ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Europe Qualifier

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'''ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Europe Qualifier''' (formerly '''ICC Europe Under-19 Championships''') are a series of regular cricket tournaments organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as the European qualifier for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The tournament was originally organised by the European Cricket Council (ECC). Traditionally there have always been two divisions though the nature of these divisions has varied strongly over the years.

==History== <ref>[http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/TOURNAMENTS/EUROPE/under19.shtml European Under 19 Cricket Championships] icc-europe.org</ref>

The first edition of the tournament was played in 1999 in Northern Ireland. The teams were split across two divisions, the more developed cricketing nations of Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands and Denmark joining England in the A Championship and three other associates, Gibraltar, Italy and Germany forming the B Championship. England won the tournament easily and would not participate again.

Following this inaugural competition, the higher, eventually referred to as Division One, was played every year between Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands and Denmark. Every other year, the Division Two tournament was also played alongside. In 2003, France debuted in the second division, later joined by Belgium and Israel in 2005 and by Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man in 2007.

In 2003, a different approach was taken with all the teams across both divisions participating in a preliminary qualification round. However, this did not affect the make-up of the divisions whatsoever as the four more developed nations easily overpowered the others and cemented their position in Division One. After this the system was abandoned and the old format was reintroduced the following year.

A fresh initiative for the 2006 edition was a new two-day format for Division One. The aim of this was to provide the players with some practice for the style of multi-day play encountered in the Intercontinental Cup. The one-day format returned the following year.<ref>[http://www.icc-europe.org/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000025/002506.shtml Tournament Preview] icc-europe.org</ref>

2007 saw the two divisions being played separately for the first time when Division One was located in Ireland, but the nine-team Division Two was played in Jersey. This was Jersey's first ever European cricket competition.

Another change was made to the division format in 2009 when Jersey and Guernsey were relocated into Division One. This evened out the number of teams across the divisions and a win from Jersey over Denmark demonstrated their ability to play in the top flight. As a result, the two teams remained for the 2010 tournament where both teams performed even better than the previous year.

Plans have been unveiled that in 2011, for the first time, there will be a chance of promotion from Division Two. The total number of participants will also be increased from thirteen to fifteen.<ref>[http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/TOURNAMENTS/about.shtml ICC Europe Tournaments] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007082909/http://icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/TOURNAMENTS/about.shtml |date=7 October 2010 }} icc-europe.org 18 February 2011</ref>

