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2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | UEFA Euro Under-17 Football Championship |
| other_titles | 2008 Avrupa 17 Yaş Altı Futbol Şampiyonası |
| country | Turkey |
| dates | 4–16 May |
| num_teams | 8 |
| confederations | 1 |
| venues | 2 |
| cities | 1 |
| champion_other | |
| count | 8 |
| second_other | |
| matches | 15 |
| goals | 36 |
| attendance | 8844 |
| top_scorer | Yannis Tafer (4 goals) |
| player | Danijel Aleksić |
| prevseason | 2007 |
| nextseason | 2009 |
The final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the 26th UEFA European Under-17 Championship, UEFA's premier football tournament for players under the age of 17. The tournament was held in Turkey from 4 to 16 May 2008. Players born after 1 January 1991 were eligible to participate in this competition.
Qualification
Two rounds of qualifying were held in order to determine the seven teams to join the hosts, Turkey, at the final tournament. The qualifying round, held from 14 September to 28 October 2007, divided the 52 remaining UEFA nations into 13 groups of four. At the end of the qualifying round, the top two teams in each group and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the elite round. The elite round, held from 13 to 31 March 2008, divided the remaining 28 teams into seven groups of four. At the end of the round, the top team in each group advanced to the final tournament.
Qualified teams
| Nation | Qualified as |
|---|---|
| Host | |
| Group 1 winner | |
| Group 2 winner | |
| Group 3 winner | |
| Group 4 winner | |
| Group 5 winner | |
| Group 6 winner | |
| Group 7 winner |
Squads
Main article: 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Albayrak Demir
Van Rhijn
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Lacazette
Grenier Rémy Pulido
Keko
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Çolak Çek Karadeniz Eren Fofana Kakuta Kolodziejczak Lacazette
Martínez
Final
S. García Thiago Gavilán
Goalscorers
;4 goals
- Yannis Tafer
;3 goals
- Thiago
- Sergio García
;2 goals
- Geoffrey Castillion
- Danijel Aleksić
- Rubén Rochina
- Keko
- Jorge Pulido
;1 goal
- Clément Grenier
- Timothée Kolodziejczak
- Alexandre Lacazette
- William Rémy
- Ricardo van Rhijn
- Conor Hourihane
- Paul Murphy
Awards
- Golden Player: Danijel Aleksić
- Best Goalkeeper: Vilson Caković
References
References
- [https://archive.today/20120723004603/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under17/news/kind=2/newsid=794185.html 2008: Danijel Aleksić in UEFA.com]
- [https://www.uefa.com/under17/history/], uefa.com, accessed 12 May 2014.
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