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The Spain national under-21 football team is the national under-21
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team of
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and is controlled by the
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. The team, nicknamed La Rojita (The Little Red ne, competes in the biennial
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. Following the realignment of
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's youth competitions in 1976, the Spain under-21 team was formed. Spain has a strong record (competition winners five times and runners-up twice); having consecutively won the
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Championships. They hold the joint record with
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for the most wins of the competition. Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Spain's brief record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown, though in actuality, Spain played only three competitive U-23 matches. The first was in the "under-23 Challenge", which they lost, while the next two were in a two-team qualification "group" for the 1972 competition (facing the
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team, they lost 2–1 at home then drew 1–1 away and failed to qualify. Spain did not enter a team in the other two U-23 competitions, but have been ever present in under-21 competitions). Spain's youth development programs has been challenging the South American dominance in the
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and the
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. In fact, 20 of the Spanish 23-man squad that won the
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came through the ranks of the youth teams; most of them had won titles at the youth level as well.


Competitive record


UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

''*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.'' *Gold background color indicates first-place finish. Silver background color indicates second-place finish. Bronze background color indicates third-place finish. *Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.


Individual awards

Spanish players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.


Player records


Top appearances

Note: ' represents all the clubs that players played in at the time they did it too in the Under-21s.


Top goalscorers

Note: ' represents all the clubs that players played in at the time they did it too in the Under-21s. * Caps and goals correct as of 3 September 2020.


Recent results


Forthcoming fixtures


2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship


Group phase


Players


Current squad

* The following players were called up for the friendly match. * Match dates: 18 November 2022 * Opposition: * Caps and goals correct as of: 18 November 2022, after the match against .


Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last twelve months are still eligible for selection. INJ INJ


Former squads

* 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain * 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain * 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain * 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain * 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain * 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain * 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain * 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain * 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain * 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Spain


See also

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Spain national football team The Spain national football team ( es, Selección Española de Fútbol) has represented Spain in international men's football competitions since 1920. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in ...
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Spain national under-23 football team The Spain Olympic football team (also known as Spain Under-23, or Spain U-23) represents Spain in international football competitions in the Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for the Olympics which all ...
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Spain national under-20 football team The Spain national under-20 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), the governing body for football in Spain. Competitive Record FIFA ...
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Spain national under-19 football team The Spain national under-19 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. It is the most successful U-19 ...
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Spain national under-18 football team The Spain national under-18 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. Competitive record FIFA Y ...
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Spain national under-17 football team The Spain national under-17 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. Considered one of the st ...
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Spain national under-16 football team The Spain national under-16 football team represents Spain in international football for children under 16 and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, which is the governing body for football in Spain. Competitive re ...
* Spain national under-15 football team *
Spain national youth football team Spain has the following national youth football teams: * Spain national under-23 football team * Spain national under-21 football team * Spain national under-20 football team * Spain national under-19 football team * Spain national under-18 footba ...


Notes


References


External links

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