UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the competition also serves as the UEFA qualification tournament for the Summer Olympics. Italy and Spain are the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won five titles each. England are the current champions, having beaten Germany 3–2 after extra time in the 2025 final.
Infobox
Organiser(s)
UEFA
Founded
1978 (1978)
Region
Europe
Teams
54 (total) 16 (finals)
Current champions
England (4th title)
Most championships
Italy Spain (5 titles each)
Website
uefa /under21
Tables
· Results
Winners
Winners
Ed.
Winners
Year
Score
Hosts
Runners-up
1
1
Ed.
1
Year
1978
Hosts
Home-and-away basis
Col 4
Yugoslavia
Final
1–0 / 4–4
5–4 on aggregate
Final
East Germany
Final
Bulgaria and England
Col 8
8
2
2
Ed.
2
Year
1980
Hosts
Home-and-away basis
Col 4
Soviet Union
Final
0–0 / 1–0
1–0 on aggregate
Final
East Germany
Final
England and Yugoslavia
Col 8
8
3
3
Ed.
3
Year
1982
Hosts
Home-and-away basis
Col 4
England
Final
3–1 / 2–3
5–4 on aggregate
Final
West Germany
Final
Scotland and Soviet Union
Col 8
8
4
4
Ed.
4
Year
1984
Hosts
Home-and-away basis
Col 4
England
Final
1–0 / 2–0
3–0 on aggregate
Final
Spain
Final
Italy and Yugoslavia
Col 8
8
5
5
Ed.
5
Year
1986
Hosts
Home-and-away basis
Col 4
Spain
Final
1–2 / 2–1
3–3 on aggregate
(3–0 p)
Final
Italy
Final
England and Hungary
Col 8
8
6
6
Ed.
6
Year
1988
Hosts
Home-and-away basis
Col 4
France
Final
0–0 / 3–0
3–0 on aggregate
Final
Greece
Final
England and Netherlands
Col 8
8
7
7
Ed.
7
Year
1990
Hosts
Home-and-away basis
Col 4
Soviet Union
Final
4–2 / 3–1
7–3 on aggregate
Final
Yugoslavia
Final
Italy and Sweden
Col 8
8
8
8
Ed.
8
Year
1992
Hosts
Home-and-away basis
Col 4
Italy
Final
2–0 / 0–1
2–1 on aggregate
Final
Sweden
Final
Denmark and Scotland
Col 8
8
9
9
Ed.
9
Year
1994
Hosts
France
Col 4
Italy
Final
1–0
(a .)
Final
Portugal
Final
Spain
Col 8
2–1
Losing semi-finalists
(or third place match)
France
Losing semi-finalists
(or third place match)
8
10
10
Ed.
10
Year
1996
Hosts
Spain
Col 4
Italy
Final
1–1
(4–2 p)
Final
Spain
Final
France
Col 8
1–0
Losing semi-finalists
(or third place match)
Scotland
Losing semi-finalists
(or third place match)
8
11
11
Ed.
11
Year
1998
Hosts
Romania
Col 4
Spain
Final
1–0
Final
Greece
Final
Norway
Col 8
2–0
Losing semi-finalists
(or third place match)
Netherlands
Losing semi-finalists
(or third place match)
8
12
12
Ed.
12
Year
2000
Hosts
Slovakia
Col 4
Italy
Final
2–1
Final
Czech Republic
Final
Spain
Col 8
1–0
Losing semi-finalists
(or third place match)
Slovakia
Losing semi-finalists
(or third place match)
8
13
13
Ed.
13
Year
2002
Hosts
Switzerland
Col 4
Czech Republic
Final
0–0
(3–1 p)
Final
France
Final
Italy and Switzerland
Col 8
8
14
14
Ed.
14
Year
2004
Hosts
Germany
Col 4
Italy
Final
3–0
Final
Serbia and Montenegro
Final
Portugal
Col 8
3–2
(a .)
