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Under-19 hopefuls set out on road to Romania

The 52 teams hoping to join hosts Romania in the 10th UEFA European Under-19 Championship begin their campaigns this week although holders France have to wait until early October.

France lifted the U19 trophy on home soil in July
France lifted the U19 trophy on home soil in July ©Sportsfile

France will begin their defence of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Austria early next month as the qualifying round for the 2010/11 competition kicks off.

The holders lifted the trophy on home soil in July and their Group 12 campaign gets under way on 8 October with the host country, San Marino and Montenegro providing the opposition. Two other sections – Group 8, featuring England, Cyprus, Albania and hosts Belgium – and Group 13, in which 2008 champions Germany welcome Switzerland, Andorra and Northern Ireland – start the same day.

The qualifying round will by then be in full swing, with Group 2 the first to kick off on 28 September, Scotland, Norway and Liechtenstein travelling to Estonia. The team France beat to win the 2009/10 final, Spain, are in Group 11 and start their bid for a fifth title against Israel, Lithuania and Armenia while Croatia, semi-finalists in Basse-Normandie last season, take on Italy, Latvia and the Faroe Islands in Group 7.

The final one of the 13 sections features hosts Hungary, Poland, Moldova and Finland and runs for five days from 25 October. The top two in each qualifying round section, plus the two third-placed sides with the best record against the top two in their group, will progress to the elite round, which will be played in the spring of 2011 after the draw takes place in Nyon, Switzerland, on 30 November. The winners of the seven elite round sections will join hosts Romania in next summer's final tournament.

Qualifying round
Hosts in bold
Group 1 (20-25 October)
Group 2 (28 September-3 October)
Turkey
Scotland
IcelandNorway
Wales
Liechtenstein
KazakhstanEstonia
Group 3 (11-16 October)
Group 4 (7-12 October)
GreeceRussia
PortugalUkraine
GeorgiaSweden
AzerbaijanDenmark
Group 5 (1-6 October)
Group 6 (25-30 October)
BelarusHungary
Czech RepublicPoland
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Moldova
FYROMFinland
Group 7 (7-12 October)
Group 8 (8-13 October)
ItalyBelgium
CroatiaEngland
Latvia
Cyprus
Faroe IslandsAlbania
Group 9 (7-12 October)
Group 10 (19-24 October)
NetherlandsRepublic of Ireland
SlovakiaSerbia
SloveniaLuxembourg
MaltaBulgaria
Group 11 (19-24 October)
Group 12 (8-13 October)
SpainFrance
IsraelAustria
LithuaniaSan Marino
ArmeniaMontenegro
Group 13 (8-13 October)
Bye to finals
GermanyRomania (hosts)
Switzerland
Andorra
Northern Ireland

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