2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

2004 UEFA Under-19 Championship

U-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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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[]

City / Town	Stadium	Host club(s)	Capacity
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[]

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[]

The eight teams that participated in the final tournament were:

Match officials[]

Six referees were selected for the tournament:

Squads[]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

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Group B[]

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

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Knockout stage[]

Bracket[]

	Round 1				Round 2
	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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Final[]

2004 UEFA U-19 European Champions
Spain Fifth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship[]

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[]

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

External links[]

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