2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the eighth edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship since it was renamed from the original under-16 event, in 2001. Germany hosted the championship, during 6 to 18 May 2009, in thirteen venues, and the final took place at the Stadion Magdeburg, in Magdeburg. Spain was the current title holder, having successfully defended its 2007 title. The top 6 teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

U-17-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2009
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Dates	6–18 May
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	13 (in 13 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Germany (3rd title)
Runners-up	Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	33 (2.2 per match)
Attendance	83,638 (5,576 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lennart Thy Luc Castaignos (3 goals each)
Best player(s)	Mario Götze
← 2008 2010 →

Qualification

The final tournament of the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round. During these rounds, 52 national teams competed to determine the seven teams to join the already qualified host nation Germany.

Main article: 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round

Main article: 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round

Participants

•  England
•  France
•  Italy
•  Netherlands
•  Spain
•   Switzerland
•  Turkey
•  Germany (as hosts)

Squads

Main article: 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Advanced to semi-finals and qualified for 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Qualified for 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Switzerland	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
Italy	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
Spain	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
France	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

6 May 2009

11:00 CET

Spain	0–0	Italy
	Report

Paul Greifzu Stadium, Dessau-Roßlau

Attendance: 2,873

Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

6 May 2009

11:00 CET

France	1–1	Switzerland
Situ 76'	Report	Ben Khalifa 59'

Stadion am Bad, Markranstädt

Attendance: 2,200

Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

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9 May 2009

12:00 CET

Spain	0–0	France
	Report

Stadion der Freundschaft, Grimma

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik (Austria)

9 May 2009

14:00 CET

Italy	1–3	Switzerland
Beretta 31'	Report	Nimely 29' (pen.) Gonçalves 65' Kamber 74'

Hafenstadion, Torgau

Attendance: 2,550

Referee: Georgios Daloukas (Greece)

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12 May 2009

11:00 CET

Switzerland	0–0	Spain
	Report

Sport- und Freizeitzentrum, Sandersdorf

Attendance: 4,550

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

12 May 2009

11:00 CET

Italy	2–1	France
Dell'Agnello 38' Sini 50' (pen.)	Report	Kebano 18'

Sportzentrum Taucha, Taucha

Attendance: 2,300

Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
Turkey	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
England	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

6 May 2009

11:00 CET

England	1–1	Netherlands
Garbutt 69'	Report	Özyakup 4'

Stadion der Freundschaft, Gera

Attendance: 4,600

Referee: Georgios Daloukas (Greece)

6 May 2009

18:15 CET

Germany	3–1	Turkey
Scheidhauer 11' Buchtmann 51' Mustafi 67'	Report	Sarı 10'

Steigerwaldstadion, Erfurt

Attendance: 5,107

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

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9 May 2009

14:00 CET

Turkey	1–2	Netherlands
Demir 65'	Report	Castaignos 40+1' Ligeon 56'

Arena Meuselwitz, Meuselwitz

Attendance: 2,200

Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

9 May 2009

14:00 CET

Germany	4–0	England
Labus 13' Thy 37' Scheidhauer 56' Götze 74'	Report

Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena

Attendance: 8,500

Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

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12 May 2009

17:45 CET

Netherlands	0–2	Germany
	Report	Thy 35' Janzer 44'

Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena

Attendance: 6,831

Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

12 May 2009

17:45 CET

Turkey	1–0	England
Şeker 74'	Report

Volksparkstadion, Gotha

Attendance: 3,456

Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik (Austria)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

15 May 2009

11:00 CET

Switzerland	1–2	Netherlands
Kamber 52'	Report	Isoufi 17' Castaignos 40'

Stadion der Freundschaft, Grimma

Attendance: 5,500

Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

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15 May 2009

17:45 CET

Germany	2–0	Italy
Yabo 70' Basala-Mazana 76'	Report

Paul Greifzu Stadium, Dessau-Roßlau

Attendance: 6,471

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Final

18 May 2009

11:00 CET

Netherlands	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Germany
Castaignos 7'	Report	Thy 34' Trinks 97'

Stadion Magdeburg, Magdeburg

Attendance: 24,000

Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

Champions Germany on their lap of honour

Team of the Tournament

Goalkeepers	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Mattia Perin Marc-André ter Stegen	Dennis Appiah Bienvenue Basala-Mazana Stefan de Vrij Janick Kamber Marc Muniesa Furkan Şeker	Stephan El Shaarawy Álex Fernández Marco Fossati Shabir Isoufi Jack Wilshere Reinhold Yabo Matthias Zimmermann	Nassim Ben Khalifa Giacomo Beretta Luc Castaignos Simone Dell'Agnello Mario Götze Lennart Thy

Countries to participate in 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

•   Switzerland
•  Italy
•  Spain
•  Germany
•  Netherlands
•  Turkey