2024 U19 Euro - Northern Ireland

[amenina]

2023/24 Under-19 EURO qualifying round draw

https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/027c- ... ound-draw/

The draw at 09:00 CET on Thursday 8 December sets 13 groups that will begin the road to the finals in Northern Ireland.

The 2023/24 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round draw, streamed live at 09:00 CET on Thursday 8 December, sets 13 groups that will begin the road to the eight-team finals in Northern Ireland.

Mini-tournaments played between either 4 and 12 September, or 9 and 17 October, or 13 and 21 November 2023.
The top two teams in each group will join top seeds Portugal in the spring 2024 elite round along with the third-placed team with the best record against the top two in their section.
Hosts Northern Ireland qualify directly for the final tournament in summer 2024.

Draw procedure and seeding pots

https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/02 ... 4_-_en.pdf

• There are four seeding pots in accordance with the coefficient rankings list. The 13 countries with the highest rankings are placed in Pot A, the next 13 in Pot B, and so on.

• Each group is allocated one team from each pot, with hosts to be appointed to stage the mini-tournaments.

Pot A: England, France, Italy, Czechia, Spain*, Ukraine*, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Israel, Germany, Türkiye, Serbia*

Pot B: Austria, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Belgium, Sweden, Scotland, Croatia, Greece, Denmark, Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Georgia, Poland

Pot C: Finland, Bulgaria, Iceland, Switzerland, Armenia, Cyprus, Wales, Latvia, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus*, North Macedonia, Kosovo*

Pot D: Albania, Montenegro, Malta, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Faroe Islands, Andorra, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg, San Marino, Gibraltar*, Liechtenstein

*Based on previous decisions of the UEFA Executive Committee and UEFA Emergency Panel, these pairs of teams cannot be drawn together: Spain and Gibraltar, Belarus and Ukraine, Kosovo and Serbia, Kosovo and Bosnia & Herzegovina.

All Russian teams are currently suspended from UEFA competitions until further notice in accordance with the decision taken by the UEFA Executive Committee on 28 February 2022 and as confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 15 July 2022. Russia are therefore not included in the 2023/24 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

[amenina]

2023/24 Under-19 EURO qualifying round draw

https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/027c- ... ound-draw/

The draw at 09:00 CET on Thursday 8 December sets 13 groups that will begin the road to the finals in Northern Ireland.

The 2023/24 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round draw, streamed live at 09:00 CET on Thursday 8 December, sets 13 groups that will begin the road to the eight-team finals in Northern Ireland.

Mini-tournaments played between either 4 and 12 September, or 9 and 17 October, or 13 and 21 November 2023.
The top two teams in each group will join top seeds Portugal in the spring 2024 elite round along with the third-placed team with the best record against the top two in their section.
Hosts Northern Ireland qualify directly for the final tournament in summer 2024.

Draw procedure and seeding pots

https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/02 ... 4_-_en.pdf

• There are four seeding pots in accordance with the coefficient rankings list. The 13 countries with the highest rankings are placed in Pot A, the next 13 in Pot B, and so on.

• Each group is allocated one team from each pot, with hosts to be appointed to stage the mini-tournaments.

Pot A: England, France, Italy, Czechia, Spain*, Ukraine*, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Israel, Germany, Türkiye, Serbia*

Pot B: Austria, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Belgium, Sweden, Scotland, Croatia, Greece, Denmark, Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Georgia, Poland

Pot C: Finland, Bulgaria, Iceland, Switzerland, Armenia, Cyprus, Wales, Latvia, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus*, North Macedonia, Kosovo*

Pot D: Albania, Montenegro, Malta, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Faroe Islands, Andorra, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg, San Marino, Gibraltar*, Liechtenstein

*Based on previous decisions of the UEFA Executive Committee and UEFA Emergency Panel, these pairs of teams cannot be drawn together: Spain and Gibraltar, Belarus and Ukraine, Kosovo and Serbia, Kosovo and Bosnia & Herzegovina.

All Russian teams are currently suspended from UEFA competitions until further notice in accordance with the decision taken by the UEFA Executive Committee on 28 February 2022 and as confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 15 July 2022. Russia are therefore not included in the 2023/24 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Qualifying round draw

Group 1 (15–21 November): France (hosts), Denmark, Iceland, Estonia

Group 2 (11–17 October): Norway, Hungary, Latvia (hosts), Gibraltar

Group 3 (15–21 November): Serbia, Scotland, Bulgaria (hosts), Andorra

Group 4 (15–21 November): Italy, Sweden (hosts), Switzerland, Liechtenstein

Group 5 (11–17 October): Germany, Poland (hosts), North Macedonia, Kazakhstan

Group 6 (15–21 November): Spain, Georgia (hosts), Cyprus, Moldova

Group 7 (15–21 November): Ukraine, Slovakia, Kosovo, Malta (hosts)

Group 8 (15–21 November): Türkiye (hosts), Greece, Belarus, Lithuania

Group 9 (15–21 November): Israel, Croatia (hosts), Armenia, Faroe Islands

Group 10 (dates TBC): Czechia, Romania, Finland, San Marino (hosts)

Group 11 (15–21 November): Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg (hosts)

Group 12 (dates TBC): England, Austria, Wales, Montenegro (hosts)

Group 13 (15–21 November): Republic of Ireland, Belgium, Slovenia, Albania (hosts)

[Lorric]

Some teams have seemingly gotten really lucky here, raising the difficulty of other groups. England are not one of the lucky ones, but there are worse looking groups.

[EarlofBug]

Group 9 (15–21 November): Israel, Croatia (hosts), Armenia, Faroe Islands

It should be easy for the hosts and for us. I'm hoping that I'm not wrong about this one.

[amenina]

2023/24 qualifying round starts 11 October

The 13 groups in October and November begin the road to the finals in Northern Ireland.

https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/027d- ... 1-october/

The 2023/24 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round runs from 11 to 17 October and 15 to 21 November, beginning the road to the eight-team finals in Northern Ireland.

The top two teams in each group will join top seeds Portugal in the spring 2024 elite round along with the third-placed team with the best record against the top two in their section. Hosts Northern Ireland qualify directly for the final tournament from 15 to 28 July, which will also act as UEFA's qualifier for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Qualifying round groups
Group 1 (15–21 November): France (hosts), Denmark, Iceland, Estonia

Group 2 (11–17 October): Norway, Hungary, Latvia (hosts), Gibraltar

Group 3 (15–21 November): Serbia, Scotland, Bulgaria (hosts), Andorra

Group 4 (15–21 November): Italy (holders), Sweden (hosts), Switzerland, Liechtenstein

Group 5 (11–17 October): Germany, Poland (hosts), North Macedonia, Kazakhstan

Group 6 (15–21 November): Spain, Georgia (hosts), Cyprus, Moldova

Group 7 (15–21 November): Ukraine, Slovakia, Kosovo, Malta (hosts)

Group 8 (15–21 November): Türkiye (hosts), Greece, Belarus, Lithuania

Group 9 (15–21 November): Israel, Croatia (hosts), Armenia, Faroe Islands

Group 10 (11–17 October): Czechia (hosts), Romania, Finland, San Marino

Group 11 (15–21 November): Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg (hosts)

Group 12 (11–17 October): England, Austria, Wales, Montenegro (hosts)

Group 13 (15–21 November): Republic of Ireland, Belgium, Slovenia, Albania (hosts)

[amenina]

Wales and Israel to stage U19 EURO in 2026 and 2027

https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0285- ... l-to-host/

Wales and Israel have been chosen to host the UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournaments of 2026 and 2027 respectively by the UEFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Limassol.

Wales previously hosted the Women's U19 EURO final tournament in 2013 while major UEFA club finals have been played in Cardiff. Israel's youth final tournament hosting experience includes U17 EURO in 2022 and Women's U19 EURO in 2015.

The 2026/27 finals in Israel will be conclude first edition played under a new three-stage qualifying format. The final tournament will remain an eight-team event, including the host nation.

New youth tournament formats: https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0285- ... m-2024-25/

The 2024 final tournament was previously awarded to Northern Ireland, and the following edition will conclude in Romania.

Future U19 EURO final tournament hosts
2024: Northern Ireland
2025: Romania
2026: Wales
2027: Israel

[amenina]

Regulations: https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulation ... /24-Online

[Lorric]

I guess it was a day for keepers and defenders in our group. A 0-0 with Montenegro is an uninspiring start, and rivals Austria and Wales drew 0-0 as well.

[Lorric]

Looks like this Montenegro Youtube channel is streaming the games from our group.

https://www.youtube.com/@mnesporttv/streams

Don't mind I missed a 0-0, but I'll try to watch our other games.

