2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Qualification

Main article: 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification, 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification

Qualification for the final tournament occurred in two stages: a qualifying round and an elite round. During these rounds, 51 national teams competed to determine the seven teams that would join the automatically qualified host nation Estonia.

The qualifying round was played between 21 September and 16 November 2011. Liechtenstein did not enter and England, France and Spain received a bye to the elite round as a result of their UEFA ranking coefficient. The remaining 48 teams were divided into 12 groups of four teams, with each group being contested as a mini-tournament hosted by one of the group's teams. After all matches were played, the 12 group winners, 12 group runners-up and the best third-placed team advanced to the elite round.

The elite round was played between 23 and 31 May 2012. The 28 teams entering this phase were split into seven groups of four teams for a further round of mini-tournaments. The seven group winners qualified for the final tournament.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament:

:1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year. :2 As Serbia and Montenegro

Venues

Match officials

UEFA named six referees and eight assistant referees for the tournament on 18 June 2012, all who are young and upcoming top referees in Europe. Additionally two Estonian referees were chosen as fourth officials for the group stage matches.

Squads

Main article: 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads

Results

Group stage

The draw was held on 6 June 2012 in Tallinn, Estonia.

Each group winner and runner-up advanced to the semifinals. The top three teams in each group also qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.

1. Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question
2. Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question
3. Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question
4. If, after applying criteria 1) to 3) to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 3) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5) and 7) will apply
5. Results of all group matches:
6. Superior goal difference
7. Higher number of goals scored
8. Respect Fair Play ranking of the teams in question
9. Drawing of lots Additionally, if two teams which have the same number of points and the same number of goals scored and conceded play their last group match against each other and are still equal at the end of that match, their final rankings are determined by the penalty shoot-out and not by the criteria listed above. This procedure is applicable only if a ranking of the teams is required to determine the group winner and the runner-up.

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

Group A

Derik Betinho Martins

Fourlanos Diamantakos Gomes João Mário

Alcácer Betinho Katidis

Group B

Pogba Vion

Redmond

Pongračić Kane

Knockout stage

Bracket

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Semi-finals

Lykogiannis

Alcácer Pogba Suárez Jesé Alcácer Deulofeu Pléa Umtiti Kondogbia

Final

Goalscorers

;5 goals

• ESP Jesé

;3 goals

• GRE Dimitris Diamantakos
• GRE Giorgos Katidis

;2 goals

• ENG Benik Afobe
• CRO Domagoj Pavičić
• CRO Mihael Pongračić
• FRA Paul Pogba
• FRA Samuel Umtiti
• POR Betinho
• POR André Gomes
• ESP Paco Alcácer
• ESP Gerard Deulofeu

;1 goal

• EST Karl-Eerik Luigend
• ENG Nathaniel Chalobah
• ENG Harry Kane
• ENG John Lundstram
• ENG Nathan Redmond
• FRA Dimitri Foulquier
• FRA Richard-Quentin Samnick
• FRA Jordan Veretout
• FRA Thibaut Vion
• GRE Mavroudis Bougaidis
• GRE Spyros Fourlanos
• GRE Giannis Gianniotas
• GRE Charalambos Lykogiannis
• POR Bruma
• POR João Mário
• POR Daniel Martins
• SER Nikola Ninković
• ESP Derik
• ESP Denis Suárez

;1 own goal

• EST Artur Pikk (against Portugal)

Team of the tournament

After the final, the UEFA technical team selected 23 players to integrate the "team of the tournament".

;Goalkeepers

• CRO Simon Sluga
• FRA Alphonse Areola
• GRE Sokratis Dioudis ;Defenders
• ENG Nathaniel Chalobah
• FRA Samuel Umtiti
• FRA Dimitri Foulquier
• GRE Mavroudis Bougaidis
• GRE Kostas Stafylidis
• ESP Álex Grimaldo
• ESP Derik Osede ;Midfielders
• CRO Domagoj Pavičić
• FRA Paul Pogba
• GRE Giorgos Katidis
• POR André Gomes
• ESP José Campaña
• ESP Saúl
• ESP Suso
• ESP Óliver Torres ;Forwards
• ENG Benik Afobe
• GRE Dimitris Diamantakos
• GRE Giannis Gianniotas
• ESP Paco Alcácer
• ESP Gerard Deulofeu
• ESP Jesé

References

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