2025 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship

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2025 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship
Campionatul UEFA de Futsal Sub-19 ani din 2025
(in Romanian)
Tournament details
Host country Moldova
City Chișinău
Dates28 September - 5 October
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
2023

The 2025 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Futsal Euro 2025) will be the fourth 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 will be hosted at the Chișinău Arena, Moldova from 28 September to 5 October 2025. [1] A total of eight will participate in the final tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2006 being eligible to participate. [2]

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Qualification

A total of 36 teams are participating, with 35 competing for a spot alongside hosts Moldova [1] in the finals. The 25 nations with the highest rankings, including Portugal, Spain, and 2023 semi-finalists Slovenia and Ukraine, will enter directly into the main round between 25 and 30 March. The other ten teams will compete in the preliminary round between 21 and 26 January 2025, aiming to secure the final three spots in the main round.

The qualifying draw was held on 31 October 2024. [3]

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in Under-19 Futsal Euro 1
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Hosts21 October 20240 (debut)
Main round Group 1 winners
Main round Group 2 winners
Main round Group 3 winners
Main round Group 4 winners
Main round Group 5 winners
Main round Group 6 winners
Main round Group 7 winners
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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Moldova to host 2025 U19 Futsal EURO in Chișinău". UEFA.com. 24 September 2024.
  2. "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Futsal Championship, 2022/23". UEFA. 16 August 2022.
  3. "2025 Under-19 Futsal EURO preliminary and main round draws". UEFA. Retrieved 9 December 2024.