Turkey national under-19 football team
| Association | Turkish Football Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Şenol Ustaömer | ||
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| First international | |||
| Turkey 2–0 Slovakia 25 April 1999 | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Turkey 10–0 San Marino Belgium, 10 October 2004 | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Portugal 6–1 Turkey Tbilisi Georgia, 29 May 2015 | |||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up: 2004 | ||
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, every even year, the top five teams from the respective UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship compete in the FIFA U-20 World Cup the following year.
Competitive record
UEFA European U-19 Championship record*
| Edition | Round | MP | W | D** | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Qualifying round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
| 2003 | First qualifying round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2004 | Runner-upQ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |
| 2005 | First qualifying round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2006 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2007 | Elite round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2008 | Elite round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2009 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Elite round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2012 | Elite round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Elite round | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |
| 2015 | Elite round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| 2016 | Elite round | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2017 | Elite round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2019 | Elite round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
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| 2022 | Elite round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2023 | Elite round | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2024 | Qualified | |||||||
| 2025 | To be decided | |||||||
| 2026 | To be decided | |||||||
| 2027 | To 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.
| Year | Top Goalscorer |
|---|---|
| 2004* | Ali Öztürk |
| 2006* | İlhan Parlak |
- *Award was shared with other players.
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Qualifiers
Elite Round – Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
| 26 March 2022 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification#Elite round | Turkey | 1–3 | Israel | ETO Park, Győr, Hungary |
| 16:00 | Elmaz 42' (pen.) | Report | Turgeman 32', 35' Edri 66' |
Referee: Mohammed Al-emara (Finland) |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Uzbekistan on 11 and 14 January 2026.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2026, after the match against Uzbekistan.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Burak Özkanlı | 23 January 2007 | 3 | 0 | Hertha BSC |
| 12 | GK | Enes Ali Oral | 2 April 2008 | 1 | 0 | Esenler Erokspor |
| 23 | GK | Mehmet Tuğra Yeşilurt | 5 June 2007 | 1 | 0 | Beşiktaş |
| 2 | DF | Ensar Buğra Tivsiz | 11 June 2007 | 1 | 0 | Antalyaspor |
| 3 | DF | Deniz Tuncer | 8 January 2007 | 2 | 0 | Trabzonspor |
| 4 | DF | Arda Vurucu | 10 June 2007 | 1 | 0 | Strømsgodset |
| 5 | DF | Azem Yortaç | 1 March 2008 | 1 | 0 | Beşiktaş |
| 15 | DF | Emre Üstün | 9 January 2007 | 2 | 0 | Berliner AK 07 |
| 21 | DF | Arda Öztürk | 10 March 2007 | 8 | 0 | Trabzonspor |
| 22 | DF | Berke Sarıgül | 27 March 2007 | 2 | 0 | Göztepe |
| DF | Kayra Cihan | 30 September 2007 | 4 | 0 | Kayserispor | |
| 6 | MF | Robert Atsup | 19 April 2007 | 7 | 0 | Kasımpaşa |
| 8 | MF | Haktan Şener | 8 April 2007 | 4 | 0 | Lyon |
| 16 | MF | Jayden Tektaş | 3 November 2007 | 2 | 0 | Millwall |
| 18 | MF | Bora Yağız Aydın | 2 February 2007 | 4 | 0 | Galata |
| 19 | MF | Enes Çinemre | 23 July 2007 | 5 | 2 | Bandırmaspor |
| 7 | FW | Berkay Aslan | 5 January 2007 | 5 | 0 | İstanbul Başakşehir |
| 9 | FW | Özder Özcan | 19 April 2007 | 3 | 3 | Iğdır |
| 10 | FW | Tuğra Turhan | 9 August 2007 | 7 | 4 | İstanbul Başakşehir |
| 11 | FW | Adem Yeşilyurt | 13 January 2007 | 2 | 1 | Karşıyaka |
| 13 | FW | Talha Bartu Özdemir | 6 January 2007 | 4 | 1 | Ümraniyespor |
| 14 | FW | Emre Erdoğan | 24 February 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1860 Munich |
| 17 | FW | Haydar Karataş | 13 March 2007 | 2 | 0 | Fenerbahçe |
| 20 | FW | Onuralp Çakıroğlu | 5 December 2007 | 5 | 3 | Trabzonspor |
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
References
- ^ "U19 Millî Takımı'nın Özbekistan Maçları Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 30 December 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.