2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

The 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 19th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. It was the last under-16 championship, before changing the name as under-17 championships. England hosted the championship, during 22 April – 6 May. Players born on or after 1 January 1984 were eligible to participate in this competition. 16 teams entered the competition, and Spain defeated France in the final to win the competition for the sixth time.

2001 UEFA Under-16 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	England
Dates	22 April – 6 May
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	16 (in 18 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (6th title)
Runners-up	France
Third place	Croatia
Fourth place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	90 (2.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Fernando Torres (7 goals)
Best player(s)	Fernando Torres
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Match officials

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Country	Referee	Assistant referees	Fourth officials	Matches refereed
Belarus	None	Vyacheslav Bykov	None
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Siniša Zrnić	None	None	Italy–Switzerland (Group C)
Bulgaria	Dimitar Dimitrov	None	None	Romania–Spain (Group A) England–Switzerland (Group C) Scotland–Croatia (Group D)
Croatia	None	Tomislav Petrović	None
Czech Republic	None	Miroslav Zlámal	None
England	Andy D'Urso	David Babski Carl Bassingdale Glenn Turner	Richard Beeby Mark Clattenburg Keith Hill	France–Croatia (Group D) Spain–Italy (Quarter-final) France–Spain (Final)
Greece	Athanasios Briakos	None	None	Spain–Germany (Group A) Poland–Russia (Group B)
Hungary	None	Robert Kispál	None
Iceland	Kristinn Jakobsson	None	None	Croatia–Finland (Group D) England–Germany (Quarter-final)
Israel	Alon Yefet	None	None	Turkey–Russia (Group B) France–Scotland (Group D) Turkey–Croatia (Quarter-final) Spain–Croatia (Semi-final)
Norway	None	Steinar Holvik	None
Poland	Grzegorz Gilewski	None	None	Spain–Belgium (Group A) Switzerland–Hungary (Group C) England–France (Semi-final)
Portugal	None	Paulo Ribeiro	None
Romania	Alexandru Tudor	None	None	Not known
Seychelles	Eddy Maillet	None	None	France–Russia (Quarter-final)
South Africa	None	Lazarus Matela	None
Sweden	Martin Hansson	None	None	Russia–Netherlands (Group B) Scotland–Finland (Group D) Croatia–England (Third place play-off)
Switzerland	None	Francesco Buragina	None
Yugoslavia	None	Vitomir Simović	None

Squads

Main article: 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship squads

Qualifying

Main article: 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Group stage

Group A

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts  Spain 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6  Germany 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6  Belgium 3 2 0 1 4 6 –2 6  Romania 3 0 0 3 2 13 –11 0

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts  Spain 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3  Germany 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3  Belgium 2 1 0 1 2 6 –4 3

22 April 2001 (2001-04-22)

15:00

Romania	0–3	Spain
	Report	Melli 27' Gavilán 33' Torres 59'

New Ferens Park, Durham

Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Bulgaria)

22 April 2001 (2001-04-22)

18:30

Germany	1–2	Belgium
Trochowski 90'	Report	Maxence Coveliers 66' Vandendriessche 79'

New Ferens Park, Durham

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24 April 2001 (2001-04-24)

18:30

Romania	2–8	Germany
Velcovici 29' Oprea 55' (pen.)	Report	Odonkor 7' Trochowski 10' Kılıçaslan 17', 33', 59' Petereit 65' Ochs 79' Madejski 80'

Feethams, Darlington

24 April 2001 (2001-04-24)

18:30

Spain	5–0	Belgium
Flaño 2' Torres 10', 38' Gavilán 50' Bauzà 62'	Report

New Ferens Park, Durham

Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

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26 April 2001 (2001-04-26)

18:30

Belgium	2–0	Romania
Kristof Goessens 33' Vandendriessche 54'	Report

Billington, Billingham

26 April 2001 (2001-04-26)

18:30

Spain	0–2	Germany
	Report	Trochowski 15' Di Gregorio 58'

New Ferens Park, Durham

Attendance: 200^[2]

Referee: Athanasios Briakos (Greece)^[2]

