2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = UEFA Euro Under-17 Football Championship
year =
other_titles =


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country = Turkey
dates = 4 May – 16 May
num_teams = 8
confederations = 1
venues = 2
cities = 1
champion_other = fbu|17|ESP
count =
second_other = fbu|17|FRA
matches = 15
goals = 36
attendance =
top_scorer = flagicon|France Yannis Tafer (4 goals)
player =

The UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship 2008 Final Tournament were held in Turkey from 4 May to 16 May, 2008. Players born after January 1, 1991, can participate in this competition.

Qualification

There were two rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament.
#2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualification
#2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship elite qualification

Qualified teams

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date=2008-05-04
time= 15:00
team1=fb-rt|FRA
score= 2 – 1
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under17/fixturesresults/round=15030/match=302673/index.html (Report)]
team2=fb|IRL
goals1=Tafer goal|30
Lacazette goal|80+3
goals2=Murphy goal|30
stadium=Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya
attendance=
referee=Gediminas Mazeika flagicon|LTU----footballbox
date=2008-05-04
time= 18:00
team1=fb-rt|ESP
score= 2 – 0
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under17/fixturesresults/round=15030/match=302674/index.html (Report)]
team2=fb|SUI
goals1=Sergio García goal|52 goal|61
goals2=
stadium=World Wonder Football Centre, Antalya
attendance=
referee=Hubert Siejewicz flagicon|POL----footballbox
date=2008-05-07
time= 15:00
team1=fb-rt|IRL
score= 0 – 1
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under17/fixturesresults/round=15030/match=302678/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2=fb|SUI
goals1=
goals2=Gavin Gunning goal|49|o.g.
stadium=World Wonder Football Centre, Antalya
attendance=
referee=Libor Kovarik flagicon|CZE----footballbox
date=2008-05-07
time= 19:00
team1=fb-rt|FRA
score= 3 – 3
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under17/fixturesresults/round=15030/match=302677/index.html (Report)]
team2=fb|ESP
goals1=Yannis Tafer goal|11 Clément Grenier goal|43 William Remy goal|48
goals2=Thiago Alcántara goal|31 goal|67 Sergio Pulido goal|45
stadium=Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya
attendance=
referee=Angel Angelov flagicon|BUL----footballbox
date=2008-05-10
time= 19:00
team1=fb-rt|SUI
score= 0 – 2
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under17/fixturesresults/round=15030/match=302681/index.html (Report)]
team2=fb|FRA
goals1=
goals2=Yannis Tafer goal|33 goal|51
stadium=World Wonder Football Centre, Antalya
attendance=
referee=Anders Hermansen flagicon|DEN----footballbox
date=2008-05-10
time= 19:00
team1=fb-rt|IRL
score= 1 – 3
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under17/fixturesresults/round=15030/match=302682/index.html (Report)]
team2=fb|ESP
goals1=Conor Hourihane goal|15
goals2=Rubén Rochina goal|47 goal|56 Keko goal|73
stadium=Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya
attendance=
referee=Tero Nieminen flagicon|FIN

Knockout stage

emi-finals

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date=2008-05-13
time=17:30
team1=fbu-rt|17|TUR
score=1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under17/fixturesresults/round=15031/match=302550/index.html (Report)]
team2=fbu|17|FRA
goals1=Kayalı goal|31
goals2=goal|69 Kolodziecziak
stadium=Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya
attendance=
referee=Gediminas Mažeika flagicon|LTU

penshootoutbox
penalties1=Kayalı penmiss|saved
Çolak pengoal
Çek pengoal
Batuhan Karadeniz penmiss|saved
Eren pengoal
penaltyscore=3 – 4
penalties2=penmiss|saved Tafer
pengoal Fofana
pengoal Kakuta
pengoal Kolodziecziak
pengoal Lacazette|

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date=2008-05-13
time=20:00
team1=fbu-rt|17|ESP
score=2 – 1 (a.e.t.)
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under17/fixturesresults/round=15031/match=302549/index.html (Report)]
team2=fbu|17|NED
goals1=Pulido goal|46
Ángel Martínez goal|92
goals2=goal|34 Sneijder
stadium=Antalya Atatürk Stadium, Antalya
attendance=
referee=Anders Hermansen flagicon|DEN

Final

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date=2008-05-16
time=18:30
team1=fbu-rt|17|FRA
score= 0 – 4
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under17/fixturesresults/round=15032/match=302551/index.html (Report)]
team2=fbu|17|ESP
goals1=
goals2=goal|31 Keko
goal|46 Sergi
goal|63|pen. Thiago
goal|69 Manu
stadium=Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya
attendance=
referee=Libor Kovařík flagicon|CZE

Goalscorers

;4 goals
*flagicon|France Yannis Tafer

;3 goals
*flagicon|Spain Thiago Alcántara

;2 goals
*flagicon|Netherlands Geoffrey Castillion
*flagicon|Serbia Danijel Aleksić
*flagicon|Spain Rubén Rochina
*flagicon|Spain Sergio García

;1 goal
*flagicon|France Clément Grenier
*flagicon|France Kolodziecziak
*flagicon|France Lacazette
*flagicon|France William Remy
*flagicon|Netherlands Ricardo van Rhijn
*flagicon|IRL Conor Hourihane
*flagicon|IRL Paul Murphy
*flagicon|Spain Keko
*flagicon|Spain Sergio Pulido
*flagicon|Switzerland Gavin Gunning