2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
The 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2019) was the 18th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (68th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Europe. Armenia, which was selected by UEFA on 9 December 2016, hosted the final tournament. A total of eight teams played in the final tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2000 eligible to participate. Starting from this season, up to five substitutions  were permitted per team in each match. In the final, Spain defeated defending champions Portugal 2–0 to win their 11th title (8th in the U-19 era). Qualification. All 55 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Armenia qualifying automatically, 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: Qualifying round, which took place in autumn 2018, and Elite round, which took place in spring 2019. Qualified teams. The following teams qualified for the final tournament. "Note: All appearance statistics include only  U-19 era (since 2002)." Final draw. The final draw was held on 31 May 2019, 12:00 AMT (), at the Armenia Marriott Hotel in Yerevan, Armenia. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. There was no seeding, except that the hosts Armenia were assigned to position A1 in the draw. Venues. On 2 April 2019, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that 3 stadiums would host the tournament matches, all located in the capital Yerevan. A special fan zone dedicated to UEFA U19 with a small football court was built on the Opera Square of Yerevan. Match  officials. A total of 6 referees, 8 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials are appointed for the final tournament. Squads. Each national team have to submit a squad of 20 players (Regulations Article 37). Group stage. The final tournament schedule was announced on 7 June 2019. The group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals. In the group stage, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the  rankings (Regulations Articles 16.01 and 16.02): All times are local, AMT (). Knockout stage. In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner, if necessary. Team of the tournament. The UEFA technical observers selected the following 11 players for the team of the tournament: Broadcasting. All 15 live matches and highlights are available on UEFA.tv for all territories around the world.