Losing semi-finalists
(or third place match)
Sweden
Losing semi-finalists
(or third place match)
8
15
15
Ed.
15
Year
2006
Hosts
Portugal
Col 4
Netherlands
Final
3–0
Final
Ukraine
Final
France and Serbia and Montenegro
Col 8
8
16
16
Ed.
16
Year
2007
Hosts
Netherlands
Col 4
Netherlands
Final
4–1
Final
Serbia
Final
Belgium and England
Col 8
8
17
17
Ed.
17
Year
2009
Hosts
Sweden
Col 4
Germany
Final
4–0
Final
England
Final
Italy and Sweden
Col 8
8
18
18
Ed.
18
Year
2011
Hosts
Denmark
Col 4
Spain
Final
2–0
Final
Switzerland
Final
Belarus
Col 8
1–0
Losing semi-finalists
(or third place match)
Czech Republic
Losing semi-finalists
(or third place match)
8
19
19
Ed.
19
Year
2013
Hosts
Israel
Col 4
Spain
Final
4–2
Final
Italy
Final
Netherlands and Norway
Col 8
8
20
20
Ed.
20
Year
2015
Hosts
Czech Republic
Col 4
Sweden
Final
0–0
(4–3 p)
Final
Portugal
Final
Denmark and Germany
Col 8
8
21
21
Ed.
21
Year
2017
Hosts
Poland
Col 4
Germany
Final
1–0
Final
Spain
Final
England and Italy
Col 8
12
22
22
Ed.
22
Year
2019
Hosts
Italy
Col 4
Spain
Final
2–1
Final
Germany
Final
France and Romania
Col 8
12
23
23
Ed.
23
Year
2021
Hosts
Hungary
Slovenia
Col 4
Germany
Final
1–0
Final
Portugal
Final
Netherlands and Spain
Col 8
16
24
24
Ed.
24
Year
2023
Hosts
Georgia
Romania
Col 4
England
Final
1–0
Final
Spain
Final
Israel and Ukraine
Col 8
16
25
25
Ed.
25
Year
2025
Hosts
Slovakia
Col 4
England
Final
3–2
(a .)
Final
Germany
Final
France and Netherlands
Col 8
16
26
26
Ed.
26
Year
2027
Hosts
Albania
Serbia
Col 8
16
| Ed. | Year | Hosts | Final | Losing semi-finalists (or third place match) | No. of teams | ||||||
| Winners | Score | Runners-up | |||||||||
| 1 | 1978 | Home-and-away basis | Yugoslavia | 1–0 / 4–4 5–4 on aggregate | East Germany | Bulgaria and England | 8 | ||||
| 2 | 1980 | Home-and-away basis | Soviet Union | 0–0 / 1–0 1–0 on aggregate | East Germany | England and Yugoslavia | 8 | ||||
| 3 | 1982 | Home-and-away basis | England | 3–1 / 2–3 5–4 on aggregate | West Germany | Scotland and Soviet Union | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 1984 | Home-and-away basis | England | 1–0 / 2–0 3–0 on aggregate | Spain | Italy and Yugoslavia | 8 | ||||
| 5 | 1986 | Home-and-away basis | Spain | 1–2 / 2–1 3–3 on aggregate (3–0 p) | Italy | England and Hungary | 8 | ||||
| 6 | 1988 | Home-and-away basis | France | 0–0 / 3–0 3–0 on aggregate | Greece | England and Netherlands | 8 | ||||
| 7 | 1990 | Home-and-away basis | Soviet Union | 4–2 / 3–1 7–3 on aggregate | Yugoslavia | Italy and Sweden | 8 | ||||
| 8 | 1992 | Home-and-away basis | Italy | 2–0 / 0–1 2–1 on aggregate | Sweden | Denmark and Scotland | 8 | ||||
| 9 | 1994 | France | Italy | 1–0 (a .) | Portugal | Spain | 2–1 | France | 8 | ||
| 10 | 1996 | Spain | Italy | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Spain | France | 1–0 | Scotland | 8 | ||
| 11 | 1998 | Romania | Spain | 1–0 | Greece | Norway | 2–0 | Netherlands | 8 | ||
| 12 | 2000 | Slovakia | Italy | 2–1 | Czech Republic | Spain | 1–0 | Slovakia | 8 | ||
| 13 | 2002 | Switzerland | Czech Republic | 0–0 (3–1 p) | France | Italy and Switzerland | 8 | ||||
| 14 | 2004 | Germany | Italy | 3–0 | Serbia and Montenegro | Portugal | 3–2 (a .) | Sweden | 8 | ||
| 15 | 2006 | Portugal | Netherlands | 3–0 | Ukraine | France and Serbia and Montenegro | 8 | ||||
