QUALIFYING ROUND 06/10/2016 – 11/10/2016

GROUP 1 BELGIUM - FINLAND – KAZAKHSTAN - RUSSIA

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UNDER 19UEFA EUROPEAN U19 CHAMPIONSHIP

2016/17 - QUALIFYING ROUND

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THES Sport, Sportlaan 4 - 3980 TESSENDERLOPATRO MAASMECHELEN, Koolmijn Limburg Maaslaan 2 - 3630 MAASMECHELENBERINGEN, Stadionlaan 1 - 3583 BERINGEN

RUSSIA - FINLAND6-10-2016 at 15:00 in TESSENDERLO

KAZAKHSTAN - BELGIUM6-10-2016 at 19:00 in MAASMECHELEN

BELGIUM - FINLAND8-10-2016 at 15:00 in TESSENDERLO

RUSSIA - KAZAKHSTAN8-10-2016 at 19:30 in BERINGEN

BELGIUM - RUSSIA11-10-2016 at 19:00 in BERINGEN

FINLAND - KAZAKHSTAN11-10-2016 at 19:00 in MAASMECHELEN

Dear Football Friends,

On behalf of the Royal Belgian Football Association, I am very proud and honored to welcome

you at this qualifying round for the UEFA European Championship Under-19 2017.

Tournaments such as this give young players the opportunity to develop on international level,

which will allow the participating players to gain a wealth of experience.

We have been in charge of different qualifying rounds and elite rounds in the past, achieving

great results. I am sure we will have another fantastic tournament ahead of us, here in the

Province of Limburg.

Every tournament needs a motivated delegation, performing on a high level. I can also count on

all these persons. Nothing would have been possible without the fantastic effort of my

organizational committee and our fantastic volunteers, so I would like to thank all of them.

A special word also to the clubs of Patro Maasmechelen, Thes Sport Tessenderlo and the stadium

of Beringen, for their hospitality and good conditions. To the clubs FC Veldwezelt, Spouwen-

Mopertingen, KRC Genk and the hotels ‘Eurotel’ in Lanaken, ‘Stiemerheide’ and ‘M-hotel’ in

Genk, I would also like to say thank you, for your kindness and warm welcome.

There is no tournament without any teams, so I would like to welcome the Finnish, Kazakh and

Russian team to our country, such as our referees and UEFA officials.

We are sure that you will enjoy your stay in our country.

The best of luck to everyone, and may the best team win !

Gilbert Timmermans

Member of the Executive Committee of the Royal Belgian FA

Tournament Director

SCHEDULE

Thursday 6 October 2016

Thes Sport 15:00 Russia - Finland S

P.Maasmechelen 19:30 Kazakhstan - Belgium

Saturday 8 October 2016

Thes Sport 15:00 Belgium - Finland

Beringen 19:30 Russia - Kazakhstan

Tuesday 11 October 2016

Beringen 19:00 Belgium - Russia

P.Maasmechelen 19:00 Finland - Kazakhstan

TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS

The UEFA European Under-19 Championship consists of three distinct stages: the qualifying round, the elite round and the final tournament.

Qualifying round

The qualifying round, played in autumn, is made up of 13 groups of four teams playing in

one-venue mini-tournaments. The top two from each progress alongside the third-placed

team with the best record against the top pair in their group.

Elite round

In the elite round, played in the spring, those 27 qualifiers join the top seed, given a bye,

in seven mini-tournament groups of four. The group winners then join the hosts in the

finals.

Final tournament

The seven qualifiers plus the hosts are split into two groups of four who play each other once, with the top two progressing to the semi-finals. The winners of those ties contest the final. Further details, including the criteria for separating teams that finish level on points in a group, or after extra time in a match, can be found on UEFA.com.

