2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

2004 UEFA Under-19 ChampionshipU-19-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2004
Championnat d'Europe de football des moins de 19 ans 2004
Campionato europeo di calcio

Tournament details
Host country| Switzerland
Dates| 13–24 July
Teams| 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)| 5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions|  Spain (5th title)
Runners-up|  Turkey
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 15
Goals scored| 45 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Ali Öztürk
Łukasz Piszczek
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)|  Juanfran

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International football competition

The 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was held in Switzerland from 13 to 24 July 2004. Players born after 1 January 1985 can participate in this competition. The tournament was won by Spain, who beat Turkey in the final. It also served as the European qualification for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.

## Venues

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City / Town  | Stadium  | Host club(s)  | Capacity

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Kriens | Stadion Kleinfeld | Kriens | 5,100
Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | Aarau | 9,249
Fribourg | Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard | Fribourg | 9,000
Lausanne | Juan-Antonio Samaranch Stadium  |  |
Nyon | Colovray | Nyon | 7,200

## Qualifications

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There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament.

1\. 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship first qualifying round
2\. 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship second qualifying round

## Teams

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The eight teams that participated in the final tournament were:

*  Belgium
*  Germany
*  Italy
*  Poland
*  Spain
*   Switzerland (host)
*  Turkey
*  Ukraine

## Match officials

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Six referees were selected for the tournament:

* Gerald Lehner
* Levan Paniashvili
* Zsolt Szabó
* Alon Yefet
* Pedro Proença
* Douglas McDonald

## Squads

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Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads

## Group stage

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### Group A

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

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Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5
Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5
Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4
Belgium | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1

13 July 2004 (2004-07-13)

19:00 CET

Belgium | 0–0|  Ukraine

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| Report |

Stadion Kleinfeld, Kriens

Referee: Douglas McDonald (Scotland)

13 July 2004 (2004-07-13)

19:00 CET

Switzerland | 1–1|  Italy

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Salatić 72' | Report | Alberti 45'

Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

* * *

15 July 2004 (2004-07-15)

19:00 CET

Italy | 0–1|  Ukraine

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| Report | Milevskyi 61'

Stadion Kleinfeld, Kriens

Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)

15 July 2004 (2004-07-15)

20:00 CET

Switzerland | 2–0|  Belgium

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Antić 38'
Bühler 78' | Report |

Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau

Referee: Levan Paniashvili (Georgia)

* * *

18 July 2004 (2004-07-18)

20:00 CET

Ukraine | 0–0|   Switzerland

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| Report |

Stadion Kleinfeld, Kriens

Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary)

18 July 2004 (2004-07-18)

20:00 CET

Italy | 4–0|  Belgium

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Alberti 28', 50'
Montolivo 48'
Sorrentino 84' | Report |

Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau

Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

### Group B

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

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Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9
Turkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4
Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4
Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 0

13 July 2004 (2004-07-13)

18:00 CET

Germany | 0–3|  Spain

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| Report | Víctor 51'
Gavilán 73'
Soldado 88'

Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg

Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary)

13 July 2004 (2004-07-13)

19:00 CET

Poland | 3–4|  Turkey

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Piszczek 43', 88'
Madera 75' | Report | A. Öztürk 26', 68', 83'
Adın 42'

Juan-Antonio Samaranch Stadium, Lausanne

Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

* * *

15 July 2004 (2004-07-15)

18:00 CET

Germany | 3–1|  Poland

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Gómez 18'
Dejagah 76'
Thomik 87' | Report | Piszczek 8'

Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

15 July 2004 (2004-07-15)

19:00 CET

Spain | 3–2|  Turkey

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Juanfran 8'
Silva 13'
Robusté 90+3' | Report | A. Öztürk 45' (pen.)
Aksu 87'

Juan-Antonio Samaranch Stadium, Lausanne

Referee: Douglas McDonald (Scotland)

* * *

18 July 2004 (2004-07-18)

19:00 CET

Turkey | 1–1|  Germany

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Adın 90' | Report | Dejagah 90+1'

Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg

Referee: Levan Paniashvili (Georgia)

18 July 2004 (2004-07-18)

18:00 CET

Spain | 4–1|  Poland

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Valero 10'
Víctor 14'
Gavilán 62'
Soldado 84' | Report | Piszczek 47'

Juan-Antonio Samaranch Stadium, Lausanne

Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)

## Knockout stage

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### Bracket

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| Round 1| | Round 2

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| 21 July – Fribourg| |

|  Switzerland| 2

| 24 July – Nyon

|  Turkey (aet)| 3 |

|  Turkey| 0

| 21 July – Lausanne

| |  Spain| 1

|  Spain (pen)| 2 (4)

|  Ukraine| 2 (1) |

### Semi-finals

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21 July 2004 (2004-07-21)

18:00 CET

Switzerland | 2–3 (a.e.t.)|  Turkey

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Antić 56'
Dugić 109' | Report | S. Öztürk 58', 95'
Kerim 107'

Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg

Attendance: 9800

Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)

* * *

21 July 2004 (2004-07-21)

18:00 CET

Spain | 2–2 (a.e.t.)|  Ukraine

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Víctor 12'
Soldado 94' | Report | Aliyev 66'
Yatsenko 112'
Penalties
Silva
Soldado
Ramos
De la Red | 4–1 |  Chyhrynskyi
Kravchenko
Vorobey

Juan-Antonio Samaranch Stadium, Lausanne

Attendance: 1520

Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary)

### Final

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24 July 2004 (2004-07-24)

18:00 CET

Turkey | 0–1|  Spain

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| Report | Valero 90+2'

Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon, Nyon

Attendance: 4800

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

2004 UEFA U-19 European champions

Spain
Fifth title

## Qualification to World Youth Championship

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The six best performing teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, along with host  Netherlands.

*  Germany
*  Italy
*  Spain
*   Switzerland
*  Turkey
*  Ukraine

## See also

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* 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship first qualifying round
* 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship second qualifying round

## External links

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* Official website at UEFA.com
* Match list at rsssf.com

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