The Tehelné Pole stadium in Bratislava is one of the venues of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. (source: TASR)
For the first time in more than 20 years, Slovakia is hosting a major football event. From June 11 to 28, the country will welcome the 25th edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. It’s the second time Slovakia is hosting the tournament—the first was in 2000.
This year marks a first: all 16 participating teams are based in a single host country. Matches will be played in eight Slovak cities—Bratislava, Trnava, Dunajská Streda, Trenčín, Nitra, Žilina, Prešov and Košice. Organizers expect around 50,000 fans from across Europe.
Tickets are priced the same across all cities. A regular group-stage match ticket costs €12 (second category) or €15 (first category). VIP tickets are available for €149.
Prices go up slightly for the knockout stage, with quarter-finals and semi-finals priced at €16, €20, and €179 (VIP), and the final match at €20, €25, and €199 (VIP). Only tickets purchased via the official tournament website or through authorised partner Slovak Lines are valid.
Opening match in Bratislava
The tournament kicks off on Wednesday at 18:00 in Bratislava’s Tehelné Pole stadium, where host Slovakia will face Spain. The game is sold out, with around 22,000 fans expected.
Slovakia at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Slovakia’s under-21 national team has qualified for the UEFA European Championship three times — in 2000, 2017, and 2025.
Their best result came in their debut year, 2000, when, as hosts, they reached the semi-finals.
Three more matches will take place on the same evening at 21:00: Italy vs. Romania in Trnava, Portugal vs. France in Trenčín, and Poland vs. Georgia in Žilina. Tickets are still available for these games.
How to get to stadiums
The Tehelné Pole stadium will also host matches on June 14 and 17, a semi-final gam on June 25 and the final game on June 28. All start at 21:00. On these days, Viktora Tegelhoffa and Kalinčiakova streets will be closed to traffic from 10:00 to midnight. Pedestrian access is allowed. A fan zone will open on Kalinčiakova Street three hours before each game.
There are several ways to get to the stadium. From the airport, take bus 61 toward the Main Railway Station and get off at Bajkalská. The stadium is a short walk away. From the Main Railway Station, take bus 61 to Bajkalská. There is an alterantive route; from either location, exit the bus at Trnavské Mýto and switch to tram 4 in the direction of Zlaté Piesky, then get off at Nová Doba (second stop).
If you arrived at the Petržalka railway station, take special shuttle line F to the nearby ice-hockey stadium. From there, Tehelné Pole is a short walk away.
From the Nivy Bus Station, take bus 21 or trolleybus 40 toward the Main Railway Station, exit at Krížna (second stop), then switch to tram 4 and exit at Nová Doba (third stop). Each public transport stop has a map that shows the lines, with more important stops also having a map of nearby stops.
The National Football Stadium in Bratislava (source: SFZ)
For the public transport schedule, click here. You can change towns in the top left corner. Click here for travel information to the stadium in Košice.
For other venues, visit the official tournament website. Choose your city under the "Mestá" (Cities) tab and click on "Doprava" (Transport) for maps in Slovak and English. On mobile, tap the menu icon in the top right and follow the same tabs.
