2008 Avrupa 17 Yaş Altı Futbol Şampiyonası | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Turkey |
Dates | 4–16 May |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Spain (8th title) |
Runners-up | France |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 36 (2.4 per match) |
Attendance | 8,844 (590 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Yannis Tafer (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | Danijel Aleksić[1] |
The final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the 26th UEFA European Under-17 Championship, UEFA's premier football tournament for players under the age of 17. The tournament was held in Turkey from 4 to 16 May 2008. Players born after 1 January 1991 were eligible to participate in this competition.
Qualification
Two rounds of qualifying were held in order to determine the seven teams to join the hosts, Turkey, at the final tournament. The qualifying round, held from 14 September to 28 October 2007, divided the 52 remaining UEFA nations into 13 groups of four. At the end of the qualifying round, the top two teams in each group and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the elite round. The elite round, held from 13 to 31 March 2008, divided the remaining 28 teams into seven groups of four. At the end of the round, the top team in each group advanced to the final tournament.
Qualified teams
Nation | Qualified as |
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Turkey | Host |
Republic of Ireland | Group 1 winner |
Switzerland | Group 2 winner |
France | Group 3 winner |
Serbia | Group 4 winner |
Scotland | Group 5 winner |
Spain | Group 6 winner |
Netherlands | Group 7 winner |
Squads
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Serbia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Netherlands | 1–0 | Serbia |
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Castillion 33' | (Report) |
Netherlands | 2–0 | Scotland |
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Castillion 34' Van Rhijn 46' |
(Report) |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 |
Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
France | 2–1 | Republic of Ireland |
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Tafer 65' Lacazette 80+3' |
(Report) | Murphy 32' |
Spain | 2–0 | Switzerland |
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S. García 52', 61' | (Report) |
Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | Switzerland |
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(Report) | Gunning 49' (o.g.) |
Switzerland | 0–2 | France |
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(Report) | Tafer 33', 51' |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Turkey | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | France |
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Kayalı 31' | (Report) | Kolodziejczak 69' |
Penalties | ||
Kayalı Çolak Çek Karadeniz Eren |
3–4 | Tafer Fofana Kakuta Kolodziejczak Lacazette |
Final
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Thiago
- Sergio García
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Awards
- Golden Player: Danijel Aleksić[2]
- Best Goalkeeper: Vilson Caković
References
- ↑ 2008: Danijel Aleksić in UEFA.com
- ↑ , uefa.com, accessed 12 May 2014.