2019 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship

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2019 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship
2019 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship.svg
Tournament details
Host countryLatvia
City Riga
Dates8–14 September
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored78 (5.2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Rodríguez
Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Pérez
(5 goals each)
2022

The 2019 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Futsal Euro 2019) was the first edition of the UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship, the biennial international youth futsal championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Europe. [1] [2] The tournament was held at the Arēna Rīga in Riga, Latvia between 8–14 September 2019. [3] [4]

Contents

A total of eight teams played in the final tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2000 eligible to participate. Spain won the title to become the first UEFA Under-19 Futsal Euro champions. [5]

Host selection

The bid requirements were made available on 13 April 2018. A total of seven countries declared interest in hosting the tournament:

Only Georgia and Latvia submitted the bid dossier by the deadline of 25 July. Latvia were appointed as hosts by the UEFA Executive Committee on 27 September 2018. [3] [4]

Qualification

A total of 35 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Latvia qualifying automatically, the other 34 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament. [6] The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds: [7]

The qualifying draw was held on 1 November 2018. The preliminary round was held between 21 and 26 January 2019, and the main round was held between 26 and 31 March 2019.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamMethod of qualification
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Hosts
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Main round Group 1 winners
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Main round Group 2 winners
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Main round Group 3 winners
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Main round Group 4 winners
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Main round Group 5 winners
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Main round Group 6 winners
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Main round Group 7 winners

Final draw

The final draw was held on 7 June 2019, 21:00 EEST (UTC+3), at the Daugava Stadium in Riga, Latvia. [8] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. There was no seeding, except that the hosts Latvia were assigned to position A1 in the draw. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, Russia and Ukraine would not be drawn into the same group.

Squads

Each national team have to submit a squad of 14 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers.

Group stage

The final tournament schedule was announced on 25 June 2019. [9]

The group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

In the group stage, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 18.01 and 18.02): [7]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and are tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
  8. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. UEFA coefficient for the qualifying round draw;
  10. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, EEST (UTC+3).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 3300132+119 Knockout stage
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 320176+16
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 31028803
4Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia (H)3003214120
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2019. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 475 [10]
Referee: Admir Zahovič (Slovenia), Vedran Babić (Croatia)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg0–6Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Report
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 1150 [10]
Referee: Juan José Cordero (Spain), Chiara Perona (Italy)

Russia  Flag of Russia.svg5–1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Report
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 650 [10]
Referee: Grigori Ošomkov (Estonia), Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–3Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Report
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 260 [10]
Referee: Yaroslav Vovchok (Ukraine), Michael Christofides (Cyprus)

Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svg4–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 250 [10]
Referee: Vedran Babić (Croatia), Juan José Cordero (Spain)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg1–3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 710 [10]
Referee: Chiara Perona (Italy), Yaroslav Vovchok (Ukraine)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3300151+149 Knockout stage
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 320194+56
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 310291013
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3003018180
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg7–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 250 [10]
Referee: Ingus Puriņš (Latvia), Cristiano José Cardoso (Portugal)
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg0–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 450 [10]
Referee: Jan Kresta (Czech Republic), Marjan Mladenovski (North Macedonia)

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–6Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 120 [10]
Referee: Irina Velikanova (Russia), Fatma Özlem Tursun (Turkey)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 295 [10]
Referee: Borislav Kolev (Bulgaria), Slawomir Steczko (Poland)

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg3–1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 200 [10]
Referee: Cristiano José Cardoso (Portugal), Admir Zahovič (Slovenia)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg5–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 270 [10]
Referee: Jan Kresta (Czech Republic), Ingus Puriņš (Latvia)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary. [7]

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
12 September – Riga
 
 
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 2 (2)
 
14 September – Riga
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (p)2 (3)
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1
 
12 September – Riga
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 6
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
 
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1
 

Semi-finals

Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svg2–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report
Penalties
2–3
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 250 [10]
Referee: Juan José Cordero (Spain), Jan Kresta (Czech Republic)

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 625 [10]
Referee: Cristiano José Cardoso (Portugal), Borislav Kolev (Bulgaria)

Final

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1–6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 2 138 [10]
Referee: Ingus Puriņš (Latvia), Grigori Ošomkov (Estonia)

Goalscorers

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Source: [11]

Team of the tournament

The UEFA technical observers selected the following 14 players for the team of the tournament: [12]

Broadcasting

Television

All 15 matches will be live streamed in selected countries (including all unsold markets) and highlights are available for all territories around the world on UEFA.tv. [13]

Participating nations

CountryBroadcaster
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia (host) LTV
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Sport Klub
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands NOS
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland TVP
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal RTP
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Match TV
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain RTVE
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine UA:PBC

Non-participating European nations

Country/RegionBroadcaster
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania RTSH
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra RTVE (Spanish)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia APMTV
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria ORF
Sport Klub
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Belteleradio
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria BNT
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ČT
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DR
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia ERR
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Yle
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Sport1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary MTVA
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland RÚV
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland RTÉ
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Charlton
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RAI
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo RTK
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein SRG SSR
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania LRT
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta PBS
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway NRK
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania TVR
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia RTVS
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden SVT
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey TRT
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BBC

Outside Europe

Country/RegionalBroadcaster
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China CCTV
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
beIN Sports

Radio

Participating nations

CountryBroadcaster
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia (host) LR
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands NOS
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland PR
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal RTP
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain RTVE
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine UA:PBC

Non-participating European nations

Country/RegionBroadcaster
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania RTSH
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra RTVE (Spanish)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia HR
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria ORF
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Belteleradio
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria BNR
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ČR
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DR
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia ERR
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Yle
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Sport1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary MTVA
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland RÚV
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland RTÉ
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RAI
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo RTK
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein SRG SSR
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania LRT
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta PBS
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway NRK
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania RR
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia RTVS
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden SR
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey TRT
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BBC

Outside Europe

Country/RegionalBroadcaster
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China CRI
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States

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  4. 1 2 "Latvia to host first U19 Futsal EURO". UEFA. 27 September 2018.
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  6. "Entrants for new U19 Futsal EURO". UEFA. 20 September 2018.
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  12. "U19 Futsal EURO 2019 team of the tournament". UEFA. 16 September 2019.
  13. UEFA. "Where to watch Under-19 Futsal EURO". UEFA . Retrieved 2019-08-28.