2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
U-21-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2002
Championnat d'Europe de football espoirs 2002
Campionato europeo di calcio Under-21 2002
Campiunadis Europeans da ballape U21 2002
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Dates16–28 May
Teams8 (finals)
47 (qualifying)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored35 (2.33 per match)
Attendance174,195 (11,613 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Maccarone (3 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Čech
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UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2002 was the 13th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Switzerland between 16 and 28 May 2002.

Contents

Czech Republic U-21s won the competition for the first time.

Qualification

The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (one group of four, five groups of 5, and three groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.

Venues

Switzerland
Zürich Basel
Hardturm St. Jakob-Park
Capacity: 17,666Capacity: 37,500
Geneva Lausanne
Charmilles Stadium Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Capacity: 9,250Capacity: 15,700

Squads

Matches

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 312032+15
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 311132+14
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 31114404
Flag of England.svg  England 310246−23
England  Flag of England.svg2–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Defoe Soccerball shade.svg3'
Crouch Soccerball shade.svg53'		 Report Frei Soccerball shade.svg58'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Attila Hanacsek (Hungary)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Bonazzoli Soccerball shade.svg57' Report Postiga Soccerball shade.svg48'
Attendance: 10,100
Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg0–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Report Cabanas Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.)
Frei Soccerball shade.svg73'
Attendance: 16,066
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–1Flag of England.svg  England
Maccarone Soccerball shade.svg58', 84' Report Barry Soccerball shade.svg64'
Attendance: 12,980
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg0–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg3–1Flag of England.svg  England
Teixeira Soccerball shade.svg7'
Makukula Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.)
Viana Soccerball shade.svg69'		 Report Smith Soccerball shade.svg43'
Attendance: 5,640
Referee: Erol Ersoy (Turkey)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 330071+69
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 311123−14
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 310224−23
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 301236−31
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg2–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Govou Soccerball shade.svg41'
Sorlin Soccerball shade.svg45'		 Report
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Erol Ersoy (Turkey)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Gittas Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Report Daerden Soccerball shade.svg33'
Soetaers Soccerball shade.svg83'
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg0–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report Jiránek Soccerball shade.svg19'
Attendance: 2,015
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1–3Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Patsatzoglou Soccerball shade.svg84' Report Armand Soccerball shade.svg37'
Frau Soccerball shade.svg40', 61'
Attendance: 8,815
Referee: Franz-Xaver Wack (Germany)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Grygera Soccerball shade.svg36' (pen.) Report Kyriazis Soccerball shade.svg69'
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Attila Hanacsek (Hungary)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg0–2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Report Daerden Soccerball shade.svg74' (o.g.)
Luyindula Soccerball shade.svg86'
Attendance: 7,179
Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 May – Basel
 
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 2
 
28 May – Basel
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 0
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 0 (1)
 
25 May – Zürich
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (p)0 (3)
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (a.e.t.)3
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2
 

Semi-finals

France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg2–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Malbranque Soccerball shade.svg62'
Sorlin Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report
Attendance: 26,900
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Rozehnal Soccerball shade.svg1'
Pospíšil Soccerball shade.svg83'Soccerball shade gold.svg99'		 Report Pirlo Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.)
Maccarone Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Franz-Xaver Wack (Germany)

Final

GK1 Mickaël Landreau
DF2 Anthony Réveillère Yellow card.svg 33'
DF4 Jean-Alain Boumsong
DF6 Jérémie Bréchet
DF3 Julien Escudé
MF10 Steed Malbranque Sub off.svg 64'
MF18 Benoît Pedretti
MF5 Mathieu Berson Yellow card.svg 77'Sub off.svg 87'
MF7 Olivier Sorlin
FW11 Péguy Luyindula
FW9 Sidney Govou Sub off.svg 76'
Substitutions:
MF19 Camel Meriem Sub on.svg 64'
FW13 Pierre-Alain Frau Sub on.svg 76'
MF8 Julien Sablé Sub on.svg 87'
Coach:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Raymond Domenech
GK16 Petr Čech
DF17 Tomáš Hübschman
DF2 Martin Jiránek Sub off.svg 33'
DF14 David Rozehnal
DF5 Zdeněk Grygera
MF13 Karel Piták Yellow card.svg 89'
MF8 Lukáš Zelenka Sub off.svg 81'
MF4 Petr Voříšek
MF19 Rudolf Skácel
FW9 Milan Baroš Sub off.svg 38'
FW10 Štěpán Vachoušek
Substitutions:
MF20 Radoslav Kováč Sub on.svg 33'
MF11 Michal Pospíšil Sub on.svg 38'
MF15 Jan Polák Sub on.svg 81'
Coach:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miroslav Beránek

Assistant referees:
Markku Tiensuu (Finland)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

Goalscorers

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