2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Germany |
| Dates | July 2016 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | TBD (in TBD host cities) |
The 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship will be the 15th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (65th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual European youth football competition contested by the men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Germany will host the tournament.[1] Players born on or after 1 January 1997 will be eligible to participate in this competition.
The final tournament also acts as the UEFA qualifier for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea, with six teams qualifying (the four semi-finalists and the two third-placed teams in the group stage).
Qualification
All 54 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Germany qualifying automatically, the other 53 teams will compete in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament.[2] The qualifying competition consists of two rounds: Qualifying round, which takes place in autumn 2015, and Elite round, which takes place in spring 2016.
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 only U-19 era (since 2002) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | Hosts | 20 March 2012 | 7 (2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italics indicate host.
References
- ↑ "Germany, Greece and Hungary given U19 finals". UEFA. 2012-03-20.
- ↑ "Seedings for Under-19 qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. 20 November 2014.
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