Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 4:44 p.m. / Updated Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 4:44 p.m.
The Romania U19 national team debuts today in the Elite Tour for the qualification for the 2026 European U19 Championship, in a match against the Kazakhstan U19 national team. The game is played from 17:00 at the “Anghel Iordănescu” stadium in Voluntari.
The national team trained by Adrian Dulcea comes after a solid series of results in November, which gives them confidence before the next matches. The Tricolors started with a clear 4-1 win against Andorra U19, drew 1-1 with Finland U19, and ended the month with an emphatic 3-0 win over Iceland U19.
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Starting teams:
Romania (4-3-3): Ungureanu – Gașpăr, Urcan, Fotin, Techereș – Pîrvu, Vereș, Gera – Doicaru, Stoian, Toma
reserves: Răcășan – Bodo, Boșneag, Cotor, Doană, Moisa, Necșulescu, Petculescu, Senciuc
Coach: Adrian Dulcea
Kazakhstan (4-3-3): Kalmurza – Kalikulov, Kaliyev, Bazarbaev, Tashpulatov – Petrik, Akylbaev, Abish – Tuyakbaevm Birkurmanov, Toleukhan
reserves: Kusainov – Abrayev, Bekbolat, Kenesbekov, Makhametzhan, Nurgali, Sagyn, Torebek, Zhexenbek
Coach: Sergey Labodovsky
The complete program of Romania U19
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March 25: Romania U19 – Kazakhstan U19 (Volunteers, 17:00)
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March 28: Romania U19 – Northern Ireland U19 (Clinceni, 16:30)
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March 31: Romania U19 – Ukraine U19 (Volunteers, 17:00)
The stake: qualification for EURO 2026
The final tournament will take place between 28 June and 11 July 2026, in cities such as Wrexham or Bangor. For the “tricolors”, the goal is clear: 1st place in the group and qualification.
Romania starts with an accessible match on paper, but extremely important for morale and ranking. A right start can make the difference in a mini-tournament where every point counts.
The group called for the Elite Tour
Adrian Dulcea's team includes players from important clubs in the country and in Europe, such as:
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Goalkeepers: Bogdan Ungureanu (Sepsi OSK), Florin Răcășan (CSM Slatina), Matei Popa (FCSB);
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defense: Florin Gașpăr (CSM Reșita), Ștefan Senciuc (ASA Tg. Mureș), Alex Urcan (Gimnastic Manresa / Spain), Davide Moisa (Hellas Verona / Italy), Rareș Fotin (Farul Constanța), Eduard Cotor (SV Meppen / Germany), Alin Techereș (Sepsi OSK);
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midfielders: Robert Necșulescu (Chindia Târgoviște), Ianis Doană (Steaua Bucharest), Alin Gera (Valencia CF / Spain), Efraim Bodo (FK Csikszereda), Yanis Pîrvu (FC Argeș), Robert Petculescu (FC Voluntari), Raul Vereș (Las Rozas / Spain), Mihai Boșneag (FC Augsburg / Germany), Mihai Toma (FCSB);
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Strikers: Alexandru Stoian (FCSB), Iustin Doicaru (Constanța Lighthouse).
