2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

2004 UEFA Under-17 Championship
Championnat d'Europe de football des moins de 17 ans 2004
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates4–15 May
Teams8
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions France (1st title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Portugal
Fourth place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored52 (3.25 per match)
Attendance63,155 (3,947 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Hatem Ben Arfa
Portugal Bruno Gama
England Shane Paul
Spain Marc Pedraza
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Spain Cesc Fàbregas[1]
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International football competition

The 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the third edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship. France hosted the championship, during 4–15 May. Host France defeated Spain in the final to win the competition for the first time.

Squads

Qualifying

There were two qualifying rounds.

Match Officials

A total of 6 referees, 8 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament.[2][3]

Referees
  • Greece Christoforos Zografos
  • The Gambia Modou Sowe
  • Belgium Joeri Van De Velde
  • Czech Republic Radek Matejek
  • Poland Marek Mikolajewski
  • Croatia Marijo Strahonja
Assistant referees
  • Wales Simon Lee Evans
  • Georgia (country) Zaza Menteshashvili
  • Sweden Erik Bergsten
  • Italy Alessandro Griselli
  • Lithuania Vytautas Simkus
  • Bulgaria Nikolay Petrov
  • Ethiopia Luleseged Begashaw
  • North Macedonia Toni Gligorov
Fourth officials

Group stage

Group A

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
 Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
 Turkey 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
 Northern Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Spain 1–0 Turkey
Marquitos 40' Report
Stade Georges Boulogne, Amboise
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Joeri Van De Velde (Belgium)
France 3–0 Northern Ireland
Benzema 73'
Ben Arfa 76'
Songo'o 79'		 Report
Attendance: 4,280
Northern Ireland 2–5 Turkey
Turner 42' (pen.)
O'Connor 82'		 Report Keleş 14', 36'
Yılmaz 22'
Aksu 23'
Sabankay 74'
Stade Jules Ladoumègue, Romorantin-Lanthenay
Attendance: 2,293
Referee: Marek Mikolajewski (Poland)
France 1–0 Spain
Suárez 18' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 4,962
Turkey 1–2 France
Aksu 83' Report Ben Arfa 42'
Ménez 69'
Stade Georges Boulogne, Amboise
Attendance: 5,460
Northern Ireland 1–4 Spain
Doherty 49' Report Pedraza 27', 35', 42'
Capel 66'
Stade Guy Drut, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Attendance: 1,914
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)

Group B

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
 Portugal 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
 Austria 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Ukraine 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Ukraine 0–2 England
Report Paul 60'
Doyle 79'
Stade Péteseilles, Avoine
Attendance: 2,254
Austria 0–0 Portugal
Report
Ukraine 1–2 Austria
Dorosh 5' Report Gramann 9' (pen.), 11'
Stade Guy Drut, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Attendance: 1,489
England 3–1 Portugal
Paul 4', 56'
Davies 79'		 Report Moreira 8'
Portugal 4–0 Ukraine
Gama 11', 22' (pen.)
Gomes 51'
Fausto 82'		 Report
Stade Péteseilles, Avoine
Attendance: 2,338
Referee: Marek Mikolajewski (Poland)
England 1–0 Austria
Porter 54' Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Joeri Van De Velde (Belgium)

Knockout stage

Semifinals

France 3–1 Portugal
Nasri 52'
Ménez 56'
Ben Arfa 62'		 Report Moreira 27'
Attendance: 5,742
Referee: Marek Mikolajewski (Poland)
England 1–2 Spain
Reid 18' Report Marquitos 10'
Fàbregas 80' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,339
Referee: Joeri Van De Velde (Belgium)

Third Place Playoff

Portugal 4–4 England
Fausto 13'
João Pedro 24', 98'
Gama 59'		 Report Walker 25', 97' (pen.)
Reid 45'
Davies 62'
Penalties
Gama soccer ball with check mark
Gomes soccer ball with check mark
Barbosa soccer ball with red X
João Pedro soccer ball with check mark		 3–2 soccer ball with red X Walker
soccer ball with check mark Doyle
soccer ball with check mark James
soccer ball with red X Porter
soccer ball with red X Wheater

Final

France 2–1 Spain
Constant 1'
Nasri 79'		 Report Piqué 63'

References

  1. ^ 2004: Cesc Fàbregas in UEFA.com
  2. ^ "uefa.com - UEFA European U-17 C'Ship - News - /Under17/News/8192". 1 June 2004. Archived from the original on 1 June 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. ^ "uefa.com - UEFA European U-17 C'Ship - Fixtures & Results - Grp FT". 17 June 2004. Archived from the original on 17 June 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

External links

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