UEFA European Under-19 Championship
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| Founded | 1948 |
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| Region | Europe (UEFA) |
| Number of teams | Maximum of 54 (qualifying round) 28 (elite round) 8 (finals) |
| Current champions |  Spain (10th title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Spain (10 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | Eurosport |
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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.
Contents
FIFA Junior Tournament
1948–1954
| Year | Host | Final | ||
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| 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 |
23x15px Spain | 30x27px Spain |
0–0 aet Spain won on Goal Average |
 Belgium |
| 1953 details |
 Belgium |
 Hungary |
2–0 | Yugoslavia |
| 1954 details |
 West Germany |
30x27px Spain |
2–2 aet Spain won on Goal Average |
 West Germany |
UEFA Junior Tournament
1957–1980
UEFA European Youth Championship
Number of teams
| Year of tournament | Format | Number of teams |
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| 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 | |
| 2003–2015 | 2 groups of four teams, semi finals and final | |
| 2016–present | 2 groups of four teams, fifth place play-off (in even years only, for qualifying to FIFA U-20 World Cup), semi finals and final |
Winners by country
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| Team | Titles | Runners-up | |||
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| 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.
1 Honour shared.
Top goalscorer
The Top goalscorer award is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the tournament.
See also
References
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- UEFA European U-19 C'ship at uefa.com
- Tournament details at rsssf.com
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