# 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
The 2022 [UEFA European Under-19 Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-european-under-19-championship) was the 20th edition of the annual European championship for men's national under-19 football teams, an eight-team final tournament hosted by Slovakia from 18 June to 1 July 2022 and won by England, who beat Israel 3-1 after extra time in the final at Trnava Stadium.[1](https://www.uefa.com/news/0275-150ff6d17898-0603bc650d81-1000--u19-euro-all-the-results/) • [2](https://www.uefa.com/under19/history/2022/) It was the first Under-19 final tournament in three years, after the 2020 and 2020/21 editions were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3](https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0276-1555586bcde4-5a135412c1dc-1000--2022-under-19-euro-finals-meet-the-teams/) • [4](https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0266-11a56ec11741-2377dafed677-1000--2020-21-under-19-euro-cancelled/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Dates and host | 18 June to 1 July 2022, in Slovakia (Trnava, Dunajská Streda, Banská Bystrica, Žiar nad Hronom, Senec)[5](https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0261-1055a06a2595-a1fec4e389d6-1000--2022-u19-euro-finals-draw/) |
| Champions | England, 3-1 after extra time against Israel in the final; their second title and first since 2017[1](https://www.uefa.com/news/0275-150ff6d17898-0603bc650d81-1000--u19-euro-all-the-results/) • [2](https://www.uefa.com/under19/history/2022/) |
| Runners-up | Israel, in their first U19 EURO final[2](https://www.uefa.com/under19/history/2022/) |
| Top scorer | Loum Tchaouna (France), four goals[6](https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/027a-1662a980265c-0d2e049b1697-1000/uefadirect199e_-q3_2022.pdf) |
| Goal of the Tournament | Oscar Gloukh (Israel), for his strike in the final[6](https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/027a-1662a980265c-0d2e049b1697-1000/uefadirect199e_-q3_2022.pdf) |
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | The four semi-finalists plus Slovakia (play-off winners) filled UEFA's five slots at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia[1](https://www.uefa.com/news/0275-150ff6d17898-0603bc650d81-1000--u19-euro-all-the-results/) |
| Attendance | Aggregate attendance of 38,000 across the finals[6](https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/027a-1662a980265c-0d2e049b1697-1000/uefadirect199e_-q3_2022.pdf) |
## Background and format
The U19 event has run annually since 2001/02 as the successor to the UEFA European Under-18 Championship, and consists of a qualifying round, an elite round and an eight-team final tournament.[7](https://www.uefa.com/under19/competitionformat/) Slovakia was awarded the 2022 finals by the UEFA Executive Committee, with Romania taking the 2021 edition that was later canceled.[8](https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0257-0debe6d21fe9-767a117bd75d-1000--romania-slovakia-to-stage-u19-euro-in-2021-and-2022/) • [4](https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0266-11a56ec11741-2377dafed677-1000--2020-21-under-19-euro-cancelled/) The 2020/21 finals had been due to be held in Romania before the UEFA Executive Committee canceled them because of pandemic restrictions on travel and mini-tournaments.[4](https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0266-11a56ec11741-2377dafed677-1000--2020-21-under-19-euro-cancelled/)
The finals draw, made by tournament ambassador [Martin Škrtel](https://www.edgepedia.org/martin-skrtel) at X-Bionic Sphere in Šamorín-Čilistov, placed hosts Slovakia with Romania, Italy and France in [Group A](https://www.edgepedia.org/group-a), and England, Israel, Serbia and Austria in [Group B](https://www.edgepedia.org/group-b).[5](https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0261-1055a06a2595-a1fec4e389d6-1000--2022-u19-euro-finals-draw/) The top two teams in each group progressed to the semi-finals.[1](https://www.uefa.com/news/0275-150ff6d17898-0603bc650d81-1000--u19-euro-all-the-results/)
## Group stage
France opened the tournament with a 5-0 win over hosts Slovakia in Trnava, built on the front three of Ange-Yoan Bonny, Alan Virginius and Loum Tchaouna.[2](https://www.uefa.com/under19/history/2022/) Italy beat Romania 2-1 in the other Group A match, with Tommaso Baldanzi scoring, and both Italy and France secured their semi-final places with a game to spare on Matchday 2.[1](https://www.uefa.com/news/0275-150ff6d17898-0603bc650d81-1000--u19-euro-all-the-results/) France then beat a much-changed Italy 4-1 on Matchday 3, Tchaouna scoring twice to reach four goals for the campaign, to win Group A.[2](https://www.uefa.com/under19/history/2022/)
In Group B, England beat Austria 2-0 and then Serbia 4-0, with Dane Scarlett scoring twice against Serbia, to qualify with a game to spare.[1](https://www.uefa.com/news/0275-150ff6d17898-0603bc650d81-1000--u19-euro-all-the-results/) Israel drew 2-2 with Serbia in their opener, after Stefan Leković's added-time equaliser, then beat Austria 4-2.[2](https://www.uefa.com/under19/history/2022/) [Liam Delap](https://www.edgepedia.org/liam-delap)'s sixth-minute goal gave England a 1-0 win over Israel on Matchday 3, making England group winners and Israel runners-up.[1](https://www.uefa.com/news/0275-150ff6d17898-0603bc650d81-1000--u19-euro-all-the-results/)