==Tournament results==

===Division One=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;" |- ! rowspan=2 width=10%|Year ! rowspan=2 width=15%|Host(s) ! rowspan=2 width=15%|Venue(s) ! colspan=3|Result |- ! width=18%|Winner ! width=24%|Margin ! width=18%|Runner-up |- style="background:#ddeeff" | 1999 | {{flag|Northern Ireland}} | Belfast | {{cr19|England}} 185/5 (43.2 overs) | '''England won by 5 wickets''' (needed 184 in 48 overs) [http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/1999/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/CARDS/engire2.shtml scorecard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613112447/http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/1999/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/CARDS/engire2.shtml |date=13 June 2010 }} | {{cr19|Ireland}} 190/8 (50 overs) |- | 2000 | {{flag|England}} | Northampton | {{cr19|Ireland}} 6 points | '''Ireland won on points''' [http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2000/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613022859/http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2000/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml |date=13 June 2010 }} | {{cr19|Netherlands}} 2 points |- style="background:#ddeeff" | 2001 | {{flag|Scotland}} | Edinburgh | {{cr19|Scotland}} 6 points | '''Scotland won on points''' [http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2001/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713063210/http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2001/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml |date=13 July 2010 }} | {{cr19|Ireland}} 4 points |- | 2002 | {{flag|England}} | Oundle | {{cr19|Scotland}} 6 points | '''Scotland won on points''' [http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2002/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613031254/http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2002/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml |date=13 June 2010 }} | {{cr19|Denmark}} 4 points |- style="background:#ddeeff" | 2003 | {{flag|Netherlands}} | Deventer | {{cr19|Ireland}} 6 points | '''Ireland won on points''' [http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2003/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713063733/http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2003/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml |date=13 July 2010 }} | {{cr19|Scotland}} 2 points |- | 2004 | {{flag|England}} | Oundle | {{cr19|Ireland}} 4 points | '''Ireland and Scotland drew on points''' [http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2004/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613032310/http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2004/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml |date=13 June 2010 }} | {{cr19|Scotland}} 4 points |- style="background:#ddeeff" | 2005 | {{flag|Scotland}} | Dundee | {{cr19|Scotland}} 6 points | '''Scotland won on points''' [http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2005/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/RESULTS/about.shtml table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713032902/http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2005/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/RESULTS/about.shtml |date=13 July 2010 }} | {{cr19|Ireland}} 4 points |- | 2006 | {{flag|Northern Ireland}} | Belfast | {{cr19|Ireland}} 59 points | '''Ireland won on points''' [http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2006/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613033814/http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2006/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml |date=13 June 2010 }} | {{cr19|Scotland}} 37 points |- style="background:#ddeeff" | 2007 | {{flag|Northern Ireland}} | Belfast | {{cr19|Ireland}} 6 points | '''Ireland won on points''' [http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613031407/http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml |date=13 June 2010 }} | {{cr19|Scotland}} 4 points |- | 2008 | {{flag|Scotland}} | Glasgow | {{cr19|Scotland}} +3.49 NRR | '''Scotland won on net run rate''' [http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2008/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/results.shtml table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613121333/http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2008/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/results.shtml |date=13 June 2010 }} | {{cr19|Ireland}} +1.22 NRR |- style="background:#ddeeff" | 2009 | {{flag|Jersey}} | various | {{cr19|Ireland}} +1.69 NRR | '''Ireland won on net run rate''' [http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2009/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/results.shtml table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613121616/http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2009/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/results.shtml |date=13 June 2010 }} | {{cr19|Netherlands}} +1.45 NRR |- | 2010 | {{flag|Northern Ireland}} | Belfast | {{cr19|Scotland}} 10 points | '''Scotland won on points''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20101007172145/http://icc-europe.org/EUROU19/index.shtml table] | {{cr19|Ireland}} 8 points |- style="background:#ddeeff" | 2013 | {{flag|Netherlands}} | various | {{cr19|Scotland}} 10 points | '''Scotland won on points''' [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/20/European_Under-19_Championship_2013.html table] | {{cr19|Ireland}} 6 points |- | 2015 | {{flag|Jersey}} | various | {{cr19|Scotland}} +1.036 NRR | '''Scotland won on net run rate''' [https://www.crichq.com/#competitions/6546/draws/16625/standings_table table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527120725/https://www.crichq.com/#competitions/6546/draws/16625/standings_table |date=27 May 2018 }} | {{cr19|Ireland}} +0.793 NRR |- style="background:#ddeeff" | 2017 | {{flag|Jersey}} | various | {{cr19|Ireland}} 12 points | '''Ireland won on points''' [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/_/id/17932/icc-europe-u19-wcq-2017 table] | {{cr19|Scotland}} 8 points |- | 2019 | {{flag|Netherlands}} | various | {{cr19|Scotland}} 10 points | '''Scotland won on points''' [https://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/19421/season/2019/icc-under-19-world-cup-qualifier-europe-region table] | {{cr19|Ireland}} 8 points |- style="background:#ddeeff" | 2021 | {{flag|Spain}} | Almería | {{cr19|Ireland}} 144 | '''Ireland won by 78 runs''' [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-under-19-world-cup-qualifier-europe-region-2021-1278169/ireland-under-19s-vs-scotland-under-19s-1278180/full-scorecard scorecard] | {{cr19|Scotland}} 66 |- | 2023 | {{flag|Netherlands}} | various | {{cr19|Scotland}} 9 points | '''Scotland won on points''' [https://www.cricketworld.com/cricket/series/-icc-under-19-mens-cwc-europe-qualifier-2023/points/127832 table] | {{cr19|Guernsey}} 5 points |- style="background:#ddeeff" | 2025 | {{flag|Scotland}} 10 points | various | {{cr19|Scotland}} 144 | '''Scotland won on points''' [https://cricketscotlandlive.com/ladders/?entity=135042&grade=94039&season=19 table] | {{cr19|Netherlands}} 8 points |}

