2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
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The 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2019) was the 18th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (68th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Europe. Armenia, which was selected by UEFA on 9 December 2016, hosted the final tournament.
A total of eight teams played in the final tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2000 eligible to participate. Starting from this season, up to five substitutions were permitted per team in each match.
In the final, Spain defeated defending champions Portugal 2–0 to win their 11th title (8th in the U-19 era).
Qualification
All 55 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Armenia qualifying automatically, the other 54 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament. The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds: Qualifying round, which took place in autumn 2018, and Elite round, which took place in spring 2019.
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002).
| Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | Hosts | 2nd | 2005 (group stage) | Group stage (2005) |
| Republic of Ireland | Elite round Group 1 winners | 3rd | 2011 (semi-finals) | Fourth place (2002), Semi-finals (2011) |
| Czech Republic | Elite round Group 2 winners | 7th | 2017 (semi-finals) | Runners-up (2011) |
| Norway | Elite round Group 3 winners | 5th | 2018 (group stage) | Group stage (2002, 2003, 2005, 2018) |
| Spain | Elite round Group 4 winners | 12th | 2015 (champions) | Champions (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015) |
| France | Elite round Group 5 winners | 11th | 2018 (semi-finals) | Champions (2005, 2010, 2016) |
| Portugal | Elite round Group 6 winners | 11th | 2018 (champions) | Champions (2018) |
| Italy | Elite round Group 7 winners | 7th | 2018 (runners-up) | Champions (2003) |
Final draw
The final draw was held on 31 May 2019, 12:00 AMT (UTC+4), at the Armenia Marriott Hotel in Yerevan, Armenia. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. There was no seeding, except that the hosts Armenia were assigned to position A1 in the draw.
Venues
On 2 April 2019, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that 3 stadiums would host the tournament matches, all located in the capital Yerevan. A special fan zone dedicated to UEFA U19 with a small football court was built on the Opera Square of Yerevan.
| Yerevan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium | Banants Stadium | Football Academy Stadium |
| 40°10′19″N 44°31′33″E/40.171944°N 44.525833°E/ 40.171944; 44.525833(Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium) | 40°10′17″N 44°27′00″E/40.171426°N 44.449938°E/ 40.171426; 44.449938(Banants Stadium) | 40°13′16″N 44°33′19″E/40.221111°N 44.555278°E/ 40.221111; 44.555278(Football Academy Stadium) |
| Capacity: 14,403 | Capacity: 4,860 | Capacity: 1,428 |
| Yerevan |
Match officials
A total of 6 referees, 8 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials are appointed for the final tournament.
| Referees Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina Irfan Peljto Estonian Football Association Kristo Tohver Hellenic Football Federation Anastasios Papapetrou Football Association of Montenegro Nikola Dabanović Russian Football Union Sergey Ivanov Slovak Football Association Filip Glova | Assistant referees Hungarian Football Federation Theodoros Georgiou Israel Football Association Sagy Metzamber Lithuanian Football Federation Aleksandr Radius Malta Football Association Luke Portelli Polish Football Association Dawid Golis Romanian Football Federation Valentin Avram Football Association of Slovenia Grega Kordež Swiss Football Association Stéphane De Almeida | Fourth officials Football Federation of Armenia Suren Baliyan Football Federation of Armenia Zaven Hovhannisyan |
Squads
Each national team have to submit a squad of 20 players (Regulations Article 37).
Group stage
The final tournament schedule was announced on 7 June 2019.
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 16.01 and 16.02):
- 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, AMT (UTC+4).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Armenia (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| Norway | 1–1 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Botheim 8' | Hodge 81' |
| Czech Republic | 0–3 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Flips 41' (pen.) Heidenreich 48' (o.g.) Abi 52' |
| Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Afolabi 35' Coffey 81' | Kušej 79' |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner, if necessary.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 July – Banants Stadium | ||||||
| Portugal | 4 | |||||
| 27 July – Republican Stadium | ||||||
| Republic of Ireland | 0 | |||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||
| 24 July – Republican Stadium | ||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
| France | 0 (3) | |||||
| Spain | 0 (4) | |||||
Semi-finals
| Portugal | 4–0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Ferreira 31' (pen.) Ramos 45+2', 59', 90+6' |
| France | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Begraoui Isidor Caqueret Ndicka Marcelin | 3–4 | Mollejo Marqués Guillamón Orellana Torres |
Final
Goalscorers
There were 37 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.
4 goals
2 goals
- Italy national under-19 football team Davide Merola
- Italy national under-19 football team Manolo Portanova
- Portugal national under-19 football team Vítor Ferreira
- Portugal national under-19 football team Tiago Gouveia
- Spain national under-19 football team Juan Miranda
- Spain national under-19 football team Ferran Torres
1 goal
- Armenia national under-19 football team Arsen Yeghiazaryan
- Czech Republic national under-19 football team Vasil Kušej
- France national under-19 football team Charles Abi
- France national under-19 football team Alexis Flips
- France national under-19 football team Wilson Isidor
- France national under-19 football team Nathan Ngoumou
- Italy national under-19 football team Giacomo Raspadori
- Norway national under-19 football team Erik Botheim
- Portugal national under-19 football team Gonçalo Cardoso
- Portugal national under-19 football team Félix Correia
- Portugal national under-19 football team João Mário
- Portugal national under-19 football team Fábio Vieira
- Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team Jonathan Afolabi
- Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team Barry Coffey
- Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team Joe Hodge
- Spain national under-19 football team Alejandro Marqués
- Spain national under-19 football team Víctor Mollejo
- Spain national under-19 football team Jandro Orellana
- Spain national under-19 football team Abel Ruiz
1 own goal
- Czech Republic national under-19 football team David Heidenreich (against France)
- Italy national under-19 football team Lorenzo Gavioli (against Spain)
Team of the tournament
The UEFA technical observers selected the following 11 players for the team of the tournament:
Broadcasting
All 15 live matches and highlights are available on UEFA.tv for all territories around the world.
Europe
| Territory | Rights holder |
|---|---|
| Albania | RTSH |
| Armenia | 1TV |
| Austria | ORF |
| Balkans | Sport Klub |
| Belarus | Belteleradio |
| Belgium | RTBF VRT |
| Bulgaria | BNT |
| Czech Republic | ČT |
| Denmark | DR |
| Estonia | ERR |
| Finland | Yle |
| France | L'Équipe |
| Germany | Sport1 |
| Hungary | MTVA |
| Iceland | RÚV |
| Ireland | RTÉ |
| Israel | Charlton |
| Italy | RAI |
| Kosovo | RTK |
| Latvia | LTV |
| Lithuania | LRT |
| Malta | PBS |
| Netherlands | NOS |
| Norway | NRK |
| Poland | TVP |
| Portugal | RTP |
| Romania | TVR |
| Russia | Match TV |
| Slovakia | RTVS |
| Spain | RTVE |
| Sweden | SVT |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR |
| Turkey | TRT |
| United Kingdom | BBC |
| Ukraine | UA:PBC |
Over Europe
| Territory | Rights holder |
|---|---|
| China | CCTV |
| Latin America | ESPN |
| MENA | beIN Sports |
| United States | ESPN Univision |
External links
- , UEFA.com