England national under-19 football team
England national under-19 football team, also known as England under-19s or England U19(s), represents England in association football at under-19 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. Primarily, it competes to qualify for the annual UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
| Nickname(s) | Three Lions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | The Football Association | |||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
| Head coach | Simon Rusk | |||
| FIFA code | ENG | |||
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| European Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 46 (first in 1948) | |||
| Best result | Winners | |||
The squad are currently coached by Simon Rusk.[1]
Competition history
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Squad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Squad | |
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | |
| Elite round | ||||||||
| Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | Squad | |
| Elite round | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Squad | |
| Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | Squad | |
| Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad | |
| Elite round | ||||||||
| Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | |
| Elite round | ||||||||
| Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | Squad | |
| Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | Squad | |
| Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | Squad | |
| Elite round | ||||||||
| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe | ||||||||
| Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | Squad | |
| Elite round | ||||||||
| Total | 11/20 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 78 | 60 | |
2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship - Final tournament
Group stage
The final tournament schedule was announced on 28 April 2022.[2]
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals and qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Knockout stage and 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
| 19 June 2022 | England | 2–0 | | Štadión SNP, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia |
| 20:00 |
|
Report | Attendance: 1,537 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania) |
| 22 June 2022 | England | 4–0 | | Štadión SNP, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia |
| 20:00 |
|
Report | Attendance: 2,569 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark) |
| 25 June 2022 | Israel | 0–1 | | Mestský štadión, Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia |
| 20:00 | Report |
|
Attendance: 933 Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia) |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 June – DAC Aréna | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 1 July – Anton Malatinský Stadium | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 28 June – NTC Senec | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off
Winners qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Semi-finals
Players
Latest squad
The following players were named in the squad for qualifying games against Montenegro, Wales and Austria, to be played between 11–17 October 2023.[3]
Names in bold denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | GK | Ben Cisse | 27 September 2005[4] | |||
| - | GK | True Grant | 2 November 2005[5] | |||
| - | GK | Luca Gunter | 23 March 2005[6] | |||
| - | DF | Max Alleyne | 21 July 2005[7] | |||
| - | DF | Alfie Dorrington | 20 April 2005[8] | |||
| - | DF | Ashley Phillips | 26 June 2005 | |||
| - | DF | Sai Sachdev | 9 March 2005 | |||
| - | DF | Calum Scanlon | 14 February 2005[9] | |||
| - | DF | Lino Sousa | 19 January 2005 | |||
| - | MF | Jobe Bellingham | 23 September 2005 | |||
| - | MF | Noel Buck | 5 April 2005 | |||
| - | MF | Archie Gray | 12 March 2006 | |||
| - | MF | Jack Hinshelwood | 11 April 2005 | |||
| - | FW | Omari Kellyman | 25 September 2005 | |||
| - | MF | Kane Taylor | 14 February 2005[10] | |||
| - | FW | Dom Ballard | 1 April 2005 | |||
| - | FW | Adrian Blake | 15 July 2005 | |||
| - | FW | Amario Cozier-Duberry | 9 May 2005 | |||
| - | FW | Jamie Donley | 3 January 2005[11] | |||
| - | FW | Romain Esse | 13 May 2005 | |||
| - | FW | Nathan Lowe | 18 September 2005 | |||
Recent call-ups
The following players have previously been called up to the England under-19 squad and remain eligible.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Benjamin Arthur | 28 November 2005 | - | - | v. | |
| DF | Ezra Carrington | 16 December 2005[13] | - | - | v. | |
| MF | Bobby Clark | 7 February 2005 | - | - | v. | |
| MF | Kamari Doyle | 1 August 2005 | - | - | v. | |
| MF | Lewis Miley | 1 May 2006 | - | - | v. | |
| MF | Kobbie Mainoo | 19 April 2005 | - | - | v. | |
Honours
- UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship winners: (11) 1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993,[15][nb 1] 2017, 2022
Notes
- All tournaments prior to 2002 were contested by the under-18 team.
References
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- "2022 U19 EURO finals in Slovakia: Tournament information, scouting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 April 2021.
- "England MU19 squad for EURO qualifiers". England Football. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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- "Luca Gunter". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- "Max Alleyne". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- "Alfie Dorrington". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- "Calum Scanlon". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- "Kane Taylor". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- "Jamie Donley". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- "England MU19s squad named to play Germany and Switzerland". England Football. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- "Ezra Carrington". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- "England MU19s squad named for EURO elite round qualifiers". England Football. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- Smyth, Rob (29 June 2009). "The forgotten story of… England's class of '93". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2013.