2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

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2008 UEFA Under-19 Championship
Mistrovství Evropy ve fotbale hráčů do 19 let 2008
Tournament details
Host countryCzech Republic
Dates14–26 July
Teams8
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Germany.svg  Germany (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored37 (2.47 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Necid (4 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Germany.svg Lars Bender
Flag of Germany.svg Sven Bender [1]
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The final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 24th UEFA European Under-19 Championship, UEFA's premier competition for players under the age of 19. The tournament was held in the Czech Republic with matches played from 14 July to 26 July 2008. Players born after 1 January 1989 were eligible to participate in this competition. The top three teams in each group qualified for the 2009 U-20 World Cup.

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Qualification

Qualification for the final tournament was played over two stages. The first qualifying stage divided the remaining 52 UEFA nations (minus the hosts, the Czech Republic) into 13 groups of four teams. Matches in the first stage were played from 24 September 2007 to 15 November 2007. The top two teams in each group and the two best third-placed teams then qualified for the elite qualifying stage, where the 28 teams were divided into seven groups of four. Matches in the elite qualifying stage were played from 1 March 2008 to 31 May 2008, when the top team from each group advanced to the final tournament.

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Squads

Final group stage

The groups were drawn on 1 June 2008 in Prague by the first vice-chairman of the UEFA Youth and Amateur Football Committee, Jim Boyce, and senior Czech internationals Petr Čech and Martin Fenin. [2]

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

Team qualified for the Semi-Final

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 330072+59
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 320132+16
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 310253+23
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 300308−80
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg0–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report [ dead link ] Németh Soccerball shade.svg10'
FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague
Referee: Albert Toussaint (Luxembourg)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Sukuta-Pasu Soccerball shade.svg7'
Toprak Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report Alba Soccerball shade.svg66'
Stadion města Plzně, Plzeň
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report Nagy Soccerball shade.svg71'
Na Litavce, Příbram
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Simon Soccerball shade.svg74' Report [ dead link ] Reinartz Soccerball shade.svg36'
Risse Soccerball shade.svg76'
Na Litavce, Příbram
Referee: Dejan Filipović (Serbia)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Aarón Soccerball shade.svg14'
Nsue Soccerball shade.svg17', 52'
Mérida Soccerball shade.svg64'		 Report [ dead link ]
FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague
Referee: Olivier Thual (France)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 312054+15
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 311154+14
Flag of England.svg  England 311132+14
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 302114−32
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report [ dead link ]
Stadion u Nisy, Liberec
Attendance: 6,623 [3]
Referee: Albert Toussaint (Luxembourg)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg4–3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Poli Soccerball shade.svg22', 79'
Bonaventura Soccerball shade.svg56'
Paloschi Soccerball shade.svg72' (pen.)		 Report [ dead link ] Necid Soccerball shade.svg23'
Morávek Soccerball shade.svg58', 86'
Městský stadion, Mladá Boleslav
Attendance: 5,000 [4]
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
England  Flag of England.svg3–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Mee Soccerball shade.svg48'
Sears Soccerball shade.svg68' (pen.)
Sturridge Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report
Stadion u Nisy, Liberec
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Knock-out stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 July – Mladá Boleslav
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (aet)2
 
26 July – Jablonec nad Nisou
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3
 
23 July – Plzeň
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0
 

Semi-finals

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Forestieri Soccerball shade.svg65' Report
Štruncovy Sady Stadion, Plzeň
Attendance: 3023
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Risse Soccerball shade.svg17'
Sukuta-Pasu Soccerball shade.svg119'		 Report [ dead link ] Necid Soccerball shade.svg24'
Městský Stadion, Mladá Boleslav
Attendance: 5,000 [5]
Referee: Olivier Thual (France)

Final

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
L. Bender Soccerball shade.svg24'
Sukuta-Pasu Soccerball shade.svg61'
Gebhart Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report Garibaldi Soccerball shade.svg78'
Střelnice Stadion, Jablonec nad Nisou
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
 2008 UEFA U-19 European champions 
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Second title

Goalscorers

Countries to participate in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Team of the tournament

After the final, the UEFA technical team selected 22 players to integrate the "team of the tournament". [6]

References

  1. ↑ "2008: Lars & Sven Bender". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2009. Archived from the original on May 14, 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Spain steeled for Germany test UEFA.com
  3. ↑ "FOTBAL.CZ - Reprezentace U-19 - statistiky".
  4. ↑ "FOTBAL.CZ - Reprezentace U-19 - statistiky".
  5. ↑ "FOTBAL.CZ - Reprezentace U-19 - statistiky".
  6. ↑ "Technical Report" (PDF). UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. p. 25. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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