2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

The 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the first tournament of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, after the previous Under-18 competition was changed. 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 available to participate in this competition.

2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
2002 UEFA Europeiske U-19 mesterskapet
Tournament details
Host countryNorway
Dates21–28 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (4th title)
Runners-up Germany
Third place Slovakia
Fourth place Republic of Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored49 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Fernando Torres
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Spain Fernando Torres

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 took part 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
2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship finalist teams

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.[1]

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified to the final tournament:

Country Qualified as
 NorwayHosts
 BelgiumIntermediary round play-off winner
 Czech RepublicIntermediary round play-off winner
 EnglandIntermediary round play-off winner
 SpainIntermediary round play-off winner
 GermanyIntermediary round play-off winner
 Republic of IrelandIntermediary round play-off winner
 SlovakiaIntermediary round play-off winner

Venues
Location map of the final tournament host cities

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
Croatia Croatia Edo Trivković
Estonia Estonia Sten Kaldma
Greece Greece Georgios Kasnaferis
Republic of Macedonia Macedonia Emil Božinovski
Portugal Portugal Paulo Costa
Slovenia Slovenia Darko Čeferin

Squads
See the main article: 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads

Results

Group A
Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 321072+57
 Slovakia 3201116+56
 Czech Republic 311146−24
 Norway 300319−80
Norway 1–5 Slovakia
Grindheim Goal 90' (pen.) Report Kurty Goal 28'
Šebo Goal 37'
Konečný Goal 59'
Labun Goal 75'
Jurko Goal 86'
Gjemselund Stadion, Kongsvinger
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)
Spain 1–1 Czech Republic
Iniesta Goal 63' Report Svěrkoš Goal 78'
Melløs Stadion, Moss
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)
Norway 0–3 Spain
Report Reyes Goal 22', 68'
Torres Goal 54'
Hønefoss idrettspark, Hønefoss
Referee: Emil Božinovski (Macedonia)
Slovakia 5–2 Czech Republic
Žofčák Goal 16'
Halenár Goal 33' (pen.)
Šebo Goal 46', 65'
Sloboda Goal 87'		 Report Fořt Goal 21' (pen.)
Dosoudil Goal 34'
Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm
Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa (Portugal)
Czech Republic 1–0 Norway
Rada Goal 4' Report
Nadderud Stadion, Bærum
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
Slovakia 1–3 Spain
Čech Goal 6' Report García Goal 15'
Torres Goal 65', 90+1'
Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen
Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)

Group B
Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 321084+47
 Republic of Ireland 320156−16
 England 302167−12
 Belgium 301235−21
England 3–3 Germany
Ashton Goal 9'
Thomas Goal 30'
Cole Goal 73'		 Report Volz Goal 4'
Lahm Goal 90'
Hanke Goal 90+3'
Nadderud Stadion, Bærum
Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)
Belgium 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Blondel Goal 51' Report Daly Goal 26' (pen.), 69'
Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
England 1–1 Belgium
Ashton Goal 75' Report Janssens Goal 82'
Gjemselund Stadion, Kongsvinger
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)
Germany 3–0 Republic of Ireland
Riether Goal 22'
Trochowski Goal 57'
Hanke Goal 79'		 Report
Melløs Stadion, Moss
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)
Republic of Ireland 3–2 England
Daly Goal 54' (pen.)
Paisley Goal 73'
Kelly Goal 74'		 Report Carter Goal 11'
Ashton Goal 45' (pen.)
Hønefoss idrettspark, Hønefoss
Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa (Portugal)
Germany 2–1 Belgium
Volz Goal 36'
Odonkor Goal 72'		 Report Vandenbergh Goal 32'
Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm
Referee: Emil Božinovski (Macedonia)

Third place play-off
Slovakia 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Bruško Goal 56'
Jurko Goal 75'		 Report Brennan Goal 53'
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)

Final
Spain 1–0 Germany
Torres Goal 55' ' Report
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 16,464
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)
 2002 UEFA U-19 European Champions 

Spain
Fourth title

Goalscorers
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The six best performing teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship:

  •  Czech Republic
  •  England
  •  Spain
  •  Germany
  •  Republic of Ireland
  •  Slovakia

References
  1. "Torres sparkles for Spain". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2016-02-28.

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