| Campionatul European de Fotbal sub 19 ani 2021 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Romania |
| Dates | Cancelled (originally 30 June – 13 July) |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
← 2022 → | |
The2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known asUEFA Under-19 Euro 2021) was scheduled to be the 19th edition of theUEFA European Under-19 Championship (69th 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.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 theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[3]
The timeline of host selection was as follows:[4]
For the UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament of 2021, Romania was selected as host.[1]
A total of 54 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Romania qualifying automatically, the original format would have seen the other 53 teams competing in the qualifying competition, which would have consisted of two rounds:Qualifying round, which would have taken place in autumn 2020, andElite round, which would have also taken place in spring 2021, to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament.[5] However, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round was initially delayed to March 2021, and the elite round was abolished and replaced by play-offs, contested in May 2021 by the 13 qualifying round group winners and the top seed by coefficient ranking,Portugal (which originally would receive a bye to the elite round), to determine the teams qualifying for the final tournament.[6][7]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Romania | Hosts | 2nd | 2011 (group stage) | Group stage (2011) |
| N/A | Play-off winners | |||
| N/A | Play-off winners | |||
| N/A | Play-off winners | |||
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| N/A | Play-off winners |
All 4 tournament venues were to be located near the capitalBucharest.[8]
| Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Ploiești | Stadionul Ilie Oană | 15,073 |
| Bucharest | Rapid Arena | 14,047 |
| Bucharest | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf | 8,155 |
| Voluntari | Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu | 4,518 |