| 16 | 2007 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4–1 | Serbia | Belgium and England | 8 | ||||
| 17 | 2009 | Sweden | Germany | 4–0 | England | Italy and Sweden | 8 | ||||
| 18 | 2011 | Denmark | Spain | 2–0 | Switzerland | Belarus | 1–0 | Czech Republic | 8 | ||
| 19 | 2013 | Israel | Spain | 4–2 | Italy | Netherlands and Norway | 8 | ||||
| 20 | 2015 | Czech Republic | Sweden | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Portugal | Denmark and Germany | 8 | ||||
| 21 | 2017 | Poland | Germany | 1–0 | Spain | England and Italy | 12 | ||||
| 22 | 2019 | Italy | Spain | 2–1 | Germany | France and Romania | 12 | ||||
| 23 | 2021 | Hungary Slovenia | Germany | 1–0 | Portugal | Netherlands and Spain | 16 | ||||
| 24 | 2023 | Georgia Romania | England | 1–0 | Spain | Israel and Ukraine | 16 | ||||
| 25 | 2025 | Slovakia | England | 3–2 (a .) | Germany | France and Netherlands | 16 | ||||
| 26 | 2027 | Albania Serbia | 16 | ||||||||
· Performances by countries
Spain
Spain
Team
Spain
Winners
5 (1986, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2019)
Runners-up
4 (1984, 1996, 2017, 2023)
Third place
2 (1994, 2000)
Italy
Italy
Team
Italy
Winners
5 (1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Runners-up
2 (1986, 2013)
England
England
Team
England
Winners
4 (1982, 1984, 2023, 2025)
Runners-up
1 (2009)
Germany
Germany
Team
Germany
Winners
3 (2009, 2017, 2021)
Runners-up
3 (1982, 2019, 2025)
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Team
Soviet Union
Winners
2 (1980, 1990)
Netherlands
Netherlands
Team
Netherlands
Winners
2 (2006, 2007)
Serbia
Serbia
Team
Serbia
Winners
1 (1978)
Runners-up
3 (1990, 2004, 2007)
France
France
Team
France
Winners
1 (1988)
Runners-up
1 (2002)
Third place
1 (1996)
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Team
Czech Republic
Winners
1 (2002)
Runners-up
1 (2000)
Sweden
Sweden
Team
Sweden
Winners
1 (2015)
Runners-up
1 (1992)
Portugal
Portugal
Team
Portugal
Runners-up
3 (1994, 2015, 2021)
Third place
1 (2004)
East Germany
East Germany
Team
East Germany
Runners-up
2 (1978, 1980)
Greece
Greece
Team
Greece
Runners-up
2 (1988, 1998)
Ukraine
Ukraine
Team
Ukraine
Runners-up
1 (2006)
Switzerland
Switzerland
Team
Switzerland
Runners-up
1 (2011)
Norway
Norway
Team
Norway
Third place
1 (1998)
Belarus
Belarus
Team
Belarus
Third place
1 (2011)
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place |
| Spain | 5 (1986, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2019) | 4 (1984, 1996, 2017, 2023) | 2 (1994, 2000) |
| Italy | 5 (1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004) | 2 (1986, 2013) | |
| England | 4 (1982, 1984, 2023, 2025) | 1 (2009) | |
| Germany | 3 (2009, 2017, 2021) | 3 (1982, 2019, 2025) | |
| Soviet Union | 2 (1980, 1990) | ||
| Netherlands | 2 (2006, 2007) | ||
| Serbia | 1 (1978) | 3 (1990, 2004, 2007) | |
| France | 1 (1988) | 1 (2002) | 1 (1996) |
| Czech Republic | 1 (2002) | 1 (2000) | |
| Sweden | 1 (2015) | 1 (1992) | |
| Portugal | 3 (1994, 2015, 2021) | 1 (2004) | |
| East Germany | 2 (1978, 1980) | ||
| Greece | 2 (1988, 1998) | ||
| Ukraine | 1 (2006) | ||
| Switzerland | 1 (2011) | ||
| Norway | 1 (1998) | ||
| Belarus | 1 (2011) |
· Comprehensive team results by tournament
Albania
Albania
Teams
Albania
1978
×
1980
×
1982
×
1984
QF
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
