Malta 2023 European Under-19 Guide: fixtures, results, calendar, standings, groups, when and where it is, date, venues, qualified teams and how it works

The 2023 Euro Under-19 Cup is looking for a champion and will do so from July 3, the date on which the final leg of the continental competition officially begins.

DIRECTLY | Follow the Selection Spain Under-19 vs. Norway U-19 team, from the 2023 Malta European Championship

Spain’s national team, led from the bench by José Lana, will go in search of the ninth title in its history in Malta, the venue of the championship, the country that has won the trophy the most times in this category .

The hosts will be joined by seven teams moving up from the elite round in the draw for the final, which took place on Wednesday, April 19 at the Manoel Theater in Valletta. The top two of each group advance to the semi-finals.

The Malta Football Federation (MFA) previously hosted the 2014 European Under-17 Championship, which was the only previous time a Maltese team had played in a UEFA final tournament.

DATE, SCHEDULES, MATCHES, RESULTS AND CALENDAR OF THE EUROPEAN SUB-19

The stages of the two pools of the tournament (A and B) will be played from 3 to 10 July of the same month. All matches are played in one match, without a second leg. The top two finishers in each group will advance to the semi-finals.

GROUP PHASE

Monday July 3

group A

Poland 0-2 Portugal (18:00)

Malta 0-4 Italy (21:00)

Tuesday, July 4

B group

Norway 5-4 Greece (18:00)

Iceland 1-2 Spain (21:15)

Thursday, July 6group A

Portugal 5-1 Italy (18:00)

Malta 0-2 Poland (21:15)

Friday July 7
B group

Greece 0-5 Spain (18:00)

Iceland 1-1 Norway (21:00)

Sunday July 9

group A

Portugal 2-1 Malta (18:00)

Italy 1-1 Poland (18:00)

Monday July 10

B group

Greece 0-0 Iceland (21:00)

Spain 0-0 Norway (21:00)

HEADQUARTERS OF THE EUROPEAN SUB-19

Next, we take a look at the venues that will host the final stage of the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, to be held in Malta from Monday 3 June to Sunday 16 July:

• National Stadium, Ta’Qali (3 group stage matches. 1 semi-final, final)
• Centenary Stadium, Ta’Qali (4 group stage matches)
• Tony Bezzina Stadium, Paola (3 group stage matches, 1 semi-final)
• Gozo Stadium, Gozo (2 group stage matches)

EUROPEAN GROUPS UNDER 19

The 8 teams that qualified for the final phase were divided into two groups of four teams. The first and second of each group qualify for the semi-finals.

• Group A: Malta, Portugal, Poland, Italy
• Group B: Iceland, Greece, Norway, Spain

CLASSIFICATION OF THE EUROPEAN GROUPS UNDER 19

GROUP A

B GROUP

WHERE DO YOU SEE THE EUROPEAN SUB-19?

The television rights for the U-19 Euro Cup Malta 2023 for Spain are held by RTVE, which will broadcast all the team’s matches via Teledeporte and the RTVE Play application.

The rest of the matches can be seen on UEFA TV. To watch matches on UEFA TV, you just have to do Register for free by filling in the form here although you can also register with your Google or Facebook account details.

SPAIN LIST

These are the 20 footballers that make up José Lana’s list for the U19 European Championship in Malta 2023:

keepers: Bruno Iribarne (Almeria) and Ander Astralaga (Barcelona).

defenses: Arnau Casas (Barcelona), Álex Valle (Andorra), Edgar Pujol (Real Madrid), Félix Garreta (Real Betis), David Jiménez (Real Madrid), Simo (Espanyol), Yarek (Valencia) and Iván Fresneda (Real Valladolid).

midfielders: Manuel Angel (Real Madrid), Aleix Garrido (Barcelona), Dani Pérez (Real Betis), Cesar Palacios (Real Madrid).

Forward: Assane Diao (Real Betis), Víctor Barbera (Barcelona), Gonzalo García (Real Madrid), Dani Rodríguez (Barcelona), Ilias Akhomach (Barcelona), Samuel Omorodion (Granada).