2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
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DatesQualifying round:
21 September – 23 November 2022
Elite round:
22 – 28 March 2023
21 September – 23 November 2022
Elite round:
22 – 28 March 2023
Teams54 (from 1 confederation)
Matchesplayed117
Goals scored353 (3.02 per match)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying round: 21 September – 23 November 2022 Elite round: 22 – 28 March 2023 |
| Teams | 54 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 117 |
| Goals scored | 353 (3.02 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Leon Elshan Orri Óskarsson(6 goals each) |
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The 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-19 football competition that determined the seven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Malta in the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament.[1] Players born on or after 1 January 2004 were eligible to participate.
Russia were originally scheduled to participate in the competition before being excluded due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, while Liechtenstein opted not to participate. This meant that the tournament featured 52 of the remaining 54 UEFA member association national teams. Qualification consisted of a qualifying round in autumn 2022 followed by an elite round in spring 2023.[2]
Tiebreakers
The qualifying competition consisted of the following two rounds:
- Qualifying Round: Apart from Portugal, which received a bye to the elite round as the team with the highest seeding coefficient, the remaining 51 teams were drawn in twelve groups of four teams and one group of three teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The thirteen group winners, thirteen runners-up, and the third placed team with the best record against the first and second-placed teams in their group advanced to the elite round.
- Elite Round: The 28 teams were drawn into seven groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw. The seven group winners qualified for the final tournament.
The schedule of each group was as follows, with two rest days between each matchday (Regulations Article 20.04):[3]
Group Schedule
| Matchday | Matches |
|---|---|
| Matchday 1 | 1 v 4, 3 v 2 |
| Matchday 2 | 1 v 3, 2 v 4 |
| Matchday 3 | 2 v 1, 4 v 3 |
In the qualifying and elite round, teams were 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 were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):[4]
- 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 were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were 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 had the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and were tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage)
- Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for 2 yellow cards in one match = 3 points)
- UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying round draw
To determine the best third-placed team from the qualifying round, the results against the teams in fourth place were discarded. The following criteria were applied (Regulations Articles 15.01 and 15.02):[4]
- Points
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Disciplinary points (total 3 matches)
- UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying round draw
Qualifying round
Elite round
Draw
The draw for the elite round was held on 8 December 2022, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[13]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — |  Portugal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pot A |
| 2 | 12 |  Germany |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 |  Ukraine |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | |
| 4 | 9 |  England |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 8 |  France |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | |
| 6 | 10 |  Serbia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | |
| 7 | 4 |  Republic of Ireland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | |
| 8 | 7 |  Spain |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 | Pot B |
| 9 | 1 |  Greece |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | |
| 10 | 6 |  Romania |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | |
| 11 | 11 |  Croatia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | |
| 12 | 5 |  Poland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 13 | 2 |  Turkey |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | 13 |  Slovenia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | 7 |  Belgium |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Pot C |
| 16 | 1 |  Czech Republic |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 17 | 9 |  Denmark |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 | |
| 18 | 10 |  Norway |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
| 19 | 11 |  Israel |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 20 | 5 |  Estonia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 21 | 8 | Iceland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
| 22 | 2 | Luxembourg |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Pot D |
| 23 | 13 |  Northern Ireland |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 24 | 6 |  Latvia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 25 | 12 |  Slovakia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| 26 | 4 |  Hungary |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | |
| 27 | 3 |  Sweden |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 28 | 5 |  Italy |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) group position; 2) points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coefficient ranking; 7) drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) group position; 2) points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coefficient ranking; 7) drawing of lots.
Groups
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | France (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Romania |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Northern Ireland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
| Norway | 4–0 | Romania |
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| France | 1–0 | Northern Ireland |
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Referee: Miloš Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
| France | 1–2 | Norway |
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Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)
| Northern Ireland | 2–5 | Norway |
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Stade Jacques-Mazzuca, Saran
Referee: Miloš Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
| Romania | 2–4 | France |
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Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Germany (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Belgium |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Slovenia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2 |
| Belgium | 0–0 | Slovenia |
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| Report |
BSA Obervieland, Bremen
Referee: Ivo Torres (Luxembourg)
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Denmark |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ukraine |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 1–2 | Luxembourg |
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| Spain | 4–0 | Luxembourg |
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| Luxembourg | 1–4 | Denmark |
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Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Czechia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Sweden |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Croatia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| Portugal | 3–0 | Czechia |
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Referee: Robert Jones (England)
| Croatia | 0–3 | Portugal |
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Referee: Robert Jones (England)
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Slovakia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Estonia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–2 | Slovakia |
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Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)
| Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Estonia |
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Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland)
| Slovakia | 3–1 | Estonia |
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Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland)
| Greece | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland |
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Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)
Group 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Israel |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Serbia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Latvia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Group 7
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | England (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Turkey |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Hungary |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Iceland | 2–2 | Turkey |
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St George's Park - Pitch 4, Burton-on-Trent
Referee: Luca Pairetto (Italy)
| Turkey | 1–1 | Hungary |
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St George's Park - Pitch 4, Burton-on-Trent
Referee: Luca Pairetto (Italy)
| Hungary | 0–2 | Iceland |
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St George's Park - Pitch 4, Burton-on-Trent
Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark)
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Under-19 Euro1 only U-19 era (since 2002) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Malta | Hosts | 19 April 2021[1] | 0 (debut) |
| Norway | Elite round Group 1 winners | 25 March 2023 | 5 (2002, 2003, 2005, 2018, 2019) |
| Portugal | Elite round Group 4 winners | 25 March 2023 | 11 (2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) |
| Italy | Elite round Group 2 winners | 28 March 2023 | 8 (2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022) |
| Spain | Elite round Group 3 winners | 28 March 2023 | 12 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019) |
| Greece | Elite round Group 5 winners | 28 March 2023 | 6 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015) |
| Poland | Elite round Group 6 winners | 28 March 2023 | 2 (2004, 2006) |
| Iceland | Elite round Group 7 winners | 28 March 2023 | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.