UEFA have made the draws for the 2011 Elite rounds at U17 & U19 and the 2012 qualifying rounds at both levels.
In the U19 elite round we have drawn Italy, Ukraine & Poland with the winners going to the finals in Romania in July. Really tough draw.
In the elite U17 round we have drawn Denmark Greece and Latvia with the winners progressing to the finals in Serbia in May.
This is as good as could be expected as we have avoided big guns such as Spain England, France and Germany.
In the U19 qualifying round for 2012 we got a really tough draw Russia, Bosnia and Bulgaria. We were seeded so Bosnia and Bulgaria are a tough draw compared to all the minnows we could have got. 2 qualify for the elite round. Games to be played next Autumn.
In the U17 qualifying round we drew Czech Republic, Kazakhstan and Liechtenstein with 2 to qualify for the elite round. Should be no problem. Games to be played next Autumn.
No news yet as to who hosts the mini groups.
30/11/2010, 2:15 PM
Alf Honn
Hosts:
17s Elite: Greece
19s Elite: Poland
17s First Phase 2011/12: Kazakhstan
19s First Phase 2011/12: Bulgaria.
The misguided disaster that is Vantage Club means there's no funds to help our young players by hosting these mini-groups.
