2019 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship explained
| Tourney Name: | UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Size: | 150 |
| Country: | Latvia |
| City: | Riga |
| Dates: | 8–14 September |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Goals: | 78 |
| Top Scorer: | Adrián Rodríguez
Antonio Pérez
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| Nextseason: | 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]
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
See main article: 2019 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship 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]
- Preliminary round: The eight lowest-ranked teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the pre-selected hosts. The two group winners advanced to the main round.
- Main round: The 28 teams (26 highest-ranked teams and two preliminary round qualifiers) were drawn into seven groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the pre-selected hosts. The seven group winners qualified to the final tournament.
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.
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.
- TiebreakersIn 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]
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- 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);
- Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- UEFA coefficient for the qualifying round draw;
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local, EEST (UTC+3).
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[7]
Semi-finals
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Final
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- Adrián Rodríguez
- Antonio Pérez
- 3 goals
- Božo Sučić
- Tomasz Palonek
- Pavel Karpov
- David Peña
- Ricardo Mayor
- Danylo Bielan
- 2 goals
- Fran Vukelić
- Jakov Hrstić
- Bartosz Borowik
- Célio Coque
- Hugo Neves
- Ricardo Lopes
- Sévio Marcelo
- Tomás Reis
- Danil Karpyuk
- Denis Titkov
- Bernat Povill
- Cristian Molina
- Jesús Gordillo
- Denys Blank
- Oleh Nehela
- 1 goal
- Filip Petrušić
- Jakov Mudronja
- Josip Jurlina
- Mateo Mužar
- Toni Rendić
- Edgars Tarakanovs
- Toms Grīslis
- Jakub Raszkowski
- Krzysztof Iwanek
- Piotr Matras
- Daniel Costa
- Nuno Chuva
- Rui Moreira
- Tomás Paçó
- Kamil Gereykhanov
- Nito Valle
- Eduard Nahornyi
- Marian Masevych
- 1 own goal
- Andrejs Iļjins (playing against Portugal)
- Eduard Volkov (playing against Spain)
Team of the tournament
The UEFA technical observers selected the following 14 players for the team of the tournament:[10]
- Krzysztof Iwanek (goalkeeper)
- Antonio Navarro (goalkeeper)
- Ricardo Mayor
- Tomás Paçó
- Alejandro Cerón
- Josip Jurlina
- Antonio Pérez
- Cristian Molina
- Bernat Povill
- Fran Vukelić
- David Peña
- Jesús Gordillo
- Adrián Rodríguez
- Hugo Neves
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.[11]
Participating nations
Non-participating European nations
Outside Europe
Radio
Participating nations
Non-participating European nations
Outside Europe
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: UEFA to revamp and expand futsal competitions. UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.
- Web site: Futsal entering an exciting era. UEFA.com. 30 January 2018.
- Web site: Bidders, calendar for new U19 Futsal EURO. UEFA.com. 12 April 2018.
- Web site: Latvia to host first U19 Futsal EURO. UEFA.com. 27 September 2018.
- Web site: Spain claim first U19 Futsal title: at a glance. UEFA.com. 14 September 2019.
- Web site: Entrants for new U19 Futsal EURO. UEFA.com. 20 September 2018.
- Web site: Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Futsal Championship, 2018/19. UEFA.com.
- Web site: U19 Futsal EURO finals draw. UEFA.com.
- Web site: U19 Futsal EURO finals schedule confirmed. UEFA.com. 25 June 2019.
- Web site: U19 Futsal EURO 2019 team of the tournament. UEFA.com. 16 September 2019.
- Web site: Where to watch Under-19 Futsal EURO. UEFA. UEFA. en. 2019-08-28.
