2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

The 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the first tournament of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, after the previous Under-18 competition was changed. The tournament was held in Norway, between 21 July and 28 July 2002. The top three teams from each group qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1983 were available to participate in this competition.

2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
2002 UEFA Europeiske U-19 mesterskapet
Tournament details
Host country Norway
Dates21–28 July
Teams(from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)(in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (4th title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place Slovakia
Fourth place Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored49 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Fernando Torres
(4 goals)
Best playerSpain Fernando Torres
2001
2003

The final tournament took place in seven venues located in seven cities — Bærum, Drammen, Hønefoss, Kongsvinger, Lillestrøm, Moss and Oslo. The winners were Spain, who beat Germany to secure their fourth title, and the top scorer was Fernando Torres, with four goals. This edition is also notable for Nelly Viennot becoming the first female official who took part in an UEFA-organised men's football event, after acting as assistant referee at Norway's 1–5 defeat of Slovakia on 21 July 2002.

Qualification

 
2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship finalist teams

The qualification format consisted of two rounds. In the preliminary round, which took place between August and November 2001, 50 national teams were drawn into 14 groups (six groups of three teams and eight groups of four teams) contested as round-robin mini-tournaments hosted by one of the group teams. The group winners then progressed to the intermediary round, where they were paired and played two-legged ties between March and May 2002. The winners secured qualification for the final tournament, joining Norway who qualified automatically as hosts.[1]

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified to the final tournament:

Country Qualified as
  Norway Hosts
  Belgium Intermediary round play-off winner
  Czech Republic Intermediary round play-off winner
  England Intermediary round play-off winner
  Spain Intermediary round play-off winner
  Germany Intermediary round play-off winner
  Ireland Intermediary round play-off winner
  Slovakia Intermediary round play-off winner

Venues

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Location map of the final tournament host cities

The final tournament was held in seven stadiums located in seven Norwegian cities.

Stadium City Tenant club(s) Capacity
Gjemselund Stadion Kongsvinger Kongsvinger 2,750
Melløs Stadion Moss Moss 10,000
Hønefoss idrettspark Hønefoss Hønefoss 4,000
Åråsen Stadion Lillestrøm Lillestrøm 11,637
Nadderud Stadion Bærum Stabæk 7,000
Marienlyst Stadion Drammen Strømsgodset 7,500
Ullevaal Stadion Oslo Lyn and Vålerenga 25,572

Match officials

UEFA named six referees for the final tournament:

Country Referee
  Croatia Trivković, EdoEdo Trivković
  Estonia Kaldma, StenSten Kaldma
  Greece Kasnaferis, GeorgiosGeorgios Kasnaferis
  Macedonia Božinovski, EmilEmil Božinovski
  Portugal Costa, PauloPaulo Costa
  Slovenia Čeferin, DarkoDarko Čeferin

Squads

Results

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Spain 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6
  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
  Norway 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
21 July 2002
18:00 CET
Norway   1–5   Slovakia Gjemselund Stadion, Kongsvinger
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)
Grindheim   90' (pen.) Report Kurty   28'
Šebo   37'
Konečný   59'
Labun   75'
Jurko   86'
21 July 2002
18:00 CET
Spain   1–1   Czech Republic Melløs Stadion, Moss
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)
Iniesta   63' Report Svěrkoš   78'

23 July 2002
18:00 CET
Norway   0–3   Spain Hønefoss idrettspark, Hønefoss
Referee: Emil Božinovski (Macedonia)
Report Reyes   22'68'
Torres   54'
23 July 2002
18:00 CET
Slovakia   5–2   Czech Republic Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm
Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa (Portugal)
Žofčák   16'
Halenár   33' (pen.)
Šebo   46'65'
Sloboda   87'
Report Fořt   21' (pen.)
Dosoudil   34'

25 July 2002
18:00 CET
Czech Republic   1–0   Norway Nadderud Stadion, Bærum
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
Rada   4' Report
25 July 2002
18:00 CET
Slovakia   1–3   Spain Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen
Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)
Čech   6' Report García   15'
Torres   65'90+1'

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Germany 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7
  Ireland 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 6
  England 3 0 2 1 6 7 −1 2
  Belgium 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
22 July 2002
18:00 CET
England   3–3   Germany Nadderud Stadion, Bærum
Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)
Ashton   9'
Thomas   30'
Cole   73'
Report Volz   4'
Lahm   90'
Hanke   90+3'
22 July 2002
18:00 CET
Belgium   1–2   Ireland Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
Blondel   51' Report Daly   26' (pen.)69'

24 July 2002
18:00 CET
England   1–1   Belgium Gjemselund Stadion, Kongsvinger
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)
Ashton   75' Report Janssens   82'
24 July 2002
18:00 CET
Germany   3–0   Ireland Melløs Stadion, Moss
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)
Riether   22'
Trochowski   57'
Hanke   79'
Report

26 July 2002
18:00 CET
Ireland   3–2   England Hønefoss idrettspark, Hønefoss
Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa (Portugal)
Daly   54' (pen.)
Paisley   73'
Kelly   74'
Report Carter   11'
Ashton   45' (pen.)
26 July 2002
18:00 CET
Germany   2–1   Belgium Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm
Referee: Emil Božinovski (Macedonia)
Volz   36'
Odonkor   72'
Report Vandenbergh   32'

Third place play-off

28 July 2002
13:00 CET
Slovakia   2–1   Ireland Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
Bruško   56'
Jurko   75'
Report Brennan   53'

Final

28 July 2002
20:00 CET
Spain   1–0   Germany Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 16,464
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)
Torres   55'

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ESP title

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The six best performing teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship:

References

  1. "Torres sparkles for Spain". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2016-02-28.

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