Group B

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Turkey	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
Russia	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	5
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	4
Poland	3	0	1	2	1	4	–3	1

23 April 2001 (2001-04-23)

18:30

Netherlands	0–1	Turkey
	Report	Dündar Denizhan 57'

South Leeds Stadium, Leeds

23 April 2001 (2001-04-23)

18:30

Poland	0–0	Russia
	Report

Boothferry Park, Hull

Attendance: 1,125

Referee: Athanasios Briakos (Greece)^[3]

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25 April 2001 (2001-04-25)

18:30

Netherlands	2–0	Poland
Ralf De Haan 22', 53'	Report

Bootham Crescent, York

25 April 2001 (2001-04-25)

18:30

Turkey	0–1	Russia
	Report	Gerk 36'

Boothferry Park, Hull

Attendance: 746^[4]

Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)^[4]

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27 April 2001 (2001-04-27)

18:30

Russia	0–0	Netherlands
	Report

Bootham Crescent, York

Attendance: 689^[5]

Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)^[5]

27 April 2001 (2001-04-27)

18:30

Turkey	2–1	Poland
Sezgin Yılmaz 37' Sarıoğlu 43'	Report	Marek Wasicki 68'

South Leeds Stadium, Leeds

Group C

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
Italy	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4
Switzerland	3	1	1	1	3	4	–1	4
Hungary	3	1	0	2	5	6	–1	3

22 April 2001 (2001-04-22)

15:00

Switzerland	2–1	Hungary
Tsimba 49', 56'	Report	Kanta 27' (pen.)

The Shay, Halifax

Attendance: 150^[6]

Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)^[6]

22 April 2001 (2001-04-22)

16:00

England	1–3	Italy
Welsh 22'	Report	Facchinetti 60' Pazzini 64', ?'

Bramall Lane, Sheffield

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24 April 2001 (2001-04-24)

18:30

England	2–0	Switzerland
E. Johnson 56' Schumacher 79'	Report

Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield

Attendance: 2,651

Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Bulgaria)

24 April 2001 (2001-04-24)

18:30

Italy	3–4	Hungary
Lodi 30', 57' Pazzini 65'	Report	Kanta 20', 51' Müller 40' Mihály Horváth 76'

Wetherby Road, Harrogate

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26 April 2001 (2001-04-26)

18:30

Hungary	0–1	England
	Report	G. Johnson 22'

Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield

Attendance: 3,440

26 April 2001 (2001-04-26)

18:30

Italy	1–1	Switzerland
Lodi 22'	Report	Joël Gasche 43'

South Leeds Stadium, Leeds

Attendance: 750^[7]

Referee: Siniša Zrnić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)^[7]

Group D

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	3	0	0	11	0	+11	9
Croatia	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6
Scotland	3	1	0	2	3	5	–2	3
Finland	3	0	0	3	1	10	–9	0

23 April 2001 (2001-04-23)

18:30

France	3–0	Scotland
Sinama Pongolle 14', 54' Le Tallec 75'	Report

Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley

Attendance: 703^[8]

Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)^[8]

23 April 2001 (2001-04-23)

18:30

Croatia	2–0	Finland
Kranjčar 45', 67'	Report

Glanford Park, Scunthorpe

Attendance: 731^[9]

Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)^[9]

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25 April 2001 (2001-04-25)

18:30

France	3–0	Croatia
Sinama Pongolle 37', 55', 64' (pen.)	Report

Wetherby Road, Harrogate

Attendance: 289^[10]

Referee: Andy D'Urso (England)^[10]

25 April 2001 (2001-04-25)

18:30

Scotland	3–1	Finland
Weir 31' McLaughlin 54' (pen.) Beattie 57'		Tommi Peltonen 76'

Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley

Attendance: 538^[8]

Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)^[8]

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27 April 2001 (2001-04-27)

18:30

Finland	0–5	France
	Report	Le Tallec 17', 58' Sofiane 37' Grax 44', 80'

Blundell Park, Grimsby

Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

27 April 2001 (2001-04-27)

18:30

Scotland	0–1	Croatia
	Report	Ivan Grivičić 40'

