2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final

The 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final was a football match that took place on 30 June 2019 at the Dacia Arena in Udine, Italy, to determine the winners of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The match was contested by Spain and Germany, the defending champions of the competition, making the fixture a rematch of the previous final.

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final
The Dacia Arena in Udine hosted the final.
Event2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Date30 June 2019 (2019-06-30)
VenueDacia Arena, Udine
Man of the MatchDani Olmo (Spain)[1]
RefereeSrđan Jovanović (Serbia)[2]
Attendance23,232[3]
WeatherSunny
30 °C (86 °F)
69% humidity[4][5]
2017
2021

Spain won the final 2–1 for their fifth UEFA European Under-21 Championship title, equalling Italy's record.[1]

Route to the final

SpainRoundGermany
OpponentsResultGroup stageOpponentsResult
 Italy1–3Match 1  Denmark3–1
 Belgium2–1Match 2  Serbia6–1
 Poland5–0Match 3  Austria1–1
Group A winners

PosTeamPldPts
1  Spain36
2  Italy (H)36
3  Poland36
4  Belgium30
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
Final standingsGroup B winners

PosTeamPldPts
1  Germany37
2  Denmark36
3  Austria34
4  Serbia30
Source: UEFA
OpponentsResultKnockout stageOpponentsResult
 France4–1Semi-finals  Romania4–2

Match

Details

Spain  2–1  Germany
Report
Attendance: 23,232[3]
Spain
Germany
GK1Antonio Sivera  83'
RB15Martín Aguirregabiria
CB5Unai Núñez  71'
CB2Jesús Vallejo (c)  33'
LB20Junior Firpo
CM21Marc Roca
CM6Fabián Ruiz  78'
RW19Dani Olmo
AM10Dani Ceballos
LW22Pablo Fornals  72'
CF11Mikel Oyarzabal  55'
Substitutions:
MF7Carlos Soler  55'
FW9Borja Mayoral  72'
MF8Mikel Merino  78'
Manager:
Luis de la Fuente
GK1Alexander Nübel
RB3Lukas Klostermann
CB4Jonathan Tah (c)
CB5Timo Baumgartl
LB2Benjamin Henrichs
CM16Suat Serdar  61'
CM6Maximilian Eggestein  78'
CM8Mahmoud Dahoud
RF7Levin Öztunalı  72'
CF10Luca Waldschmidt
LF18Nadiem Amiri
Substitutions:
MF19Florian Neuhaus  61'
FW11Marco Richter  72'
FW9Lukas Nmecha  78'
Manager:
Stefan Kuntz

Man of the Match:
Dani Olmo (Spain)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Uroš Stojković (Serbia)
Milan Mihajlović (Serbia)
Fourth official:
Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Video assistant referee:
Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

Match rules[6]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

References