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| Nickname | Gli Azzurrini (The Little Blues) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC) | ||
| Head coach | Alberto Bollini | ||
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| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 25 (first in1981) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1958,1966,2003,2023) | ||
TheItaly national under-19 football team is the national under-19football team ofItaly and is controlled by theItalian Football Federation.
The team competes in theUEFA European Under-19 Championship, held every year.
Before 2002, the event was called a U-18 tournament, as the players were required to under-18 at the start of qualifying phase and turn 19 in the final round.
| Year | Round |
|---|---|
 2002 | Did not qualify |
 2003 | Champions |
 2004 | Group stage |
 2005 | Did not qualify |
 2006 | |
 2007 | |
 2008 | Runners-up |
 2009 | Did not qualify |
 2010 | Group stage |
 2011 | Did not qualify |
 2012 | |
 2013 | |
 2014 | |
 2015 | |
 2016 | Runners-up |
 2017 | Did not qualify |
 2018 | Runners-up |
 2019 | Group stage |
| Cancelled[1] |
| Cancelled[2] |
 2022 | Semi-finals |
 2023 | Champions |
| 2024 | Semi-finals |
| 2025 | Did not qualify |
 2026 | TBD |
The following 20 players were called up for theQualifying Round of the2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Alessandro Nunziante | (2007-03-14)14 March 2007 (age 18) |  Udinese | |||
| 1GK | Tommaso Vannucchi | (2007-03-05)5 March 2007 (age 18) | Pontedera | |||
| 2DF | Matteo Cocchi | (2007-02-01)1 February 2007 (age 18) | Inter Milan | |||
| 2DF | Javison Osarumwense Idele | (2007-01-23)23 January 2007 (age 18) | Atalanta | |||
| 2DF | Marco Leandri | (2007-01-31)31 January 2007 (age 18) | Atalanta | |||
| 2DF | Manuel Maffessoli | (2007-04-18)18 April 2007 (age 18) | Atalanta | |||
| 2DF | Federico Nardin | (2007-02-18)18 February 2007 (age 18) | Roma | |||
| 2DF | Andrea Natali | (2008-01-28)28 January 2008 (age 17) |  AZ Alkmaar | |||
| 2DF | Francesco Verde | (2007-02-21)21 February 2007 (age 18) | Juventus | |||
| 3MF | Filippo Cerpelletti | (2007-06-19)19 June 2007 (age 18) | Inter Milan | |||
| 3MF | Alessandro Ciardi | (2007-01-07)7 January 2007 (age 18) | Parma | |||
| 3MF | Federico Coletta | (2007-05-29)29 May 2007 (age 18) |  Benfica | |||
| 3MF | Alessandro Di Nunzio | (2007-04-21)21 April 2007 (age 18) | Roma | |||
| 3MF | Mattia Liberali | (2007-04-06)6 April 2007 (age 18) | Catanzaro | |||
| 3MF | Matteo Mantini | (2007-02-13)13 February 2007 (age 18) | Grasshopper | |||
| 3MF | Emanuele Sala(captain) | (2007-11-28)28 November 2007 (age 17) | AC Milan | |||
| 4FW | Alessio Cacciamani | (2007-06-29)29 June 2007 (age 18) | Juve Stabia | |||
| 4FW | Alex Castiello | (2007-02-13)13 February 2007 (age 18) | AC Milan | |||
| 4FW | Jamal Iddrissou | (2007-09-22)22 September 2007 (age 18) | Inter Milan | |||
| 4FW | Mattia Mosconi | (2007-03-26)26 March 2007 (age 18) | Inter Milan | |||
