2019 UEFA Under-21 Championships
The nine qualifying groups for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy and San Marino were decided by Thursday's draw in Nyon. A record 54 teams will be involved, with the first matches taking place in late March – nearly three months before the 2017 finals in Poland.
2019 Under-21 qualifying group stage draw
Group 1: Czech Republic*, Croatia, Greece, Moldova, Belarus, San Marino
Group 2: Spain*, Slovakia*, Iceland, Albania, Estonia, Northern Ireland
Group 3: Denmark*, Poland*, Finland, Georgia, Lithuania, Faroe Islands
Group 4: England*, Netherlands, Ukraine, Scotland, Latvia, Andorra
Group 5: Germany*, Israel, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Azerbaijan, Kosovo
Group 6: Sweden*, Belgium, Turkey, Hungary, Cyprus, Malta
Group 7: Serbia*, Austria, Russia, FYR Macedonia*, Armenia, Gibraltar
Group 8: Portugal*, Switzerland, Romania, Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Liechtenstein
Group 9: France, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg
• The nine group winners will qualify automatically for the finals.
• The four runners-up with the best records against the teams first, third, fourth and fifth in their group will go into the play-offs and be drawn into two ties to decide the last pair of qualifiers.
Only 11 qualify from 9 groups so we have to come 2nd in our group, hope it's we are top 4 of 9 2nd place teams and then playoff against another top 2nd place team. Good chance of finishing 2nd mind.
2019 UEFA Under-21 Championships
Could a mod maybe merge this with the already-existing thread for under-21 squads?: http://foot.ie/threads/189904-Under-21-Squad-Thread/
I'd have posted this in that thread except for the fact it appears to be locked for some reason. Not sure why...
Anyway, here's Noel King's squad for Ireland's upcoming under-21 European Championships group 5 qualifier against Kosovo in Tallaght on Saturday the 25th of March (1PM kick-off): http://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/king-...sovo-qualifier
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Originally Posted by FAI
Republic of Ireland Under 21 Head Coach Noel King has announced his squad for the forthcoming UEFA U21 Championships Qualifying Round Group 5 fixture with Kosovo.
The Irish team will host the Kosovans at Tallaght Stadium on Saturday, 25 March, kick-off 13:00, in their opening game of the 2019 UEFA U21 Championships qualifiers.
Italy and San Marino will co-host the UEFA U21 Championships Finals tournament. Ireland are grouped with Germany, Israel, Norway, Azerbaijan and Kosovo, who are entering the UEFA U21 qualifiers for the first time.
The nine group winners advance to the finals with the four best runners-up entering a play-off to decide the final two spots in the tournament alongside the Italians.
Republic of Ireland Under 21 Squad
Goalkeepers: Kieran O’Hara (Manchester United), Liam Bossin (Anderlecht)
Defenders: Danny Kane (Huddersfield Town), Ryan Sweeney (Stoke City – on loan at Bristol Rovers), Shaun Donnellan (West Bromwich Albion), Corey Whelan (Liverpool), Connor O’Grady (Sheffield Wednesday)
Midfielders: Liam Kinsella (Walsall), Rory Hale (Aston Villa), Josh Cullen (West Ham United – on loan at Bradford), Harry Charsley (Everton), Ryan Manning (Queens Park Rangers), Ethan Boyle (Finn Harps), Connor Dimaio (Chesterfield), Olamide Shodipo (Queens Park Rangers - on loan to Port Vale)
Forwards: Ronan Curtis (Derry City), Reece Grego Cox (Queens Park Rangers), Jake Mulraney (Inverness CT), Joe Quigley (Bournemouth - on loan at Gillingham)