Fixtures confirmed for U19 finals
Wednesday, 8 June 2005
The match schedule and television coverage for the
fourth UEFA European Under-19 Championship final
tournament – one of the highlights of the UEFA
calendar, which will be played in Northern Ireland
between 18 and 29 July – has been confirmed.
Two groups
The seven qualifiers from the Elite round, plus the
hosts Northern Ireland, were drawn into two groups of
eight at the finals draw, which was held at Belfast
City Hall on 3 June and conducted by UEFA Executive
Committee member Michel Platini and Northern Ireland
national team manager Lawrie Sanchez. Northern Ireland
are joined in Group A by Greece, Serbia and Montenegro
and Germany, while Norway, Armenia, France and England
will contest Group B.
Television coverage
The top two teams in each section progress to the
semi-finals, which will be held on Tuesday 26 July,
with the winners meeting in the final three days
later. Eurosport, UEFA’s television partner for youth
competitions, will broadcast nine of the 15 final
round matches, including both semi-finals and the
final.
Five venues
The tournament will be staged in five venues in and
around Belfast: Windsor Park (Belfast), The
Showgrounds (Ballymena), The Oval (Belfast),
Mourneview Park (Lurgan) and The Showgrounds (Newry).
Accreditation procedure
Media representatives wishing to cover the final
tournament should apply for accreditation on UEFA’s
website:
The online media accreditation procedure will be
closed on 13 July.
UEFA EUROPEAN UNDER-19 CHAMPIONSHIP
Final Tournament fixtures
Date Group Match Location Kick-off
Mon 18 July B FRA v ENG The Oval, Belfast 18.00
Mon 18 July A SCG v GER Showgrounds, Newry 20.00
Mon 18 July B NOR v ARM Mourneview Park,
Lurgan 20.00
Mon 18 July A NIR v GRE Windsor Park, Belfast 20.30
Wed 20 July A GRE v GER Mourneview Park, Lurgan 18.00
Wed 20 July A NIR v SCG Showgrounds, Newry 20.00
Wed 20 July B ARM v ENG Showgrounds, Ballymena 20.00
Wed 20 July B NOR v FRA Windsor Park, Belfast 21.00
Sat 23 July A GRE v SCG The Oval, Belfast 18.00
Sat 23 July A GER v NIR Showgrounds, Ballymena 18.00
Sat 23 July B ARM v FRA Mourneview Park, Lurgan 20.00
Sat 23 July B ENG v NOR Showgrounds, Newry 20.00
Tue 26 July Semi-final 1 Mourneview Park, Lurgan
17.30
Tue 26 July Semi-final 2 Showgrounds, Ballymena 20.30
Fri 29 July Final Windsor Park, Belfast 20.00
All kick-off times CET (local time one hour behind)
Matches in bold shown on Eurosport
