The document provides information about an upcoming UEFA Under 19 qualifying round being hosted in Belgium from October 6-11, 2016, including the schedule, participating teams from Belgium, Finland, Kazakhstan, and Russia, tournament regulations, and history of previous winners.

1. QUALIFYING ROUND
06/10/2016 – 11/10/2016
GROUP 1
BELGIUM - FINLAND – KAZAKHSTAN - RUSSIA

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THES Sport, Sportlaan 4 - 3980 TESSENDERLO
PATRO MAASMECHELEN, Koolmijn Limburg Maaslaan 2 - 3630 MAASMECHELEN
BERINGEN, Stadionlaan 1 - 3583 BERINGEN
RUSSIA - FINLAND
6-10-2016 at 15:00 in TESSENDERLO
KAZAKHSTAN - BELGIUM
6-10-2016 at 19:00 in MAASMECHELEN
BELGIUM - FINLAND
8-10-2016 at 15:00 in TESSENDERLO
RUSSIA - KAZAKHSTAN
8-10-2016 at 19:30 in BERINGEN
BELGIUM - RUSSIA
11-10-2016 at 19:00 in BERINGEN
FINLAND - KAZAKHSTAN
11-10-2016 at 19:00 in MAASMECHELEN

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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

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10. 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
DEF12 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. MEDICAL INFO