Under-19 sides learn their fate

The draw for the first qualifying round of the 2002/03 UEFA European Under-19 Championship has taken place in Porto.

Automatic qualifiers
The top-six ranked countries in Europe according to performances in the last three tournaments (Czech Republic, Spain, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Austria and Greece) have qualified directly for the second qualifying round and are therefore not competing in the first qualifying round. Additionally, Liechtenstein, who will host the final stage of the tournament in July 2003, have qualified automatically and will not need to take part in any qualification stages.

Romania

For organisational and sporting reasons, matches in the first qualifying round must be played in the form of mini-tournaments and staged between 1 August and 31 October 2002 at the latest. The eleven group winners and runners-up will both qualify for the second qualifying round where the teams are divided into seven groups.