2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

2004 UEFA Under-17 Championship
Championnat d'Europe de football des moins de 17 ans 2004
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates 4–15 May
Teams 8
Venue(s) 7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  France (1st title)
Runners-up  Spain
Third place  Portugal
Fourth place  England
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 51 (3.19 per match)
Top scorer(s) France Hatem Ben Arfa
Portugal Bruno Gama
England Shane Paul
Spain Marc Pedraza
(3 goals each)
Best player Spain Cesc Fàbregas[1]

The 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the third edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship. France hosted the championship, during May 4–15. Host France defeated Spain in the final to win the competition for the first time.

Squads

Qualifying

There were two qualifying rounds.

Group stage

Group A

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 330061+59
 Spain 320152+36
 Turkey 310265+13
 Northern Ireland 3003312-90

4 May 2004
16:00 CET
Spain  1 – 0  Turkey
Marquitos  40' Report
Stade Georges Boulogne, Amboise
Referee: Joeri Van De Velde (BEL)

4 May 2004
18:00 CET
France  3 – 0  Northern Ireland
Benzema  73'
Ben Arfa  76'
Songo'o  79' 		Report
Les Allées, Blois
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (CRO)

6 May 2004
18:00 CET
Northern Ireland  2 – 5  Turkey
Turner  42' (pen.)
O'Connor  82' 		Report  14', 36' Keleş
 22' Yilmaz
 23' Aksu
 74' Sabankay
Stade Jules Ladoumègue, Romorantin-Lanthenay
Referee: Marek Mikolajewski (POL)

6 May 2004
19:00 CET
France  1 – 0  Spain
Mario  18' (o.g.) Report
Les Allées, Blois
Referee: Christoforos Zografos (GRE)

9 May 2004
17:30 CET
Turkey  1 – 2  France
Aksu  83' Report  42' Ben Arfa
 69' Menez
Stade Georges Boulogne, Amboise
Referee: Radek Matějek (CZE)

9 May 2004
17:30 CET
Northern Ireland  1 – 4  Spain
Doherty  49' Report  27', 35', 42' Pedraza
 66' Capel
Stade Guy Drut, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Referee: Modou Sowe (GAM)

Group B

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 330061+59
 Portugal 311153+24
 Austria 31112204
 Ukraine 300318-70

4 May 2004
15:00 CET
Ukraine  0 – 2  England
Report  60' Paul
 79' Doyle
Stade Péteseilles, Avoine
Referee: Christoforos Zografos (GRE)

4 May 2004
20:00 CET
Austria  0 – 0  Portugal
Report

6 May 2004
15:00 CET
Ukraine  1 – 2  Austria
Dorosh  5' Report  9' (pen.), 11' Gramann
Stade Guy Drut, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (CRO)

6 May 2004
15:00 CET
England  3 – 1  Portugal
Paul  4', 56'
Davies  79' 		Report  8' Moreira

9 May 2004
20:00 CET
Portugal  4 – 0  Ukraine
Bruno Gama  11', 22' (pen.)
Rui Gomes  51'
Fausto  82' 		Report
Stade Péteseilles, Avoine
Referee: Marek Mikolajewski (POL)

9 May 2004
20:00 CET
England  1 – 0  Austria
Porter  54' Report
Les Allées, Blois
Referee: Joeri Van De Velde (BEL)

Knockout stage

Semifinals

12 May 2004
17:30 CET
France  3 – 1  Portugal
Nasri  52'
Menez  56'
Ben Arfa  62' 		Report  27' Moreira
Les Allées, Blois
Referee: Marek Mikolajewski (POL)

12 May 2004
19:30 CET
England  1 – 2  Spain
Reid  18' Report  10' Marquitos
 80' (pen.) Fàbregas
Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours
Referee: Joeri Van De Velde (BEL)

Third Place Playoff

15 May 2004
15:30 CET
Portugal  4 – 4  England
Fausto  13'
João Pedro  24', 98'
Bruno Gama  59' 		Report  25', 97' (pen.) Walker
 45' Reid
 62' Davies
  Penalties  
Bruno Gama
Rui Gomes
Barbosa
João Pedro 		3 - 2 Walker
Doyle
James
Porter
Wheater

Final

15 May 2004
19:00 CET
France  2 – 1  Spain
Constant  1'
Nasri  79' 		Report  63' Piqué

References

  1. ↑ 2004: Cesc Fàbregas in UEFA.com