2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
2002 UEFA Europeiske U-19 mesterskapet
Tournament details
Host countryNorway
Dates21–28 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (4th title)
Runners-up Germany
Third place Slovakia
Fourth place Republic of Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored49 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Fernando Torres
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Spain Fernando Torres

The 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the first edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, after the previous Under-18 competition was renamed. The tournament was held in Norway, between 21 July and 28 July 2002. The top three teams from each group qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1983 were eligible to participate in this competition.

The final tournament took place in seven venues located in seven cities — Bærum, Drammen, Hønefoss, Kongsvinger, Lillestrøm, Moss and Oslo. The winners were Spain, who beat Germany to secure their fourth title, and the top scorer was Fernando Torres, with four goals. This edition is also notable for Nelly Viennot becoming the first female official who participated in an UEFA-organised men's football event, after acting as assistant referee at Norway's 1–5 defeat of Slovakia on 21 July 2002.

Qualification

2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship finalist teams

The qualification format consisted of two rounds. In the preliminary round, which took place between August and November 2001, 50 national teams were drawn into 14 groups (six groups of three teams and eight groups of four teams) contested as round-robin mini-tournaments hosted by one of the group teams. The group winners then progressed to the intermediary round, where they were paired and played two-legged ties between March and May 2002. The winners secured qualification for the final tournament, joining Norway who qualified automatically as hosts.[1]

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified to the final tournament:

Country Qualified as
 NorwayHosts
 BelgiumIntermediary round play-off winner
 Czech RepublicIntermediary round play-off winner
 EnglandIntermediary round play-off winner
 SpainIntermediary round play-off winner
 GermanyIntermediary round play-off winner
 Republic of IrelandIntermediary round play-off winner
 SlovakiaIntermediary round play-off winner

Venues

Location map of the final tournament host cities

The final tournament was held in seven stadiums located in seven Norwegian cities.

Stadium City Tenant club(s) Capacity
Gjemselund Stadion Kongsvinger Kongsvinger 2,750
Melløs Stadion Moss Moss 10,000
Hønefoss idrettspark Hønefoss Hønefoss 4,000
Åråsen Stadion Lillestrøm Lillestrøm 11,637
Nadderud Stadion Bærum Stabæk 7,000
Marienlyst Stadion Drammen Strømsgodset 7,500
Ullevaal Stadion Oslo Lyn and Vålerenga 25,572

Match officials

UEFA named six referees for the final tournament:

Country Referee
Croatia Croatia Edo Trivković
Estonia Estonia Sten Kaldma
Greece Greece Georgios Kasnaferis
North Macedonia Macedonia Emil Božinovski
Portugal Portugal Paulo Costa
Slovenia Slovenia Darko Čeferin

Squads

Results

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 321072+57
 Slovakia 3201116+56
 Czech Republic 311146−24
 Norway 300319−80
Norway 1–5 Slovakia
Grindheim 90' (pen.) Report Kurty 28'
Šebo 37'
Konečný 59'
Labun 75'
Jurko 86'
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)
Spain 1–1 Czech Republic
Iniesta 63' Report Svěrkoš 78'
Norway 0–3 Spain
Report Reyes 22', 68'
Torres 54'
Referee: Emil Božinovski (Macedonia)
Slovakia 5–2 Czech Republic
Žofčák 16'
Halenár 33' (pen.)
Šebo 46', 65'
Sloboda 87'		 Report Fořt 21' (pen.)
Dosoudil 34'
Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa (Portugal)
Czech Republic 1–0 Norway
Rada 4' Report
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
Slovakia 1–3 Spain
Čech 6' Report García 15'
Torres 65', 90+1'
Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 321084+47
 Republic of Ireland 320156−16
 England 302167−12
 Belgium 301235−21
England 3–3 Germany
Ashton 9'
Thomas 30'
Cole 73'		 Report Volz 4'
Lahm 90'
Hanke 90+3'
Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)
Belgium 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Blondel 51' Report Daly 26' (pen.), 69'
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
England 1–1 Belgium
Ashton 75' Report Janssens 82'
Germany 3–0 Republic of Ireland
Riether 22'
Trochowski 57'
Hanke 79'		 Report
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)
Republic of Ireland 3–2 England
Daly 54' (pen.)
Paisley 73'
Kelly 74'		 Report Carter 11'
Ashton 45' (pen.)
Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa (Portugal)
Germany 2–1 Belgium
Volz 36'
Odonkor 72'		 Report Vandenbergh 32'
Referee: Emil Božinovski (Macedonia)

Third place play-off

Slovakia 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Bruško 56'
Jurko 75'		 Report Brennan 53'
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)

Final

Spain 1–0 Germany
Torres 55' Report
Attendance: 16,464
 2002 UEFA U-19 European champions 

Spain
Fourth title

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The six best performing teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship:

References

  1. ↑ "Torres sparkles for Spain". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
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