2022 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship explained

Tourney Name:UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship
Year:2022
Size:150
Country:Spain
City:Jaén
Dates:3–10 September
Num Teams:8
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:2
Matches:15
Goals:99
Attendance:10630
Top Scorer: Nicolás Marrón
Pablo Ordoñez
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2023

The 2022 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Futsal Euro 2022) was the second 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 originally scheduled to be held between 1 and 7 November 2021,[3] [4] but the competition was postponed to 3 to 10 September 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The tournament was held at the Olivo Arena in Jaén, Spain.[6]

A total of eight teams played in the final tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2002 eligible to participate.[7] Spain were the defending champions.[8]

They defended the title with a 6–2 win after extra time against Portugal.[9]

Host selection

The following associations had confirmed their plan to bid:

The hosts were originally to be confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee on 3 December 2020. However, the decision was delayed. On 19 April 2021, the UEFA Executive Committee appointed the Olivo Arena in Jaén, Spain as the tournament host.[11]

Qualification

See main article: 2022 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship qualification.

Seven teams qualified to join the hosts in the final tournament. The qualifying draw was originally to be held on 23 October 2020, but was postponed to 7 July 2021. The preliminary round was originally to be held between 12 and 17 January 2021, and the main round was originally to be held between 23 and 28 March 2021. However, this was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, and rescheduled to 2–7 November 2021 for the preliminary round, and 15–20 March 2022 for the main round.[7]

TeamQualified asQualified ondata-sort-type="number"Previous appearances in Under-19 Futsal Euro1
1 (2019)
1 (2019)
0 (debut)
0 (debut)
0 (debut)
1 (2019)
1 (2019)
1 (2019)

1 Bold 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 final tournament schedule was announced on 25 June 2022.[12]

The final tournament draw was made on 14 July 2022 in Jaén.[13]

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.

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
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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.[14]

Participating nations

CountryBroadcaster
(host)RTVE
Sport Klub
SportALL
RAI
TVP
RTP
TVR

Non-participating European nations

Country/RegionBroadcaster
RTSH
RTVE (Spanish)
APMTV
ORF
Sport Klub
Belteleradio
BNT
ČT
DR
ERR
Yle
Sport1
MTVA
RÚV
RTÉ
RAI
RTK
LTV
SRG SSR
LRT
PBS
NOS
NRK
Match TV
RTVS
SVT
TRT
BBC

Outside Europe

Country/RegionalBroadcaster
CCTV
beIN Sports
ESPN

Radio

Participating nations

CountryBroadcaster
(host)RTVE
CR
RF
RAI
PR
RTP
RR

Non-participating European nations

Country/RegionBroadcaster
RTSH
RTVE (Spanish)
HR
ORF
Belteleradio
BNR
ČR
DR
ERR
Yle
Sport1
MTVA
RÚV
RTÉ
RAI
RTK
LR
SRG SSR
LRT
PBS
NOS
NRK
RTVS
SR
TRT
BBC

Outside Europe

Country/RegionalBroadcaster
CRI

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UEFA to revamp and expand futsal competitions. UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Futsal entering an exciting era. UEFA.com. 30 January 2018.
  3. Web site: New dates for UEFA futsal competitions. UEFA.com. 17 June 2020.
  4. News: UEFA competitions to resume in August . UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations . 17 June 2020 . 17 June 2020.
  5. News: Updated UEFA competitions calendar . UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations . 17 June 2020 . 17 June 2020.
  6. News: Spain to host 2022 U19 Futsal EURO in Jaén . UEFA . 19 April 2021 . 19 April 2021.
  7. Web site: Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Futsal Championship, 2020/21. UEFA. 1 August 2020.
  8. Web site: UEFA Under-19 Futsal EURO: full guide. 8 September 2023 . UEFA.com.
  9. Web site: 10 September 2022 . UEFA Under-19 Futsal EURO 2022 at a glance: Spain success again . 10 September 2022 . UEFA.com.
  10. News: Lietuvoje siekiama surengti Europos jaunimo futbolo ir futsalo čempionatus . 21 August 2020 . . 6 August 2020 . Lithuanian.
  11. News: Decision on remaining EURO 2020 venues to be made on 23 April . UEFA . 19 April 2021 . 5 May 2021.
  12. Web site: U19 Futsal EURO finals schedule confirmed. UEFA.com. 25 June 2022.
  13. Web site: U19 Futsal EURO finals draw made. UEFA.com. 14 July 2022.
  14. Web site: Where to watch Under-19 Futsal EURO 2022: TV, streaming. UEFA. UEFA. 4 September 2022 . en. 11 September 2022.