2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
| Campionatul European de Fotbal sub 19 ani 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Romania |
| Dates | July/August 2021 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | TBC (in TBC host cities) |
← 2020 2022 → | |
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.
Host selection
The timeline of host selection was as follows:[2]
- 11 January 2019: bidding procedure launched
- 28 February 2019: deadline to express interest
- 27 March 2019: Announcement by UEFA that declaration of interest were received from 17 member associations to host one of the UEFA national team youth final tournaments (UEFA European Under-19 Championship, UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, UEFA European Under-17 Championship, UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship) in 2021 and 2022 (although it was not specified which association were interested in which tournament)
- 28 June 2019: Submission of bid dossiers
- 24 September 2019: Selection of successful host associations by the UEFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Ljubljana
For the UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournaments of 2021 and 2022, Romania and Slovakia were selected as hosts respectively.[1]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Romania |
Hosts | 2nd | 2011 (group stage) | Group stage (2011) |
| TBD | Elite round Group 1 winners | |||
| TBD | Elite round Group 2 winners | |||
| TBD | Elite round Group 3 winners | |||
| TBD | Elite round Group 4 winners | |||
| TBD | Elite round Group 5 winners | |||
| TBD | Elite round Group 6 winners | |||
| TBD | Elite round Group 7 winners |
Venues
Here are the 4 stadiums in Bucharest, Ploiești and Voluntari that were nominated by FRF in the winning application file! UEFA will confirm the arena following a working visit that representatives of the continental forum will make until the end of this year.
Ilie Oană Stadium - Ploiești (15,073 seats) “Giulești” Stadium - Bucharest (14,047 seats) “Arc de Triomphe” stadium - Bucharest (8,155 places) “Anghel Iordănescu” Stadium - Volunteers (4,518 seats).
References
- ^ a b "Romania, Slovakia to stage U19 EURO in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 24 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "17 member associations interested in hosting UEFA youth national team final tournaments in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 27 March 2019.
- ^ "2020/21 U19 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 14 October 2019.