2001 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 2001 Final Tournament was held in Finland. Players born after 1 January 1982 were eligible to participate in this competition. This championship was the final one to use the Under-18 format; starting in 2002, the event will be known as the UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

2001 UEFA Under-18 Championship
Jalkapallon alle 18-vuotiaiden Euroopan-mestaruuskilpailut 2001
2001 U18-Europamästerskapet i fotboll
Tournament details
Host countryFinland
Dates21 July - 29 July
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Poland (1st title)
Runners-up Czech Republic
Third place Spain
Fourth place FR Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored59 (4.21 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jorge Perona
(8 goals)

Teams

The following teams had qualified for the tournament:

Venues

The final tournament was held in four stadiums located in four Finnish cities.

Stadium City Tenant club(s) Capacity
Tehtaan kenttä Valkeakoski Haka 3,516
Tampere Stadium Tampere Tampere United 16,800
Finnair Stadium Helsinki HJK and HIFK 10,770
Pohjola Stadion Vantaa PK-35 and Allianssi 4,700

Results

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 330083+59
 FR Yugoslavia 3201106+46
 Ukraine 301246-21
 Finland 3012613-71
Finland 1 – 1 Ukraine
Scheweleff  84' Karabkin  49'
Finnair Stadium, Helsinki
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany)
Czech Republic 1 – 0 FR Yugoslavia
Řehák  24' Report
Finnair Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 869

Finland 1 – 4 Czech Republic
Sjölund  6' Report Dujka  14'
Koubský  44'
Trojan  57'
Čoupek  58'
Finnair Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 6,237
Ukraine 1 – 2 FR Yugoslavia
Pintšuk  24' Report Damjanović  35'
Misimović  79'
Pohjola Stadion, Vantaa
Attendance: 538
Referee: Eric Poulat (France)

FR Yugoslavia 8 – 4 Finland
Damjanović  20', 49'
Cilinšek  23'
Misimović  38'
Lazović  53', 65', 68', 82'
Report Sjölund  51', 74'
Peteri  54'
Okkonen  62'
Finnair Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 4,753
Referee: Attila Hanacsek (Hungary)
Czech Republic 3 – 2 Ukraine
Bystroň  63'
Koubský  69'
Hudec  84'
Report Motuz  51'
Kutas  56'
Pohjola Stadion, Vantaa
Attendance: 468

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 321084+47
 Spain 32015506
 Belgium 31114404
 Denmark 300326-40
Poland 4 – 1 Spain
Nawotczyński  14', 90'
Madej  16'
Grzelak  41'
Report Perona  23'
Belgium 2 – 0 Denmark
Aelbrecht  56'
Djamba-Shango  90'
Referee: Attila Hanacsek (Hungary)

Spain 1 – 0 Denmark
Perona  87' Report
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany)
Poland 1 – 1 Belgium
Kaźmierczak  82' Djamba-Shango  78'

Denmark 2 – 3 Poland
Beierholm  5'
Benjaminsen  57'
Zawadzki  18', 28'
Żytko
Referee: Eric Poulat (France)
Spain 3 – 1 Belgium
Perona  8', 76', 90' (pen.) Report Walasiak  31'

Third place play-off

FR Yugoslavia 2 – 6 Spain
Bihorac  5', 46' Report Arteta  2'
Perona  21', 58', 87'
Elá  43', 77'
Finnair Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 1,257

Final

Czech Republic 1 – 3 Poland
Trojan  39' Report Nawotczyński  26'
Madej  89'
Łobodziński  90'
Finnair Stadium, Helsinki
Referee: Eric Poulat (France)
 2001 UEFA U-18 Championship Winner 

Poland
First title

Goalscorers

8 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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See also

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