2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

The 2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2021) will be the 20th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (70th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Europe. Romania will host the tournament.[1] A total of eight teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2002 eligible to participate.

2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Campionatul European de Fotbal sub 19 ani 2021
Tournament details
Host countryRomania
DatesJuly/August 2021
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)TBC (in TBC host cities)

Host selection

The timeline of host selection was as follows:[2]

For the UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament of 2021, Romania was selected as host.[1]

Qualification
Main article: 2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

A total of 54 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Romania qualifying automatically, the other 53 teams will compete in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament.[3] The qualifying competition consists of two rounds: Qualifying round, which takes place in autumn 2020, and Elite round, which takes place in spring 2021.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002).

Team Method of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 RomaniaHosts2nd2011 (group stage)Group stage (2011)
TBDElite round Group 1 winners
TBDElite round Group 2 winners
TBDElite round Group 3 winners
TBDElite round Group 4 winners
TBDElite round Group 5 winners
TBDElite round Group 6 winners
TBDElite round Group 7 winners

Venues

All 4 tournament venues will be located near the capital Bucharest.[4]

Location Stadium Capacity
Ploiești Stadionul Ilie Oană 15,073
Bucharest Stadionul Giulești-Valentin Stănescu (2020) 14,047
Bucharest Stadionul Arcul de Triumf (2020) 8,155
Voluntari Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu 4,518

References
  1. "Romania, Slovakia to stage U19 EURO in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 24 September 2019.
  2. "17 member associations interested in hosting UEFA youth national team final tournaments in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 27 March 2019.
  3. "2020/21 U19 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 14 October 2019.
  4. UEFA a stabilit data la care România va găzdui Europenele Under 19. Pe ce stadioane se va juca
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