2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
| אליפות אירופה בכדורגל עד גיל 21 - 2013 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Israel |
| Dates | 5–18 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Spain (4th title)
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| Runners-up |
 Italy
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 45 (3 per match) |
| Attendance | 180,432 (12,029 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Álvaro Morata (4 goals)
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| Best player |
Thiago
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2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 19th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Israel between the 5–18 June 2013.
The Israeli bid was chosen by UEFA's Executive Committee on 27 January 2011 in Nyon, Switzerland. This bid defeated the other bids from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, England and Wales.
Spain defended the title they won two years prior, winning their fourth title after defeating Italy 4–2 in the final.
The draw for the group stage of qualifying for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship took place on 3 February in Nyon, Switzerland. 52 national teams took part in the qualifying. The group stage of qualifying began on 25 March 2011. There were a total of ten groups, consisting of five or six teams each. All the teams in each group faced each other two times, at home and away. The team at the top of each group and the four best second-placed teams qualified to the playoff round. In the playoff round, the 14 teams were drawn to play seven two-legged matches. The winners joined Israel in the tournament finals.
The following teams qualified for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship:
The Competition was played at four venues, Bloomfield (Tel Aviv), Teddy (Jerusalem), HaMoshava (Petah Tikva) and Netanya Municipal Stadium.
In December 2012, it was announced that these six referees would take charge of matches at the final tournament:
It was furthermore announced that additional assistant referees would be deployed at Israel's final tournament.
The draw for the final tournament took place on 28 November 2012 in Tel Aviv. As the highest-ranked team according to the competition coefficient rankings, Spain are one of the top two seeds alongside hosts Israel. Those two sides will be drawn into separate groups, as will the second and third-ranked teams in the list, England and the Netherlands. The remaining four countries are unseeded and will be placed in the remaining positions in the two four-team sections.
The deadline for the submission of the final 23-man squads was ten days before the opening match: Sunday 26 May 2013.
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