2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

The 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 19th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. It was the last under-16 championship, before changing the name as under-17 championships. England hosted the championship, during 22 April – 6 May. 16 teams entered the competition, and Spain defeated France in the final to win the competition for the sixth time.

2001 UEFA Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
Dates22 April – 06 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)16 (in 18 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (6th title)
Runners-up France
Third place Croatia
Fourth place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored90 (2.81 per match)
Top scorer(s) Fernando Torres (7 goals)
Best player(s) Fernando Torres

Match officials

[1]

Country Referee Assistant referees Fourth officials Matches refereed
Belarus None Vyacheslav Bykov None
Bosnia and Herzegovina Siniša Zrnić None None Italy–Switzerland (Group C)
Bulgaria Dimitar Dimitrov None None Romania–Spain (Group A)
England–Switzerland (Group C)
Scotland–Croatia (Group D)
Croatia None Tomislav Petrović None
Czech Republic None Miroslav Zlámal None
England Andy D'Urso David Babski
Carl Bassingdale
Glenn Turner		 Richard Beeby
Mark Clattenburg
Keith Hill		 France–Croatia (Group D)
Spain–Italy (Quarter-final)
France–Spain (Final)
Greece Athanasios Briakos None None Spain–Germany (Group A)
Poland–Russia (Group B)
Hungary None Robert Kispál None
Iceland Kristinn Jakobsson None None Croatia–Finland (Group D)
England–Germany (Quarter-final)
Israel Alon Yefet None None Turkey–Russia (Group B)
France–Scotland (Group D)
Turkey–Croatia (Quarter-final)
Spain–Croatia (Semi-final)
Norway None Steinar Holvik None
Poland Grzegorz Gilewski None None Spain–Belgium (Group A)
Switzerland–Hungary (Group C)
England–France (Semi-final)
Portugal None Paulo Ribeiro None
Romania Alexandru Tudor None None Not known
Seychelles Eddy Maillet None None France–Russia (Quarter-final)
South Africa None Lazarus Matela None
Sweden Martin Hansson None None Russia–Netherlands (Group B)
Scotland–Finland (Group D)
Croatia–England (Third place play-off)
Switzerland None Francesco Buragina None
Yugoslavia None Vitomir Simović None

Squads
Main article: 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship squads

Qualifying

Group stage

Group A
Romania 0–3 Spain
Report Melli  27'
Gavilán  33'
Torres  59'
New Ferens Park, Durham
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
Germany 1–2 Belgium
Trochowski  90' Report Coveliers  ?'
Vandendriessche  79'
New Ferens Park, Durham
Romania 2–8 Germany
Velcovici  ?'
Oprea  ?' (pen.)		 Report Odonkor  ?'
Trochowski  ?'
Kılıçaslan  ?', ?', ?'
Petereit  ?'
Ochs  ?'
Madejski  ?'
Spain 5–0 Belgium
Flaño  2'
Torres  10', 38'
Gavilán  50'
Bauzà  62'		 Report
New Ferens Park, Durham
Belgium 2–0 Romania
Goessens  33'
Vandendriessche  54'		 Report
Billington, Billingham
Spain 0–2 Germany
Report Trochowski  15'
Di Gregorio  58'
New Ferens Park, Durham
Attendance: 200[2]
Referee: Athanasios Briakos (Greece)[2]

Group B
Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 320132+16
 Russia 312010+15
 Netherlands 311121+14
 Poland 301214–31
Netherlands 0–1 Turkey
Report Dündar  57'
Poland 0–0 Russia
Report
Attendance: 1,125
Referee: Athanasios Briakos (Greece)[3]
Netherlands 2–0 Poland
De Haan  ?', ?' Report
Turkey 0–1 Russia
Report Gerk  36'
Attendance: 746[4]
Russia 0–0 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 689[5]
Turkey 2–1 Poland
Sezgin  37'
Sabri  43'		 Report Wasicki  68'

Group C
Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 320143+16
 Italy 311176+14
  Switzerland 311134–14
 Hungary 310256–13
Switzerland  2–1 Hungary
Tsimba  49', 56' Report Kanta  27' (pen.)
Attendance: 150[6]
England 1–3 Italy
Welsh  22' Report Facchinetti  60'
Pazzini  64', ?'
England 2–0  Switzerland
E. Johnson  56'
Schumacher  79'		 Report
Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 2,651
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
Italy 3–4 Hungary
Lodi  30', ?'
Pazzini  ?'		 Report Kanta  20', ?'
Müller  ?'
Horváth  76'
Hungary 0–1 England
Report G. Johnson  ?'
Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 3,440
Italy 1–1  Switzerland
Lodi  22' Report Gasche  43'
Attendance: 750[7]
Referee: Siniša Zrnić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)[7]

