UEFA European Under-19 Championship

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The UEFA European Under-19 Championship is an annual international youth football tournament for European national teams featuring players under the age of 19.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf UEFA competition
youth football tournament
ageCategory under-19
ageLimit players under 19 years
category European football competitions for national teams
UEFA youth competitions
competitionLevel under-age international
competitionType age-restricted national team competition
confederation UEFA
continent Europe
eligibilityCriterion players born on or after a specific cut-off date
finalTournamentParticipants 8 teams
firstEditionAsUnder19 2002
format final tournament with qualifying phase
formerName UEFA European Under-18 Championship
foundedAsUnder18 1980
frequency annual
gender men
governingBody Union of European Football Associations
governingConfederation UEFA
matchType international
nameChangeEffectiveFrom 2002
objective determine European under-19 champion
organisedBy UEFA Youth & Amateur Football Committee
organisedFor European national football associations
organiser UEFA
participantType national under-19 teams
predecessor UEFA European Under-18 Championship
qualificationMethod continental championship performance
qualificationZone UEFA member associations
qualifiesFor FIFA U-20 World Cup
region Europe
relatedCompetition FIFA U-20 World Cup
UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
rules Laws of the Game (football)
scope continental
seasonTiming summer
secondaryObjective qualify European teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup
sport association football
sportType team sport
squadType youth squads
stage group stage and knockout stage
teamType youth national teams
trophyType European youth championship trophy


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