UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The UEFA European Under-21 Championship is a football competition that happens every two years. It is played by the European men's under-21 national teams of the member associations of UEFA.

Italy and Spain have won the trophy more times than anyone else. They have won five times each. Spain are also the current champions.

Results
Under-23 championships
Held only three times before it was relabelled by UEFA.

YearHostFinalLosing semi-finalistsNumber of teamsWinnerScoreRunner-up1972Home-and-away basis2–2 / 3–15–3 on aggregate and 8 (23)1974Home-and-away basis2–3 / 4–06–3 on aggregate and 8 (21)1976Home-and-away basis1–1 / 2–13–2 on aggregate and 8 (23)

Under-21 championships
YearHostFinalLosing semi-finalists(or third place match)Number of teamsWinnerScoreRunner-up1978Home-and-away basis1–0 / 4–45–4 on aggregate and 8 (24)1980Home-and-away basis0–0 / 1–01–0 on aggregate and 8 (25)1982Home-and-away basis3–1 / 2–35–4 on aggregate and 8 (26)1984Home-and-away basis1–0 / 2–03–0 on aggregate and 8 (30)1986Home-and-away basis1–2 / 2–13–3 on aggregate3–0  and 8 (29)1988Home-and-away basis0–0 / 3–03–0 on aggregate and 8 (30)1990Home-and-away basis4–2 / 3–17–3 on aggregate and 8 (30)1992Home-and-away basis2–0 / 0–12–1 on aggregate and 8 (32)19941–02–18 (32)19961–14–2 1–08 (44)19981–02–08 (46)20002–11–08 (47)20020–03–1  and 8 (47)20043–03–28 (48)20063–0 and 8 (51)20074–1 and 8 (51)20094–0 and 8 (52)20112–01–08 (53)20134–2 and 8 (53)20150–04–3  and 8 (53)20171–0 and 12 (53)20192–1 and 12 (55)202116 (55)

Statistics
Performances by countries
Only under-21 championships are included in the table.
TeamWinnersRunners-upThird-placeFourth-placeSemi-finalistsTotal (Top Four)5 (1986, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2019)3 (1984, 1996, 2017)2105 (1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004)2 (1986, 2013)5122 (2009, 2017)2 (1982, 2019)152 (1982, 1984)1 (2009)692 (2006, 2007)1252 (1980, 1990)131 (1988)1 (2002)11261 (2015)1 (1992)1251 (2002)1 (2000)131 (1978)1 (1990)242 (1994, 2015)132 (2004, 2007)132 (1978, 1980)22 (1988, 1998)21 (2011)121 (2006)1 112 11 123 11 22 11 11 11 11 Total 2222663288

Participating details
Teams 1978  1980  1982  1984  1986  1988  1990  1992  1994  1996  1998  2000  2002  2004  2006  2007  2009  2011  2013  2015  2017  2019  2021  Total ×  ×  ×  QF  •  •  •  •  •  ×  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • 1 •  ×  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  GS  • 1   ×  •  •  •  •  GS  •  •  GS 3rd  •  •  •  •  • 3 •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  GS  •  • SF  •  •  •  •  •  GS  • 3SF  •  •  •  •  •  QF  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • 2   ×  ×  •  •  GS  •  GS  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  GS  • 34 QF  QF  •  •  •  QF  QF  QF  QF  QF  • 2nd 1st  •  •  GS  • 4th  • GS  GS  •  q 12 QF  •  •  •  QF  •  • SF  •  •  •  •  •  •  GS  •  • GS  • SF  GS  GS  q 8SF SF 1st 1st SF SF  •  •  •  •  •  GS  GS  •  • SF 2nd  GS  GS  GS SF  GS  q 15 •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  GS  •  •  •  •  •  • 1 •  •  QF  QF  QF 1st  •  • 4th 3rd  •  • 2nd  • SF  •  •  •  •  •  • SF  q 922nd 2nd 2nd  •  •  •  QF  QF  •  QF  QF  •  • GS  GS  • 1st  •  GS SF 1st 2nd q 12 •  •  •  •  • 2nd  •  •  QF  • 2nd  •  GS  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • 4 QF  QF  •  • SF  •  •  •  •  QF  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • q 5 ×  ×  ×  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  GS  •  •  •  •  q 1   •  •  •  •  •  •  •  GS  •  • GS  •  •  •  • 2 QF  QF  QF SF 2nd  QF SF 1st 1st 1st  • 1st SF 1st  GS  GS SF  • 2nd  GS SF GS  q 20 ×  •  •  •  • SF  •  QF  •  • 4th  GS  •  • 1st 1st  •  • SF  •  •  •  q 7   ×  ×  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  GS  •  • 1 •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • 3rd  •  •  •  •  •  •  • SF  •  •  •  • 2 •  •  QF  QF  QF  •  •  QF  QF  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • GS  GS  • 7 •  •  ×  •  •  •  •  • 2nd  QF  •  •  GS 3rd GS  GS  •  •  • 2nd  GS  •  q 8 •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • QF  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • SF  q 23 • 1st SF  •  •  • 1st  •  QF  •  QF  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  GS  •  •  •  q 6 •  QF SF  QF  •  QF  • SF  • 4th  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • 611st SF  • SF  •  • 2nd  •  ×  ×  •  •  • 2nd SF 2nd  GS  •  •  GS  GS  GS  • 11   •  • 4th  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  GS  •  • 2   ×  ×  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • q 1 •  •  QF 2nd 1st  QF  QF  • 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd  •  •  •  •  GS 1st 1st  • 2nd 1st  q 13 •  •  •  •  QF  • SF 2nd  •  •  QF  •  • 4th  •  • SF  •  • 1st  GS  •  • 8 •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • SF  GS  •  •  • 2nd  •  •  •  •  q 3 •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  GS  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • 1   ×  •  •  •  •  • 2nd  •  •  GS  •  •  •  •  • 2Total  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  12  12  16

Legend

 – Champions
 – Runners-up
 – Third place
 – Fourth place
 – Semi-finalists

QF – Quarter-finals
GS – Group stage
TBD – To be decided
q – Qualified
 — Hosts

 •  – Did not qualify
 ×  – Did not enter
 ×  – Withdrew before qualification / Banned

Notes
1 Includes results representing Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro.
2 Includes results representing East Germany and West Germany.
3 Includes results representing Soviet Union and CIS
4 Includes results representing Czechoslovakia

References

Other websites
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.
UEFA European U-21 Championship at uefa.com

Category:1972 establishments in Europe
Category:UEFA European Under-21 Championship