England national under-21 football team facts for kids
The England national under-21 football team is one of the youth teams of England’s national football team.
The team is for English players that are 21 years of age or younger. It is also possible for older players to be eligible because FIFA allows 3 or 5 over-aged players maximum.
Gareth Southgate is their current coach.
Competitive Record
| UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
 1978 |
Semi-Finals | 4th of 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1980 |
Semi-Finals | 3rd of 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1982 |
Champions | 1st of 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 |
| 1984 |
Champions | 1st of 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| 1986 |
Semi-Finals | 4th of 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1988 |
Semi-Finals | 3rd of 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 1990 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1992 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1994 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1996 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1998 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2000 |
Group Stage | 5th of 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
 2002 |
Group Stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
 2004 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2006 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2007 |
Semi-Finals | 3rd of 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
 2009 |
Runners-Up | 2nd of 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
 2011 |
Group Stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 2013 |
Group Stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 2015 |
Group Stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 2017 |
Semi-Finals | 3rd of 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
  2019 |
Group Stage | 9th of 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Total | 2 titles | 15/22 | 59 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 82 | 75 |
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