•
1994
•
1996
×
1998
•
Austria
Austria
Teams
Austria
1978
•
1980
×
1982
•
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
•
1994
•
1996
•
1998
•
Belarus
Belarus
Teams
Belarus
1978
Part of USSR
1980
×
1982
•
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
GS
1992
•
1994
•
1996
GS
1998
3rd
Belgium
Belgium
Teams
Belgium
1978
•
1980
•
1982
•
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
•
1994
•
1996
•
1998
•
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Teams
Bulgaria
1978
SF
1980
•
1982
•
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
QF
1992
•
1994
•
1996
•
1998
•
Croatia
Croatia
Teams
Croatia
1978
Part of Yugoslavia
1980
×
1982
×
1984
•
1986
•
1988
GS
1990
•
1992
GS
1994
•
1996
•
1998
•
Czech Republic1
Czech Republic1
Teams
Czech Republic1
1978
QF
1980
QF
1982
•
1984
•
1986
•
1988
QF
1990
QF
1992
QF
1994
QF
1996
QF
1998
•
Denmark
Denmark
Teams
Denmark
1978
QF
1980
•
1982
•
1984
•
1986
QF
1988
•
1990
•
1992
SF
1994
•
1996
•
1998
•
East Germany
East Germany
Teams
East Germany
1978
2nd
1980
2nd
1982
•
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
Part of Germany
1994
2
England
England
Teams
England
1978
SF
1980
SF
1982
1st
1984
1st
1986
SF
1988
SF
1990
•
1992
•
1994
•
1996
•
1998
•
Finland
Finland
Teams
Finland
1978
•
1980
•
1982
•
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
•
1994
•
1996
•
1998
•
France
France
Teams
France
1978
•
1980
•
1982
QF
1984
QF
1986
QF
1988
1st
1990
•
1992
•
1994
4th
1996
3rd
1998
•
Georgia
Georgia
Teams
Georgia
1978
Part of USSR
1980
×
1982
×
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
•
1994
•
1996
•
1998
•
Germany2
Germany2
Teams
Germany2
1978
×
1980
×
1982
2nd
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
QF
1992
QF
1994
•
1996
QF
1998
QF
Greece
Greece
Teams
Greece
1978
•
1980
•
1982
•
1984
•
1986
•
1988
2nd
1990
•
1992
•
1994
QF
1996
•
1998
2nd
Hungary
Hungary
Teams
Hungary
1978
QF
1980
QF
1982
•
1984
•
1986
SF
1988
•
1990
•
1992
•
1994
•
1996
QF
1998
•
Iceland
Iceland
Teams
Iceland
1978
×
1980
×
1982
×
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
•
1994
•
1996
•
1998
•
Israel
Israel
Teams
Israel
1978
Not a UEFA member
1980
•
1982
•
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
•
1994
GS
1996
•
1998
•
Italy
Italy
Teams
Italy
1978
QF
1980
QF
1982
QF
1984
SF
1986
2nd
1988
QF
1990
SF
1992
1st
1994
1st
1996
1st
1998
•
Netherlands
Netherlands
Teams
Netherlands
1978
×
1980
•
1982
•
1984
•
1986
•
1988
SF
1990
•
1992
QF
1994
•
1996
•
1998
4th
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Teams
North Macedonia
1978
Part of Yugoslavia
1980
×
1982
×
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
•
1994
•
1996
•
1998
•
Norway
Norway
Teams
Norway
1978
•
1980
•
1982
•
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
•
1994
•
1996
•
1998
3rd
Poland
Poland
Teams
Poland
1978
•
1980
•
1982
QF
1984
QF
1986
QF
1988
•
1990
•
1992
QF
1994
QF
1996
•
1998
•
Portugal
Portugal
Teams
Portugal
1978
•
1980
•
1982
×
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
•
1994
2nd
1996
QF
1998
•
Romania
Romania
Teams
Romania
1978
•
1980
•
1982
•
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
•
1994
•
1996
•
1998
QF
Russia
Russia
Teams
Russia
1978
Part of USSR
1980
QF
1982
•
1984
QF
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
•
