What is UEFA European Under-19 Championship?
{{for|the women's competition|UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship}} {{Use British English|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox football tournament | name = UEFA European Under-19 Championship | caption = | founded = 1948 | region = [[Europe]] ([[UEFA]]) | number of teams = Maximum of 54 (qualifying round)<br />28 (elite round)<br />8 (finals) | current champions = {{nowrap|{{fbu|19|ENG}} (11th title)}} | most successful team = {{nowrap|{{fbu|19|ESP}} (11 titles)}} {{nowrap|{{fbu|19|ENG}} (11 titles)}} | broadcasters = | website = [https://www.uefa.com/under19 Official website] | current = [[2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship]] }} The '''UEFA European Under-19 Championship''', or simply '''UEFA Under-19 Championship''' or the '''UEFA Euro U-19''', is an yearly [[Association football|football]] competition, challenged by the [[Europe]]an men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of [[UEFA]]. [[Spain national under-19 football team|Spain]] and [[England national under-19 football team|England]] are the most successful team in this competition, having won eleven titles each. England are also the [[2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship|current champions]]. ==History and format== The competition has been held since 1948. It was originally called the '''FIFA International Youth Tournament''', until it was taken over by UEFA in 1956.<ref>{{cite web|title=From International Youth Tournament to U19 EURO|url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/history/|date=13 February 2017|publisher=UEFA|access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref> In 1980, it was restyled the '''UEFA European Under-18 Championship'''. Until the [[1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship|1997]] tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 19 years were eligible to compete. Since the [[1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship|1998]] tournament, the date limit has been moved back to 1 January. The championship received its current name in 200