2023 Under-19 EURO finals: Meet the teams | Under-19 – UEFA.com

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Eight groups will certainly contest the finals in Malta; discover their qualifying records, leading markers and also previous event bests.The UEFA European Under-19 Champion in Malta ranges from 3 to 16 July, with the hosts joined by the seven elite round winners.We present the 8 groups who will compete for the title including 3 previous champs and 2 debutants, however just one group that took part in the 2022 finals. The draw is from 13:00 CET on Wednesday 19 April at Manoel Theater, Valletta.Qualified for finals
Greece, Iceland, Italy
, Malta(hosts), Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain
Group stage: 3/4, 6/7, 9/10 July
Semi-finals: 13 July
Final: 16 July
Qualifying round: Team 1 winners (played in Switzerland)
W2-0 vs Switzerland, W3-0 vs Andorra, D1-1 vs Czechia
Elite round: Team 5 champions (played in Republic of Ireland)
W3-0 vs Estonia, D1-1 vs Slovakia, W1-0 vs Republic of Ireland
Leading scorer: Georgios Koutsias 3
Previous U19 final event appearances: 6 (latest: 2015 semi-finals)
2021/22: Qualifying round
Previous ideal: Runners-up (2007, 2012)
Qualifying round: Team 8 runners-up (played in Scotland)
W1-0 vs Scotland, L0-2 vs France, W4-1 vs Kazakhstan
Elite round: Group 7 champions (played in England)
D2-2 vs Türkiye, W1-0 vs England, W2-0 vs Hungary
Top marker: Orri Óskarsson 6
Previous U19 final tournament appearances: 0 2021/22:
Elite round
Previous best: Finals launching
Certifying round: Group 5 3rd area (played in Poland)
L0-2 vs Estonia, W3-2 vs Bosnia and also Herzegovina, W1-0 vs Poland
Elite round: Group 2 victors (played in Germany)
W3-2 vs Germany, D0-0 vs Slovenia, D2-2 vs Belgium
Top marker: Samuele Vignato 3
Previous U19 final competition appearances: 8 (most current: 2022 semi-finals)
2021/22: Semi-finals
Previous best: Champions x 1 (2003 )
Qualified as hosts
Previous U19 last competition appearances: 0 2021/22:
Certifying round
Previous best: Finals launching
Certifying round: Group 10 runners-up (played in North Macedonia)
W2-0 vs San Marino, W6-2 vs North Macedonia, L0-2 vs Serbia
Elite round: Group 1 victors (played in France)
W4-0 vs Romania, W2-1 vs France, W5-2 vs Northern Ireland Top marker: Erik Flataker 4
Previous U19 last event looks: 5 (newest: 2019 group stage)
2021/22: Elite round
Previous finest: Team stage (2002, 2003, 2005, 2018, 2019)
Qualifying round: Team 5 winners (played in Poland)
W2-0 vs Bosnia and also Herzegovina, W2-0 vs Estonia, L0-1 vs Italy
Elite round: Group 6 winners (played in Poland)
D1-1 vs Israel, W3-0 vs Latvia, D2-2 vs Serbia
Top marker: Tomasz Pieńko 3
Previous U19 last competition appearances: 2 (most current: 2006 group stage)
2021/22: Qualifying round
Previous best: Group stage (2004, 2006)
Qualifying round: Bye
Elite round: Team 4 victors (played in Portugal)
W1-0 vs Sweden, W3-0 vs Czechia, W3-0 vs Croatia
Leading marker: Hugo Félix 3
Previous U19 last tournament looks: 11 (most recent: 2019 runners-up)
2021/22: Elite round
Previous ideal: Winners x 1 (2018 )
Certifying round: Team 7 winners (played in Belgium)
W5-0 vs Albania, D0-0 vs Belgium
Elite round: Group 3 victors (played in Spain)
D0-0 vs Denmark, W4-0 vs Luxembourg, W4-0 vs Ukraine
Top markers: Angel Alarcon, Victor Barberá, César Palacios 2
Previous U19 last event appearances: 12 (newest: 2019 winners)
2021/22: Elite round
Previous finest: Champions x 8 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019)