The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply UEFA Under-19 Championship or the UEFA Euro U-19, is an annual

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competition contested by the

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an men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of

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and

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are the joint most successful team in this competition, having won eleven titles each. England are also the current champions.

History and format

The competition has been held since 1948. It was originally called the FIFA International Youth Tournament, until it was taken over by UEFA in 1956. In 1980, it was restyled the UEFA European Under-18 Championship. Until the

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tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 19 years were eligible to compete. Since the 1998 tournament, the date limit has been moved back to 1 January. The championship received its current name in 2001, which 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, similar 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, five teams can qualify for the World Cup, consisting of the top two of their groups plus the winner of a play-off match between the third-placed teams of each group.

Number of teams

Results

FIFA Youth Tournament (1948–1954)

UEFA Youth Tournament (1955–1980)

UEFA European Under-18 Championship (1981–2001)

UEFA European Under-19 Championship (since 2002)

Statistics

Performances by countries

Note:
''1954 Third place .''
''1966 Title Shared between and .''
''1957 Third place Shared between and .''

Awards

Golden Player Award

For certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com subsequently named a ''Golden Player''.

Top goalscorer

The ''Top goalscorer'' award is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the tournament.

Comprehensive team results by tournament

;Legend *1st – Champions *2nd – Runners-up *3rd – Third place *4th – Fourth place *QF – Quarterfinals *R2 – Round 2 *R1 – Round 1 * – Hosts * – Not affiliated to UEFA *q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

References

External links

UEFA European U-19 Championship
at ''uefa.com''

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