The 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship will be the 61st edition of UEFA

UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

's European Under-19 Football Championship

UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship

The European Under 19 Football Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. The competition has been held since 1948. It was originally called the FIFA junior tournament, until it was taken over by UEFA in 1955...

. Estonia

Estonia

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will hold the tournament. Players born after 1 January 1993 will be eligible to participate in this competition.

Qualification

The final tournament of the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship will be preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round. During these rounds, 52 national teams will compete to determine the seven teams.

External links

• uefa.com