2018–19 Under 20 Elite League

The 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League (sometimes referred to as the European Elite League^[1]) was an age-restricted association football tournament for national Under-20 teams. It was the second edition of the Under 20 Elite League.

2018–19 Under 20 Elite League

European Elite League
Tournament details
Dates	August 2018 – March 2019
Teams	8 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (1st title)
Runners-up	Portugal
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	82 (2.93 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gianluca Scamacca (5 goals)
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Participating teams

•   Czech Republic
•   England
•   Germany
•   Italy
•   Netherlands
•   Poland
•   Portugal
•    Switzerland

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Netherlands (C)	7	5	2	0	16	6	+10	17
2	Portugal	7	4	2	1	10	5	+5	14
3	Germany	7	4	2	1	13	10	+3	14
4	England	7	3	1	3	9	9	0	10
5	Switzerland	7	2	1	4	9	11	−2	7
6	Czech Republic	7	2	1	4	8	14	−6	7
7	Poland	7	2	0	5	7	13	−6	6
8	Italy	7	1	1	5	10	14	−4	4

Source: Standings
(C) Champions

Results

6 September 2018 (2018-09-06)

England	2–0	Switzerland
Hirst   4' Embleton   60'	Report

St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton (England)

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6 September 2018 (2018-09-06)

Portugal	0–0	Netherlands
	Report

Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estorial (Portugal)

Referee: Christof Günsch (Germany)

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6 September 2018 (2018-09-06)

Poland	0–3	Italy
	Report	Kean   5', 67' Scamacca   38'

Stadion Widzewa, Łódź (Poland)

Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)

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7 September 2018 (2018-09-07)

Germany	3–2	Czech Republic
Özcan   41' Itter   62' Daferner   65'	Report	Sasinka   18' Žitný   46'

Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde, Spiesen-Elversberg (Germany)

Referee: Tomasz Wajda (Poland)

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10 September 2018 (2018-09-10)

Switzerland	1–0	Poland
Zeqiri   53'	Report

Stade de Chailly, Montreux (Switzerland)

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10 September 2018 (2018-09-10)

Netherlands	3–1	England
Chong   62' Vente   75' Kadioglu   88'	Report	Nketiah   6'

Nieuw Zuid, Katwijk (Netherlands)

Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)

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11 September 2018 (2018-09-11)

Czech Republic	2–4	Portugal
Žitný   36' Havelka   49'	Report	Santos   4' Correia   9', 55' Neto   50'

Na Litavce, Příbram (Czech Republic)

Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)

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11 October 2018 (2018-10-11)

England	2–1	Italy
Nketiah   20' Willock   39' (pen.)		Frattesi   65'

Mill Farm, Fylde (England)

Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

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11 October 2018 (2018-10-11)

Poland	3–0	Czech Republic
Puchacz   8' Łyszczarz   11' (pen.) Moder   16' (pen.)

Stadion Widzewa, Lodz (Poland)

Referee: David Schärli (Switzerland)

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11 October 2018 (2018-10-11)

Portugal	1–1	Switzerland
Gomes   72'		Pusic   57'

Complexo Desportivo de Rio Maior, Rio Maior (Portugal)

Referee: Darren England (England)

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12 October 2018 (2018-10-12)

Germany	1–1	Netherlands
Baak   21'		Sierhuis   23'

Hänsch-Arena, Meppen (Germany)

Referee: Rosario Abisso (Italy)

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15 October 2018 (2018-10-15)

Czech Republic	1–1	England
Pfeifer   86'		Nketiah   39'

Stadion Střelecký ostrov, České Budějovice (Czech Republic)

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16 October 2018 (2018-10-16)

Italy	1–2	Portugal
Scamacca   65'		Correia   36' Quina   65'

Stadio Ezio Scida, Crotone, Italy

Referee: Wojciech Myc (Poland)

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16 October 2018 (2018-10-16)

Netherlands	4–1	Poland
Vente   14' De Wit   25', 35', 44'		Benedyczak   71'

Nieuw Zuid, Katwijk, Netherlands

Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal)

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16 October 2018 (2018-10-16)

Germany	3–2	Switzerland
Hack   10' Beste   16' Muslija   20'		Pusic   33', 48'

Ostfriesland-Stadion, Emden, Germany

Referee: Ondrej Pechanec (Czech Republic)

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15 November 2018 (2018-11-15)

Switzerland	1–3	Netherlands
Kasai   48'		Gakpo   35', 39', 70'

Esp Stadium, Fislisbach, Switzerland

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15 November 2018 (2018-11-15)

Italy	3–3	Germany
Frattesi   11' Scamacca   48' Pinamonti   83'		Gurleyen   36' Otto   39' Czyborra   52'

Stadio Enzo Ricci, Sassuolo, Italy

Referee: Jeroen Manschot (Netherlands)

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15 November 2018 (2018-11-15)

Portugal	2–0	Poland
Balde   30' Cardoso   85'

Estádio Algarve, São João da Venda, Portugal

Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua (Italy)

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19 November 2018 (2018-11-19)

Czech Republic	2–1	Switzerland
Sasinka   4', 7'		Zumberi   89'

Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská, Brno, Czech Republic

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19 November 2018 (2018-11-19)

England	2–0	Germany
Willock   66' Nmecha   69'

Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester, England

Referee: Pawel Pskit (Poland)

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20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

Netherlands	3–2	Italy
Vente   19' Gakpo   28' Lang   89'		Scamacca   11', 61'

Nieuw Zuid Katwijk, Katwijk, Netherlands

Referee: Robert Jones (England)

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21 March 2019 (2019-03-21)

Italy	0–1	Czech Republic
		Růsek   22'

Stadio Carlo Speroni, Busto Arsizio, Italy

Referee: Nicolas Jancevski (Switzerland)

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21 March 2019 (2019-03-21)

England	1–3	Poland
Nketiah   57'		Moder   8' Klimala   26' (pen.) Kwietniewski   53'

St George’s Park, Burton, England

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22 March 2019 (2019-03-22)

Germany	1–0	Portugal
Burnić   21'

BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald, Sandhausen, Germany

Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)

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24 March 2019 (2019-03-24)

Czech Republic	0–2	Netherlands
		Grot   11' Vente   19'

Referee: Piotr Urban (Poland)

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24 March 2019 (2019-03-24)

Switzerland	3–0	Italy
Cömert   11' (pen.) Vargas   38' Pusic   49'

Stadion Kleinfeld, Kriens, Switzerland

Attendance: 3,024

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25 March 2019 (2019-03-25)

Poland	0–2	Germany
		Otto   17' Friede   78'

Stadion Miejski, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

Attendance: 6,348

Referee: Rosario Abisso (Italy)

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25 March 2019 (2019-03-25)

Portugal	1–0	England
Martelo   62'

Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril, Penafiel, Portugal

Referee: Florian Badstubner (Germany)

References

1. "Big tests for Young Lions". www.thefa.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 13 September 2018.