2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

2004 UEFA Under-19 Championship
U-19-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2004
Championnat d'Europe de football des moins de 19 ans 2004
Campionato europeo di calcio
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
Dates13–24 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (5th title)
Runners-up Turkey
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored45 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Turkey Ali Öztürk
Poland Łukasz Piszczek
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)Spain Juanfran
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International football competition

The 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was held in Switzerland from 13 to 24 July 2004. Players born after 1 January 1985 can participate in this competition. The tournament was won by Spain, who beat Turkey in the final. It also served as the European qualification for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Venues

City / Town Stadium Host club(s) Capacity
Kriens Stadion Kleinfeld Kriens 5,100
Aarau Stadion Brügglifeld Aarau 9,249
Fribourg Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard Fribourg 9,000
Lausanne Juan-Antonio Samaranch Stadium
Nyon Colovray Nyon 7,200

Qualifications

There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament.

1. 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship first qualifying round
2. 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship second qualifying round

Teams

The eight teams that participated in the final tournament were:

Match officials

Six referees were selected for the tournament:

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
 Ukraine 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
 Italy 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
 Belgium 3 0 1 2 0 6 −6 1
Belgium 0–0 Ukraine
Report
Switzerland 1–1 Italy
Salatić 72' Report Alberti 45'
Italy 0–1 Ukraine
Report Milevskyi 61'
Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)
Switzerland 2–0 Belgium
Antić 38'
Bühler 78'		 Report
Referee: Levan Paniashvili (Georgia)
Ukraine 0–0  Switzerland
Report
Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary)
Italy 4–0 Belgium
Alberti 28', 50'
Montolivo 48'
Sorrentino 84'		 Report

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9
 Turkey 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
 Germany 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
 Poland 3 0 0 3 5 11 −6 0
Germany 0–3 Spain
Report Víctor 51'
Gavilán 73'
Soldado 88'
Poland 3–4 Turkey
Piszczek 43', 88'
Madera 75'		 Report A. Öztürk 26', 68', 83'
Adın 42'
Juan-Antonio Samaranch Stadium, Lausanne
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Germany 3–1 Poland
Gómez 18'
Dejagah 76'
Thomik 87'		 Report Piszczek 8'
Spain 3–2 Turkey
Juanfran 8'
Silva 13'
Robusté 90+3'		 Report A. Öztürk 45' (pen.)
Aksu 87'
Juan-Antonio Samaranch Stadium, Lausanne
Turkey 1–1 Germany
Adın 90' Report Dejagah 90+1'
Spain 4–1 Poland
Valero 10'
Víctor 14'
Gavilán 62'
Soldado 84'		 Report Piszczek 47'
Juan-Antonio Samaranch Stadium, Lausanne
Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
21 July – Fribourg
 
 
Switzerland Switzerland2
 
24 July – Nyon
 
Turkey Turkey (aet)3
 
Turkey Turkey0
 
21 July – Lausanne
 
Spain Spain1
 
Spain Spain (pen)2 (4)
 
 
Ukraine Ukraine2 (1)
 

Semi-finals

Switzerland 2–3 (a.e.t.) Turkey
Antić 56'
Dugić 109'		 Report S. Öztürk 58', 95'
Kerim 107'
Attendance: 9800
Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)
Spain 2–2 (a.e.t.) Ukraine
Víctor 12'
Soldado 94'		 Report Aliyev 66'
Yatsenko 112'
Penalties
Silva soccer ball with check mark
Soldado soccer ball with check mark
Ramos soccer ball with check mark
De la Red soccer ball with check mark		 4–1 soccer ball with red X Chyhrynskyi
soccer ball with red X Kravchenko
soccer ball with check mark Vorobey
Juan-Antonio Samaranch Stadium, Lausanne
Attendance: 1520
Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary)

Final

Turkey 0–1 Spain
Report Valero 90+2'


 2004 UEFA U-19 European champions 

Spain
Fifth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The six best performing teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, along with host  Netherlands.

See also

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