2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
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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 | ![]() |
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]
Contents
Host selection
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
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Qualified teams
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
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Elite round Group 1 winners | 6th | 2019 (Group stage) | Group stage (2002, 2003, 2005, 2018, 2019) |
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Elite round Group 2 winners | 9th | 2022 (Semi-finals) | Champions (2003) |
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Elite round Group 3 winners | 13th | 2019 (Champions) | Champions (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019) |
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Elite round Group 4 winners | 12th | 2019 (Runners-up) | Champions (2018) |
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Elite round Group 5 winners | 7th | 2015 (Semi-finals) | Runners-up (2007, 2012) |
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Elite round Group 6 winners | 3rd | 2006 (Group stage) | Group stage (2004, 2006) |
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Elite round Group 7 winners | 1st |
Debut
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Venues
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) |
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Gozo Stadium |
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Capacity: 1,644 | |||||
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Draw
The final draw was held on 19 April 2023, 13:00 CET.[7]
Squads
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Group stage
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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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Portugal ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
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https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2037922--portugal-vs-italy/ |
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Portugal ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
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https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2037925--portugal-vs-malta/ |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Norway ![]() |
5–4 | ![]() |
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https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2037920--norway-vs-greece/ |
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Iceland ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
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https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2037919--iceland-vs-spain/ |
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
13 July – Paola | ||||||
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5 | |||||
16 July – Ta' Qali | ||||||
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13 July – Ta' Qali | ||||||
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1 | |||||
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3 | |||||
Semi-finals
Spain ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
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https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2037950--spain-vs-italy/ |
Final
Goalscorers
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Team of the Tournament
The UEFA Technical Observer team announced the team of the tournament.[9]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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External links
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- 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
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- International association football competitions hosted by Malta
- 2022–23 in Maltese football
- 2023 in youth association football
- July 2023 sports events in Europe