2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

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 reclassified. 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.

2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
2002 UEFA Europeiske U-19 mesterskapet
Tournament details
Host countryNorway
Dates21 July – 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) Fernando Torres
(4 goals)
Best player(s) 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 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
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 Edo Trivković
Estonia Sten Kaldma
Greece Georgios Kasnaferis
Macedonia Emil Božinovski
Portugal Paulo Costa
Slovenia Darko Čeferin

Squads
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  90' (pen.) Report Kurty  28'
Šebo  37'
Konečný  59'
Labun  75'
Jurko  86'
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)
Spain 1–1 Czech Republic
Iniesta  63' Report Svěrkoš  78'
Norway 0–3 Spain
Report Reyes  22', 68'
Torres  54'
Referee: Emil Božinovski (Macedonia)
Slovakia 5–2 Czech Republic
Žofčák  16'
Halenár  33' (pen.)
Šebo  46', 65'
Sloboda  87'		 Report Fořt  21' (pen.)
Dosoudil  34'
Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa (Portugal)
Czech Republic 1–0 Norway
Rada  4' Report
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
Slovakia 1–3 Spain
Čech  6' Report García  15'
Torres  65', 90+1'
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  9'
Thomas  30'
Cole  73'		 Report Volz  4'
Lahm  90'
Hanke  90+3'
Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)
Belgium 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Blondel  51' Report Daly  26' (pen.), 69'
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
England 1–1 Belgium
Ashton  75' Report Janssens  82'
Germany 3–0 Republic of Ireland
Riether  22'
Trochowski  57'
Hanke  79'		 Report
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)
Republic of Ireland 3–2 England
Daly  54' (pen.)
Paisley  73'
Kelly  74'		 Report Carter  11'
Ashton  45' (pen.)
Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa (Portugal)
Germany 2–1 Belgium
Volz  36'
Odonkor  72'		 Report Vandenbergh  32'
Referee: Emil Božinovski (Macedonia)

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

Final
Spain 1–0 Germany
Torres  55' ' Report
Attendance: 16,464
 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:

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