In March, the Ukrainian national under-19 futsal team qualified for the final tournament of the continental championship for the third consecutive year. Today, on May 16, the draw will determine their opponents at Euro-2023 (U-19).

Earlier, within Group 2 of the main round qualifier for Euro-2023 (U-19), which was hosted by the Serbian city of Vrnjačka Banja, the blue-and-yellow team confidently defeated Montenegro (12:1) and Romania (7:3). In the decisive match of the quartet, Ukraine lost to Serbia (4:2).

Thus, the blue-and-yellow team secured first place in their group and qualified for the third out of three European championships. Alongside the Ukrainian national team, Croatia (hosts), Slovenia, Portugal, Finland, France, Spain, and Italy also made it to the final tournament.

The formation of groups for the final tournament will take place in Poreč, Croatia on May 16 at 8 PM local time. The Croatian national team will receive number one in Group A as hosts. The rest of the teams will be randomly distributed among Groups A and B.

The tournament itself will take place from September 3 to 10 in Poreč. Eight participants will play in two groups of four, with the top two teams advancing to the semi-finals.

Euro-2023 (U-19) Futsal Qualifying Round - Group 2

March 22, 2023

Ukraine — Montenegro — 12:1

Romania — Serbia — 1:6

March 23, 2023

Romania — Ukraine — 3:7

Serbia — Montenegro — 3:1

March 25, 2023

Serbia — Ukraine — 2:4

Montenegro — Romania — 2:7

Final Standings

The inaugural European Championship for under-19 futsal teams took place in Rijeka in 2019, and the second edition was held in Hain in 2022 — both times (2019, 2022) Spain's team emerged as champions. The second championship had initially been planned for 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ukrainian national team participated in both final tournaments. In 2019, Vitaliy Odegov’s squad secured third place in their group, and in 2022 they were eliminated in the semi-finals.