Flag parade of the participating nations | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Northern Ireland |
| Dates | 15–28 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 43 (2.69 per match) |
| Attendance | 25,046 (1,565 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (3 goals) |
| Best player | |
←2023 2025 → | |
The2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known asUEFA Under-19 Euro 2024) was the 21st edition of theUEFA European Under-19 Championship (71st edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youthfootball championship organised byUEFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Europe. Northern Ireland hosted the tournament from 15 to 28 July 2024. A total of eight teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2005 eligible to participate.
Same as previous editions held in even-numbered years, the tournament will act as the UEFA qualifiers for theFIFA U-20 World Cup. The top five teams of the tournament will qualify for the2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup inChile as the UEFA representatives.
Italy were the defending champions, having beatenPortugal 1–0 in the2023 final, but were eliminated in the semi-finals bySpain.[2][3]
Northern Ireland was appointed as the host for the tournament by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting on 19 April 2021 inMontreux, Switzerland.[4][5]
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002).
| Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 2nd | 2005 (Group stage) | Group stage (2005) | |
| Elite round Group 2 winners | 13th | 2022 (Semi-finals) | Champions (2005,2010,2016) | |
| Elite round Group 6 winners | 7th | 2018 (Group stage) | Runners-up (2004) | |
| Elite round Group 1 winners | 14th | 2023 (Semi-finals) | Champions (2002,2004,2006,2007,2011,2012,2015,2019) | |
| Elite round Group 7 winners | 6th | 2018 (Semi-finals) | Champions (2009) | |
| Elite round Group 5 winners | 10th | 2023 (Champions) | Champions (2003,2023) | |
| Elite round Group 3 winners | 7th | 2023 (Semi-finals) | Semi-finals (2023) | |
| Elite round Group 4 winners | 1st | Debut | ||
The tournament was hosted in 3 venues.[6]
| Belfast | Larne | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Park | Seaview | Inver Park | |
| Capacity:18,500 | Capacity:3,383 | Capacity:3,000 | |
A total of 6 Referees, 8 Assistants and 2 Fourth Officials were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Assistant Referees | Fourth Officials |
|---|---|---|

The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals and qualify for the2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
|---|
The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Knockout stage and 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
| Norway | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Braut | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage and 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 1 |
| Denmark | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Krüger-Johnsen | Report |
| Denmark | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Turkey | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ay | Report | Gąsiorowski |
| Turkey | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 July –Belfast | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 28 July –Belfast | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 25 July –Belfast | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
Winners qualified for the2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The following five teams from UEFA qualified for the2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup inChile.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances inFIFA U-20 World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 July 2024[23] | 8 (1977,1981,1987,2005,2009,2017,2019,2023) | |
| 19 July 2024[24] | 8 (1977,1997,2001,2011,2013,2017,2019,2023) | |
| 21 July 2024[25] | 4 (2001,2005,2015,2019) | |
| 22 July 2024[26] | 15 (1977,1979,1981,1985,1989,1991,1995,1997,1999,2003,2005,2007,2009,2011,2013) | |
| 25 July 2024[27] | 3 (1989,1993,2019) |
There were 43 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.69 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source:UEFA
The UEFA Technical Observer team announced the team of the tournament.[28]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|