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Under-19s European Championships: Star players, fixtures, teams, group draw & complete guide

Portugal and Italy booked their place in the final of this year's Under-19 European Championship as the competition heads into the ultimate stage.

The European U-19 Championship is the annual international youth football tournament organised by UEFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Europe. 

The top five teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup.

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A total of eight teams are playing in the Finland-based tournament, with players born on or after 1 January, 1999 eligible to participate.

Goal brings you everything you need to know about the competition in Finland as well as key players, dates, fixtures and the most recent results.


Under-19 European Championship star players


Portugal's Joao Felipe and Fernando Trincao topped the scoring charts with both players netting in Sunday's final to bring their totals to five goals in five matches. 

Despite playing just 93 minutes over three group matches and drawing a blank in his side's semi-final defeat, France's Amine Gouiri has bagged four goals and was atop the scoring charts before the Portuguese stars struck on Sunday. 

France's Rafik Guitane scored twice in the competition, with Les Bleus cruising to a 5-0 wins over Turkey and England in their second and third group fixtures despite falling to defeat in their opener. 

England won the tournament last year but are without a number of star players because of clashes with pre-season tours for clubs, with players such as Manchester City's Phil Foden missing out, and the side failed to make it out of Group B.


Under-19 European Championship teams


Fifty-five UEFA nations entered the competition (including Kosovo, who entered for the first time). Hosts Finland qualified automatically, and the other 54 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament.

The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds: the first qualifying round, which took place in autumn 2017, and the 'elite' round, which took place in the spring of 2018.

TeamMethod of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Finland Hosts1st-Debut
Norway Elite round Group 1 winners4th2005 (group stage)Group stage (2002, 2003, 2005)
England Elite round Group 2 winners10th2017 (champions)Champions (2017)
Italy Elite round Group 3 winners6th2016 (runners-up)Champions (2003)
Ukraine Elite round Group 4 winners5th2015 (group stage)Champions (2009)
Portugal Elite round Group 5 winners10th2017 (runners-up)Runners-up (2003, 2014, 2017)
France Elite round Group 6 winners10th2016 (champions)Champions (2005, 2010, 2016)
Turkey Elite round Group 7 winners6th2013 (group stage)Runners-up (2004)

Under-19 European Championship results


Group A

DateMatchTime (UK / US ET)Venue
Jul 16Norway 1-3 Portugal3pm / 10amHietalahti Stadium, Vaasa
Jul 16Finland 0-1 Italy8pm / 3pmHietalahti Stadium, Vaasa
Jul 19Finland 2-3 Norway3pm / 10amOmaSP Stadion, Seinajoki
Jul 19Portugal 2-3 Italy8:30pm / 3:30pmHietalahti Stadium, Vaasa
Jul 22Portugal 3-0 Finland6:30pm / 1:30pmHietalahti Stadium, Vaasa
Jul 22Italy 1-1 Norway6:30pm / 1:30pmOmaSP Stadion, Seinajoki

Group A standings

PosTeamPlayedWDLGFGAGDPTS
1Italy32105327
2Portugal32018446
3Norway311156-14
4Finland300327-50

Group B

DateMatchTime (UK / US ET)Venue
Jul 17Turkey 2-3 England6:30pm / 11:30pmOmaSP Stadion, Seinajoki
Jul 17France 1-2 Ukraine8:30pm / 3:30pmHietalahti Stadium, Vaasa
Jul 20Ukraine 1-1 England6:30pm / 11:30pmOmaSP Stadion, Seinajoki
Jul 20Turkey 0-5 France8:30pm / 3:30pmHietalahti Stadium, Vaasa
Jul 23Ukraine 1-0 Turkey6:30pm / 11:30pmOmaSP Stadion, Seinajoki
Jul 23England 0-5 France6:30pm / 11:30pmHietalahti Stadium, Vaasa

Group B standings

PosTeamPlayedWDLGFGAGDPTS
1Ukraine32104227
2France320111296
3England311148-44
4Turkey300329-70

U-20 World Cup 2019 play-off

DateFixtureTime (UK / US ET)StageVenue
Jul 26Norway 3-0 England11am / 6amPlay-offOmaSP Stadion, Seinajoki

Semi-finals

DateFixtureTime (UK / US ET)StageVenue
Jul 26Ukraine 0-5 Portugal1pm / 8amSemi-finalHietalahti Stadium, Vaasa
Jul 26Italy 2-0 France5pm/12pmSemi-finalHietalahti Stadium, Vaasa


Under-19 European Championship fixtures


The final of the tournament was be played on July 29 at the OmaSP Stadion in Seinajoki, with Portugal taking a 4-3 win over Italy in extra time. 

The top five teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup in Poland.

DateFixtureTime (UK / US ET)StageVenue
Jul 29Portugal 4-3 Italy (AET)7:30pm / 2:30pmFinalOmaSP Stadion, Seinajoki
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