The Turkey national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, held every year.
The Under-19 UEFA tournament originally began as the FIFA Junior Tournament between 1948 and 1954. It has since been renamed a number of times, most notably referred to as the UEFA European U-18 Championship between 1981 and 2001. The tournament was renamed as the UEFA European U-19 Championship in 2002, but importantly the overall statistics are collated from 1948. In addition, during even-numbered years, the top five teams from the respective UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup held the following year.
Competitive record
UEFA European U-19 Championship record* Edition Round MP W D** L GF GA 2002Qualifying round 4 1 1 2 7 8 2003First qualifying round 3 1 1 1 3 3 2004Runner-upQ 5 2 1 2 10 10 2005First qualifying round 3 1 1 1 13 5 2006Group stage 3 0 1 2 9 12 2007Elite round 3 1 1 1 3 3 2008Elite round 3 1 0 2 2 7 2009Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 4 2010Elite round 3 2 0 1 6 4 2011Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 3 2012Elite round 3 1 0 2 6 6 2013Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 6 2014Elite round 3 2 1 0 7 5 2015Elite round 3 0 0 3 2 13 2016Elite round 3 2 1 0 7 3 2017Elite round 3 1 1 1 2 2 2018Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 9 2019Elite round 3 0 1 2 3 8 2020Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022Elite round 3 1 0 2 4 6 2023Elite round 3 0 2 1 3 5 2024Group stage 3 0 2 1 5 6 2025Elite round 3 0 2 1 3 5 2026Elite round 3 2 1 0 5 3 2027To be decided 2028To be decided 2029To be decided *The tournament originally began in 1948 and has had a number of different names. The tournament was renamed as the UEFA European U-19 Championship in 2002, but importantly the overall statistics are collated from 1948. **Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out. ***Silver background colour indicates that Turkey finished as runner-up. Q - Denotes qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup held the following year.
Individual awards In addition to team victories, Turkish players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.
YearTop Goalscorer 2004*Ali Öztürk 2006*İlhan Parlak *Award was shared with other players.
Recent results 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Qualification
Players Current squad The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Uzbekistan on 11 and 14 January 2026.
Caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2026, after the match against Uzbekistan.
Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the Turkey under-19 squad and remain eligible:
See also Turkey men's national football team Turkey men's national under-21 football team Turkey men's national under-20 football team Turkey men's national under-17 football team Turkey women's national football team Turkey women's national under-21 football team Turkey women's national under-19 football team Turkey women's national under-17 football team
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