2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro 2025) will be the 25th edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship (28th edition if the Under-23 era is also included), the biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 national teams of Europe.

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Majstrovstvá Európy vo futbale hráčov do 21 rokov 2025
Tournament details
Host countrySlovakia
Dates11–28 June
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
2023
2027

The tournament will be hosted by Slovakia.[1] A total of 16 teams will play in the final tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to participate.

Host selection

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UEFA Executive Committee chose Slovakia as a host in 25 January 2023.[1]

Venues

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Bratislava Trnava Dunajská Streda Košice
Národný futbalový štadión Anton Malatinský Stadium MOL Aréna Košická futbalová aréna
Capacity: 22,500 Capacity: 18,200 Capacity: 12,700 Capacity: 12,555
       
2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Slovakia)
Žilina Trenčín Nitra Prešov
Štadión pod Dubňom Štadión Sihoť Štadión pod Zoborom Futbal Tatran Arena
Capacity: 10,897 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 7,480 Capacity: under construction
       

Qualification

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Qualified teams

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The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Note: All appearance statistics include only U-21 era (since 1978).

Team Method of qualification Date of qualification Appearance First appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
  Slovakia Hosts 25 January 2023 3rd (9th incl. Czechoslovakia) 2000 2017 Fourth place (2000)
  Netherlands Group C winners 9 September 2024 10th 1988 2023 Champions (2006, 2007)
  Spain Group B winners 10 September 2024 17th 1982 2023 Champions (1986, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2019)
  Portugal Group G winners 11 October 2024 11th 1994 2023 Runners-up (1994, 2015, 2021)
  Germany Group D winners 11 October 2024 15th 1982 2023 Champions (2009, 2017, 2021)
  Denmark Group I winners 11 October 2024 10th 1978 2021 Semi-finals (1992, 2015)
  Ukraine Top three of second-placed teams 11 October 2024 4th (7th incl. Soviet Union) 2006 2023 Runners-up (2006)
  England Group F winners 12 October 2024 18th 1978 2023 Champions (1982, 1984, 2023)
  Romania Group E winners 15 October 2024 5th 1998 2023 Semi-finals (2019)
  Poland Top three of second-placed teams 15 October 2024 8th 1982 2019 Quarter-finals (1982, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994)
  Slovenia Group H winners 15 October 2024 2nd (6th incl. Yugoslavia) 2021 2021 Group stage (2021)
  France Top three of second-placed teams 15 October 2024 12th 1982 2023 Champions (1988)
  Italy Group A winners 15 October 2024 23rd 1978 2023 Champions (1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004)
  Finland Play-offs winner 19 November 2024 2nd 2009 2009 Group stage (2009)
  Czech Republic Play-offs winner 19 November 2024 10th (16th incl. Czechoslovakia) 1996 2023 Champions (2002)
  Georgia Play-offs winner 19 November 2024 2nd (5th incl. Soviet Union) 2023 2023 Quarter-finals (2023)

Final draw

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The draw for the final tournament will be held in Bratislava on 3 December 2024.[2]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Spain   Germany   Denmark   Georgia
  England (holders)   France   Romania   Slovenia
  Portugal   Ukraine   Poland   Finland
  Netherlands   Italy   Czech Republic   Slovakia (hosts)

Group stage

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The group winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Slovakia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2   Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: May 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2   England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: May 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2   France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: May 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2   Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: May 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Preparations

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In October 2023, UEFA official came to Slovakia to further inspect their venues and were satisfied with them.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2025 Under-21 EURO in Slovakia: Tournament information". UEFA. Basel. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ "2025 Under-21 EURO final tournament draw". UEFA. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  3. ^ "UEFA navštívila Slovensko, s infraštruktúrou na ME 2025 vyjadrila spokojnosť" [UEFA visited Slovakia, expressed satisfaction with 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship infrastructure]. News Agency of the Slovak Republic (in Slovak). 11 October 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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