2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the tenth edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship. Serbia hosted the tournament between the 3 and 15 May.^[1] 6 Teams also qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Players born after 1 January 1994 were eligible to participate in this competition.

2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Европско првенство у фудбалу до 17 година 2011.
Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
Dates	3–15 May
Teams	8
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (1st title)
Runners-up	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	35 (2.33 per match)
Attendance	29,739 (1,983 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Kyle Ebecilio Hallam Hope Tonny Vilhena Samed Yeşil (3 goals each)
Best player(s)	Kyle Ebecilio
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England was the defending champion, but lost in the semi-final. The Netherlands defeated Germany 5–2 in the final to win the championship for the first time.^[2]

Qualification

Main articles: Qualifying round and elite round

The final tournament of the 2011 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.

Participants

Further information: 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads

•  Czech Republic
•  Denmark
•  England
•  France
•  Germany
•  Netherlands
•  Romania
•  Serbia (hosts)

Match officials

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

Referees Sébastien Delferiere Liran Liany Steven McLean Artur Ribeiro Kristo Tohver Stavros Tritsonis

Assistant referees Raúl Cabañero Peter Chládek Ridiger Çokaj Zaven Hovhannisyan Ivo Kolev Giorgi Kruashvili Arunas Šeškus Vencel Tóth

Fourth officials Vlado Glodovic Boško Jovanetić

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+2).

Key to colours in group tables
Advance to semifinals and qualify to 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Qualify to 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Denmark	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9
England	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
France	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
Serbia	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

3 May 2011

15:00

Serbia	2–3	Denmark
Ješić 31' Ožegović 54'	Report	Johannesen 33' Nastić 39' (o.g.) Fischer 76'

Stadion Karađorđe, Novi Sad

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland)

3 May 2011

15:00

France	2–2	England
Haller 15', 65'	Report	Hope 8' Powell 28'

Stadion FK Inđija, Inđija

Attendance: 2,100

Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

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6 May 2011

15:00

Serbia	1–1	France
Mandić 40'	Report	Meïté 40+1'

Stadion FK Smederevo, Smederevo

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Greece)

6 May 2011

15:00

Denmark	2–0	England
Fischer 13' Zohore 21'	Report

Stadion Karađorđe, Novi Sad

Attendance: 1,082

Referee: Sébastien Delferiere (Belgium)

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9 May 2011

17:15

England	3–0	Serbia
Smith 7' Hope 9', 18'	Report

Stadion FK Inđija, Inđija

Attendance: 3,950

Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

9 May 2011

17:15

Denmark	1–0	France
Nørgaard 65'	Report

Stadion Karađorđe, Novi Sad

Attendance: 1,280

Referee: Artur Ribeiro (Portugal)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
Germany	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
Czech Republic	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
Romania	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1

3 May 2011

17:00

Germany	0–2	Netherlands
	Report	Rekik 50' Ebecilio 76'

Stadion FK Smederevo, Smederevo

Attendance: 1,009

Referee: Artur Ribeiro (Portugal)

3 May 2011

17:00

Czech Republic	1–1	Romania
Salašovič 77'	Report	Himcinschi 52'

Stadion FK Obilić, Belgrade

Attendance: 250

Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

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6 May 2011

17:00

Germany	1–1	Czech Republic
Yeşil 80'	Report	Juliš 12'

Stadion FK Smederevo, Smederevo

Attendance: 881

Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland)

6 May 2011

17:00

Netherlands	1–0	Romania
Vilhena 8'	Report

Stadion FK Obilić, Belgrade

Attendance: 913

Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

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9 May 2011

13:00

Romania	0–1	Germany
	Report	Yeşil 42'

Stadion FK Smederevo, Smederevo

Attendance: 504

Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Greece)

9 May 2011

13:00

Netherlands	0–0	Czech Republic
	Report

Stadion FK Obilić, Belgrade

Attendance: 450

Referee: Sébastien Delferiere (Belgium)

Knockout stage

Knockout Map

	Semi-finals				Final
	12 May – Novi Sad
	Denmark	0
					15 May – Novi Sad
	Germany	2
					Germany	2
	12 May – Novi Sad
					Netherlands	5
	Netherlands	1
	England	0

All times are local (UTC+2).

Semifinals

12 May 2011

11:30

Netherlands	1–0	England
Ebecilio 26'	Report

Stadion Karađorđe, Novi Sad

Attendance: 921

Referee: Artur Ribeiro (Portugal)

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12 May 2011

16:30

Denmark	0–2	Germany
	Report	Ayhan 58' Quaschner 70'

Stadion Karađorđe, Novi Sad

Attendance: 2,638

Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland)

Final

15 May 2011

11:00

Germany	2–5	Netherlands
Yeşil 8' Aydın 32'	Report	Vilhena 23', 34' Depay 43' Kongolo 52' Ebecilio 72'

Stadion Karađorđe, Novi Sad

Attendance: 4,261

Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

Goalscorers

3 goals

• Kyle Ebecilio
• Hallam Hope
• Tonny Vilhena
• Samed Yeşil

2 goals

• Viktor Fischer
• Sébastien Haller

1 goal

Lukáš Juliš Nikolas Salašovič Nicolai Johannesen Christian Nørgaard Kenneth Zohore Nick Powell

Brad Smith Souahilo Meïté Kaan Ayhan Nils Quaschner Okan Aydın Karim Rekik

Memphis Depay Terence Kongolo Fabian Himcinschi Vojno Ješić Nikola Mandić Ognjen Ožegović

own goals

• Bojan Nastić (for Denmark)

Golden boot

Player	Goals	Assists	Minutes played by player
Tonny Vilhena	3	1	320
Kyle Ebecilio	3	1	325
Samed Yeşil	3	0	240
Hallam Hope	3	0	291

Tournament select squad

Goalkeepers 1. Boy de Jong 16. Lukas Zima Defenders 2. Mads Aaquist 6. Nathaniel Chalobah 4. Nicolai Johannessen 3. Terence Kongolo 3. Frederik Holst 3. Benjamin Mendy 2. Mitchell Weiser 5. Jetro Willems

Midfielders 8. Yassine Ayoub 8. Emre Can 6. Kyle Ebecilio 4. John Lundstram 8. Souahilo Meïté 6. Patrick Olsen Attackers 9. Anass Achahbar 11. Memphis Depay 10. Viktor Fischer 10. Tonny Vilhena 10. Abdallah Yaisien 9. Samed Yeşil

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