Young Lions' Euro Elite Round venues confirmed

Wednesday 02 Apr 2014
England will play at Burton and Walsall in their Elite Qualifying Round games
England will play their UEFA U19 Elite Qualifying Round games at Walsall’s Banks's Stadium and Burton Albion’s Pirelli Stadium.

The Young Lions welcome Ukraine, Montenegro and Scotland to England in May for the final round of qualification fixtures for the Championship, which takes place in Hungary in July.

Drawn in Group A, England will play their three guests over five days in May – with only the group winners progressing to the last eight.

Elite Qualifying Round

UEFA European U19 Championship
England, Montenegro, Scotland, Ukraine
24-29 May 2014
Burton ticket line: 01283 565938
Walsall ticket line: 01922 651 414/416

 

 

The finals also act as a qualification mechanism for the FIFA U20 World Cup, which takes place in New Zealand in June 2015.

To secure qualification for the U20 World Cup, England must first qualify for the U19s finals, and then finish among the top six in UEFA's annual tournament.

Noel Blake's side secured their place in the Elite Round after finishing top of their First Qualifying Round in Slovenia last September.

They were last in action in March, when they beat Turkey by 3-0 in Chester.

Tickets are now on sale for games at both venues, priced at £3 for adults and £1 for concessions.

Call 01922 651 414/416 or visit www.saddlers.co.uk for tickets at Walsall.

Call 01283 565938 or visit www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk for tickets at Burton.

Fixtures

24 May 2014

England v Montenegro (3pm) - Walsall
Ukraine v Scotland (7.30pm) - Burton

26 May 2014

Montenegro v Ukraine (3pm) - Walsall
England v Scotland (7.30pm) - Burton

29 May 2014

Scotland v Montenegro (3pm) - Walsall
Ukraine v England (3pm) - Burton

By Jamie Reid Senior Writer