Sandy Lane, Worksop

Attendance: 150^[8]

Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Bulgaria)^[8]

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	29 April – Sunderland
	Spain (p)	1 (4)
					3 May – Middlesbrough
	Italy	1 (3)
					Spain	3
	30 April – Scunthorpe
					Croatia	0
	Turkey	0
									6 May – Sunderland
	Croatia	2
									France	0
	29 April – Middlesbrough
									Spain	1
	England (p)	1 (5)
					3 May – Newcastle
	Germany	1 (3)
					England	0
	30 April – York
					France	4			Third place
	France	2
									6 May – Durham
	Russia	0
									Croatia	4
									England	1

Quarter-finals

29 April 2001 (2001-04-29)

15:00

Spain	1–1	Italy
Torres 26' (pen.)	Report	Belotti 46'
Penalties
Senel Carlos Melli Torres	4–3	Belotti Aquilani Mantovani De Crescenzo Lodi

Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Attendance: 500^[11]

Referee: Andy D'Urso (England)^[11]

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29 April 2001 (2001-04-29)

15:00

England	1–1	Germany
Samba 66'	Report	Laas 68'
Penalties
Schumacher Welsh Westcarr Bowditch Hoyte	5–3	Berkigt

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough^[12]

Attendance: 4,138

Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)

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30 April 2001 (2001-04-30)

18:30

Turkey	0–2	Croatia
	Report	Prijić 43' Čale 66'

Glanford Park, Scunthorpe

Attendance: 1,679^[13]

Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)^[13]

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30 April 2001 (2001-04-30)

18:30

France	2–0	Russia
Meghni 23', 57'	Report

Bootham Crescent, York

Attendance: 557^[14]

Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)^[14]

Semi-finals

3 May 2001 (2001-05-03)

18:30

Spain	3–0	Croatia
Torres 47', 70' Senel 53'	Report

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Attendance: 5,300^[15]

Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

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3 May 2001 (2001-05-03)

18:30

England	0–4	France
	Report	Le Tallec 2', 77' Sinama Pongolle 4', 72'

St James' Park, Newcastle

Attendance: 30,160

Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

Third place play-off

6 May 2001 (2001-05-06)

12:00

Croatia	4–1	England
Ružak 7' Papa 17' Grgurović 70' Grivičić 77'	Report	G. Johnson 57'

New Ferens Park, Durham

Attendance: 400^[16]

Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)^[16]

Final

6 May 2001 (2001-05-06)

15:00

France	0–1	Spain
	Report	Torres 76' (pen.)

Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Attendance: 31,100

Referee: Andy D'Urso (England)

Statistics

Goalscorers

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7 goals

• Fernando Torres

6 goals

• Florent Sinama Pongolle

5 goals

• Anthony Le Tallec

3 goals

• Erdal Kılıçaslan
• Piotr Trochowski
• József Kanta
• Francesco Lodi
• Giampaolo Pazzini

2 goals

• Wouter Vandendriessche
• Ivan Grivičić
• Niko Kranjčar
• Glen Johnson
• Sébastien Grax
• Mourad Meghni
• Youssef Sofiane
• Ralf de Haan
• Jaime Gavilán
• Cédric Tsimba

1 goal

• Maxence Coveliers
• Kristof Goessens
• Hrvoje Čale
• Mario Grgurović
• Drago Papa
• Dejan Prijić
• Igor Ružak
• Eddie Johnson
• Cherno Samba
• Steven Schumacher
• John Welsh
• Tommi Peltonen
• Baldo di Gregorio
• Alexander Laas
• Oliver Madejski
• Patrick Ochs
• David Odonkor
• Christian Petereit
• Mihály Horváth
• Zsolt Müller
• Mauro Belotti
• Paolo Facchinetti
• Marek Wasicki
• Rareş Tudor Oprea
• Gabriel Velcovici
• Anatoli Gerk
• Craig Beattie
• Paul McLaughlin
• Graham Weir
• Guillem Bauzà
• Melli
• Miguel Flaño
• Senel
• Joël Gasche
• Dündar Denizhan
• Sabri
• Sezgin Yilmaz