2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Kampjonat Ewropew 2023 ta' Taħt id-19-il sena | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Malta |
Dates | 3–16 July |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 49 (3.27 per match) |
Attendance | 20,539 (1,369 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
The 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2023) was the 20th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (70th 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. Malta hosted the tournament from 3 to 16 July 2023.[2] A total of eight teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate.
England were the defending champions.[3] They were not able to defend the title after failing to qualify for the competition. Italy were crowned champions for the fourth time after beating Portugal 1–0 in the final.[4]
Host selection
[edit]Malta was appointed as the host for the tournament by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting on 19 April 2021 in Montreux, Switzerland.[5][6]
Qualification
[edit]Qualified teams
[edit]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 |
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![]() | Hosts | 1st | Debut | |
![]() | Elite round Group 1 winners | 6th | 2019 (Group stage) | Group stage (2002, 2003, 2005, 2018, 2019) |
![]() | Elite round Group 2 winners | 9th | 2022 (Semi-finals) | Champions (2003) |
![]() | Elite round Group 3 winners | 13th | 2019 (Champions) | Champions (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019) |
![]() | Elite round Group 4 winners | 12th | 2019 (Runners-up) | Champions (2018) |
![]() | Elite round Group 5 winners | 7th | 2015 (Semi-finals) | Runners-up (2007, 2012) |
![]() | Elite round Group 6 winners | 3rd | 2006 (Group stage) | Group stage (2004, 2006) |
![]() | Elite round Group 7 winners | 1st | Debut |
Venues
[edit]Ta'Qali | Paola | ||||
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National Stadium | Centenary Stadium | Tony Bezzina Stadium | |||
Capacity: 16,997 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 2,968 | |||
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Xewkija (Gozo) | |||||
Gozo Stadium | |||||
Capacity: 1,644 | |||||
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Draw
[edit]The final draw was held on 19 April 2023, 13:00 CEST at Manoel Theatre, Valletta.[7]
Squads
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
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The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:
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Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Portugal ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Norway ![]() | 5–4 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Iceland ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Iceland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
13 July – Paola | ||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
16 July – Ta' Qali | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
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13 July – Ta' Qali | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit]Spain ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Final
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 49 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 3.27 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Alexios Kalogeropoulos
Christos Stavropoulos
Eggert Aron Guðmundsson
Ágúst Orri Þorsteinsson
Luca D'Andrea
Francesco Pio Esposito
Luis Hasa
Michael Kayode
Cher Ndour
Niccolò Pisilli
Basil Tuma
Tomasz Pieńko
Carlos Forbs
Miguel Falé
Erik Flataker
Henrik Skogvold
Manuel Ángel
Arnau Casas
César Palacios
Source: UEFA
Team of the Tournament
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/EuroU19_2023_final.jpg/220px-EuroU19_2023_final.jpg)
The UEFA Technical Observer team announced the team of the tournament.[9]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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References
[edit]- ^ "2023: Luis Hasa". UEFA.com. 20 July 2023.
- ^ "2023 U19 EURO finals in Malta: Tournament information". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Final". UEFA. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Portugal 0-1 Italy: Kayode heads resilient Azzurrini to second Under-19 title". UEFA. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Decision on remaining EURO 2020 venues to be made on 23 April". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Malta, Northern Ireland and Romania to stage U19 EURO in 2023, 2024, 2025". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "2023 U19 EURO finals draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Portugal U19 0-1 Italy U19 (Jul 16, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "2023 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.