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2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | UEFA European Under-19 Championship |
| year | 2002 |
| other_titles | 2002 UEFA Europeiske U-19 mesterskapet |
| country | Norway |
| dates | 21–28 July |
| num_teams | 8 |
| confederations | 1 |
| venues | 7 |
| cities | 7 |
| champion_other | |
| count | 4 |
| second_other | |
| third_other | |
| fourth_other | |
| matches | 14 |
| goals | 49 |
| top_scorer | ESP Fernando Torres |
| (4 goals) | |
| player | ESP Fernando Torres |
| prevseason | 2001 |
| nextseason | 2003 |
(4 goals)
The 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the first edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, after the previous Under-18 competition was renamed. 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 eligible to participate in this competition.
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 participated 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 article: 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying
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 |
|---|---|
| Hosts | |
| Intermediary round play-off winner | |
| Intermediary round play-off winner | |
| Intermediary round play-off winner | |
| Intermediary round play-off winner | |
| Intermediary round play-off winner | |
| Intermediary round play-off winner | |
| Intermediary round play-off winner |
Venues
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 |
|---|---|
| CRO Croatia | |
| EST Estonia | |
| GRE Greece | |
| MKD Macedonia | |
| POR Portugal | |
| SVN Slovenia |
Squads
Main article: 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads
Results
Group stage
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Šebo Konečný Labun Jurko
Torres
Halenár Šebo Sloboda Dosoudil
Torres
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Thomas Cole Lahm Hanke
Trochowski Hanke
Paisley Kelly Ashton
Odonkor
Third place play-off
Jurko
Final
Goalscorers
;4 goals
- ESP Fernando Torres
;3 goals
- ENG Dean Ashton
- IRL Jon Daly
- SVK Filip Šebo
;2 goals
- GER Mike Hanke
- GER Moritz Volz
- SVK Roman Jurko
- ESP José Antonio Reyes
;1 goal
- BEL Jonathan Blondel
- BEL Styn Janssens
- BEL Kevin Vandenbergh
- CZE Radek Dosoudil
- CZE Pavel Fořt
- CZE Tomáš Rada
- CZE Václav Svěrkoš
- ENG Darren Carter
- ENG Carlton Cole
- ENG Jerome Thomas
- GER Philipp Lahm
- GER David Odonkor
- GER Sascha Riether
- GER Piotr Trochowski
- IRL Stephen Brennan
- IRL Stephen Kelly
- IRL Stephen Paisley
- NOR Christian Grindheim
- SVK Tomáš Bruško
- SVK Marek Čech
- SVK Juraj Halenár
- SVK Roman Konečný
- SVK Marián Kurty
- SVK Tomáš Labun
- SVK Tomás Sloboda
- SVK Igor Žofčák
- ESP Andrés Iniesta
- ESP Sergio García
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The six best performing teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship:
References
References
- "Torres sparkles for Spain". Union of European Football Associations.
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