HISTORY

The UEFA European Under-19 Championship is the successor to the FIFA junior tournament, which began in 1948 as a U18 event and was taken over by UEFA seven years later. This International Youth Tournament was played in a number of different formats in the first 32 years of its existence, with England enjoying success on eight occasions while the Soviet Union triumphed in the competition four times and Bulgaria three. In 1980, the tournament was changed to the UEFA European Under-18 Championship, reflecting one of UEFA's main priorities, which is to promote youth football and to encourage the development of young footballers. The inaugural European U18 Championship was held in 1980/81, before the competition was changed to a U19 event ahead of the 2001/02 season because of changes in player eligibility dates. France were the most successful team in the European U18 Championship, lifting the trophy on four separate occasions, with Portugal and the Soviet Union each prevailing twice. The early years of the U19 event were dominated by Spain, winners in four of the first six editions with Italy triumphing in 2003 and France victorious two year later. The competition has also marked the first significant successes of a number of future stars, with England's victorious 1993 team featuring the likes of Gary Neville, Sol Campbell and Paul Scholes, all of whom went on to win well over 50 caps for the senior team.. A significant number of other players have starred in their team's triumphs at U18 and U19 level before going on to senior glory, with the victorious French side of 1996 featuring Mikaël Silvestre, William Gallas, Thierry Henry and David Trezeguet two years before the latter two were involved in the FIFA World Cup success. Italian trio Gianluigi Buffon, Francesco Totti and Andrea Pirlo, the Republic of Ireland's record goalscorer Robbie Keane and Spain's Fernando Torres, David Silva, Sergio Ramos and Gerard Piqué are just a few of the players who have figured in U18 and U19 finals in recent years.

WINNERS

2015/16 : France

2014/15 : Spain

2013/14 : Germany 2012/13 : Serbia 2011/12 : Spain 2010/11 : Spain 2009/10 : France 2008/09 : Ukraine 2007/08 : Germany 2006/07 : Spain 2005/06 : Spain 2004/05 : France 2003/04 : Spain 2002/03 : Italy 2001/02 : Spain

BELGIUM

ROYAL BELGIAN FOOTBALL ASSOCATION

Founded: 1895 UEFA 1954 FIFA 1904 Address: 145, Avenue Houba de Strooper 1020 BRUSSELS Telephone: +32 2 477 1211

Fax: +32 2 478 2391 Website: www.belgianfootball.be e-mail: urbsfa.kbvb@footbel.com

BELGIANFOOTBALL

@BELGIANFOOTBALL

PICS | Nico Dewaele

FINLAND

FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION FINLAND

Founded: 1907 UEFA affiliation: 1954 FIFA affiliation: 1908 Address: Urheilukatu 5 00251 - HELSINKI Telephone: +358 9 742 151 Fax: +358 9 454 3352 Website: www.palloliitto.fi e-mail: sami.terava@palloliitto.fi

Suomen Palloliiton… @Palloliitto

PLAYERS

1 KETO Hugo 09.02.1998 Arsenal FC GK

2 MÄENPÄÄ Aapo 14.01.1998 FC Haka DEF

3 HALME Aapo 22.05.1998 HJK DEF

4 AHOLA Paavo 13.01.1998 FC Lahti DEF

5 PIKKARAINEN Juhani 30.07.1998 FC Red Bull Salzburg DEF

6 VARMANEN Tatu 09.07.1998 IF Brommapojkarna DEF

7 LAPPALAINEN Lassi 24.08.1998 HJK FWD

8 KAIRINEN Kaan 22.12.1998 FC Midtjylland MID

9 KÄLLMAN Benjamin 17.06.1998 FC Inter FWD

10 EREMENKO Sergei 06.01.1999 FC Basel MID

11 ATAKAYI Sergei 30.01.1999 Rangers FC FWD

DEF

12 JÄÄSKELÄINEN William 25.07.1998 Bolton Wanderers FC GK

13 SOISALO Mikael 24.04.1998 Ilves FWD

14 MÄENPÄÄ Niilo 14.01.1998 FC Haka MID

15 LINDQVIST William 04.01.1998 EIF DEF

16 MOHAMED Abukar 01.01.1999 TPS MID

17 YLÄTUPA Saku 04.08.1999 HJK MID

18 ALANKO Samu 16.05.1998 FF Jaro FWD

COACH WARD Stephen

TEAM MANAGER NYYSSÖNEN Kai

KAZAKHSTAN

FOOTBALL FEDERATION KAZAKHSTAN

Founded: 1914 UEFA affiliation: 2002 FIFA affiliation: 1994 Address: 29 Syganak Str., 14th floor 010000 - ASTANA Telephone: +7 7172 790 780 Fax: +7 7172 790 788 Website: www.kff.kz

