2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship explained

Tourney Name:UEFA Under-19 Championship
Year:2004
Other Titles:U-19-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2004
Championnat d'Europe de football des moins de 19 ans 2004
Campionato europeo di calcio
Country:Switzerland
Dates:13–24 July
Num Teams:8
Confederations:1
Venues:5
Cities:5
Count:5
Matches:15
Goals:45
Top Scorer: Ali Öztürk
Łukasz Piszczek
(4 goals each)
Player: Juanfran
Prevseason:2003
Nextseason:2005

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 / TownStadiumHost club(s)Capacity
KriensStadion KleinfeldKriens5,100
AarauStadion BrügglifeldAarau9,249
FribourgStade Universitaire Saint-LéonardFribourg9,000
LausanneJuan-Antonio Samaranch Stadium
NyonColovrayNyon7,200

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

See main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads.

Group stage

Group A

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312031+25
312010+15
311152+34
301206−61

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Group B

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3300103+79
31117704
311145−14
3003511−60

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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

See also

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