The 2022 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Futsal Euro 2022) was the second 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][2] The tournament was originally scheduled to be held between 1 and 7 November 2021,[3][4] but the competition was postponed to 3 to 10 September 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The tournament was held at the Olivo Arena in Jaén, Spain.[6]
A total of eight teams played in the final tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2002 eligible to participate.[7] Spain were the defending champions.[8]
They defended the title with a 6–2 win after extra time against Portugal.[9]
Host selection
The following associations had confirmed their plan to bid:
The hosts were originally to be confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee on 3 December 2020. However, the decision was delayed. On 19 April 2021, the UEFA Executive Committee appointed the Olivo Arena in Jaén, Spain as the tournament host.[11]
Seven teams qualified to join the hosts in the final tournament. The qualifying draw was originally to be held on 23 October 2020, but was postponed to 7 July 2021. The preliminary round was originally to be held between 12 and 17 January 2021, and the main round was originally to be held between 23 and 28 March 2021. However, this was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, and rescheduled to 2–7 November 2021 for the preliminary round, and 15–20 March 2022 for the main round.[7]
1Bold 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
The final tournament schedule was announced on 25 June 2022.[12]
The final tournament draw was made on 14 July 2022 in Jaén.
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The group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals
Tiebreakers
In the group stage, teams are 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 are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 18.01 and 18.02):[7]
Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are 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 have 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 have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
All 15 matches will be live streamed in selected countries (including all unsold markets) and highlights are available for all territories around the world on UEFA.tv.[30]
Spain (2nd title)
Portugal