e-mail: info@kff.kz

ffkkz.kz @FFK_officialkz

PLAYERS

1 PODYMSKIY Danil 05.06.1998

2 SHAIZADA Bekkhan 28.02.1998

3 ALEXEYEV Kirill 02.01.1998

4 MUZARAPOV Said 08.11.1998

5 KASSYM Alibek 27.05.1998

6 AITORE Madi 06.02.1998

7 KUANYSHEV Nurlybek 12.04.1998

8 NAJARYAN Gevorg 06.01.1998

9 ZHAGOROV Naurysbek 01.03.1998

10 UKHANOV Roman 12.03.1998

11 POPOV Artem 17.01.1998

12 ARTYUSHENKO Ilya 18.07.1998

13 ORAZOV Ramazan 30.01.1998

14 BAKHTIYAROV Akmal 02.06.1998

15 TURSYNBAY Sagadat 26.03.1999

16 ORYNBASSAR Rauan 01.03.1998

17 ZHAKSYLYK Mukhit 06.02.1999

18 TULEYEV Altynbek 16.02.1998

19 ZAINUTDINOV Baktiyor 02.04.1998

20 SHUSHENACHEV Artur 07.04.1998

21 AMANZHOL Yerassyl 13.01.1999

22 NURBAYEV Islam 05.06.1999

23 ADIL Aslan 13.01.1998

COACH ABDUALIYEV Serik

TEAM MANAGER YELUBAYEV Rustem

RUSSIA

PLAYERS

FOOTBALL UNION RUSSIA

Founded: 1912 UEFA affiliation: 1954 FIFA affiliation: 1912 Address: Ulitsa Narodnaya, 7 115 172 - MOSCOW Telephone: +7 495/926 1300 Fax: +46 8 735 0901 Website: www.rfs.ru e-mail: info@rfs.ru

rfs.ru @official_rfs

PRUDNIKOV Nikolay 01.01.1998 FC Chertanovo Moscow MID

KALUGIN Nikita 12.03.1998 FC Dynamo Moscow DEF

KHOSONOV Khetag 18.06.1998 PFC CSKA MID

GALANIN Ivan 05.06.1998 FC Lokomotiv Moscow MID

KRUGOVOI Danil 28.05.1998 FC Zenit DEF

TATAEV Alexey 08.10.1998 FC Krasnodar DEF

CHALOV Fedor 10.04.1998 PFC CSKA FWD

MAKHATADZE Georgy 26.03.1998 FC Rubin Kazan MID

LOMOVITSKIY Alexandr 27.01.1998 FC Spartak Moscow MID

ADAMOV Denis 20.02.1998 FC Krasnodar GK

RASSKAZOV Nikolay 04.01.1998 FC Spartak Moscow DEF

LELYUKHIN Pavel 23.04.1998 FC Dynamo Moscow MID

MAKSIMENKO Aleksandr 19.03.1998 FC Spartak Moscow GK

LYSOV Mikhail 29.01.1998 FC Lokomotiv Moscow FWD

KRAPUKHIN Stanislav 28.03.1998 FC Zenit FWD

VIZNOVICH Ilia 10.02.1998 PFC Krylya Sovetov MID

TEREKHOV Anton 30.01.1998 FC Dynamo FWD

KUCHAEV Konstantin 18.03.1998 PFC CSKA MID

TSYGANKOV Boris 17.04.1998 FC Spartak Moscow MID

LAPSHOV Ivan 01.05.1999 FC Lokomotiv Moscow DEF

COACH GALAKTIONOV Mikhail

TEAM MANAGER

Nesterovich Alexey

MEDICAL INFO