2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the first edition of UEFA's UEFA European Under-17 Championship after changing the name of the competition. Denmark hosted the championship, during 27 April – 10 May. Players born on or after 1 January 1985 were eligible to participate in this competition. 16 teams entered the competition, and Switzerland defeated France in the final to win the competition for the first time.

2002 UEFA Under-17 Championship

2002 U17-EM i fodbold for mænd
Tournament details
Host country	Denmark
Dates	27 April – 10 May
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Switzerland (1st title)
Runners-up	France
Third place	England
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	116 (3.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jonathan Soriano (7 goals)
Best player(s)	Wayne Rooney[1]
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Squads

Main article: 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads

Qualifying

Main article: 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying

Match Officials

A total of 10 referees, 12 assistant referees and 3 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament.^[2]

Referees Robert Krajnc Emil Laursen Jonas Eriksson Damien Ledentu Alan Kelly Augustus Viorel Constantin Roberto Rosetti Luc Wilmes Gerald Lehner Zsolt Szabo

Assistant referees Bill René Hansen Mark Simons Dimitrios Papadopoulos Anatolie Bodean Oscar David Martinez Samaniego Bo Abildgaard Danny Krasikov Koray Gençerler Palle Udsen Heigo Niilop Gunnar Gylfason Darren Drysdale

Fourth officials Johnny Rųn René Christensen Thomas Vejlgaard

Group stage

Group A

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
Denmark	3	1	2	0	10	4	+6	5
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	10	7	+3	4
Finland	3	0	0	3	3	15	−12	0

27 April 2002

14:00 CET

Denmark	4–4	Netherlands
Rasmussen 38' Zimling 47' Kvist 49' Lorentzen 83'	Report	John 35', 69' Blonk 64' Elmas 76'

Farum Park, Farum

Referee: Damien Ledentu (France)

27 April 2002

15:00 CET

Finland	2–3	England
Ääritalo 1', 51'	Report	Hogg 12' Smyth 41' Doherty 68'

Gladsaxe

Referee: Robert Krajnc (Slovenia)

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29 April 2002

17:00 CET

Netherlands	0–2	England
	Report	Rooney 32' Long 53'

Gladsaxe

Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)

29 April 2002

17:00 CET

Denmark	6–0	Finland
Kvist 7' Rasmussen 60', 62', 73', 79', 80'	Report

Farum Park, Farum

Referee: Luc Wilmes (Luxembourg)

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1 May 2002

17:00 CET

England	0–0	Denmark
	Report

Hvidovre

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

1 May 2002

17:00 CET

Netherlands	6–1	Finland
John 30', 65', 81' Otten 53' Elmas 56' Artz 68' (pen.)	Report	Ääritalo 31'

Køge

Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary)

Group B

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Switzerland	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9
France	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
Portugal	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
Ukraine	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

28 April 2002

11:00 CET

Portugal	0–2	France
	Report	Khiter 36' Mandanne 53'

Kongens Lyngby

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

28 April 2002

17:00 CET

Switzerland	3–1	Ukraine
Senderos 4' Milosavac 5' Dugić 74'	Report[dead link]	Kotenko 35'

Køge

Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary)

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30 April 2002

11:00 CET

Switzerland	1–0	Portugal
Milosavac 13'	Report

Herfølge

Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

30 April 2002

11:00 CET

Ukraine	0–0	France
	Report

Valby Idrætspark, Copenhagen

Referee: Augustus Constantin (Romania)

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2 May 2002

11:00 CET

France	1–2	Switzerland
Bru 67'	Report	Burki 23' (pen.) Dugić 26'

Herfølge

Referee: Emil Laursen (Denmark)

2 May 2002

11:00 CET

Ukraine	1–2	Portugal
Aliyev 63' (pen.)	Report	Pedro Araújo 56' Ivanildo 83'

Valby Idrætspark, Copenhagen

Referee: Robert Krajnc (Slovenia)

Group C

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	13	4	+9	9
FR Yugoslavia	3	2	0	1	10	9	+1	6
Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	5	9	−4	3
Moldova	3	0	0	3	7	13	−6	0

27 April 2002

15:00 CET

Spain	4–1	Czech Republic
Soriano 14', 78' Soldado 42' Gavilán 79'	Report	Papadopulos 36'

Nykøbing Falster Idrætspark, Nykøbing Falster

Referee: Emil Laursen (Denmark)

27 April 2002

15:00 CET

Moldova	3–6	FR Yugoslavia
Pajović 43' (o.g.) Calincov 48', 71'	Report	Purović 29', 57' Vukčević 44', 46', 76' Stančeski 69'

