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| Year | Winners | Final match result | Runners-up | Number of teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 Details |  England C | No final |  Belgium U-21 | 4 | ||
| 2007–09 Details | Belgium U-21 | 1–0 | England C | 8 | ||
| 2009–11 Details |  Portugal U-23 | 1–0 | England C | 11 | ||
| 2011–13 Details |  Turkey A2 | 1–0 |  Norway U23 | 8 | ||
| 2013–15 Details [6] [7] |  Slovakia U-23 | 2–2 3–2 pen. | Turkey U-23 | 8 | ||
| 2015–17 Details [8] | Slovakia U-23 | 4–0 | England C | 4 |
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