Group D
Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3300110+119
 Croatia 32013306
 Scotland 310235–23
 Finland 3003110–90
France 3–0 Scotland
Sinama Pongolle  14', 54'
Le Tallec  75'		 Report
Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley
Attendance: 703[8]
Croatia 2–0 Finland
Kranjčar  45', 67' Report
Attendance: 731[9]
France 3–0 Croatia
Sinama Pongolle  37', 55', 64' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 289[10]
Scotland 3–1 Finland
Weir  31'
McLaughlin  54' (pen.)
Beattie  57'		 Peltonen  76'
Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley
Attendance: 538[8]
Finland 0–5 France
Report Le Tallec  ?', ?'
Sofiane  ?'
Grax  ?', ?'
Scotland 0–1 Croatia
Report Grivičić  40'
Sandy Lane, Worksop
Attendance: 150[8]
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Bulgaria)[8]

Knockout stage
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
29 April – Sunderland
 
 
 Spain (p)1 (4)
 
3 May – Middlesbrough
 
 Italy1 (3)
 
 Spain3
 
30 April – Scunthorpe
 
 Croatia0
 
 Turkey0
 
6 May – Sunderland
 
 Croatia2
 
 France0
 
29 April – Middlesbrough
 
 Spain1
 
 England (p)1 (5)
 
3 May – Newcastle
 
 Germany1 (3)
 
 England0
 
30 April – York
 
 France4 Third place
 
 France2
 
6 May – Durham
 
 Russia0
 
 Croatia4
 
 
 England1
 

Quarter-finals
Spain 1–1 Italy
Torres  26' (pen.) Report Belotti  46'
Penalties
Senel
Carlos
Melli
Torres 		4–3 Belotti
Aquilani
Mantovani
De Crescenzo
Lodi
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Attendance: 500[11]
England 1–1 Germany
Samba  66' Report Laas  68'
Penalties
Schumacher
Welsh
Westcarr
Bowditch
Hoyte 		5–3


Berkigt
Attendance: 4,138
Turkey 0–2 Croatia
Report Prijić  43'
Čale  66'
Attendance: 1,679[13]
France 2–0 Russia
Meghni  23', 57' Report
Attendance: 557[14]

Semi-finals
Spain 3–0 Croatia
Torres  47', 70'
Senel  53'		 Report
Attendance: 5,300[15]
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
England 0–4 France
Report Le Tallec  2', 77'
Sinama Pongolle  4', 72'
Attendance: 30,160

Third place play-off
Croatia 4–1 England
Ružak  7'
Papa  17'
Grgurović  70'
Grivičić  77'		 Report G. Johnson  57'
New Ferens Park, Durham
Attendance: 400[16]

Final
France 0–1 Spain
Report Torres  76' (pen.)
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Attendance: 31,100
Referee: Andy D'Urso (England)

Statistics

Goalscorers

[17]

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
gollark: Just accept all solutions ever.
gollark: Good idea.
gollark: Palaiologos clearly set 3 to 2 before running.
gollark: .
gollark: It's not specific enough for an address

References
  1. "Officials". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 3 May 2001. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. "España pierde pero estará en cuartos". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 26 April 2001. Archived from the original on 21 November 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  3. "Poland 0–0 Russia". Russian Football Union. 23 April 2001. Archived from the original on 18 July 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. "Turkey 0–1 Russia". Russian Football Union. 25 April 2001. Archived from the original on 18 July 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  5. "Russia 0–0 Netherlands". Russian Football Union. 27 April 2001. Archived from the original on 18 July 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  6. "Schweiz 2:1 Ungarn". Swiss Football Association (in German). 22 April 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  7. "Schweiz 1:1 Italien". Swiss Football Association (in German). 26 April 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  8. "Youth Internationals U16 – Results". Scottish Football Association. Archived from the original on 8 August 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  9. "Croatia 2–0 Finland". Croatian Football Federation. 23 April 2001. Archived from the original on 22 August 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  10. "Croatia 0–3 France". Croatian Football Federation. 25 April 2001. Archived from the original on 13 July 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  11. "España se clasifica para semifinales, tras los penaltis". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 30 April 2001. Archived from the original on 1 July 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  12. "England-Germany switched to Riverside". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 April 2001. Archived from the original on 3 May 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  13. "Turkey 0–2 Croatia". Croatian Football Federation. 30 April 2001. Archived from the original on 22 August 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  14. "France 2–0 Russia". Russian Football Union. 30 April 2001. Archived from the original on 18 July 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  15. "Spain 3–0 Croatia". Croatian Football Federation. 3 May 2001. Archived from the original on 22 August 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  16. "Croatia 4–1 England". Croatian Football Federation. 6 May 2001. Archived from the original on 22 August 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  17. "Top scorers". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 22 June 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.