Nakskov Idraetspark, Nakskov

Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

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29 April 2002

11:00 CET

Spain	4–2	Moldova
Soriano 15', 48', 52' Soldado 42'	Report	Bulgaru 38' Calincov 44'

Nykøbing Falster Idrætspark, Nykøbing Falster

Referee: Robert Krajnc (Slovenia)

29 April 2002

11:00 CET

Czech Republic	1–3	FR Yugoslavia
Varadi 52'	Report	Vukčević 15' Purović 61', 63'

Nakskov Idraetspark, Nakskov

Referee: Damien Ledentu (France)

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1 May 2002

11:00 CET

Czech Republic	3–2	Moldova
Malchárek 5', 50' Kobylík 82'	Report	Calincov 26', 82'

Nykøbing Falster Idrætspark, Nykøbing Falster

Referee: Luc Wilmes (Luxembourg)

1 May 2002

11:00 CET

FR Yugoslavia	1–5	Spain
Lečić 82'	Report	Soriano 25', 31' Gavilán 30' David Corominas 44' David Rodriguez 54'

Nakskov Idraetspark, Nakskov

Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)

Group D

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	0	8	3	5	7
Georgia	3	1	2	0	4	3	1	5
Poland	3	1	1	1	4	3	1	4
Hungary	3	0	0	3	4	11	−7	0

28 April 2002

11:00 CET

Germany	1–1	Georgia
Thomik 65'	Report[dead link]	Iashvili 46'

Slagelse

Referee: Augustus Constantin (Romania)

28 April 2002

11:00 CET

Hungary	1–3	Poland
Selei 28'	Report	Tarnowski 28' Szczepan 60' (pen.) Solecki 78'

Roskilde Idrætspark, Roskilde

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

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30 April 2002

11:00 CET

Georgia	1–1	Poland
Iashvili 52'	Report	Kowalczyk 77'

Roskilde Idrætspark, Roskilde

Referee: Emil Laursen (Denmark)

30 April 2002

17:00 CET

Germany	6–2	Hungary
Westerhoff 38', 41', 54' Gómez 45', 77' Schuon 74' (pen.)	Report	Dancs 62' (pen.) Horvath 79'

Slagelse

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

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2 May 2002

11:00 CET

Georgia	2–1	Hungary
Iashvili 37', 43' (pen.)	Report	Disztl 19'

Roskilde Idrætspark, Roskilde

Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

2 May 2002

11:00 CET

Poland	0–1	Germany
	Report	Podolski 76'

Næstved

Referee: Damien Ledentu (France)

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

4 May 2002

14:00 CET

England	1–0	FR Yugoslavia
Rooney 7'	Report

Hvidovre

Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)

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4 May 2002

14:00 CET

Spain	2–2	Denmark
Soldado 19' Gavilán 29'	Report	Kvist 56' Brandrup 77'
Penalties
Gavilán Martínez Soriano Silva Molinero	4–3	Rasmussen Jakobsen Cagara Brandrup Zimling

Lyngby

Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary)

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5 May 2002

17:00 CET

Switzerland	3–0	Georgia
Burki 39', 56' Ziegler 72'	Report

Slagelse

Referee: Luc Wilmes (Luxembourg)

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5 May 2002

17:00 CET

Germany	1–1	France
Cimen 52'	Report	Lejeune 81'
Penalties
Ersan Tekkan Westerhoff Rammel Bork	2–4	Plessis Houri Lejeune Zubar Mandanne

Næstved

Referee: Augustus Constantin (Romania)

Semifinals

7 May 2002

17:00 CET

England	0–3	Switzerland
	Report	Maksimović 7', 57' Milosavac 67'

Herfølge

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

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7 May 2002

17:00 CET

Spain	1–1	France
Plessis 78' (o.g.)	Report	Plessis 41' (pen.)
Penalties
Soldado Silva Robusté Merino Valero	3–4	Plessis Houri Kisamba Zubar Rippert

Valby Idrætspark, Copenhagen

Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

Third place playoff

10 May 2002

11:00 CET

Spain	1–4	England
Gavilán 41'	Report	Routledge 37' Rooney 40', 52', 72'

Gladsaxe

Referee: Damien Ledentu (France)

Final

10 May 2002

16:00 CET

France	0–0	Switzerland
	Report
Penalties
Plessis Houri Zubar Kisamba	2–4	Barnetta Burki Preisig Ziegler

Farum Park, Farum

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)