2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

The 2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2021) will be the 19th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (69th 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 between 30 June – 13 July 2021.[2] A total of eight teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2002 eligible to participate.[3]

2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Campionatul European de Fotbal sub 19 ani 2021
Tournament details
Host countryRomania
Dates30 June – 13 July 2021[1]
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)TBC (in TBC host cities)

Host selection

The timeline of host selection was as follows:[4]

For the UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament of 2021, Romania was selected as host.[2]

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 original format would see the other 53 teams competing in the qualifying competition, which would consist of two rounds: Qualifying round, which would take place in autumn 2020, and Elite round, which would take place in spring 2021, to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament.[5] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round would be delayed to March 2021, and the elite round would be abolished and replaced by play-offs, contested in May 2021 by the 13 qualifying round group winners and the top seed by coefficient ranking, Portugal (which originally would receive a bye to the elite round), to determine the teams qualifying for the final tournament.[6][7]

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)
TBDPlay-off winners
TBDPlay-off winners
TBDPlay-off winners
TBDPlay-off winners
TBDPlay-off winners
TBDPlay-off winners
TBDPlay-off winners

Venues

All 4 tournament venues will be located near the capital Bucharest.[8]

Location Stadium Capacity
Ploiești Stadionul Ilie Oană 15,073
Bucharest Rapid Arena 14,047
Bucharest Stadionul Arcul de Triumf 8,155
Voluntari Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu 4,518

References
  1. "2020/21 U19 qualifying round guide". UEFA. 18 July 2020.
  2. "Romania, Slovakia to stage U19 EURO in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 24 September 2019.
  3. "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2020/21". UEFA. 13 July 2020.
  4. "17 member associations interested in hosting UEFA youth national team final tournaments in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 27 March 2019.
  5. "2020/21 U19 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 14 October 2019.
  6. "UEFA postpones youth national team competitions". UEFA.com. 13 August 2020.
  7. "Updated UEFA competitions calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  8. UEFA a stabilit data la care România va găzdui Europenele Under 19. Pe ce stadioane se va juca
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