Chesterfield Football Club has announced the return of international football to the Technique Stadium in March 2023.
The town will play host to the England Men’s Under 19 squad, as the Young Lions continue their quest for further European glory on home soil.
The Young Lions will be hoping to defend their title at this summer’s U19 EURO in Malta in July but Simon Rusk’s squad need to secure qualification first by topping an elite round group including Hungary, Iceland and Turkey.
England will have home advantage for all three fixtures which starts with Hungary at Walsall on Wednesday, March 22 (7.30pm kick-off).
The fixture against Iceland will take place at Rotherham United on Saturday, March 25 (2pm kick-off) before the group is concluded against Turkey at Chesterfield on Tuesday, March 28 (7.30pm kick-off).
Tickets for all fixtures are priced at £5 for adults, £2.50 for concessions (club policy applies) and England Football Accredited Clubs can apply for up to 10 complimentary tickets. Visit: https://tickets.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/en-gb/categories/match Alternatively, tickets can be purchased via TheFA.com/tickets.
The current age group reached this point by winning all three games to top a qualifying round group including hosts Denmark, Montenegro and Georgia in September 2022.
England were crowned U19 European champions for a second time in July 2022 adding to their 2017 title. As a result, Ian Foster’s group qualified for the 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup to be hosted in Indonesia in May.
Chesterfield has played host to a number of international fixtures since the opening of The Technique Stadium in 2010, with England men’s and women’s teams ranging from Under 16 to Under 21 age groups playing at the ground.
The Technique Stadium has also been a host venue of a major international tournament in the past, seeing a number of fixtures played in the 2014 UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship.
Chesterfield Football Club supports the marketing and economic growth of the town through Chesterfield Champions, a network of over 200 organisations across Chesterfield and North Derbyshire.