## Knockout stage
**Semi-finals.** England came from behind against Italy at NTC Senec, falling to Fabio Miretti's 12th-minute penalty before Alex Scott leveled and [Jarell Quansah](https://www.edgepedia.org/jarell-quansah) headed the winner in a 2-1 win.[2](https://www.uefa.com/under19/history/2022/) In the other semi-final at the DAC Arena, Israel beat [France 2](https://www.edgepedia.org/france-2)-1 to reach their first U19 EURO final; Souleymane Toure's early own goal and El Yam Kancepolsky's goal just before the hour put Israel ahead before Virginius reduced the deficit.[2](https://www.uefa.com/under19/history/2022/) Israel coach Ofir Haim received a congratulatory call from the country's prime minister and president after the win.[2](https://www.uefa.com/under19/history/2022/)
**Final.** Israel took the lead after 40 minutes when Oscar Gloukh combined with Ariel Lugassy to score, but Callum Doyle's header from a corner leveled 12 minutes later and forced extra time.[2](https://www.uefa.com/under19/history/2022/) In the 108th minute Harvey Vale set up [Carney Chukwuemeka](https://www.edgepedia.org/carney-chukwuemeka) to put England ahead, and [Aaron Ramsey](https://www.edgepedia.org/aaron-ramsey) added a third late on for a 3-1 win.[2](https://www.uefa.com/under19/history/2022/) The victory gave England their second title in the competition and their first since 2017.[2](https://www.uefa.com/under19/history/2022/)
A separate play-off between the two third-placed teams sent hosts Slovakia to the [FIFA U-20 World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fifa-u-20-world-cup): Samuel Kopásek's goal beat Austria 1-0.[1](https://www.uefa.com/news/0275-150ff6d17898-0603bc650d81-1000--u19-euro-all-the-results/)
## Awards and individual performances
UEFA's technical observer team named a Team of the [Tournament](https://www.edgepedia.org/tournament) with four players from winners England ([Matthew Cox](https://www.edgepedia.org/matthew-cox), Jarell Quansah, Harvey Vale, Carney Chukwuemeka), three each from Israel (Stav Lemkin, Ilay Madmon, Oscar Gloukh) and France (Brayann Pereira, Loum Tchaouna, Alan Virginius), and one from Italy (Giuseppe Ambrosino).[9](https://www.uefa.com/news/0277-158d3934d81a-206a691b8c37-1000--u19-euro-team-of-the-tournament/) Tchaouna finished as top scorer with four goals, and Gloukh won the Goal of the Tournament prize for his strike in the final.[6](https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/027a-1662a980265c-0d2e049b1697-1000/uefadirect199e_-q3_2022.pdf)
## Significance
The tournament returned the competition to the calendar after a three-year gap and served as European qualification for the [2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/2023-fifa-u-20-world-cup) in Indonesia, with England, Israel, France and Italy qualifying as semi-finalists alongside play-off winners Slovakia.[3](https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0276-1555586bcde4-5a135412c1dc-1000--2022-under-19-euro-finals-meet-the-teams/) • [1](https://www.uefa.com/news/0275-150ff6d17898-0603bc650d81-1000--u19-euro-all-the-results/) Israel's run to the final was the competition's surprise story, and England's Carney Chukwuemeka, a member of the winning squad, later became an Austria international.[2](https://www.uefa.com/under19/history/2022/) • [10](https://as.com/futbol/seleccion/que-fue-de-los-campeones-del-europeo-sub-19-f202607-n/)
## References
1. [2022 U19 EURO finals: All the results, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/news/0275-150ff6d17898-0603bc650d81-1000--u19-euro-all-the-results/)
2. [England clinch second Under-19 EURO title, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/under19/history/2022/)
3. [2022 Under-19 EURO finals: Meet the teams, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0276-1555586bcde4-5a135412c1dc-1000--2022-under-19-euro-finals-meet-the-teams/)
4. [2020/21 Under-19 EURO cancelled, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0266-11a56ec11741-2377dafed677-1000--2020-21-under-19-euro-cancelled/)
5. [2022 U19 EURO finals draw, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0261-1055a06a2595-a1fec4e389d6-1000--2022-u19-euro-finals-draw/)
6. [UEFA DIRECT Q3 2022: European Under-19 Championship, UEFA](https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/027a-1662a980265c-0d2e049b1697-1000/uefadirect199e_-q3_2022.pdf)
7. [Competition format, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/under19/competitionformat/)
8. [Romania, Slovakia to stage U19 EURO in 2021 and 2022, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0257-0debe6d21fe9-767a117bd75d-1000--romania-slovakia-to-stage-u19-euro-in-2021-and-2022/)
9. [2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/news/0277-158d3934d81a-206a691b8c37-1000--u19-euro-team-of-the-tournament/)
10. [¿Qué fue de los campeones del Europeo Sub-19?, AS](https://as.com/futbol/seleccion/que-fue-de-los-campeones-del-europeo-sub-19-f202607-n/)
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