2023 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host countryCroatia
CityPoreč
Dates3–10 September
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored101 (6.73 per match)
Attendance3,837 (256 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Lúcio Júnior
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Portugal 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.

Qualification

Main article: 2023 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship qualification

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

Main article: 2023 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship squads

Each national team have to submit a squad of 14 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers.

Group stage

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):[2]

  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 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;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. 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);
  8. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. UEFA coefficient for the qualifying round draw;
  10. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 14 7 +7 9 Knockout stage
2  Spain 3 1 1 1 11 10 +1 4
3  Croatia (H) 3 0 2 1 12 13 −1 2
4  France 3 0 1 2 9 16 −7 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Portugal 5–3 Spain
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 311[3]
Croatia 6–6 France
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 298[4]
France 1–5 Portugal
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 150[5]
Spain 3–3 Croatia
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 300[6]
Spain 5–2 France
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 126[7]
Croatia 3–4 Portugal
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 608[8]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 3 2 0 1 12 8 +4 6[a] Knockout stage
2  Slovenia 3 2 0 1 10 8 +2 6[a]
3  Italy 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6[a]
4  Finland 3 0 0 3 6 16 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Ukraine +1, Slovenia 0, Italy −1.
Finland 2–4 Slovenia
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 256[9]
Ukraine 1–2 Italy
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 217[10]
Slovenia 2–4 Ukraine
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 185[11]
Italy 5–0 Finland
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 103[12]
Ukraine 7–4 Finland
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 130[13]
Slovenia 4–2 Italy
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 153[14]

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[2]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 September – Poreč
 
 
 Portugal3
 
10 September – Poreč
 
 Slovenia2
 
 Portugal6
 
8 September – Poreč
 
 Spain2
 
 Ukraine2
 
 
 Spain3
 

Semi-finals

Portugal 3−2 Slovenia
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 400[15]
Ukraine 2–3 Spain
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 150[16]

Final

Portugal 6–2 Spain
Report
Žatika Arena, Poreč
Attendance: 450[17]

Goalscorers

References

  1. ^ a b c "Croatia to host 2023 U19 Futsal EURO in Poreč". UEFA.com. 20 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Futsal Championship, 2022/23". UEFA. 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Portugal vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Croatia vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  5. ^ "France vs. Portugal" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Spain vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Spain vs. France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Croatia vs. Portugal" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Finland vs. Slovenia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Ukraine vs. Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Slovenia vs. Ukraine" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Italy vs. Finland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Ukraine vs. Finland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Slovenia vs. Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Portugal vs. Slovenia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Ukraine vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Portugal vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

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