The 2021–22 Under 20 Elite League is an age-restricted association football tournament for national Under-20 teams. It is the fourth edition of the Under 20 Elite League.[1][2]
| European Elite League | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Teams | 8 (from 8 associations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 81 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Edoardo Vergani(5 goals) |
The Tournament was not completed [3] causing it to be the second consecutive Elite League that failed to be completed. Italy declared themselves as Champions.[4][5]
Participating teams edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Italy
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7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 12 |
| 2 |  England
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 10 |
| 3 |  Germany
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7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 |
| 4 |  Portugal
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7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 |
| 5 |  Romania
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 9 |
| 6 |  Poland
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7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 7 |  Norway
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 8 |
| 8 |  Czech Republic
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 7 |
Results edit
| Poland | 0–2 | Italy |
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| England | 6–1 | Romania |
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| Romania | 2–1 | Czech Republic |
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| Czech Republic | 0–5 | England |
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| Portugal | 1–1 | Germany |
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| Czech Republic | 1–1 | Norway |
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| Poland | 2–0 | England |
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Goalscorers edit
There have been 81 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of 29 March 2022).
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Lukáš Cienciala- Filip Firbacher
- Marek Icha
- Ladislav Krobot
Tino Anjorin- Miguel Azeez
- Lewis Bate
- Tyrhys Dolan
- Sam Greenwood
- James Hill
- Clinton Mola
- Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
- Morgan Rogers
- Jay Stansfield
- Jensen Weir
Simon Asta- Tim Lemperle
- Paul Nebel
- Lazar Samardžić
- Kenneth Schmidt
- Niklas Tauer
- Malik Tillman
- Nick Woltemade
Edoardo Bove- Alessandro Cortinovis
- Giuseppe Leone
- Daniel Maldini
- Tommaso Milanese
- Luca Moro
- Nikola Sekulov
- Franco Tongya
Robin Østrøm
Radosław Gołębiowski- Mateusz Maćkowiak
- Aleksander Paluszek
- Dominik Piła
- Arkadiusz Pyrka
- Karol Struski
- Patryk Szwedzik
Paulo Agostinho- Pedro Brazão
- Duarte Carvalho
- Bernardo Couto
- Gui Guedes
- Mathys Jean-Marie
Andrei Anton- Ștefan Baiaram
- Darius Ghindovean
- Deniz Giafer
References edit
- ^ FIGC (2021-08-24). "U20 Elite League set to resume: the Stadio Benito Stirpe to host the match between Italy and Portugal". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ "Clarkson gets the call". Blackburn Rovers FC. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ a b The seventh and final match between England and Norway, which could have given the title to the English team, was not played
- ^ "Primavera di successi per le Giovanili Azzurre. Gravina: "Risultati straordinari frutto del lavoro del Club Italia"". FIGC (in Italian). 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Club Italia: Head Coaches assigned for all male youth teams. Nunziata moves to the Under-20s ahead of the World Cup". FIGC. 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Elite League U20 2021/2022 Table, Results, Fixtures - (Football/Europe) - FlashScore.co.uk". www.flashscore.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-23.