UEFA Euro 2023 (U-21): the Ukrainian youth national team will play two home matches in Istanbul
The Ukrainian youth national team will play the final four matches in their 2023 European Championship qualifying group in June.
Esenyurt Nedjmi Kadioglu Stadium in Istanbul. Photo istanbulspor.com.tr
March qualifiers for Euro 2023 (U-21) Group N matches between Armenia and Ukraine and Ukraine – France have been rescheduled. UEFA later announced the holding of these games on June 12th and June 9th respectively. The day before, blue-and-yellow will play matches in the ninth and tenth qualification rounds — against the Faroe Islands (June 1st) and North Macedonia (June 5th).
It has been announced that home games against North Macedonia and France, the blue-and-yellow will play in Istanbul at the «Esenyurt Nedim Kadioglu» stadium (holds 4,500 spectators), where the local team «Istanbulspor» plays.
As for both away games of Rostan's wards, the match Faroe Islands – Ukraine will take place in Torshavn at the «Torshovur» stadium (kick-off at 8:00 PM Kyiv time), while the game Armenia – Ukraine will be held at the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium (kick-off at 6:00 PM Kyiv).
Euro 2023 (U-21). Qualifying tournament. Group H
Table
Team |
M |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
GD |
1. France |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
22—1 |
19 |
2. Ukraine |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
7—8 |
13 |
3. Serbia |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
9—8 |
11 |
4. Faroe Islands |
8 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
5—7 |
9 |
5. North Macedonia |
8 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
5—10 |
6 |
6. Armenia |
7 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
5—19 |
3 |
01.06.2022
Faroe Islands — Ukraine
02.06.2022
France — Serbia
North Macedonia — Armenia
05.06.2022
Ukraine — North Macedonia
06.06.2022
Armenia — France
07.06.2022
Faroe Islands — Serbia
09.06.2022
Ukraine — France
12.06.2022
Armenia — Ukraine
In the final stage of Euro 2023 (U-21), sixteen teams will participate — Romania and Georgia as hosts, plus fourteen others that join them based on qualification results (nine group winners, the best team among second-place finishers, and four playoff winners from eight second-place finishers).
Playoff: September 20–27, 2022.
Final tournament: June/July 2023.
The tournament involving sixteen teams will be hosted by four stadiums in Romania (two in Cluj-Napoca and two in Bucharest) and four in Georgia (in Batumi, Poti, and two in Tbilisi). The opening match will take place in Romania, while the final will be held in Georgia.
