2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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Tournament details
Host country| Denmark
Dates| 27 April – 10 May
Teams| 16
Final positions
Champions|  Switzerland (1st title)
Runners-up|  France
Third place|  England
Fourth place|  Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 32
Goals scored| 116 (3.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Jonathan Soriano
(7 goals)
Best player(s)|  Wayne Rooney[1]

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International football competition

The 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the first edition of UEFA's UEFA European Under-17 Championship after changing the name of the competition. Denmark hosted the championship, during 27 April – 10 May. Players born on or after 1 January 1985 were eligible to participate in this competition. 16 teams entered the competition, and Switzerland defeated France in the final to win the competition for the first time.

## Squads

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Main article: 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads

## Qualifying

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Main article: 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying

## Match Officials

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A total of 10 referees, 12 assistant referees and 3 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament.[2]

Referees

* Robert Krajnc
* Emil Laursen
* Jonas Eriksson
* Damien Ledentu
* Alan Kelly
* Augustus Viorel Constantin
* Roberto Rosetti
* Luc Wilmes
* Gerald Lehner
* Zsolt Szabo

Assistant referees

* Bill René Hansen
* Mark Simons
* Dimitrios Papadopoulos
* Anatolie Bodean
* Oscar David Martinez Samaniego
* Bo Abildgaard
* Danny Krasikov
* Koray Gençerler
* Palle Udsen
* Heigo Niilop
* Gunnar Gylfason
* Darren Drysdale

Fourth officials

* Johnny Rųn
* René Christensen
* Thomas Vejlgaard

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## Group stage

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### Group A

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Teams  | GP  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7
Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 5
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 4
Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0

27 April 2002

14:00 CET

Denmark | 4–4|  Netherlands

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Rasmussen 38'
Zimling 47'
Kvist 49'
Lorentzen 83' | Report | John 35', 69'
Blonk 64'
Elmas 76'

Farum Park, Farum

Referee: Damien Ledentu (France)

27 April 2002

15:00 CET

Finland | 2–3|  England

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Ääritalo 1', 51' | Report | Hogg 12'
Smyth 41'
Doherty 68'

Gladsaxe

Referee: Robert Krajnc (Slovenia)

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29 April 2002

17:00 CET

Netherlands | 0–2|  England

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| Report | Rooney 32'
Long 53'

Gladsaxe

Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)

29 April 2002

17:00 CET

Denmark | 6–0|  Finland

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Kvist 7'
Rasmussen 60', 62', 73', 79', 80' | Report |

Farum Park, Farum

Referee: Luc Wilmes (Luxembourg)

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1 May 2002

17:00 CET

England | 0–0|  Denmark

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| Report |

Hvidovre

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

1 May 2002

17:00 CET

Netherlands | 6–1|  Finland

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John 30', 65', 81'
Otten 53'
Elmas 56'
Artz 68' (pen.) | Report | Ääritalo 31'

Køge

Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary)

### Group B

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Teams  | GP  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9
France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4
Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3
Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1

28 April 2002

11:00 CET

Portugal | 0–2|  France

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| Report | Khiter 36'
Mandanne 53'

Kongens Lyngby

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

28 April 2002

17:00 CET

Switzerland | 3–1|  Ukraine

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Senderos 4'
Milosavac 5'
Dugić 74' | Report[permanent dead link] | Kotenko 35'

Køge

Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary)

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30 April 2002

11:00 CET

Switzerland | 1–0|  Portugal

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Milosavac 13' | Report |

Herfølge

Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

30 April 2002

11:00 CET

Ukraine | 0–0|  France

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| Report |

Valby Idrætspark, Copenhagen

Referee: Augustus Constantin (Romania)

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2 May 2002

11:00 CET

France | 1–2|  Switzerland

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Bru 67' | Report | Burki 23' (pen.)
Dugić 26'

Herfølge

Referee: Emil Laursen (Denmark)

2 May 2002

11:00 CET

Ukraine | 1–2|  Portugal

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Aliyev 63' (pen.) | Report | Pedro Araújo 56'
Ivanildo 83'

Valby Idrætspark, Copenhagen

Referee: Robert Krajnc (Slovenia)

### Group C

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Teams  | GP  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 9
Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6
Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3
Moldova | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 0

27 April 2002

15:00 CET

Spain | 4–1|  Czech Republic

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Soriano 14', 78'
Soldado 42'
Gavilán 79' | Report | Papadopulos 36'

Nykøbing Falster Idrætspark, Nykøbing Falster

Referee: Emil Laursen (Denmark)

27 April 2002

15:00 CET

Moldova | 3–6|  Yugoslavia

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Pajović 43' (o.g.)
Calincov 48', 71' | Report | Purović 29', 57'
Vukčević 44', 46', 76'
Stančeski 69'

