2023 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship

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2023 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host countryCroatia
City Poreč
Dates3–10 September
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored101 (6.73 per match)
Attendance3,837 (256 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Portugal.svg Lúcio Júnior
(5 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Portugal.svg Lúcio Júnior
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The 2023 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Futsal Euro 2023) was the third 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] The tournament was hosted at the Žatika Sport Centre in Poreč, Croatia from 3 to 10 September 2023. [1] A total of eight teams participated in the final tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 being eligible to participate. [2]

Contents

In a rematch of the previous final, Portugal defeated two-time defending champions Spain by 6–2 to secure their first title.

Qualification

Seven teams qualified to join the hosts in the final tournament. The qualifying draw was held on 3 November 2022. The preliminary round was held between 18 and 21 January 2023, and the main round was held between 22 and 26 March 2023. [1]

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in Under-19 Futsal Euro 1
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Hosts20 September 20222 (2019, 2022)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Main round Group 1 winners25 March 20230 (debut)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Main round Group 2 winners25 March 20232 (2019, 2022)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Main round Group 3 winners24 March 20232 (2019, 2022)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Main round Group 4 winners25 March 20230 (debut)
Flag of France.svg  France Main round Group 5 winners25 March 20231 (2022)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Main round Group 6 winners25 March 20232 (2019, 2022)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Main round Group 7 winners25 March 20231 (2022)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Squads

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

Group stage

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): [2]

  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.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3300147+79 Knockout stage
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 31111110+14
3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (H)30211213−12
4Flag of France.svg  France 3012916−71
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg5–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 311 [3]
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg6–6Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 298 [4]
France  Flag of France.svg1–5Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 150 [5]
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 300 [6]
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg5–2Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 126 [7]
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg3–4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 608 [8]

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3201128+46 [a] Knockout stage
2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 3201108+26 [a]
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 320195+46 [a]
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3003616−100
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Ukraine +1, Slovenia 0, Italy −1.
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2–4Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 256 [9]
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 217 [10]
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg2–4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 185 [11]
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg5–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 103 [12]
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg7–4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 130 [13]
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg4–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 153 [14]

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary. [2]

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
8 September – Poreč
 
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3
 
10 September – Poreč
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 6
 
8 September – Poreč
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
 

Semi-finals

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg3−2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 400 [15]
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg2–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 150 [16]

Final

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg6–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 450 [17]

Goalscorers

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Croatia to host 2023 U19 Futsal EURO in Poreč". UEFA.com. 20 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Futsal Championship, 2022/23". UEFA. 16 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Portugal vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Croatia vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "France vs. Portugal" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Spain vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Spain vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Croatia vs. Portugal" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Finland vs. Slovenia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Ukraine vs. Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Slovenia vs. Ukraine" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Italy vs. Finland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Ukraine vs. Finland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Slovenia vs. Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Portugal vs. Slovenia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Ukraine vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "Portugal vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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