1994
•
1996
•
1998
•
Scotland
Scotland
Teams
Scotland
1978
•
1980
QF
1982
SF
1984
QF
1986
•
1988
QF
1990
•
1992
SF
1994
•
1996
4th
1998
•
Serbia3
Serbia3
Teams
Serbia3
1978
1st
1980
SF
1982
•
1984
SF
1986
•
1988
•
1990
2nd
1992
•
1994
×
1996
×
1998
•
Slovakia
Slovakia
Teams
Slovakia
1978
Part of Czechoslovakia
1980
•
1982
•
1984
4th
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
•
1994
•
1996
•
1998
•
Slovenia
Slovenia
Teams
Slovenia
1978
Part of Yugoslavia
1980
×
1982
×
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
•
1994
•
1996
•
1998
•
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Teams
Soviet Union
1978
•
1980
1st
1982
SF
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
1st
1992
•
1994
Soviet Union was dissolved
1996
3
Spain
Spain
Teams
Spain
1978
•
1980
•
1982
QF
1984
2nd
1986
1st
1988
QF
1990
QF
1992
•
1994
3rd
1996
2nd
1998
1st
Sweden
Sweden
Teams
Sweden
1978
•
1980
•
1982
•
1984
•
1986
QF
1988
•
1990
SF
1992
2nd
1994
•
1996
•
1998
QF
Switzerland
Switzerland
Teams
Switzerland
1978
•
1980
•
1982
•
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
•
1994
•
1996
•
1998
•
Turkey
Turkey
Teams
Turkey
1978
•
1980
•
1982
•
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
•
1994
•
1996
•
1998
•
Ukraine
Ukraine
Teams
Ukraine
1978
Part of USSR
1980
×
1982
•
1984
•
1986
•
1988
•
1990
•
1992
2nd
1994
•
1996
•
1998
GS
Total
Total
Teams
Total
1978
8
1980
8
1982
8
1984
8
1986
8
1988
8
1990
8
1992
8
1994
8
1996
8
1998
8
| Teams | 1978 | 1980 | 1982 | 1984 | 1986 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Albania | × | × | × | QF | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | Part of USSR | × | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | SF | • | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | Part of Yugoslavia | × | × | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic1 | QF | QF | • | • | • | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | QF | • | • | • | QF | • | • | SF | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| East Germany | 2nd | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | Part of Germany | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| England | SF | SF | 1st | 1st | SF | SF | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| France | • | • | QF | QF | QF | 1st | • | • | 4th | 3rd | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | Part of USSR | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany2 | × | × | 2nd | • | • | • | QF | QF | • | QF | QF | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | • | • | • | • | • | 2nd | • | • | QF | • | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | QF | QF | • | • | SF | • | • | • | • | QF | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | Not a UEFA member | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | QF | QF | QF | SF | 2nd | QF | SF | 1st | 1st | 1st | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | × | • | • | • | • | SF | • | QF | • | • | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
