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
Dates	21–28 July
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (4th title)
Runner-up	Germany
Third place	Slovakia
Fourth place	Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	49 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Fernando Torres (4 goals)
Best player	Fernando Torres
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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

Main page: 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying

File:2002 UEFA U-19 European Championship map.svg

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.

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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Bærum

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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

Main page: 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads

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 Goal 90' (pen.)	Report	Kurty Goal 28' Šebo Goal 37' Konečný Goal 59' Labun Goal 75' Jurko Goal 86'

21 July 2002 18:00 CET	Spain	1–1	Czech Republic	Melløs Stadion, Moss Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)
	Iniesta Goal 63'	Report	Svěrkoš Goal 78'

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23 July 2002 18:00 CET	Norway	0–3	Spain	Hønefoss idrettspark, Hønefoss Referee: Emil Božinovski (Macedonia)
		Report	Reyes Goal 22', 68' Torres Goal 54'

23 July 2002 18:00 CET	Slovakia	5–2	Czech Republic	Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa (Portugal)
	Žofčák Goal 16' Halenár Goal 33' (pen.) Šebo Goal 46', 65' Sloboda Goal 87'	Report	Fořt Goal 21' (pen.) Dosoudil Goal 34'

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25 July 2002 18:00 CET	Czech Republic	1–0	Norway	Nadderud Stadion, Bærum Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
	Rada Goal 4'	Report

25 July 2002 18:00 CET	Slovakia	1–3	Spain	Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)
	Čech Goal 6'	Report	García Goal 15' Torres Goal 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 Goal 9' Thomas Goal 30' Cole Goal 73'	Report	Volz Goal 4' Lahm Goal 90' Hanke Goal 90+3'

22 July 2002 18:00 CET	Belgium	1–2	Ireland	Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
	Blondel Goal 51'	Report	Daly Goal 26' (pen.), 69'

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24 July 2002 18:00 CET	England	1–1	Belgium	Gjemselund Stadion, Kongsvinger Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)
	Ashton Goal 75'	Report	Janssens Goal 82'

24 July 2002 18:00 CET	Germany	3–0	Ireland	Melløs Stadion, Moss Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)
	Riether Goal 22' Trochowski Goal 57' Hanke Goal 79'	Report

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26 July 2002 18:00 CET	Ireland	3–2	England	Hønefoss idrettspark, Hønefoss Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa (Portugal)
	Daly Goal 54' (pen.) Paisley Goal 73' Kelly Goal 74'	Report	Carter Goal 11' Ashton Goal 45' (pen.)

26 July 2002 18:00 CET	Germany	2–1	Belgium	Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm Referee: Emil Božinovski (Macedonia)
	Volz Goal 36' Odonkor Goal 72'	Report	Vandenbergh Goal 32'

Third place play-off

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

Final

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

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Goalscorers

4 goals

• Fernando Torres

3 goals

Dean Ashton

Jon Daly

Filip Šebo

2 goals

Mike Hanke Moritz Volz

Roman Jurko

José Antonio Reyes

1 goal

Jonathan Blondel Styn Janssens Kevin Vandenbergh Radek Dosoudil Pavel Fořt Tomáš Rada Václav Svěrkoš Darren Carter Carlton Cole Jerome Thomas

Philipp Lahm David Odonkor Sascha Riether Piotr Trochowski Stephen Brennan Stephen Kelly Stephen Paisley Christian Grindheim Tomáš Bruško

Marek Čech Juraj Halenár Roman Konečný Marián Kurty Tomáš Labun Tomás Sloboda Igor Žofčák Andrés Iniesta Sergio García

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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

• Czech Republic
• England
• Spain
• Germany
• Ireland
• Slovakia

Other websites

• Official website at UEFA.com
• Match list at rsssf.com