It was hosted in Herceg Novi, Montenegro, from 26 to 30 November 2014.

[5][6] The defending champions, Romania, kept their title by overcoming Slovenia 1–0 in the final.

[9][10] In the group stage, a total of 36 matches (six matches per group) were played between 26 and 28 November, the teams finishing in the top two positions in each of the six groups progressed to the knockout stage, along with the best four third-placed teams.

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches (including in determining the best third-placed teams), the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:[11]

If a match was drawn after 40 minutes of regular play, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner.