2022_UEFA_European_Under-19_Championship_qualification

2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

International football competition


The 2022 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 Slovakia in the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament.[1] Players born on or after 1 January 2003 were eligible to participate.

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Originally, the qualifying competition would use a new format with teams split into three different leagues with promotion and relegation, with the draw of the first round under the new format already held in December 2019. However, on 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the introduction of the new format had been postponed to the next edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and qualification for this edition would use the previous format involving two rounds only.[2]

Apart from Slovakia, 53 of the remaining 54 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition, where the original format consisted of a qualifying round that took place in autumn 2021, and an elite round that took place in spring and summer 2022.[3]

Format

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 52 teams were drawn into 13 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 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):[4]

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Tiebreakers

In the qualifying round 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]

  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 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;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams had 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 had the same number of points, or if their rankings were 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 ranking for the qualifying round draw;
  10. Drawing of lots.

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]

  1. Points;
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals scored;
  4. Disciplinary points (total 3 matches);
  5. UEFA coefficient ranking for the qualifying round draw;
  6. Drawing of lots.

Qualifying round

Draw

The draw for the qualifying round was held on 3 December 2019, 10:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[3]

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[5][6]

Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, the following pairs of teams could not be drawn in the same group: Spain and Gibraltar, Ukraine and Russia, Serbia and Kosovo, Russia and Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo.

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Notes
  • Teams marked in bold qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter
 Liechtenstein

Groups

The qualifying round was originally scheduled to be played by 17 November 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced on 13 August 2020 that after consultation with the 55 member associations, the qualifying round would be delayed to March 2021.[7]

Times up to 27 March 2022 are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information England, 4–0 ...
Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (Latvia)
More information Switzerland, 1–2 ...
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)

More information England, 0–0 ...
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Greece)
More information Sweden, 2–0 ...
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)

More information Andorra, 0–6 ...
Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (Latvia)
More information Sweden, 0–2 ...
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Greece)

Group 2

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Germany, 4–1 ...
More information Russia, 1–0 ...
Papacharalambeio Ethniko Stadio Nafpaktou, Nafpaktos
Referee: Gergo Bogár (Hungary)

More information Germany, 1–3 ...
More information Greece, 0–0 ...
Papacharalabeio Ethniko Stadio Nafpaktou, Nafpaktos
Referee: Gergo Bogár (Hungary)

More information Faroe Islands, 0–5 ...
More information Greece, 1–1 ...
Papacharalabeio Ethniko Stadio Nafpaktou, Nafpaktos

Group 3

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Austria, 4–0 ...
Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)
More information Belarus, 1–2 ...
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

More information Austria, 1–1 ...
More information Hungary, 2–0 ...
Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)

More information Estonia, 0–1 ...
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)
More information Hungary, 1–1 ...

Group 4

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Netherlands, 4–0 ...
Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim
Referee: Luca Barbeno (San Marino)
More information Cyprus, 0–1 ...
Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan)

More information Netherlands, 5–0 ...
Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
More information Israel, 6–0 ...
Referee: Luca Barbeno (San Marino)

More information Moldova, 2–2 ...
Shefayim National Team Complex, Shefayim
Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan)
More information Israel, 1–4 ...
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

Group 5

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Ukraine, 4–2 ...
Plewiska Stadium, Plewiska
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Bulgaria)
More information Finland, 3–1 ...
Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania)

More information Ukraine, 2–1 ...
Plewiska Stadium, Plewiska
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
More information Poland, 4–0 ...
Swarzędz, Swarzędz
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Bulgaria)

More information Malta, 0–1 ...
Swarzędz, Swarzędz
Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania)
More information Poland, 2–2 ...
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)

Group 6

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2–0 ...
Albena 1, Albena
Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine)
More information Republic of Ireland, 3–2 ...
Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)

More information Bulgaria, 0–1 ...
Albena 1, Albena
Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)
More information Republic of Ireland, 1–1 ...
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

More information Bulgaria, 0–2 ...
Albena 1, Albena
Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine)
More information Montenegro, 0–4 ...
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

Group 7

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information North Macedonia, 1–2 ...
Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)
More information France, 4–0 ...

More information France, 2–0 ...
More information Serbia, 2–2 ...
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)

More information Albania, 3–1 ...
Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)
More information Serbia, 1–2 ...

Group 8

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Azerbaijan, 1–5 ...
Terrain Poetz, Wiltz
Referee: Luka Bilbija (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
More information Spain, 2–1 ...
Terrain Bousbierg, Bissen
Referee: Robert Ian Jenkins (Wales)

More information Belgium, 5–1 ...
Terrain Poetz, Wiltz
Referee: Robert Ian Jenkins (Wales)
More information Spain, 6–0 ...
Terrain Bousbierg, Bissen
Referee: David Coote (England)

More information Luxembourg, 0–2 ...
Terrain Poetz, Wiltz
Referee: Luka Bilbija (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
More information Belgium, 2–2 ...
Terrain Bousbierg, Bissen
Referee: David Coote (England)

Group 9

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Latvia, 0–1 ...
Referee: Thomas Gary Owen (Wales)
More information Turkey, 3–1 ...

More information Romania, 5–0 ...
More information Turkey, 2–1 ...
Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)

More information San Marino, 0–2 ...
Referee: Thomas Gary Owen (Wales)
More information Romania, 1–4 ...
Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)

Group 10

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Norway, 3–0 ...
Referee: Amine Kourgheli (Belarus)
More information Wales, 0–0 ...
Referee: Michal Ocenáš (Slovakia)

More information Norway, 5–0 ...
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
More information Georgia, 1–0 ...
Referee: Amine Kourgheli (Belarus)

More information Kosovo, 0–3 ...
Referee: Michal Ocenáš (Slovakia)
More information Georgia, 1–0 ...
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

Group 11

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Armenia, 3–2 ...
Referee: Milovan Milačić (Montenegro)
More information Croatia, 7–0 ...

More information Scotland, 3–0 ...
Referee: Mohammed Al-Emara (Finland)
More information Croatia, 2–0 ...

More information Gibraltar, 0–1 ...
Referee: Milovan Milačić (Montenegro)
More information Scotland, 1–1 ...

Group 12

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Iceland, 3–1 ...
TŠC Trate Gornja Radgona, Gornja Radgona
Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)
More information Italy, 2–0 ...
ŠRC Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Referee: Kári á Høvdanum (Faroe Islands)

More information Slovenia, 1–1 ...
TŠC Trate Gornja Radgona, Gornja Radgona
Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)
More information Italy, 3–0 ...
ŠRC Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci

More information Lithuania, 1–2 ...
Športni park Radenci, Radenci
Referee: Kári á Høvdanum (Faroe Islands)
More information Slovenia, 1–3 ...
TŠC Trate Gornja Radgona, Gornja Radgona

Group 13

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Northern Ireland, 0–2 ...
Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)
More information Czech Republic, 3–0 ...
Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)

More information Denmark, 5–2 ...
Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)
More information Czech Republic, 2–0 ...
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)

More information Denmark, 1–1 ...
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
More information Kazakhstan, 1–2 ...
Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)

Ranking of third-placed teams

To determine the best third-placed team from the qualifying round which advanced to the elite round, only the results of the third-placed teams against the first and second-placed teams in their group were taken into account.

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) coefficient; 6) drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. Disciplinary points: Switzerland −4, Greece −12.

Elite round

Draw

The draw for the elite round was held on 8 December 2021, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[8]

The teams were seeded according to their positions and then results (i.e. group winners were seeded higher than second-placed teams, the best third-placed team was seeded at the bottom) in the qualifying round.[8][6] Portugal, which received a bye to the elite round, was automatically seeded into Pot A. Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and one team from Pot D. Winners and runners-up from the same qualifying round group could not be drawn in the same group, but the best third-placed teams could be drawn in the same group as winners or runners-up from the same qualifying round group.

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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.
Notes:
  1. Disciplinary points: France −6, Italy −10.

