Article 60 Financial rules – qualifying competition - Under-19

Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Content Type
Competition Regulations
Category
National teams > Youth > Under-19
ft:locale
en-GB
Edition
2026/27
Enforcement Date
8 December 2025
60.01

The host association retains its receipts and pays all organisational costs.

60.02

The host association pays for the board and lodging of all participating teams (for a maximum of 26 people per delegation, i.e. 20 players and 6 team officials), and for any costs related to their transport within the territory of the host association. The host association’s obligations to each visiting team commence one day before the team’s first match in a mini-tournament and end one day after their last match.

60.03

The host association pays for the board and lodging of the referee team, the UEFA match delegate and the two UEFA referee observers, as well as their transport costs within the territory of the host association. Their international travel expenses and daily allowances are covered by UEFA.

60.04

The travel costs and daily allowances of the referees appointed by the host association are covered by the host association.

60.05

The UEFA administration charges each travelling association a flat amount of €30,000 for participating in a four-team mini-tournament and €20,000 for participating in a three-team mini-tournament, which is credited to the host association to help cover the financial demands of staging the mini-tournament in accordance with the present regulations.

60.06

To further assist in covering the costs of mini-tournaments, the UEFA administration credits each host association with an additional contribution based on the host country’s gross national income per capita, according to the categorisation of the UEFA member associations:

  1. For four-team mini-tournaments:

    • €15,000 for a category 1 host country;

    • €35,000 for a category 2 host country;

    • €55,000 for a category 3 host country;

  2. For three-team mini-tournaments:

    • €15,000 for a category 1 host country;

    • €25,000 for a category 2 host country;

    • €35,000 for a category 3 host country.

60.07

The visiting associations cover their own international travel expenses to and from the mini-tournament.