2003 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship

2003 UEFA Under-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Portugal
Dates 7 May – 17 May
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions  Portugal (5th title)
Runners-up  Spain
Third place  Austria
Fourth place  England
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 44 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) David Rodríguez (6 goals)
Best player Adelino Vieirinha[1]
2002
2004

The 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship was the second edition of UEFA's UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. Portugal hosted the championship, during May 7–17. The format of the competition changed, and only 8 teams entered the competition. Host Portugal defeated Spain in the final to win the competition for the fifth time.

Contents

Squads

Qualifying

There were two qualifying rounds.

Group stage

Group A

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 3 3 0 0 6 2 4 9
 Austria 3 2 0 1 3 1 2 6
 Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 3
 Hungary 3 0 0 3 0 5 -5 0
7 May 2003
16:00 CET
Portugal  3 – 2  Denmark Fontelo Municipal, Viseu
Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN)
João Pedro  34'
Paulo Machado  40'
Curto  55'
Report  32'42' Torry

7 May 2003
18:00 CET
Austria  1 – 0  Hungary Nelas
Referee: Sergiy Berezka (UKR)
Saurer  78' Report

9 May 2003
16:00 CET
Portugal  1 – 0  Austria Santa Comba Dão
Referee: Kuddusi Müftüoglu (TUR)
Curto  14' Report

9 May 2003
18:00 CET
Denmark  2 – 0  Hungary Mangualde
Referee: Novo Panic (BIH)
Storm  33'
Jakobsen  50'
Report

11 May 2003
17:30 CET
Hungary  0 – 2  Portugal Viseu
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (SWE)
Report  50' Bruno Gama
 62' Vieirinha

11 May 2003
17:30 CET
Denmark  0 – 2  Austria Nelas
Referee: Veaceslav Banari (MVA)
Report  42' Mayer
 83' Horvath

Group B

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 7 2 5 7
 England 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 5
 Italy 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 4
 Israel 3 0 0 3 1 9 -8 0
7 May 2003
16:00 CET
Israel  1 – 2  England Santa Marta de Penaguião
Referee: Novo Panic (BIH)
Rafaelov  47' (pen.) Report  51' Bowditch
 54' Milner

7 May 2003
18:00 CET
Spain  2 – 0  Italy Vila Real
Referee: Kuddusi Müftüoglu (TUR)
Cases  28'
Nadal  35'
Report

9 May 2003
15:30 CET
Israel  0 – 3  Spain Chaves
Referee: Veaceslav Banari (MDA)
Report  33' Silva
 36' David
 47' Cases

9 May 2003
18:00 CET
England  0 – 0  Italy Chaves
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (SWE)
Report

11 May 2003
17:30 CET
England  2 – 2  Spain Vila Real
Referee: Sergiy Berezka (UKR)
Taylor  47'
Milner  51'
Report  9' Nadal
 27' Jurado

11 May 2003
17:30 CET
Italy  4 – 0  Israel Santa Marta de Penaguião
Referee: Damir Skomina (SLO)
Pozzi  32'46'
Lupoli  35'78'
Report

Semifinals

14 May 2003
18:00 CET
Portugal  2 – 2  England Viseu
Referee: Damir Skomina (SLO)
Vieirinha  10'
Saleiro  82'
Report  8' Bowditch
 21' Milner
  Penalties  
Machado
Vieirinha
Saleiro
Gama
3 - 2 Doyle
Moore
Milner
Ifil
Leadbitter

14 May 2003
16:00 CET
Spain  5 – 2  Austria Mangualde
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (SWE)
David  4'12'37'68'
Cases  16'
Report  59' Fuchs
 62' Stankovic

Third Place Playoff

17 May 2003
15:30 CET
Austria  1 – 0  England Santa Comba Dão
Referee: Sergiy Berezka (UKR)
Pirker  53' Report

Final

17 May 2003
18:30 CET
Spain  1 – 2  Portugal Viseu
Referee: Novo Panic (BIH)
David  42' Report  22'47' Márcio Sousa
 2003 UEFA Under-17 Championship 

Portugal
Fifth title

References