UEFA Under-19 Futsal EURO: a new chance for young players
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The UEFA European Under-19 Futsal Championship is UEFA's first youth competition in the sport.
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On 4 April 2017 the UEFA Executive Committee agreed a revamp of their futsal competitions – including the launch of a first-ever UEFA Under-19 Futsal EURO.
The competition was to be held every two years, with an eight-team final tournament. Thirty-five nations entered the first draw on 1 November 2018, with Latvia picked to host the the inaugural finals in Riga in September 2019. It followed in the footsteps of the experimental UEFA Under-21 Futsal Tournament, held in 2008 and won by Russia in St Petersburg.
U19 Futsal EURO finals
2023 (Poreč, Croatia): Portugal 6-2 Spain
2022* (Jaén, Spain): Spain 6-2 Portugal (aet)
2019 (Riga, Latvia): Spain 6-1 Croatia
*Postponed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic