Published on 28 September 2023
Since several European football associations, including the KNVB, switched from U19 to U18 competitions a number of years ago, we felt we had to respond to this trend in 2021 by changing our U19 tournament to an U18 tournament.
However, the aforementioned developments do not appear to be continuing. The number of national U19 competitions is not growing and, on the other hand, it seems that associations, including the KNVB, want to return to U19 competitions. This, coupled with the preference of a number of clubs participating in our tournament for an U19 tournament, has made us decide to return to an U19 tournament in 2024.
