UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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international football competition youth football tournament

The UEFA European Under-21 Championship is a major international football tournament for European national teams composed of players under the age of 21.

Aliases (6)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international football competition → youth football tournament →
ageLimit	under 21 →
alsoKnownAs	Euro U-21 → UEFA U-21 Championship →
category	youth international football competition →
competitionFormat	group stage and knockout stage →
competitionLevel	under-age international →
competitionType	national teams competition →
confederation	UEFA →
confederationMembershipRequired	UEFA member association →
continent	Europe →
discipline	men’s youth football →
drawOrganizedBy	UEFA →
eligibilityRule	players must be under 21 at the start of the qualifying campaign →
firstSeason	1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship →
founded	1978 →
frequency	biennial →
gender	men →
governingBody	Union of European Football Associations →
governingBodyHeadquarters	Nyon, Switzerland →
hasQualificationRole	European Olympic qualifying tournament for men’s football →
hasStage	final tournament → qualifying stage →
level	under-21 →
matchDuration	90 minutes →
mostSuccessfulTeam	Italy national under-21 football team → Spain national under-21 football team →
officialLanguageOfOrganization	English → French → German →
organisedUnder	UEFA youth competitions →
organizer	UEFA →
organizerType	continental football confederation →
participantType	national under-21 football team →
professionalStatus	primarily professional players →
qualificationProcess	UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition →
qualifiesFor	Summer Olympic Games men’s football tournament →
region	Europe →
relatedCompetition	FIFA U-20 World Cup → UEFA European Championship → UEFA European Under-19 Championship →
replaced	UEFA European Under-23 Championship →
scope	continental →
sport	association football →
sportType	team sport →
teamSelection	national under-21 squads selected by member associations →
teamType	national team →
trophy	UEFA European Under-21 Championship trophy →
usesRulesOf	Laws of the Game of association football →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
UEFA European Under-21 Championship ("UEFA U-21 Championship") → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ("Euro U-21") →	alsoKnownAs
Scotland national under-21 football team ("UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification") → Scotland national under-21 football team →	competition
UEFA European Under-21 Championship ("European Olympic qualifying tournament for men’s football") →	hasQualificationRole
UEFA →	organizesCompetition
Poland national under-21 football team →	primaryCompetition
UEFA European Under-21 Championship ("UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition") →	qualificationProcess
UEFA European Under-21 Championship ("UEFA European Under-23 Championship") →	replaced