2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = UEFA Under-19 Championship
year = 2008
other_titles = UEFA Under-19 European Championship Czech Republic 2008


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country = Czech Republic
dates = 14 July – 26 July
num_teams = 8
confederations =
venues = 6
cities = 6
champion = GER
count = 2
second = ITA
matches = 15
goals = 37
attendance =
top_scorer = flagicon|CZE Tomáš Necid (4 goals)
player =
updated = 04:01, 27 July 2008 (UTC) The UEFA U-19 Championship 2008 Final Tournament was held in the Czech Republic with matches played from July 14 to July 26 2008. Players born after January 1, 1989 are eligible to participate in this competition. The top three teams in each group qualified for the 2009 U-20 World Cup.

Qualification

Qualification for the final tournament was played over two stages:

* 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification - 24 September, 2007 - 15 November, 2007
* 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification - March 1, 2008 - 31 May, 2008

The following teams have qualified for the tournament:

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quads

For the complete list of players, see 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads.

Final group stage

The groups were drawn on June 1 2008 in Prague by the 1st vice-chairman of the UEFA Youth and Amateur Football Committee Jim Boyce and senior Czech internationals Petr Čech and Martin Fenin. [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under19/news/kind=1/newsid=703488.html Spain steeled for Germany test] ]

In the following tables:

Key:Pld Matches played, W Won, D Drawn, L Lost, GF Goals for, GA Goals against, GD Goal Difference, Pts Points

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date = 2008-07-14
17:30 CET
team1 = fb|CZE
score = 2 – 0
team2 = fbu|19|ENG
goals1 = Necid goal|54,goal|58
goals2 =
stadium = Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec nad Nisou
attendance =
referee = Aleksandar Stavrev flagicon|MKD
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under19/fixturesresults/round=15036/match=303455/report=lu.html Report] ----footballbox
date = 2008-07-14
19:30 CET
team1 = fbu|19|GRE
score = 1 – 1
team2 = fb|ITA
goals1 = Pavlis goal|23
goals2 = Paloschi goal|90|pen.
stadium = Městský stadion, Mladá Boleslav
attendance =
referee = Dejan Filipović flagicon|SRB
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under19/fixturesresults/round=15036/match=303456/report=rp.html Report] ----footballbox
date = 2008-07-17
18:00 CET
team1 = fb|CZE
score = 0 – 0
team2 = fbu|19|GRE
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = U Nisy Stadium, Liberec
attendance =
referee = Albert Toussaint flagicon|LUX
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under19/fixturesresults/round=15036/match=303459/report=rp.html Report] ----footballbox
date = 2008-07-17
20:00 CET
team1 = fbu|19|ENG
score = 0 – 0
team2 = fb|ITA
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec nad Nisou
attendance =
referee = Olivier Thual flagicon|France
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under19/fixturesresults/round=15036/match=303460/report=rp.html Report] ----footballbox
date = 2008-07-20
18:00 CET
team1 = fb|ITA
score = 4 – 3
team2 = fb|CZE
goals1 = Poli goal|22
Bonaventura goal|56
Paloschi goal|72|pen.
Poli goal|79
goals2 = Necid goal|23
Morávek goal|58,goal|86
stadium = Městský stadion, Mladá Boleslav
attendance =
referee = William Collum flagicon|Scotland
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under19/fixturesresults/round=15036/match=303463/report=rp.html Report] ----footballbox
date = 2008-07-20
18:00 CET
team1 = fbu|19|ENG
score = 3 – 0
team2 = fbu|19|GRE
goals1 = Mee goal|48
Sears goal|68|pen.
Sturridge goal|85
goals2 =
stadium = U Nisy Stadium, Liberec
attendance =
referee = Svein Oddvar Moen flagicon|Norway
report = [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under19/fixturesresults/round=15036/match=303464/report=rp.html Report]

Knock-out stage

Knock-out Map

Round4
July 23 – Plzeň|fb|ITA|1|fbu|19|HUN|0
July 23 – Mladá Boleslav|fbu|19|GER (aet)|2|fb|CZE |1
July 26 – Jablonec nad Nisou|fbu|19|GER|3|fb|ITA|1

emifinal

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date = 2008-07-23
time = 17:30
team1 = fb|Italy
score = 1 – 0
team2 = fbu|19|Hungary
goals1 = Forestieri goal|65
goals2 =
stadium = Štruncovy Sady Stadion, Plzeň
attendance =
referee =
report = ----footballbox
date = 2008-07-23
time = 20:15
team1 = fbu|19|Germany
score = 2 – 1 (a.e.t.)
team2 = fb|Czech Republic
goals1 = Risse goal|17
Sukuta-Pasu goal|119
goals2 = Necid goal|24
stadium = Městský Stadion, Mladá Boleslav
attendance =
referee =
report =

Final

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date = 2008-07-26
time = 19:00
team1 = fbu|19|Germany
score = 3 – 1
team2 = fb|Italy
goals1 = L Bender goal|24
Sukuta-Pasu goal|61
Gebhart goal|80
goals2 = Raggio Garibaldi goal|78
stadium = Střelnice Stadion, Jablonec nad Nisou
attendance =
referee =
report =

Winners

tatistics

Goalscorers

;4 goals
* Tomáš Necid;3 goals
* Richard Sukuta-Pasu;2 goals
* Lars Bender
* Jan Morávek
* Emilio Nsue
* Alberto Paloschi
* Andrea Poli
* Marcel Risse;1 goal
* Jordi Alba
* Giacomo Bonaventura
* Dennis Diekmeier;1 goal
* Fernando Forestieri
* Silvano Raggio Garibaldi
* Timo Gebhart
* Benjamin Mee
* Fran Mérida
* Olivér Nagy
* Krisztián Németh
* Aarón Ñíguez
* Savio Nsereko
* Michalis Pavlis
* Stefan Reinartz
* Frederick Sears
* András Simon
* Daniel Sturridge
* Ömer Toprak

Countries to participate in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

*fbu|19|Germany
*fbu|19|Hungary
*fb|Spain
*fb|Italy
*fb|Czech Republic
*fbu|19|England

References

External links

* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under19/index.html Official Site]
* [http://rubaisport.com/football/13510/2008.php Fixtures]