Groups

The elite round group stage was completed on 23, 26 and 29 March 2022, and 1, 4 and 7 June 2022.[8][9]

Group 1

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Turkey, 1–2 ...
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)
More information Israel, 0–0 ...
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)

More information Turkey, 1–3 ...
Referee: Mohammed Al-emara (Finland)
More information Hungary, 3–0 ...
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)

More information Scotland, 0–1 ...
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)
More information Hungary, 1–2 ...
Referee: Mohammed Al-emara (Finland)

Group 2

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head goals: France 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2, Czech Republic 1. Head-to-head points: France 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
More information France, 5–0 ...
Stade André Darrigade, Dax
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
More information Czech Republic, 0–1 ...
Plaine des Sports, Saint-Paul-lès-Dax
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)

More information France, 0–1 ...
Plaine des Sports, Saint-Paul-lès-Dax
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)
More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3–2 ...
Stade André Darrigade, Dax
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

More information Sweden, 1–3 ...
Plaine des Sports, Saint-Paul-lès-Dax
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)
More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1–2 ...
Stade André Darrigade, Dax
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)

Group 3

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Portugal, 4–0 ...
St George's Park - Pitch 4, Burton-on-Trent
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)
More information Republic of Ireland, 1–3 ...
Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia)

More information England, 4–0 ...
Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard (Denmark)
More information Portugal, 4–1 ...
St George's Park - Pitch 4, Burton-on-Trent
Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia)

More information Armenia, 0–4 ...
St George's Park - Pitch 4, Burton-on-Trent
Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard (Denmark)
More information England, 2–0 ...
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)

Group 4

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Croatia, 2–1 ...
More information Romania, 5–1 ...
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)

More information Croatia, 1–2 ...
More information Georgia, 1–1 ...
Referee: Loukas Sotiriou (Cyprus)

More information Iceland, 3–0 ...
Referee: Loukas Sotiriou (Cyprus)
More information Georgia, 1–0 ...

Group 5

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Italy, 2–2 ...
Myyrmäki Stadium, Vantaa
Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal)
More information Finland, 1–3 ...
Myyrmäki Stadium, Vantaa
Referee: Peter Kráľovič (Slovakia)

More information Belgium, 2–2 ...
Myyrmäki Stadium, Vantaa
Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal)
More information Italy, 4–0 ...
Myyrmäki Stadium, Vantaa
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)

More information Germany, 0–1 ...
Helsinki Football Stadium, Helsinki
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
More information Belgium, 0–2 ...
Myyrmäki Stadium, Vantaa
Referee: Peter Kráľovič (Slovakia)

Group 6

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Disciplinary points: Serbia −10, Ukraine −13.
More information Norway, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 153
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Greece)
More information Netherlands, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 984
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

More information Ukraine, 1–1 ...
Sportpark Zegersloot, Alphen aan den Rijn
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
More information Netherlands, 1–1 ...
Referee: Gergo Bogár (Hungary)

More information Serbia, 3–2 ...
Sportpark Zegersloot, Alphen aan den Rijn
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Greece)
More information Ukraine, 2–1 ...
Referee: Gergo Bogár (Hungary)

Group 7

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Spain, 2–2 ...
More information Russia, Cancelled ...

More information Austria, 2–0 ...
More information Russia, Cancelled ...

More information Denmark, 3–3 ...
More information Austria, Cancelled ...

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

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1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

In the qualifying round, there were 248 goals scored in 78 matches, for an average of 3.18 goals per match. In the elite round, there were 125 goals scored in 39 matches, for an average of 3.21 goals per match. In total, there were 373 goals scored in 117 matches, for an average of 3.19 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Andorra Alessio Montenegro Burgos (against Sweden)
  • Armenia Narek Manukyan (against England)
  • Azerbaijan Suleyman Damadayev (against Belgium)
  • Cyprus Fotis Kotsonis (against the Netherlands)
  • Republic of Ireland Sam Curtis (against Montenegro)
  • Romania Botond Gergely (against Turkey)
  • Spain Alberto Moleiro (against Belgium)
  • Slovenia Domen Zajšek (against Italy)

Source: UEFA.com


References

  1. "Romania, Slovakia to stage U19 EURO in 2021 and 2022". UEFA.com. 24 September 2019.
  2. "Updated UEFA competitions calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. "2021/22 Under-19 EURO elite round draw". UEFA. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. "Croatia would be host of Elite round". sport.hrt.hr (in Croatian). HRT. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. Utakmice će se igrati 23., 26. i 29. ožujka iduće godine, a samo prvoplasirana momčad u skupini izborit će nastup na Euru.

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