| Tourney Name: | UEFA European Under-21 Championship |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Other Titles: | U-21-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2002 Championnat d'Europe de football espoirs 2002 Campionato europeo di calcio Under-21 2002 Campiunadis Europeans da ballape U21 2002 |
| Country: |  Switzerland |
| Dates: | 16–28 May |
| Num Teams: | 8 (finals) 47 (qualifying) |
| Venues: | 4 |
| Cities: | 4 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Goals: | 35 |
| Attendance: | 174195 |
| Top Scorer: |  Massimo Maccarone (3 goals) |
| Player: |  Petr Čech |
| Prevseason: | 2000 |
| Nextseason: | 2004 |
UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2002 was the 13th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Switzerland between 16 and 28 May 2002.
Czech Republic U-21s won the competition for the first time.
See main article: 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.
The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (one group of four, five groups of 5, and three groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.
| Switzerland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Zürich | Basel | |
| Hardturm | St. Jakob-Park | |
| Capacity: 17,666 | Capacity: 37,500 | |
| Geneva | Lausanne | |
| Charmilles Stadium | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise | |
| Capacity: 9,250 | Capacity: 15,700 | |
See main article: 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads.
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
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| Assistant referees: Markku Tiensuu (Finland) Martin Balko (Slovakia) Fourth official: Bernhard Brugger (Austria) |
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Koen Daerden Tom Soetaers Zdeněk Grygera Martin Jiránek David Rozehnal1 goal, cont.
Sylvain Armand Sidney Govou Péguy Luyindula Steed Malbranque Emiliano Bonazzoli Andrea PirloOwn goals
Koen Daerden (for France)