2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship

2006 UEFA Under-19 Championship
UEFA Under-19 European Championship Poland 2006
Tournament details
Host country  Poland
Dates 18 July - 29 July
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions  Spain (6th title)
Runners-up  Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 44 (2.93 per match)
Top scorer(s) Alberto Bueno
İlhan Parlak (5 goals)

The UEFA U-19 Championship 2006 Final Tournament was held in Poland between 18 July and 29 July 2006. The top three teams in each group qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Players born after 1 January 1987 were allowed to participate in this competition.

Contents

Qualifications

There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament.

1. 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification
2. 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification

Teams

The following teams had qualified for the tournament:

Squads

Main article: 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
 Austria 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
 Poland 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
 Belgium 3 1 0 2 6 10 -4 3
18 July Poland  0-1  Austria
Belgium  4-2  Czech Republic
20 July Poland  4-1  Belgium
Austria  1-3  Czech Republic
23 July Czech Republic  2-0  Poland
Austria  4-1  Belgium

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 7
 Scotland 3 1 1 1 5 8 -3 4
 Portugal 3 0 3 0 7 7 0 3
 Turkey 3 0 1 2 9 12 -3 1
18 July Scotland  2-2  Portugal
Spain  5-3  Turkey
20 July Scotland  0-4  Spain
Portugal  4-4  Turkey
23 July Turkey  2-3  Scotland
Portugal  1-1  Spain

Knock-out stage

Bracket

  Semi-finals Final
26 July – Grodzisk Wielkopolski
  Czech Republic 0  
  Scotland 1  
 
29 July – Poznań
      Scotland 1
    Spain 2
26 July – Wronki
  Spain 5
  Austria 0  

Semi-finals

26 July 2006
 Czech Republic  0 – 1  Scotland Stadion Dyskobolia, Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Report Elliot  47'
26 July 2006
 Spain  5 – 0  Austria Stadion Amica, Wronki
Jeffrén  34'
Javi García  42', 80'
Mata  72'
Bueno  88'		 Report

Final

29 July 2006
 Scotland  1 – 2  Spain Stadion Miejski, Poznań
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson
Dorrans  87' Report Bueno  51', 71'

Teams


SCOTLAND :
GK 1 Andrew McNeil
RB 2 Andrew Cave-Brown
CB 6 Scott Cuthbert (c)
CB 19 Jamie Adams
LB 3 Lee Wallace
RM 7 Simon Ferry
CM 16 Greg Cameron 74'
CM 4 Charles Grant
CM 15 Ryan Conroy 78'
LM 10 Michael McGlinchey
CF 8 Calum Elliot
Substitutes:
GK 12 Scott Fox
DF 18 Mark Reynolds
DF 5 Garry Kenneth
MF 17 Brian Gilmour 78'
FW 14 Graham Dorrans 74'
Manager:
Archie Gemmill & Tommy Wilson

SPAIN:
GK 1 Antonio Adán
CB 2 Antonio Barragán
CB 4 Marc Valiente
CB 5 Gerard Piqué
RWB 6 Mario Suárez
CM 7 Antonio Calvo 71'
CM 8 Javi García
CM 11 Diego Capel 86'
LWB 12 Roberto Canella
CF 16 Juan Mata
CF 18 Alberto Bueno
Substitutes:
DF 3 José Ángel Crespo
DF 9 César Díaz
MF 10 Esteban Granero 86'
GK 13 Ángel Bernabé
FW 14 Marc Pedraza
FW 15 Jeffrén Suárez 71'
FW 17 Gorka Elustondo
Manager:
Ginés Meléndez
 2006 UEFA U-19 Championship Winner 

Spain
Sixth title

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals

Source: uefa.com

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