The 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2024) will be the 21st edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (71st 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. Northern Ireland will host the tournament from 15 to 28 July 2024. A total of eight teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2005 eligible to participate.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Northern Ireland |
| Dates | 15–28 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
Same as previous editions held in even-numbered years, the tournament acted as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top five teams of the tournament qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile as the UEFA representatives.
Italy are the defending champions being crowned champions for the fourth time after beating Portugal 1–0 in the final.[1]
Host selection edit
Northern Ireland was appointed as the host for the tournament by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting on 19 April 2021 in Montreux, Switzerland.[2][3]
Qualification edit
Qualified teams edit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Northern Ireland |
Hosts | 2nd | 2005 (Group stage) | Group stage (2005) |
 France |
Elite round Group 2 winners | 13th | 2022 (Semi-finals) | Champions (2005, 2010, 2016) |
 Turkey |
Elite round Group 6 winners | 7th | 2018 (Group stage) | Runners-up (2004) |
 Spain |
Elite round Group 1 winners | 14th | 2023 (Semi-finals) | Champions (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019) |
 Ukraine |
Elite round Group 7 winners | 6th | 2018 (Semi-finals) | Champions (2009) |
 Italy |
Elite round Group 5 winners | 10th | 2023 (Champions) | Champions (2003, 2023) |
 Norway |
Elite round Group 3 winners | 7th | 2023 (Semi-finals) | Semi-finals (2023) |
 Denmark |
Elite round Group 4 winners | 1st | Debut | |
Venues edit
The tournament is hosted in 3 venues.[4]
| Belfast | Larne | ||
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| Windsor Park | Seaview | Inver Park | |
| Capacity: 18,500 | Capacity: 3,383 | Capacity: 3,000 | |
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Group stage edit
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
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The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:
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Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Ireland (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage and 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
| 2 | Norway
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Italy
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off |
| 4 | Ukraine
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage and 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
| 2 | Turkey
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | France
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off |
| 4 | Spain
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 July – | ||||||
| 28 July – | ||||||
| 25 July – | ||||||
FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off edit
Winners qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Semi-finals edit
Final edit
Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup edit
The following five teams from UEFA qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | July 2024 | |
| TBD | July 2024 | |
| TBD | July 2024 | |
| TBD | July 2024 | |
| TBD | July 2024 |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References edit
- ^ "Portugal 0-1 Italy: Kayode heads resilient Azzurrini to second Under-19 title". UEFA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Decision on remaining EURO 2020 venues to be made on 23 April". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Malta, Northern Ireland and Romania to stage U19 EURO in 2023, 2024, 2025". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "2024 U19 EURO finals in Northern Ireland: Tournament information". uefa.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.