Under-19 EURO season guide – Under-19 – News

The UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round starts on Wednesday as the road to Armenia begins.

In all, 52 of the entrants will compete in mini-tournaments played either between Wednesday and next Tuesday or in mid-November. Holders Portugal and fellow top seeds Germany have been byes to the elite round and hosts Armenia already in July’s finals.

Qualifying round groups
Group 1 (14–20 November): Georgia*, Israel, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein

Group 2 (10–16 October): Italy, Denmark, Finland, Estonia*

Group 3 (14–20 November): Czech Republic*, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Luxembourg

Group 4 (14–20 November): Sweden, Scotland, Wales*, San Marino

Group 5 (14–20 November): England, Turkey*, Iceland, Moldova

Group 6 (14–20 November): France, Belgium, Lithuania, Malta*

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Group 7 (10–16 October): Austria, Hungary*, Slovenia, Kosovo

Group 8 (10–16 October): Ukraine, Slovakia, Norway, Albania*

Group 9 (14–20 November): Serbia, Poland, Northern Ireland*, Kazakhstan

Group 10 (10–16 October): Netherlands, Republic of Ireland*, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands

Group 11 (13–19 November): Russia, Montenegro, Cyprus*, Latvia

Group 12 (10–16 October): Spain, Switzerland*, Belarus, Andorra

Group 13 (14–20 November): Greece, Bulgaria*, Romania, Gibraltar

*Hosts

  • The top two in each group advance to join top seeds Portugal and Germany in the elite round draw on 6 December.
  • In March’s elite round, seven teams will qualify to line up alongside hosts Ireland in the finals.
  • The finals will also act as Europe’s qualifier for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru from 5 to 27 October 2019.

Bye to elite round (18–26 March): Portugal (holders), Germany

Bye to final tournament (14–27 July): Armenia (hosts)

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