
1974 Home-and-away basis
Hungary 		2–3 / 4–0
6–3 on aggregate
East Germany 		 Poland and  USSR 8 (21)
1976 Home-and-away basis
USSR 		1–1 / 2–1
3–2 on aggregate
Hungary 		 Netherlands and  Yugoslavia 8 (23)

Under-21 championships

Year Host Final Losing semi-finalists
(or third place match) 		Number of teams
Winner Score Runner-up
1978 Home-and-away basis
Yugoslavia 		1–0 / 4–4
5–4 on aggregate
East Germany 		 Bulgaria and  England 8 (24)
1980 Home-and-away basis
USSR 		0–0 / 1–0
1–0 on aggregate
East Germany 		 England and  Yugoslavia 8 (25)
1982 Home-and-away basis
England 		3–1 / 2–3
5–4 on aggregate
West Germany 		 Scotland and  USSR 8 (26)
1984 Home-and-away basis
England 		1–0 / 2–0
3–0 on aggregate
Spain 		 Italy and  Yugoslavia 8 (30)
1986 Home-and-away basis
Spain 		1–2 / 2–1
3–3 on aggregate
3–0 (p)
Italy 		 England and  Hungary 8 (29)
1988 Home-and-away basis
France 		0–0 / 3–0
3–0 on aggregate
Greece 		 England and  Netherlands 8 (30)
1990 Home-and-away basis
USSR 		4–2 / 3–1
7–3 on aggregate
Yugoslavia 		 Italy and  Sweden 8 (30)
1992 Home-and-away basis
Italy 		2–0 / 0–1
2–1 on aggregate
Sweden 		 Denmark and  Scotland 8 (32)
1994  France
Italy 		1–0
(aet)
Portugal
Spain 		2–1
France 		8 (32)
1996  Spain
Italy 		1–1
4–2 (p)
Spain
France 		1–0
Scotland 		8 (44)
1998  Romania
Spain 		1–0
Greece
Norway 		2–0
Netherlands 		8 (46)
2000  Slovakia
Italy 		2–1
Czech Republic
Spain 		1–0
Slovakia 		8 (47)
2002  Switzerland
Czech Republic 		0–0
3–1 (p)
France 		 Italy and  Switzerland 8 (47)
2004  Germany
Italy 		3–0
Serbia and Montenegro
Portugal 		3–2
(aet)
Sweden 		8 (48)
2006  Portugal
Netherlands 		3–0
Ukraine 		 France and  Serbia and Montenegro 8 (51)
2007  Netherlands
Netherlands 		4–1
Serbia 		 Belgium and  England 8 (51)
2009  Sweden
Germany 		4–0
England 		 Italy and  Sweden 8 (52)
2011  Denmark
Spain 		2–0
Switzerland
Belarus 		1–0
Czech Republic 		8 (53)
2013  Israel
Spain 		4–2
Italy 		 Netherlands and  Norway 8 (53)
2015  Czech Republic
Sweden 		0–0
4–3 (p)
Portugal 		 Denmark and  Germany 8 (53)
2017  Poland
Germany 		1–0
Spain 		 England and  Italy 12 (53)
2019  Italy
Spain 		2–1
Germany 		 France and  Romania 12 (55)
2021  Hungary
 Slovenia 		16 (55)

Statistics

Performances by countries

Only under-21 championships are included in the table.[1][2]