| North Macedonia | Part of Yugoslavia | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | • | • | QF | QF | QF | • | • | QF | QF | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | 2nd | QF | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | Part of USSR | QF | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Scotland | • | QF | SF | QF | • | QF | • | SF | • | 4th | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia3 | 1st | SF | • | SF | • | • | 2nd | • | × | × | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | Part of Yugoslavia | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union | • | 1st | SF | • | • | • | 1st | • | Soviet Union was dissolved | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain | • | • | QF | 2nd | 1st | QF | QF | • | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | • | • | • | • | QF | • | SF | 2nd | • | • | QF | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | Part of USSR | × | • | • | • | • | • | 2nd | • | • | GS | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
· Awards › Player of the Tournament
1978
1978
Year
1978
Golden Player
Vahid Halilhodžić
1980
1980
Year
1980
Golden Player
Anatoliy Demyanenko
1982
1982
Year
1982
Golden Player
Rudi Völler
1984
1984
Year
1984
Golden Player
Mark Hateley
1986
1986
Year
1986
Golden Player
Manolo Sanchís
1988
1988
Year
1988
Golden Player
Laurent Blanc
1990
1990
Year
1990
Golden Player
Davor Šuker
1992
1992
Year
1992
Golden Player
Renato Buso
1994
1994
Year
1994
Golden Player
Luís Figo
1996
1996
Year
1996
Golden Player
Fabio Cannavaro
1998
1998
Year
1998
Golden Player
Francesc Arnau
2000
2000
Year
2000
Golden Player
Andrea Pirlo
2002
2002
Year
2002
Golden Player
Petr Čech
2004
2004
Year
2004
Golden Player
Alberto Gilardino
2006
2006
Year
2006
Golden Player
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
2007
2007
Year
2007
Golden Player
Royston Drenthe
2009
2009
Year
2009
Golden Player
Marcus Berg
2011
2011
Year
2011
Golden Player
Juan Mata
2013
2013
Year
2013
Golden Player
Thiago
2015
2015
Year
2015
Golden Player
William Carvalho
2017
2017
Year
2017
Golden Player
Dani Ceballos
2019
2019
Year
2019
Golden Player
Fabián Ruiz
2021
2021
Year
2021
Golden Player
Fábio Vieira
2023
2023
Year
2023
Golden Player
Anthony Gordon
2025
2025
Year
2025
Golden Player
Harvey Elliott
| Year | Golden Player | Ref. |
| 1978 | Vahid Halilhodžić | |
| 1980 | Anatoliy Demyanenko | |
| 1982 | Rudi Völler | |
| 1984 | Mark Hateley | |
| 1986 | Manolo Sanchís | |
| 1988 | Laurent Blanc | |
| 1990 | Davor Šuker | |
| 1992 | Renato Buso | |
| 1994 | Luís Figo | |
| 1996 | Fabio Cannavaro | |
| 1998 | Francesc Arnau | |
| 2000 | Andrea Pirlo | |
| 2002 | Petr Čech | |
| 2004 | Alberto Gilardino | |
| 2006 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | |
| 2007 | Royston Drenthe | |
| 2009 | Marcus Berg | |
| 2011 | Juan Mata | |
| 2013 | Thiago | |
| 2015 | William Carvalho | |
| 2017 | Dani Ceballos | |
| 2019 | Fabián Ruiz | |
| 2021 | Fábio Vieira | |
| 2023 | Anthony Gordon | |
| 2025 | Harvey Elliott |
· Awards › Top Scorer
2000
2000
Year
2000
First place
Andrea Pirlo
Goals
3
2002
2002
Year
2002
First place
Massimo Maccarone
Goals
3
2004
2004
Year
2004
First place
Alberto Gilardino
Goals
4
2006
2006
Year
2006
First place
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Goals
4
2007
2007
Year
2007
First place
Maceo Rigters
Goals
4
2009
2009
Year
2009
First place
Marcus Berg
Goals
7
2011
2011
Year
2011
First place
Adrián
Goals
5
2013
2013
Year
2013
First place
Álvaro Morata
Goals
4
Second place
Thiago
Goals
3
Third place
Isco
Goals
3
2015
2015
Year
2015
