Media details for U19 finals
Monday, June 15, 2009
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Media representatives wishing to cover the finals in Ukraine this summer are invited to submit their accreditation applications by 15 July.
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Media representatives wishing to cover the 8th UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Ukraine this summer are invited to submit their accreditation applications by 15 July.
Illustrious names
The draw for the finals was held in Donetsk on Friday and was conducted by Grigoriy Surkis, president of the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU) and newly elected chairman of the UEFA Youth and Amateur Football Committee. He was assisted by Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko, the head coach of the senior Ukraine national team. The hosts will face Slovenia, England and Switzerland in Group A at the finals, with Spain, France, Turkey and Serbia making up Group B.
Two centres
The finals kick off on 21 July and all group phase matches and the two semi-finals will be played in four different stadiums in the cities of Donetsk and Mariupol, with the final to be played at Olimpiyskyi Stadium in Donetsk on Sunday 2 August. The final match schedule will be communicated by the end of this week on uefa.com. Eurosport will broadcast nine matches live, including the final and the semi-finals.
Application details
Media representatives wishing to cover the final round should contact the FFU directly and apply for accreditation via e-mail to u19media@ffu.org.ua, indicating "UNDER-19" in the subject header. The deadline for application is 15 July.