From 1967 to 1970 a Challenge Cup for U-23 teams existed, the winners of each match having to defend it in their next.
Between 1970 and 1976 a competition for U-23 selections existed, changed to one for U-21 team between 1976 and 1984.
Since 1984 it is an official U-21 European championship. Since 1992, the tournament doubles as qualifying competition for the Olympic Games every four years.
Date Venue Hosts Score Visitors Winners 7- 6-67 Stara Zagora Bulgaria 3-2 East Germany Bulgaria 6- 9-67 Burgas Bulgaria 6-0 Finland Bulgaria 15-11-67 Pleven Bulgaria 2-1 Czechoslovakia Bulgaria 17- 4-68 Sofia Bulgaria 3-1 Netherlands Bulgaria 26-10-68 Ruse Bulgaria 1-2 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 18- 6-69 Novi Sad Yugoslavia 3-0 Spain Yugoslavia 6-11-69 Zrenjanin Yugoslavia 2-0 Sweden Yugoslavia 24- 3-70 Athinai Greece 1-5 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Date Venue Hosts Score Visitors Winners 22- 6-72 Moskva Soviet Union 2-2 Czechoslovakia 30- 6-72 Ostrava Czechoslovakia 3-1 Soviet Union Czechoslovakia 15- 5-74 Dresden East Germany 3-2 Hungary 28- 5-74 Budapest Hungary 4-0 East Germany Hungary 19- 6-76 Budapest Hungary 1-1 Soviet Union 23- 6-76 Moskva Soviet Union 2-1 Hungary Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia 1 Hungary 1 Soviet Union 1
Date Venue Hosts Score Visitors Winners 17- 5-78 Halle East Germany 0-1 Yugoslavia 31- 5-78 Mostar Yugoslavia 4-4 East Germany Yugoslavia 7- 5-80 Rostock East Germany 0-0 Soviet Union 21- 5-80 Moskva Soviet Union 1-0 East Germany Soviet Union 21- 9-82 Sheffield England 3-1 West Germany 12-10-82 Bremen West Germany 3-2 England England 17- 5-84 Sevilla Spain 0-1 England 24- 5-84 Sheffield England 2-0 Spain England
England 2 Soviet Union 1 Yugoslavia 1
Date Venue Hosts Score Visitors Winners 15-10-86 Roma Italy 2-1 Spain 29-10-86 Valladolid Spain 2-1 Italy [3-0 pen] Spain 24- 5-88 Athinai Greece 0-0 France 12-10-88 Besançon France 3-0 Greece France 5- 9-90 Sarajevo Yugoslavia 2-4 Soviet Union 17-10-90 Simferopol Soviet Union 3-1 Yugoslavia Soviet Union 28- 5-92 Ferrara Italy 2-0 Sweden 3- 6-92 Växjö Sweden 1-0 Italy Italy Date Venue Score Winners 20- 4-94 Montpellier Italy 1-0 Portugal Italy 31- 5-96 Barcelona Italy 1-1 Spain [4-2 pen] Italy 31- 5-98 Bucuresti Spain 1-0 Greece Spain 4- 6-00 Bratislava Italy 2-1 Czech Republic Italy 28- 5-02 Basel Czech Republic 0-0 France [3-1 pen] Czech Republic 8- 6-04 Bochum Italy 3-0 Serbia-Montenegro Italy 4- 6-06 Oporto Netherlands 3-0 Ukraine Netherlands 23- 6-07 Groningen Netherlands 4-1 Serbia Netherlands 29- 6-09 Malmö Germany 4-0 England Germany 25- 6-11 Aarhus Spain 2-0 Switzerland Spain 18- 6-13 Jerusalem Spain 4-2 Italy Spain 30- 6-15 Praha Sweden 0-0 Portugal [4-3 pen] Sweden 30- 6-17 Kraków Germany 1-0 Spain Germany 30- 6-19 Udine Spain 2-1 Germany Spain 6- 6-21 Ljubljana Germany 1-0 Portugal Germany 8- 7-23 Batumi England 1-0 Spain England
Italy 5 Spain 5 Germany 3 Netherlands 2 Czech Republic 1 England 1 France 1 Soviet Union 1 Sweden 1
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