2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
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| UEFA Under-19 European Championship Czech Republic 2008 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Dates | 14 July – 26 July |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Germany (2nd title) |
Runner-up  |
 Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 37 (2.47 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Tomáš Necid (4 goals) |
The final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 24th UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, UEFA's premier competition for players under the age of 19. The tournament was held in the Czech Republic with matches played from 14 July to 26 July 2008. Players born after 1 January 1989 were eligible to participate in this competition. The top three teams in each group qualified for the 2009 U-20 World Cup.
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[edit] Qualification
Qualification for the final tournament was played over two stages. The first qualifying stage divided the remaining 52 UEFA nations (minus the hosts, the Czech Republic) into 13 groups of four teams. Matches in the first stage were played from 24 September 2007 to 15 November 2007. The top two teams in each group and the two best third-placed teams then qualified for the elite qualifying stage, where the 28 teams were divided into seven groups of four. Matches in the elite qualifying stage were played from 1 March 2008 to 31 May 2008, when the top team from each group advanced to the final tournament.
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
[edit] Squads
- For the complete list of players, see 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads.
[edit] Final group stage
The groups were drawn on 1 June 2008 in Prague by the first vice-chairman of the UEFA Youth and Amateur Football Committee, Jim Boyce, and senior Czech internationals Petr Čech and Martin Fenin.[1]
In the following tables:
Key: Pld Matches played, W Won, D Drawn, L Lost, GF Goals for, GA Goals against, GD Goal Difference, Pts Points
| Team qualified for the Semi-Final. |
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
 Hungary |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
 Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
 Bulgaria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
| 2008-07-14 17:30 CET |
Bulgaria |
0 – 1 | Hungary |
FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague Referee: Albert Toussaint (Luxembourg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Németh  10' |
| 2008-07-14 19:30 CET |
Germany |
2 – 1 | Spain |
Stadion města Plzně, Plzeň Referee: William Collum (Scotland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sukuta-Pasu 7' Toprak 56' |
Report | Alba 66' |
| 2008-07-17 18:00 CET |
Spain |
0 – 1 | Hungary |
Na Litavce, Příbram Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Nagy 71' |
| 2008-07-17 20:30 CET |
Germany |
3 – 0 | Bulgaria |
Stadion města Plzně, Plzeň Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diekmeier 16' Nsereko 43'L. Bender 56' |
Report |
| 2008-07-20 20:00 CET |
Hungary |
1 – 2 | Germany |
Na Litavce, Příbram Referee: Dejan Filipović (Serbia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon 74' |
Report | Reinartz 36' Risse 76' |
| 2008-07-20 20:00 CET |
Spain |
4 – 0 | Bulgaria |
FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague Referee: Olivier Thual (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarón 14' Nsue 17' 52'Mérida 64' |
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[edit] Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
 England |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Greece |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| 2008-07-14 17:30 CET |
Czech Republic |
2 – 0 | England |
Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec nad Nisou Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Necid 54' 58' |
Report |
| 2008-07-14 19:30 CET |
Greece |
1 – 1 | Italy |
Městský stadion, Mladá Boleslav Referee: Dejan Filipović (Serbia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavlis 23' |
Report | Paloschi 90' (pen.) |
| 2008-07-17 18:00 CET |
Czech Republic |
0 – 0 | Greece |
U Nisy Stadium, Liberec Referee: Albert Toussaint (Luxembourg) |
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| Report |
| 2008-07-17 20:00 CET |
England |
0 – 0 | Italy |
Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec nad Nisou Referee: Olivier Thual (France) |
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| Report |
| 2008-07-20 18:00 CET |
Italy |
4 – 3 | Czech Republic |
Městský stadion, Mladá Boleslav Referee: William Collum (Scotland) |
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| Poli 22' Bonaventura 56'Paloschi 72' (pen.)Poli 79' |
Report | Necid 23' Morávek 58' 86' |
| 2008-07-20 18:00 CET |
England |
3 – 0 | Greece |
U Nisy Stadium, Liberec Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mee 48' Sears 68' (pen.)Sturridge 85' |
Report |
[edit] Knock-out stage
[edit] Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 23 July – Plzeň | |||||||
| Italy |
1 | ||||||
| Hungary |
0 | ||||||
| 26 July – Jablonec nad Nisou | |||||||
| Germany |
3 | ||||||
| Italy |
1 | ||||||
| 23 July – Mladá Boleslav | |||||||
| Germany (aet) |
2 | ||||||
| Czech Republic |
1 | ||||||
[edit] Semi-finals
| 2008-07-23 17:30 |
Italy |
1 – 0 | Hungary |
Štruncovy Sady Stadion, Plzeň Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) |
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| Forestieri 65' |
Report |
| 2008-07-23 20:15 |
Germany |
2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Czech Republic |
Městský Stadion, Mladá Boleslav Referee: Olivier Thual (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risse 17' Sukuta-Pasu 119' |
Report | Necid 24' |
[edit] Final
| 2008-07-26 19:00 |
Germany |
3 – 1 | Italy |
Střelnice Stadion, Jablonec nad Nisou Attendance: 4,100 Referee: William Collum (Scotland) |
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| L. Bender 24' Sukuta-Pasu 61'Gebhart 80' |
Report | Garibaldi 78' |
| 2008 UEFA U-19 Championship Winner |
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 Germany Second title |
[edit] Goalscorers
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[edit] Countries to participate in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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