===Division Two=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;" |- ! rowspan=2 width=10%|Year ! rowspan=2 width=15%|Host ! rowspan=2 width=15%|Venue(s) ! colspan=3|Final |- ! width=18%|Winner ! width=24%|Result ! width=18%|Runner-up |- style="background:#ddeeff" | 1999 | {{flag|Northern Ireland}} | Belfast | {{cr19|Gibraltar}} 7 points | '''Gibraltar won on points''' [http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/1999/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713063204/http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/1999/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml |date=13 July 2010 }} | {{cr19|Italy}} 5 points |- | 2001 | {{flag|Scotland}} | Edinburgh | {{cr19|Germany}} 6 points | '''Germany won on points''' [http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2001/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713063210/http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2001/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml |date=13 July 2010 }} | {{cr19|Italy}} 4 points |- style="background:#ddeeff" | 2003 | {{flag|Netherlands}} | Deventer | {{cr19|Germany}} 6 points | '''Germany won on points''' [http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2003/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713063733/http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2003/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/about.shtml |date=13 July 2010 }} | {{cr19|Italy}} 4 points |- | 2005 | {{flag|Scotland}} | Dundee | {{cr19|Gibraltar}} 10 points | '''Gibraltar won on points''' [http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2005/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/RESULTS/about.shtml table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713032902/http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2005/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19/RESULTS/about.shtml |date=13 July 2010 }} | {{cr19|Israel}} 8 points |- style="background:#ddeeff" | 2007 | {{flag|Jersey}} | various | {{cr19|Jersey}} 4 points | '''Jersey won on points''' [http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19B/about.shtml table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713063749/http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19B/about.shtml |date=13 July 2010 }} | {{cr19|Guernsey}} 2 points |- | 2009 | {{flag|Belgium}} | Antwerp | {{cr19|Belgium}} +1.71 (NRR) | '''Belgium won on net run rate''' [http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2009/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19B/results.shtml table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613121955/http://www.icc-europe.org/ECC/DATABASE/2009/TOURNAMENTS/EUROU19B/results.shtml |date=13 June 2010 }} | {{cr19|Isle of Man}} +1.67 (NRR) |- style="background:#ddeeff" | 2011 | {{flag|Isle of Man}} | various | {{cr19|Denmark}} 140 (39 overs) | '''Denmark won by 60 runs''' [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/347/347451.html scorecard] | {{cr19|Isle of Man}} 80 (34.2 overs) |- | 2014 | {{flag|England}} | Essex | {{cr19|Jersey}} +3.29 (NRR) | '''Jersey won on net run rate''' [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/23/European_Under-19_Championship_Division_Two_2014.html table] | {{cr19|Netherlands}} +2.69 (NRR) |- style="background:#ddeeff" | 2016 | {{flag|Netherlands}} | various | {{cr19|Denmark}} 12 points | '''Denmark won on points''' [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/1034609.html?view=pointstable table] | {{cr19|Netherlands}} 6 points |- | 2018 | {{flag|England}} | various | {{cr19|Netherlands}} 281/6 (50 overs) | '''Netherlands won by 154 runs''' [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18802/game/1153460/france-under-19s-vs-netherlands-under-19s-final-icc-under-19-world-cup-qualifier-europe-division-two-2018 scorecard] | {{cr19|France}} 127 (40.5 overs) |- style="background:#ddeeff" | 2022 | {{flag|Guernsey}} | various | {{cr19|Italy}} 170/4 (38 overs) | '''Italy won by 6 wickets''' [https://www.icc-cricket.com/match/101121 scorecard] | {{cr19|Guernsey}} 169 (47 overs) |- | 2024 | {{flag|Denmark}} | various | {{cr19|NED}} 87/6 (23 overs) | '''Netherlands won by 4 wickets''' [https://turnering.cricket.dk/DanskCricketForbund/viewScorecard.do?matchId=2185&clubId=21070 scorecard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909091805/https://turnering.cricket.dk/DanskCricketForbund/viewScorecard.do?matchId=2185&clubId=21070 |date=9 September 2024 }} | {{cr19|SWE}} 86 (32.5 overs) |}

