Euro 2023 (U-19) in futsal: Ukraine's youth national team holds fourth place in the team rankings
The third UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship will take place in the odd year of 2023, as it was initially planned.
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The third edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Futsal Championship will take place in an odd-numbered year, as originally planned. The qualification is scheduled for January and March, with the final stage set to occur around September.
Poreč (Croatia) was designated as the host city for the 2022/2023 UEFA European Under-19 Futsal Championship final tournament. In addition to the hosts, Croatia, seven national teams will participate in the finals, which will be determined after the second qualification round, concluding by March 26, 2023. The format of the final tournament remains unchanged: eight participants will play in two groups of four teams each, with the top two from each group advancing to the semifinals.
A record-breaking 35 teams will participate in the qualification. Ukraine's national team holds fourth place in the ranking and will start their journey from the main round.
UEFA Euro-2023 (U-19) Futsal Championship Calendar
Drawing of lots for qualification: November 3, 2022.
Preliminary round: January 17–22, 2023.
Main round: March 21–26, 2023.
Final stage: September 3–10, 2023 (dates may change).
As a reminder, the inaugural European Under-19 Futsal Championship took place in Reșița in 2019 and the second edition was held in Hainaut in 2022 — both times (2019, 2022) Spain's team emerged as champions. The second championship was initially planned for 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ukraine's national team participated in both final tournaments. In 2019, Vitaliy Odegov's charges secured third place in their group, while in 2022 they were eliminated in the semifinals.
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