La Rojita is trying to add another trophy to its display cases, having won it for the last time in 2019.
In Romania and Georgia, a new illusion begins for boys under 21: the European Under-21 Championship. The final stage begins on June 21 with the top 16 teams from the continent.
In any case, it is worth finding out now who are the countries that have won the title the most times. goal details below the winners of the European Under-21 Championship.
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Under 21 European Palmares: Which teams have won it most often
In 1976, the European championship was officially held for the first time for players under the age of 21 (previously a championship for players under the age of 23 was organized). And the first champion was Yugoslavia.
The teams to have won the most European Under-21 titles are those of Italy and Spain, having won them five times each. Italy is, of course, the only one who has managed to keep the trophy three times in a row. For its part, Spain surpasses the Italians with three runners-up, with two from the transalpines.
- Spain: 5 titles (1986, 1998, 2011, 2013, 2019) and 3 runners-up (1984, 1996, 2017)
- Italy: 5 titles (1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004) and 2 runners-up (1986, 2013)
- Germany:
3 titles (2009, 2017, 2021) and 2 runners-up (1982, 2019) - England 2 titles (1982, 1984) and 1 runner-up (2009)
- Netherlands: 2 titles (2006, 2007)
- Russia: 2 titles (1980, 1990)
- Serbia: 1 title (1978) and 3 runners-up (1990, 2004, 2007)
- France: 1 title (1988) and 1 runner-up (2002)
- Sweden: 1 title (2015) and 1 runner-up (1992)
- Czech Republic: 1 title (2002) and 1 runner-up (2000)
- Portugal: 0 titles and 3 runners-up (1994, 2015, 2021)
- Greece: 0 titles and 2 runners-up (1988, 1998)
- Democratic Germany: 0 titles and 2 runners-up (1978, 1980)
- Switzerland: 0 titles and 1 runner-up (2011)
Source: Goal