==Participating teams (Division One)== ;Legend *{{bg|gold|1st}} – Champions *{{bg|silver|2nd}} – Runners-up *{{bg|#cc9966|3rd}} – Third place *{{border|width=3px|color=red|   }} – Hosts *AQ – Automatically qualified for the World Cup *X – Qualified but withdrew

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! width=150|Team ! {{flagicon|NIR}} 1999 ! {{flagicon|ENG}} 2000 ! {{flagicon|SCO}} 2001 ! {{flagicon|ENG}} 2002 ! {{flagicon|NED}} 2003 ! {{flagicon|ENG}} 2004 ! {{flagicon|SCO}} 2005 ! {{flagicon|NIR}} 2006 ! {{flagicon|NIR}} 2007 ! {{flagicon|SCO}} 2008 ! {{flagicon|JEY}} 2009 ! {{flagicon|NIR}} 2010 ! {{flagicon|NED}} 2013 ! {{flagicon|JEY}} 2015 ! {{flagicon|JEY}} 2017 ! {{flagicon|NED}} 2019 ! {{flagicon|ESP}} 2021 ! {{flagicon|NED}} 2023 ! {{flagicon|SCO}} 2025 ! Total |- | align=left|{{cr19|DEN|size=20px}} | 6th || bgcolor=#cc9966| '''3rd''' || 4th || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966| '''3rd''' || 4th || 4th || 4th || 4th || 4th || 5th || 6th || 5th || ― || 4th || 5th || X || ― || 4th ||'''16''' |- | align=left|{{cr19|ENG|size=20px}} | bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || colspan="18"| ''Automatically qualified'' || '''1''' |- | align=left|{{cr19|FRA|size=20px}} | — || — || — || ― || — || — || — || — || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || 6th || ― || ― || ― || '''1''' |- | align=left|{{cr19|GUE|size=20px}} | ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || 6th || 5th || 6th || ― || ― || ― || X || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || 5th ||'''5''' |- | align=left|{{cr19|IRE|size=20px}} | style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || colspan=2| ''AQ'' || '''17''' |- | align=left|{{cr19|ITA|size=20px}} | — || — || — || ― || — || — || — || — || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || 6th || ― || '''1''' |- | align=left|{{cr19|JEY|size=20px}} | — || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || style="border: 3px solid red"| 4th || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || 4th || style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || 4th || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || '''9''' |- | align=left|{{cr19|NED|size=20px}} | bgcolor=#cc9966| '''3rd''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || 4th || style="border: 3px solid red"|4th || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || 4th || style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || 4th || ― || style="border: 3px solid red"|4th || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || style="border: 3px solid red"|4th || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' ||'''18''' |- | align=left|{{cr19|NOR|size=20px}} | — || — || — || ― || — || — || — || — || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || 5th || ― ||'''1''' |- | align=left|{{cr19|SCO|size=20px}} | 4th || 4th || style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=#cc9966| '''3rd''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || bgcolor=Silver| '''2nd''' || bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' || style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=Gold| '''1st''' ||'''19 ''' |- | align=left|{{cr19|SWE|size=20px}} | — || — || — || ― || — || — || — || — || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || ― || 6th || '''1''' |}

==See also==

* European Cricket Championship

==References== {{reflist}}

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