UEFA U21 European Championship 2025: Dates, Draw, Live Streaming & Preview

The finest young players in Europe will be in action during June as the 2025 UEFA U21 European Championship is staged in Slovakia.

England claimed the prestigious title with a victory over Spain in 2023 and are among the favourites to lift the trophy this time around.

Read on as we look at the schedule and draw for the upcoming tournament before offering our thoughts on the leading contenders.

UEFA U21 European Championship 2025 Dates

Here are the key dates for the 2025 UEFA U21 European Championship:

• Group stage: June 11-18.
• Quarter-finals: June 21-22
• Semi-finals: June 25.
• Final: June 28.

UEFA U21 European Championship 2025 Draw

There are 16 teams in four groups of four in the first stage of the tournament. The draw is as follows:

• Group A: Slovakia, Spain, Italy, Romania.
• Group B: Czechia, England, Germany, Slovenia.
• Group C: Portugal, France, Poland, Georgia.
• Group D: Finland, Netherlands, Ukraine, Denmark.

The top two teams in each group qualify for the quarter-finals. The tournament is played as a straight knockout competition from that point onwards.

UEFA U21 European Championship 2025 Group Stage Fixtures

The group stage fixtures are as follows:

• June 11: Slovakia vs Spain, Italy vs Romania, Portugal vs France, Poland vs Georgia.
• June 12: Czechia vs England, Germany vs Slovenia, Ukraine vs Denmark, Finland vs Netherlands.
• June 14: Spain vs Romania, Slovakia vs Italy, Portugal vs Poland, France vs Georgia.
• June 15: England vs Slovenia, Czechia vs Germany, Finland vs Ukraine, Netherlands vs Denmark.
• June 17: Romania vs Slovakia, Spain vs Italy, Georgia vs Portugal, France vs Poland.
• June 18: Slovenia vs Czechia, England vs Germany, Denmark vs Finland, Netherlands vs Ukraine.

UEFA U21 European Championship 2025 Stadiums

Here are the stadiums for the tournament:

• National Football Stadium, Bratislava (3 x Group A matches, semi-final, final).
• Anton Malatinsky Stadium, Trnava (3 x Group A matches, quarter-final).
• DAC Arena, Dunajska Streda (3 x Group B matches, quarter-final).
• Nitra Stadium, Nitra (3 x Group B matches).
• Sihot Stadium, Trencin (3 x Group C matches).
• MSK Zilina Stadium, Zilina (3 x Group C matches, quarter-final).
• Kosice Football Arena, Kosice (3 x Group D matches, semi-final).
• Tatran Arena, Presov (3 x Group D matches, quarter-final).

How to Watch the 2025 UEFA U21 European Championship

Selected matches will be streamed live in numerous countries worldwide on UEFA.tv.

England fans can watch their team’s bid to win a fourth U21 title live on Channel 4. Manager Lee Carsley is eager to guide the Young Lions to another title.

“We are pleased Channel 4 will be broadcasting all of our games in Slovakia live this summer,” Carsley said.

“The opportunity for our talented squad to play in a big tournament with fans able to watch back home will only add to what we hope will be another memorable UEFA U21 Euro campaign.

“We look forward to supporting Channel 4’s coverage of another group of Young Lions looking to write their own history.”

Broadcasters of the previous tournaments in continental Europe were as follows:

• Czechia: CT.
• France: France Television.
• Germany: ProSiebenSat.1
• Georgia: GBP.
• Italy: RAI.
• Netherlands: NOS.
• Portugal: RTP.
• Romania: TVR.
• Spain: Mediaset Espana.
• Ukraine: PBC.

UEFA U21 European Championship Previous Winners

The previous winners of the tournament are as follows:

• Spain – 5 – 1986, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2019.
• Italy – 5 – 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004.
• Germany – 3 – 2009, 2017, 2021.
• England – 3 – 1982, 1984, 2023.
• Russia – 2 – 1980, 1990.
• Netherlands – 2 – 2006, 2007.
• Serbia – 1 – 1978.
• France – 1988.
• Czechia – 2002.
• Sweden – 2015.

UEFA U21 European Championship 2025 Preview

England claimed their first European U21 Championship title for 39 years in 2023 by defeating Spain 1-0 in a tense final in Georgia.

Cole Palmer’s free kick, deflected in off Curtis Jones in first-half stoppage time, proved to be the winning goal for the Three Lions.

Goalkeeper James Trafford saved a late penalty for his sixth clean sheet of the finals to round off a memorable tournament.

Lee Carsley’s side will be one of the favourites to lift the trophy this summer, but several other teams have a genuine chance of emerging victorious.

They include five-time winners Spain, who won nine and drew one of their ten fixtures during the qualification process.

Netherlands are another team to watch after recording a perfect record during qualifying, while Germany should also be dangerous.

Portugal, Ukraine and Italy are among the other teams that produced eye-catching performances during the qualifiers.