First place
Jan Kliment
Goals
3
Second place
Kevin Volland
Goals
2
Third place
John Guidetti
Goals
2
2017
2017
Year
2017
First place
Saúl
Goals
5
Second place
Marco Asensio
Goals
3
Third place
Bruma
Goals
3
2019
2019
Year
2019
First place
Luca Waldschmidt
Goals
7
Second place
George Pușcaș
Goals
4
Third place
Marco Richter
Goals
3
2021
2021
Year
2021
First place
Lukas Nmecha
Goals
4
Second place
Patrick Cutrone
Goals
3
Third place
Dany Mota
Goals
3
2023
2023
Year
2023
First place
Sergio Gómez
Abel Ruiz
Heorhiy Sudakov
Goals
3
2025
2025
Year
2025
First place
Nick Woltemade
Goals
6
| Year | First place | Goals | Second place | Goals | Third place | Goals | Ref. |
| 2000 | Andrea Pirlo | 3 | |||||
| 2002 | Massimo Maccarone | 3 | |||||
| 2004 | Alberto Gilardino | 4 | |||||
| 2006 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 4 | |||||
| 2007 | Maceo Rigters | 4 | |||||
| 2009 | Marcus Berg | 7 | |||||
| 2011 | Adrián | 5 | |||||
| 2013 | Álvaro Morata | 4 | Thiago | 3 | Isco | 3 | |
| 2015 | Jan Kliment | 3 | Kevin Volland | 2 | John Guidetti | 2 | |
| 2017 | Saúl | 5 | Marco Asensio | 3 | Bruma | 3 | |
| 2019 | Luca Waldschmidt | 7 | George Pușcaș | 4 | Marco Richter | 3 | |
| 2021 | Lukas Nmecha | 4 | Patrick Cutrone | 3 | Dany Mota | 3 | |
| 2023 | Sergio Gómez Abel Ruiz Heorhiy Sudakov | 3 | |||||
| 2025 | Nick Woltemade | 6 |
References
- Includes West Germany
- Includes Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro
- UEFAhttps://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0282-184adb987357-c6661a2fbd1e-1000--how-the-under-21-euro-developed/
- UEFAhttps://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0283-1863c9fc94e8-975cd500087e-1000--under-21-euro-finals-attendance-record-broken/
- "U21 final tournament expanding to 12 teams"https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0ded0926c88b-7f7a6d0f17bc-1000--u21-final-tournament-expanding-to-12-teams/
- UEFAhttps://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/024e-0f8e67eadd56-6d0a2d03a701-1000--aleksander-ceferin-re-elected-uefa-president-until-2023/
- UEFAhttps://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0252-0cd3add5c6c6-33fdf8fdc07a-1000--thiago-leads-all-star-squad-dominated-by-spain/
- UEFAhttps://web.archive.org/web/20130621020444/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=1978/golden-player/index.html
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- UEFAhttps://web.archive.org/web/20130621020652/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=1982/golden-player/index.html
- UEFAhttps://web.archive.org/web/20130622030710/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=1984/golden-player/index.html
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- UEFAhttps://web.archive.org/web/20130622075601/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=1988/golden-player/index.html
- UEFAhttps://web.archive.org/web/20130622074149/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=1990/golden-player/index.html
- UEFAhttps://web.archive.org/web/20130613113941/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=1992/golden-player/index.html
- UEFAhttps://web.archive.org/web/20130621020844/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=1994/golden-player/index.html
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