The following is a list of squads for all eight national teams that competed at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Each national team had to submit a final squad of 23 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers. If a player was injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his team's first match, he could be replaced by another player. Players in boldface were capped at full international level prior to the start of the tournament. ''Age, caps, goals and club as of 17 June 2015.''

Group A

On 25 May 2015, the

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named a 27-man provisional squad. On 7 June 2015, the final squad was announced. Head coach: Jakub Dovalil

On 1 June 2015,

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named their squad. At the time,

Jores Okore Tetchi Jores Charlemagne Ulrich Okore (; born 11 August 1992), known as Jores Okore, is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Changchun Yatai. Okore is considered a capable and aggressive defender, who is known for his ...

was in the selection, however

Patrick Banggaard Patrick Banggaard Jensen (born 4 April 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for SønderjyskE. Noted for his tall frame and physical strength, Banggaard progressed through various youth teams on his native island Fun ...

was named as a replacement, if Okore did not recover from his injury. The next day, Okore ruled himself out. Head coach: Jess Thorup

On 26 May 2015,

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named a 28-man provisional squad. The final squad was announced on 7 June 2015. Head coach: Horst Hrubesch

On 29 May 2015,

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named their squad. Head coach: Mladen Dodić

Group B

On 20 May 2015,

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named a 27-man provisional squad. On 2 June 2015, they named their final squad. On 18 June 2015,

Benik Afobe Benik Tunani Afobe (born 12 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hatta. Born in England, he represented the DR Congo national team on six occasions between 2017 and 2018. Afobe signed a professional contract ...

replaced the injured

Saido Berahino Saido Berahino (born 4 August 1993) is a Burundian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Cypriot First Division club AEL Limassol and captains the Burundi national team. Having fled his native Burundi as a child, he received po ...

. Head coach:

Gareth Southgate Gareth Southgate (born 3 September 1970) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a defender and midfielder. He has been the manager of the England national team since 2016. Southgate won the League Cu ...

On 1 June 2015,

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named a 27-man provisional squad. On 7 June 2015, they named their final squad. Head coach:

Luigi Di Biagio Luigi Di Biagio (; born 3 June 1971) is an Italian professional football manager and former player. A former defensive midfielder, Di Biagio last played for Ascoli Calcio 1898 in 2007, and previously also played for several other Italian clubs ...

On 1 June 2015,

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named a 25-man provisional squad. Head coach:

Rui Jorge Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Macedo de Oliveira (born 27 March 1973), known as Rui Jorge, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left-back, currently manager of the Portugal national under-21 team. In a 15-year professional career he ...

On 2 June 2015,

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named their squad. On 15 June 2015, defender

Emil Krafth Emil Henry Kristoffer Krafth (born 2 August 1994) is a Swedish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right-back for Premier League club Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United and ...

was ruled out of the tournament after a back injury, being replaced by defender

Victor Lindelöf Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf (born 17 July 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Manchester United and captains the Sweden national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back. Linde ...

. Head coach:

Håkan Ericson Håkan Georg Ericson (born 29 May 1960) is a Swedish football manager and the current manager of the Faroe Islands national team. During his playing career, he played for Åby IF, FK Kick and IK Sleipner. He is son of former Sweden national t ...

Footnotes

References

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UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads