2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Kampjonat Ewropew 2023 ta' Taħt id-19-il sena
Tournament details
Host countryMalta
Dates3–16 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Italy (4th title)
Runners-up Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored49 (3.27 per match)
Attendance20,539 (1,369 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Víctor Barberà
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Italy Luis Hasa[1]
2022
2024

The 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2023) was the 20th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (70th 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. Malta hosted the tournament from 3 to 16 July 2023.[2] A total of eight teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate.

England were the defending champions.[3] They were not able to defend the title after failing to qualify for the competition. Italy were crowned champions for the fourth time after beating Portugal 1–0 in the final.[4]

  1. ^ "2023: Luis Hasa". UEFA.com. 20 July 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 U19 EURO finals in Malta: Tournament information". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Final". UEFA. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Portugal 0-1 Italy: Kayode heads resilient Azzurrini to second Under-19 title". UEFA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.