Nakskov Idraetspark, Nakskov

Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

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29 April 2002

11:00 CET

Spain | 4–2|  Moldova

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Soriano 15', 48', 52'
Soldado 42' | Report | Bulgaru 38'
Calincov 44'

Nykøbing Falster Idrætspark, Nykøbing Falster

Referee: Robert Krajnc (Slovenia)

29 April 2002

11:00 CET

Czech Republic | 1–3|  Yugoslavia

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Varadi 52' | Report | Vukčević 15'
Purović 61', 63'

Nakskov Idraetspark, Nakskov

Referee: Damien Ledentu (France)

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1 May 2002

11:00 CET

Czech Republic | 3–2|  Moldova

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Malchárek 5', 50'
Kobylík 82' | Report | Calincov 26', 82'

Nykøbing Falster Idrætspark, Nykøbing Falster

Referee: Luc Wilmes (Luxembourg)

1 May 2002

11:00 CET

Yugoslavia | 1–5|  Spain

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Lečić 82' | Report | Soriano 25', 31'
Gavilán 30'
David Corominas 44'
David Rodriguez 54'

Nakskov Idraetspark, Nakskov

Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)

### Group D

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Teams  | GP  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7
Georgia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5
Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4
Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0

28 April 2002

11:00 CET

Germany | 1–1|  Georgia

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Thomik 65' | Report[permanent dead link] | Iashvili 46'

Slagelse

Referee: Augustus Constantin (Romania)

28 April 2002

11:00 CET

Hungary | 1–3|  Poland

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Selei 28' | Report | Tarnowski 28'
Szczepan 60' (pen.)
Solecki 78'

Roskilde Idrætspark, Roskilde

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

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30 April 2002

11:00 CET

Georgia | 1–1|  Poland

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Iashvili 52' | Report | Kowalczyk 77'

Roskilde Idrætspark, Roskilde

Referee: Emil Laursen (Denmark)

30 April 2002

17:00 CET

Germany | 6–2|  Hungary

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Westerhoff 38', 41', 54'
Gómez 45', 77'
Schuon 74' (pen.) | Report | Dancs 62' (pen.)
Horvath 79'

Slagelse

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

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2 May 2002

11:00 CET

Georgia | 2–1|  Hungary

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Iashvili 37', 43' (pen.) | Report | Disztl 19'

Roskilde Idrætspark, Roskilde

Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

2 May 2002

11:00 CET

Poland | 0–1|  Germany

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| Report | Podolski 76'

Næstved

Referee: Damien Ledentu (France)

## Knockout stage

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### Quarterfinals

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4 May 2002

14:00 CET

England | 1–0|  Yugoslavia

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Rooney 7' | Report |

Hvidovre

Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)

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4 May 2002

14:00 CET

Spain | 2–2|  Denmark

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Soldado 19'
Gavilán 29' | Report | Kvist 56'
Brandrup 77'
Penalties
Gavilán
Martínez
Soriano
Silva
Molinero | 4–3 |  Rasmussen
Jakobsen
Cagara
Brandrup
Zimling

Lyngby

Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary)

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5 May 2002

17:00 CET

Switzerland | 3–0|  Georgia

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Burki 39', 56'
Ziegler 72' | Report |

Slagelse

Referee: Luc Wilmes (Luxembourg)

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5 May 2002

17:00 CET

Germany | 1–1|  France

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Cimen 52' | Report | Lejeune 81'
Penalties
Tekkan
Westerhoff
Rammel
Bork | 2–4 |  Plessis
Houri
Lejeune
Zubar
Mandanne

Næstved

Referee: Augustus Constantin (Romania)

### Semifinals

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7 May 2002

17:00 CET

England | 0–3|  Switzerland

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| Report | Maksimović 7', 57'
Milosavac 67'

Herfølge

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

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7 May 2002

17:00 CET

Spain | 1–1|  France

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Plessis 78' (o.g.) | Report | Plessis 41' (pen.)
Penalties
Soldado
Silva
Robusté
Merino
Valero | 3–4 |  Plessis
Houri
Kisamba
Zubar
Rippert

Valby Idrætspark, Copenhagen

Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

### Third place playoff

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10 May 2002

11:00 CET

Spain | 1–4|  England

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Gavilán 41' | Report | Routledge 37'
Rooney 40', 52', 72'

Gladsaxe

Referee: Damien Ledentu (France)

### Final

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10 May 2002

16:00 CET

France | 0–0|  Switzerland

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Penalties
Plessis
Houri
Zubar
Kisamba | 2–4 |  Barnetta
Burki
Preisig
Ziegler

Farum Park, Farum

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

## References

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1. ^ 2002: Wayne Rooney UEFA.com
2. ^ "uefa.com - UEFA European U-17 C'Ship - Fixtures & Results -". 25 May 2002. Archived from the original on 25 May 2002. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

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