2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
The 2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship will be the 20th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Europe. Romania will host the tournament. 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:- 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 in 2021 and 2022
- 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
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. 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.
Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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Venues
All 4 tournament venues will be located near the capital Bucharest.Location | Stadium | Capacity |
Ploiești | Stadionul Ilie Oană | 15,073 |
Bucharest | Stadionul Giulești-Valentin Stănescu | 14,047 |
Bucharest | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf | 8,155 |
Voluntari | Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu | 4,518 |