2006 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

The UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2006 Final Tournament was held in Switzerland between 11 and 22 July 2006. Germany won the cup after defeating France 3–0 in the final match. Players born after 1 January 1987 were eligible to participate in this competition.

2006 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Switzerland
Dates	11–22 July
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Germany (4th title)
Runners-up	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	39 (2.6 per match)
Attendance	14,773 (985 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Elena Danilova (7 goals)
Best player(s)	Isabel Kerschowski & Monique Kerschowski
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Qualifications

There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament, beginning with the First Qualifying Round. The first 40 teams were drawn into 10 groups. See UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2006 (First Qualifying Round).

Top two teams from each group and the five best third-placed team entered in a Second Qualifying Round along with Germany, France and Spain who automatically qualified. The 28 teams were drawn into 7 groups. See UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2006 (Second Qualifying Round).

Then, the winners of each group joint hosts Switzerland at the Final Tournament.

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Germany	7	3	2	1	0	7	1
Denmark	4	3	1	1	1	2	3
Sweden	3	3	0	3	0	1	1
Belgium	1	3	0	1	2	1	6

July 11, 2006
19:00 (CEST)

Germany	1–1	Sweden
Angel 88'	(Report)	Krantz 37'

Stadion Neufeld, Bern

Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

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July 11, 2006
19:00 (CEST)

Denmark	2–1	Belgium
E. Madsen 42', 67'	(Report)	Elsen 33'

Solothurn Stadium, Solothurn

Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)

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July 13, 2006
18:00 (CEST)

Germany	2–0	Denmark
Bajramaj 53' (pen.) Keßler 67'	(Report)

Stadion Rankmatte, Langenthal

Referee: Paloma Quintero Siles (Spain)

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July 13, 2006
19:15 (CEST)

Sweden	0–0	Belgium
	(Report)

Stadion Neufeld, Bern

Referee: Rachel Cohen (Israel)

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July 16, 2006
18:00 (CEST)

Belgium	0–4	Germany
	(Report)	Engel 42' Keßler 46' Blässe 85' Höfler 90'

Solothurn Stadium, Solothurn

Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

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July 16, 2006
18:00 (CEST)

Sweden	0–0	Denmark
	(Report)

Stadion Rankmatte, Langenthal

Referee: Hilal Tuba Tosun Ayer (Turkey)

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
France	9	3	3	0	0	8	1
Russia	6	3	2	0	1	8	6
Switzerland	3	3	1	0	2	3	5
Netherlands	0	3	0	0	3	1	8

July 11, 2006
19:00 (CEST)

Russia	1–4	France
Danilova 40' (pen.)	(Report)	Delie 12', 66' Coton Pélagie 19' Le Sommer 90'

Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen

Referee: Hilal Tuba Tosun Ayer (Turkey)

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July 11, 2006
19:00 (CEST)

Switzerland	2–0	Netherlands
Sarrasin 63' Meyer 75'	(Report)

Stadion Schützenwiese, Winterthur

Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

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July 13, 2006
19:00 (CEST)

Netherlands	0–1	France
	(Report)	Delie 39'

Stadion Bergholz, Wil

Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)

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July 13, 2006
19:00 (CEST)

Switzerland	1–2	Russia
Abbé 1'	(Report)	Danilova 50', 59'

Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen

Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

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July 16, 2006
19:00 (CEST)

France	3–0	Switzerland
Houara 66' Mazaloubeaud 12' Delie 90'	(Report)

Stadion Bergholz, Wil

Referee: Paloma Quintero Siles (Spain)

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July 16, 2006
19:00 (CEST)

Netherlands	1–5	Russia
van der Heijde 8'	(Report)	Danilova 18', 28', 53', 68' Terekhova 84'

Stadion Schützenwiese, Winterthur

Referee: Rachel Cohen (Israel)

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals					Final
	Germany		4
	Russia		0
						Germany		3
						France		0
	France		1
	Denmark		0

Semifinals

July 19, 2006
18:00 (CEST)

Germany	4–0	Russia
Angel 47' M. Kerschowski 50' Maier 53' I. Kerschowski 72'	(Report)

Stadion Neufeld, Bern

Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

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July 19, 2006
19:00 (CEST)

France	1–0	Denmark
Delie 71'	(Report)

Solothurn Stadium, Solothurn

Referee: Hilal Tuba Tosun Ayer (Turkey)

Final

July 22, 2006
19:30 (CEST)

Germany	3–0	France
I. Kerschowski 13', 53' M. Kerschowski 75'	(Report)

Stadion Neufeld, Bern

Referee: Paloma Quintero Siles (Spain)

Goalscorers

7 goals

• Elena Danilova

5 goals

• Marie-Laure Delie

3 goals

• Isabel Kerschowski

2 goals

• Emma Madsen
• Ann-Christin Angel
• Nadine Keßler
• Monique Kerschowski

1 goal

• Kristien Elsen
• Nora Coton Pélagie
• Jessica Houara
• Eugénie Le Sommer
• Chloé Mazaloubeaud
• Fatmire Bajramaj
• Anna Blässe
• Friederike Engel
• Juliane Höfler
• Juliane Maier
• Amber van der Heijde
• Elena Terekhova
• Maja Krantz
• Caroline Abbé
• Isabelle Meyer
• Maeva Sarrasin

External links

• Section at the UEFA web site