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]
| Organising body | Self-governing tournament |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| Region | Europe |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Most successful team(s) |  Germany Netherlands(1 title each) |
 2022–23 Under 20 Elite League | |
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.
Seasons
- 2017–18[2] winner: Germany
- 2018–19[3] winner: Netherlands
- 2019–20 (curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2020–21 (not scheduled due to COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2021–22: Not completed[4] (unofficially claimed by
Italy)[5][6] - 2022–23: Ongoing
References
- "Elite League Nieuwe Uitdaging Voor Oranje Onder 20". KNVB (in Dutch). KNVB Media. 2017.
- SFV staff (30 January 2017). "Neue Turnierform: Under 20 Elite League 2017/2018" (in German). Schweizerischen Fussballverbandes.
- Football Association (UK) staff (28 August 2018). "England U20s to Face Italy at AFC Fylde and Germany in Colchester". The FA.
- The seventh and final match between England and Norway, which could have given the title to the English team, was not played
- "Primavera di successi per le Giovanili Azzurre. Gravina: "Risultati straordinari frutto del lavoro del Club Italia"". FIGC (in Italian). 30 March 2022.
- "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.
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