Team Winners Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place Semi-finalists Total (Top Four)
 Spain 5 (1986, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2019) 3 (1984, 1996, 2017) 2 10
 Italy 5 (1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004) 2 (1986, 2013) 5 12
 Germany[a] 2 (2009, 2017) 2 (1982, 2019) 1 5
 England 2 (1982, 1984) 1 (2009) 6 9
 Netherlands 2 (2006, 2007) 1 2 5
 USSR 2 (1980, 1990) 1 3
 France 1 (1988) 1 (2002) 1 1 2 6
 Sweden 1 (2015) 1 (1992) 1 2 5
 Czech Republic 1 (2002) 1 (2000) 1 3
 Yugoslavia 1 (1978) 1 (1990) 2 4
 Portugal 2 (1994, 2015) 1 3
 Serbia 2 (2004, 2007) 1 3
 East Germany 2 (1978, 1980) 2
 Greece 2 (1988, 1998) 2
 Switzerland 1 (2011) 1 2
 Ukraine 1 (2006) 1
 Norway 1 1 2
 Belarus 1 1
 Scotland 1 2 3
 Slovakia 1 1
 Denmark 2 2
 Belgium 1 1
 Bulgaria 1 1
 Hungary 1 1
 Romania 1 1
Total 22 22 6 6 32 88
  1. ↑ Includes West Germany

Participating details

Teams 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021		 Total
 Albania × × × QF • • • • • × • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
 Austria • × • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • 1
 Belarus Part of USSR × • • • • GS • • GS 3rd • • • • • 3
 Belgium • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • • SF • • • • • GS • 3
 Bulgaria SF • • • • • QF • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2
 Croatia Part of Yugoslavia × × • • GS • GS • • • • • • • GS • 3
 Czech Republic4 QF QF • • • QF QF QF QF QF • 2nd 1st • • GS • 4th • GS GS • q 12
 Denmark QF • • • QF • • SF • • • • • • GS • • GS • SF GS GS q 8
 England SF SF 1st 1st SF SF • • • • • GS GS • • SF 2nd GS GS GS SF GS q 15
 Finland • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • • • • 1
 France • • QF QF QF 1st • • 4th 3rd • • 2nd • SF • • • • • • SF q 9
 Germany2 2nd 2nd 2nd • • • QF QF • QF QF • • GS GS • 1st • GS SF 1st 2nd q 12
 Greece • • • • • 2nd • • QF • 2nd • GS • • • • • • • • • • 4
 Hungary QF QF • • SF • • • • QF • • • • • • • • • • • • q 5
 Iceland × × × • • • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • • q 1
 Israel Member of OFC • • • • • • • GS • • GS • • • • 2
 Italy QF QF QF SF 2nd QF SF 1st 1st 1st • 1st SF 1st GS GS SF • 2nd GS SF GS q 20
 Netherlands × • • • • SF • QF • • 4th GS • • 1st 1st • • SF • • • q 7
 FYR Macedonia Part of Yugoslavia × × • • • • • • • • • • • GS • • 1
 Norway • • • • • • • • • • 3rd • • • • • • • SF • • • • 2
 Poland • • QF QF QF • • QF QF • • • • • • • • • • • GS GS • 7
 Portugal • • × • • • • • 2nd QF • • GS 3rd GS GS • • • 2nd GS • q 8
 Romania • • • • • • • • • • QF • • • • • • • • • • SF q 2
 Russia3 • 1st SF • • • 1st • QF • QF • • • • • • • GS • • • q 6
 Scotland • QF SF QF • QF • SF • 4th • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6
 Serbia1 1st SF • SF • • 2nd • × × • • • 2nd SF 2nd GS • • GS GS GS • 11
 Slovakia Part of Czechoslovakia • • 4th • • • • • • • • GS • • 2
 Slovenia Part of Yugoslavia × × • • • • • • • • • • • • • q 1
 Spain • • QF 2nd 1st QF QF • 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd • • • • GS 1st 1st • 2nd 1st q 13
 Sweden • • • • QF • SF 2nd • • QF • • 4th • • SF • • 1st GS • • 8
 Switzerland • • • • • • • • • • • • SF GS • • • 2nd • • • • q 3
 Turkey • • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • • • • • • • • • 1
 Ukraine Part of USSR × • • • • • 2nd • • GS • • • • • 2
Total 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 12 16
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finalists
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • GS – Group stage
  • TBD – To be decided
  • q – Qualified
  •     — Hosts
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter
  •  ×  – Withdrew before qualification / Banned

Notes

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Media

  • Trophy of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship

References

  1. ↑ "Europe – U-23/U-21 Tournaments". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "U21 EURO – Champions". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

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