2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Campionatul European de Fotbal sub 19 ani 2021
Tournament details
Host countryRomania
DatesCancelled (originally 30 June – 13 July)
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
2020
2022

The 2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2021) was scheduled to be the 19th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (69th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Europe. Romania were scheduled to host the tournament between 30 June and 13 July 2021.[1] A total of eight teams were to play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2002 eligible to participate.[2]

On 23 February 2021, UEFA announced the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[3]

  1. ^ "Romania, Slovakia to stage U19 EURO in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2020/21". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ "2020/21 Under-19 EURO cancelled". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 February 2021.