[Jackson Harrison]

I guess it was a day for keepers and defenders in our group. A 0-0 with Montenegro is an uninspiring start, and rivals Austria and Wales drew 0-0 as well.

What would happen if all 6 games finished 0-0?

[Jackson Harrison]

Looks like this Montenegro Youtube channel is streaming the games from our group.

https://www.youtube.com/@mnesporttv/streams

Don't mind I missed a 0-0, but I'll try to watch our other games.

We need this as it's a WCQ for 2025. With only 5 slots it's a very difficult task!

[Lorric]

I guess it was a day for keepers and defenders in our group. A 0-0 with Montenegro is an uninspiring start, and rivals Austria and Wales drew 0-0 as well.

What would happen if all 6 games finished 0-0?

Fair play or coefficient would decide it.

[Jackson Harrison]

I guess it was a day for keepers and defenders in our group. A 0-0 with Montenegro is an uninspiring start, and rivals Austria and Wales drew 0-0 as well.

What would happen if all 6 games finished 0-0?

Fair play or coefficient would decide it.

That would be weird.

Could come down to a drawing of lots of fair play coefficients decided it.

[amenina]

What would happen if all 6 games finished 0-0?

Fair play or coefficient would decide it.

That would be weird.

Could come down to a drawing of lots of fair play coefficients decided it.

Article 14 explains the tiebreakers: https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulation ... ion-Online

If all six matches of a group finish 0-0, then all four teams, tied on 3 points, are also tied on all criteria a-f, so criteria g, i.e., disciplinary points will be used as tiebreaker.

If criteria g is still tied on a subset of teams, then criteria h, i.e., higher position in qualifying round coefficient ranking, will be used. For example, since England are seeded in the top pot for the qualifying round, they will win the tiebreaker over other teams in their group.

But there is also Article 14.02, which specifies that in some cases, a penalty shoot-out between two teams may be used as a tiebreaker. For example, if the first four matches all finish 0-0, and in the final round of matches, Team A beat Team B, while Team C and Team D draw their match, then Team A finish first with 5 points and Team B finish last with 2 points. In that case, Team C and Team D both have 3 points, and also the same goal difference and goals scored, and also just drew their head-to-head match. In that case, a penalty shoot-out will be used after their match to decide who finish second and who finish third.

This method has been used in UEFA youth tournaments as a tiebreaker to decide who advance to the next stage, but never in a senior tournament. Of course, it came very close during Euro 2008, when Turkey came back against the Czech Republic from 2 goals down to tie the match at the 87th minute due to Cech's error. Had the score stay 2-2, the penalty shoot-out method would be used to decide who advance as group runners-up behind Portugal. But of course Turkey scored another goal to complete the comeback and the penalty shoot-out tiebreaker was not necessary.

[Jackson Harrison]

Fair play or coefficient would decide it.

That would be weird.

Could come down to a drawing of lots of fair play coefficients decided it.

Article 14 explains the tiebreakers: https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulation ... ion-Online

If all six matches of a group finish 0-0, then all four teams, tied on 3 points, are also tied on all criteria a-f, so criteria g, i.e., disciplinary points will be used as tiebreaker.

If criteria g is still tied on a subset of teams, then criteria h, i.e., higher position in qualifying round coefficient ranking, will be used. For example, since England are seeded in the top pot for the qualifying round, they will win the tiebreaker over other teams in their group.

But there is also Article 14.02, which specifies that in some cases, a penalty shoot-out between two teams may be used as a tiebreaker. For example, if the first four matches all finish 0-0, and in the final round of matches, Team A beat Team B, while Team C and Team D draw their match, then Team A finish first with 5 points and Team B finish last with 2 points. In that case, Team C and Team D both have 3 points, and also the same goal difference and goals scored, and also just drew their head-to-head match. In that case, a penalty shoot-out will be used after their match to decide who finish second and who finish third.

This method has been used in UEFA youth tournaments as a tiebreaker to decide who advance to the next stage, but never in a senior tournament. Of course, it came very close during Euro 2008, when Turkey came back against the Czech Republic from 2 goals down to tie the match at the 87th minute due to Cech's error. Had the score stay 2-2, the penalty shoot-out method would be used to decide who advance as group runners-up behind Portugal. But of course Turkey scored another goal to complete the comeback and the penalty shoot-out tiebreaker was not necessary.

Top 2 go through right?