2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final

The 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final was a football match that took place on 8 July 2023 at the Adjarabet Arena in Batumi, Georgia, to determine the winners of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The match was contested by England and Spain.

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final

The Adjarabet Arena in Batumi hosted the final.
Event	2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
England Spain 1 0
Date	8 July 2023 (2023-7-8)
Venue	Adjarabet Arena, Batumi
Man of the Match	Curtis Jones (England)[1]
Referee	Espen Eskås (Norway)
Attendance	18,498[2]
Weather	Partly cloudy night 24 °C (75 °F) 88% humidity[3]
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England won the match 1–0 for their first UEFA European Under-21 Championship title since 1984 and the third title overall.^[4]

Route to the final

Further information: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

England		Round	Spain
Opponents	Result	Group stage	Opponents	Result
Czech Republic	2–0	Match 1	Romania	3–0
Israel	2–0	Match 2	Croatia	1–0
Germany	2–0	Match 3	Ukraine	2–2
Group C winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  England 3 9 2  Israel 3 4 3  Czech Republic 3 3 4  Germany 3 1 Source: UEFA		Final standings	Group B winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Spain 3 7 2  Ukraine 3 7 3  Croatia 3 1 4  Romania (H) 3 1 Source: UEFA (H) Hosts
Opponents	Result	Knockout stage	Opponents	Result
Portugal	1–0	Quarter-finals	Switzerland	2–1 (a.e.t.)
Israel	3–0	Semi-finals	Ukraine	5–1

Match details

England	1–0	Spain
Jones 45+4'	Report

8 July 2023 (2023-7-8)

20:00

Adjarabet Arena, Batumi

Attendance: 18,498^[2]

Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

England

Spain

GK 1 James Trafford  74' CB 5 Taylor Harwood-Bellis (c) CB 14 James Garner CB 4 Levi Colwill  45+6' RM 2 Max Aarons CM 17 Curtis Jones LM 11 Anthony Gordon  82' RW 7 Morgan Gibbs-White  69'  90+12'  73' AM 10 Emile Smith Rowe  66' LW 21 Angel Gomes  24'  73' CF 20 Cole Palmer  82' Substitutions: MF 23 Noni Madueke  66' FW 9 Cameron Archer  73' MF 6 Oliver Skipp  73' MF 19 Harvey Elliott  82' MF 18 Tommy Doyle  82' Manager: Lee Carsley

GK 1 Arnau Tenas RB 2 Víctor Gómez  73' CB 14 Aitor Paredes CB 5 Jon Pacheco LB 3 Juan Miranda DM 6 Antonio Blanco  37'  90+12'  83' RM 17 Sergio Gómez LM 16 Álex Baena  34'  59' AM 8 Oihan Sancet  45+6'  59' CF 10 Rodri Sánchez  59' CF 9 Abel Ruiz (c) Substitutions: MF 18 Gabri Veiga  59' MF 19 Aimar Oroz  62'  59' FW 7 Rodrigo Riquelme  86'  59' FW 11 Ander Barrenetxea  73' FW 21 Sergio Camello  83' Manager: Santi Denia  77'

Man of the Match: Curtis Jones (England)[1] Assistant referees: Jan Erik Engan (Norway) Isaak Elias Bashevkin (Norway) Fourth official: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia) Video assistant referee: Christian Dingert (Germany) Assistant video assistant referees: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of twelve named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 1]

Notes

1. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.