Article 12 Competition stages and seeding - Futsal Under-19

12.01

Matches in all stages of the competition are played in conformity with the FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game. The half-time interval must not exceed 15 minutes.

12.02

The competition stages are as follows:

1. Qualifying competition, comprising:

   • preliminary round (if more than 28 teams enter the competition);

   • main round.

2. Final tournament, comprising:

   • group stage;

   • semi-finals;

   • final.

12.03

Participating associations enter the competition as follows:

1. The team of the final tournament host association qualifies automatically for the final tournament.

2. The lowest-ranked teams in the UEFA Under-19 national futsal team coefficient rankings (see Annex A) start the competition in the preliminary round, if one is required.

3. The remaining teams start the competition in the main round.

12.04

The UEFA administration seeds the teams for the preliminary and main round draws in accordance with the UEFA Under-19 national futsal team coefficient rankings (see Annex A).