Under 20 Elite League
Organising bodySelf-governing tournament
Founded2017; 7 years ago (2017)
RegionEurope
Number of teams8
Current champions Italy
Most successful team(s) Italy
(2 titles)
2023–24 Under 20 Elite League

The Under 20 Elite League, also known as the European Elite League, is an under-20 (U20) association football tournament founded in 2017. Competed in by national European U20 teams, it is the successor to the Under-20 Four Nations Tournament.[1][2][3]

The Under 20 Elite League is a self-governing tournament made up of eight participating federations.

The tournament's first winners were Germany, with Netherlands victorious in 2018–19. Then Italy won twice in 2021–22 and 2022–23.

Seasons

See also

References

  1. ^ "Elite League Nieuwe Uitdaging Voor Oranje Onder 20". KNVB (in Dutch). KNVB Media. 2017.
  2. ^ a b SFV staff (30 January 2017). "Neue Turnierform: Under 20 Elite League 2017/2018" (in German). Schweizerischen Fussballverbandes.
  3. ^ a b Football Association (UK) staff (28 August 2018). "England U20s to Face Italy at AFC Fylde and Germany in Colchester". The FA.
  4. ^ "Primavera di successi per le Giovanili Azzurre. Gravina: "Risultati straordinari frutto del lavoro del Club Italia"". FIGC (in Italian). 30 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Club Italia: Head Coaches assigned for all male youth teams. Nunziata moves to the Under-20s ahead of the World Cup". FIGC. 22 July 2022.
  6. ^ The seventh and final match between England and Norway, which could have given the title to the English team, was not played
  7. ^ "Contro Norvegia e Germania le ultime due gare del Torneo Otto Nazioni, poi il Mondiale: i 23 convocati di Nunziata". FIGC (in Italian). 17 March 2023.
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