2000 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The 2000 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was held in Germany. Players born after 1 January 1981, were eligible to participate in this competition. The tournament also served as the European qualification for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.

2000 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
UEFA Under-18 European Championship Germany 2000
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
Dates17 July – 24 July
Teams8
Final positions
Champions France (5th title)
Runners-up Ukraine
Third place Germany
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored35 (2.5 per match)

Teams

  •  Germany (host)
  •  Netherlands
  •  Russia
  •  Ukraine

Squads

Results

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ukraine 321031+27
 Germany 320163+36
 Netherlands 31113304
 Croatia 300338-50
Germany 0–1 Ukraine
Report Byelik  63'
Netherlands 3–0 Croatia
Referee: Orhan Erdemir (Turkey)

Germany 3–0 Netherlands
Ukraine 2–1 Croatia

Croatia 2–3 Germany
Referee: Paulo Paraty da Silva (Portugal)
Netherlands 0–0 Ukraine

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 320142+26
 Czech Republic 31114404
 Finland 31115504
 Russia 302124-22
Czech Republic 1–1 Russia
Macek  60' (pen.) Report Shchipkov  66'
Impuls Arena, Augsburg
Attendance: 3,000
France 1–2 Finland
Ahamada  24'
Sportpark Ansbach, Ansbach

Czech Republic 0–1 France
Report Mathis  10'
Stadion im Stauferpark, Donauwörth
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Paulo Paraty da Silva (Portugal)
Russia 1–1 Finland
Referee: Orhan Erdemir (Turkey)

Finland 2–3 Czech Republic
Bureš  48' (o.g.)
Sjölund  73'
Report Macek  53' (pen.)
Baroš  57'
Kobylík  63'
Reiser Sportpark, Nördlingen
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
France 2–0 Russia
Givet  73'
Mathis  84'

Third place play-off

Germany 3–1 Czech Republic
Gemiti  48'
Auer  63' (pen.)
Jungnickel  69'
Report Baroš  3'
Landkreisstadion, Aichach
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

Final

France 1–0 Ukraine
Bugnet  81' Report
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Orhan Erdemir (Turkey)
 2000 UEFA U-18 Championship Winner 

France
Fifth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The six best performing teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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