2023 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Croatia |
| City | Poreč |
| Dates | 3–10 September |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Portugal (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 101 (6.73 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,837 (256 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Lúcio Júnior (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Lúcio Júnior |
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The 2023 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Futsal Euro 2023) was the third 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 was hosted at the Žatika Sport Centre in Poreč, Croatia from 3 to 10 September 2023.[1] A total of eight teams participated in the final tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 being eligible to participate.[2]
In a rematch of the previous final, Portugal defeated two-time defending champions Spain by 6–2 to secure their first title.
Seven teams qualified to join the hosts in the final tournament. The qualifying draw was held on 3 November 2022. The preliminary round was held between 18 and 21 January 2023, and the main round was held between 22 and 26 March 2023.[1]
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Under-19 Futsal Euro1 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Croatia | Hosts | 20 September 2022 | 2 (2019, 2022) |
 Slovenia | Main round Group 1 winners | 25 March 2023 | 0 (debut) |
 Ukraine | Main round Group 2 winners | 25 March 2023 | 2 (2019, 2022) |
| Portugal | Main round Group 3 winners | 24 March 2023 | 2 (2019, 2022) |
 Finland | Main round Group 4 winners | 25 March 2023 | 0 (debut) |
 France | Main round Group 5 winners | 25 March 2023 | 1 (2022) |
| Spain | Main round Group 6 winners | 25 March 2023 | 2 (2019, 2022) |
 Italy | Main round Group 7 winners | 25 March 2023 | 1 (2022) |
- 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
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[2]
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 8 September – Poreč | ||||||
| Portugal | 3 | |||||
| 10 September – Poreč | ||||||
| Slovenia | 2 | |||||
| Portugal | 6 | |||||
| 8 September – Poreč | ||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
| Ukraine | 2 | |||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||