UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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international football competition youth football tournament

The UEFA European Under-21 Championship is a major international football tournament for European national teams composed of players under the age of 21.

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Label	Occurrences
UEFA European Under-21 Championship canonical	39
UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	19
UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2006	3
UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2011	3
UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2013	2
UEFA European Under-21 Championship winners	2
UEFA European Under-23 Championship	2
UEFA under-21 competitions	2
2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	1
2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	1
2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	1
Euro U-21	1
European Olympic qualifying tournament for men’s football	1
UEFA European Under-21 Championship 1986	1
UEFA European Under-21 Championship 1998	1
UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2007	1
UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2017	1
UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2019	1
UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2023	1
UEFA European Under-21 Championship era	1
UEFA European Under-21 Championship final	1
UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament	1
UEFA European Under-21 Championship matches	1
UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition	1
UEFA European Under-21 Championship seasons	1
UEFA U-21 Championship	1
UEFA for European Under-21 Championship	1
უეფას ევროპის 21-წლამდელთა ჩემპიონატი	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T267228 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Context triple: [UEFA, organizesCompetition, UEFA European Under-21 Championship]

A. UEFA European Championship
The UEFA European Championship is the premier quadrennial international football tournament for men's national teams in Europe, organized by UEFA.
B. UEFA Youth League
The UEFA Youth League is a European club football competition for under-19 teams, mirroring the UEFA Champions League format to develop young talent across Europe.
C. UEFA Nations League
The UEFA Nations League is a European international football competition organized by UEFA that features national teams competing in a league format to replace most friendly matches and provide more meaningful fixtures.
D. UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League is an annual European club football competition organized by UEFA for qualifying teams from domestic leagues and cups, ranking below the UEFA Champions League in prestige.
E. UEFA Super Cup
The UEFA Super Cup is an annual European football match contested between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Target entity description: The UEFA European Under-21 Championship is a major international football tournament for European national teams composed of players under the age of 21.

A. UEFA European Championship
The UEFA European Championship is the premier quadrennial international football tournament for men's national teams in Europe, organized by UEFA.
B. UEFA Youth League
The UEFA Youth League is a European club football competition for under-19 teams, mirroring the UEFA Champions League format to develop young talent across Europe.
C. UEFA Nations League
The UEFA Nations League is a European international football competition organized by UEFA that features national teams competing in a league format to replace most friendly matches and provide more meaningful fixtures.
D. UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League is an annual European club football competition organized by UEFA for qualifying teams from domestic leagues and cups, ranking below the UEFA Champions League in prestige.
E. UEFA Super Cup
The UEFA Super Cup is an annual European football match contested between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international football competition ⓘ youth football tournament ⓘ
ageLimit	under 21 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Euro U-21 ⓘ linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UEFA U-21 Championship ⓘ linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship
category	youth international football competition ⓘ
competitionFormat	group stage and knockout stage ⓘ
competitionLevel	under-age international ⓘ
competitionType	national teams competition ⓘ
confederation	UEFA ⓘ
confederationMembershipRequired	UEFA member association ⓘ linked to: FIFA Member Associations
continent	Europe ⓘ
discipline	men’s youth football ⓘ
drawOrganizedBy	UEFA ⓘ
eligibilityRule	players must be under 21 at the start of the qualifying campaign ⓘ
firstSeason	1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ
founded	1978 ⓘ
frequency	biennial ⓘ
gender	men ⓘ
governingBody	Union of European Football Associations ⓘ linked to: UEFA
governingBodyHeadquarters	Nyon, Switzerland ⓘ linked to: Nyon
hasQualificationRole	European Olympic qualifying tournament for men’s football ⓘ linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship
hasStage	final tournament ⓘ qualifying stage ⓘ
level	under-21 ⓘ
matchDuration	90 minutes ⓘ
mostSuccessfulTeam	Italy national under-21 football team ⓘ Spain national under-21 football team ⓘ
officialLanguageOfOrganization	English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ
organisedUnder	UEFA youth competitions ⓘ
organizer	UEFA ⓘ
organizerType	continental football confederation ⓘ
participantType	national under-21 football team ⓘ
professionalStatus	primarily professional players ⓘ
qualificationProcess	UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition ⓘ linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship
qualifiesFor	Summer Olympic Games men’s football tournament ⓘ linked to: Men's Olympic Football Tournament
region	Europe ⓘ
relatedCompetition	FIFA U-20 World Cup ⓘ UEFA European Championship ⓘ UEFA European Under-19 Championship ⓘ
replaced	UEFA European Under-23 Championship ⓘ linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship
scope	continental ⓘ
sport	association football ⓘ
sportType	team sport ⓘ
teamSelection	national under-21 squads selected by member associations ⓘ
teamType	national team ⓘ
trophy	UEFA European Under-21 Championship trophy ⓘ
usesRulesOf	Laws of the Game of association football ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UEFA → organizesCompetition → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

UEFA European Under-21 Championship → replaced → UEFA European Under-23 Championship ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship → qualificationProcess → UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship → alsoKnownAs → UEFA U-21 Championship ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship → alsoKnownAs → Euro U-21 ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship → hasQualificationRole → European Olympic qualifying tournament for men’s football ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Poland national under-21 football team → primaryCompetition → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

Scotland national under-21 football team → competition → UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Scotland national under-21 football team → competition → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

Germany under-21 national football team → primaryCompetition → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

Germany under-21 national football team → representsIn → UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Scottish national football teams → competeIn → UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Italy national under-21 football team → competition → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

Italy national under-21 football team → regionalTournament → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

Italy national under-21 football team → titles → UEFA European Under-21 Championship winners ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Italy national under-21 football team → participatesIn → UEFA under-21 competitions ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Spain national under-21 football team → competition → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

Spain national under-21 football team → mostSuccessfulIn → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

Spain national under-21 football team → titlesWon → UEFA European Under-21 Championship 1986 ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Spain national under-21 football team → titlesWon → UEFA European Under-21 Championship 1998 ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Spain national under-21 football team → titlesWon → UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2011 ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Spain national under-21 football team → titlesWon → UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2013 ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Spain national under-21 football team → titlesWon → UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2019 ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Spain national under-21 football team → titlesWon → UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2023 ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Spain national under-21 football team → participatesIn → UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship → isInauguralEditionOf → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship → replacedCompetition → UEFA European Under-23 Championship ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship → category → UEFA European Under-21 Championship seasons ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship → firstSeasonOf → UEFA European Under-21 Championship era ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship trophy → competition → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

UEFA European Under-21 Championship trophy → presentedAt → UEFA European Under-21 Championship final ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship trophy → firstPresentedFor → UEFA European Under-21 Championship winners ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Álvaro Morata → hasWon → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

Luis de la Fuente → coachedCompetition → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

Luis de la Fuente → wonTitleAsManager → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

UEFA youth competitions → include → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

Spain Olympic football team → qualifiedThrough → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

Norway U21 → primaryCompetition → UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Norway U21 → primaryCompetition → UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Republic of Ireland U21 → competition → UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Netherlands national under-21 football team → primaryCompetition → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

Netherlands national under-21 football team → wonTitle → 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Netherlands national under-21 football team → wonTitle → 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Georgia national under-21 football team → primaryCompetition → UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Norway youth teams → competition → UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

France national under-21 football team → primaryCompetition → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

France national under-21 football team → firstParticipationInCompetition → UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

Marco Asensio → participatedIn → UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2017 ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Milan Baroš → participantIn → 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Biało-czerwoni → usedInContext → UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification ⓘ

linked to: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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