2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

2005 UEFA Under-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Northern Ireland
Dates 18 July - 29 July
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  France (6th title)
Runners-up  England
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 46 (3.07 per match)
Top scorer(s) Serbia and Montenegro Borko Veselinović
(5 goals)

The 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was held in Northern Ireland between 18 and 29 July 2005.

Venues

Map of the final tournament venues
City / Town Stadium Host club(s) Capacity
Belfast Windsor Park Linfield 18,000
Belfast The Oval Glentoran 15,250
Newry The Showgrounds Newry City 6,500
Lurgan Mourneview Park Glenavon 5,000
Ballymena The Showgrounds Ballymena United 5,000

Qualifications

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

1. 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
2. 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification

Teams

The eight teams that participated in the final tournament were:

Match officials

Six referees were selected for the tournament:

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Serbia and Montenegro 330082+69
 Germany 320175+26
 Greece 310216–53
 Northern Ireland 300314–30

18 July 2005
19:00 UTC+1
Serbia and Montenegro  4 2  Germany
Veselinović  57', 59'
Marinković  75'
Markovski  93'
Report Polanski  37'
Kučuković  51'

18 July 2005
19:30 UTC+1
Northern Ireland  0 1  Greece
Report Petropoulos  15'

20 July 2005
17:00 UTC+1
Greece  0 3  Germany
Report Müller  16'
Polanski  43'
Boateng  47'

20 July 2005
19:00 UTC+1
Northern Ireland  0 1  Serbia and Montenegro
Report Veselinović  78'

23 July 2005
17:00 UTC+1
Germany  2 1  Northern Ireland
Steinhöfer  85'
Epstein  89'
Report Stewart  91'

23 July 2005
17:00 UTC+1
Greece  0 3  Serbia and Montenegro
Report Veselinović  4' (pen.), 43'
Arsenijević  16'
The Showgrounds, Ballymena
Referee: Duarte Gomes (Portugal)

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 321052+37
 England 312054+15
 Norway 310256–13
 Armenia 301214–31

18 July 2005
17:00 UTC+1
France  1 1  England
Baldé  19' Report Fryatt  9'

18 July 2005
19:00 UTC+1
Norway  2 0  Armenia
Aoudia  21'
Nisja  69'
Report

20 July 2005
19:00 UTC+1
Armenia  1 1  England
Lombé  87' Report Petrosyan  72' (o.g.)
The Showgrounds, Ballymena
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

20 July 2005
20:00 UTC+1
Norway  1 3  France
Larsen  57' Report Gourcuff  16' (pen.), 29', 83' (pen.)

23 July 2005
19:00 UTC+1
Armenia  0 1  France
Report Cambon  31'

23 July 2005
19:00 UTC+1
England  3 2  Norway
Mills  3'
Blackstock  80'
Wheater  83'
Report Aoudia  23'
Hanssen  79'

Semi-finals

26 July 2005
16:30 UTC+1
Serbia and Montenegro  1 3  England
Marinković  87' Report Fryatt  18', 81', 93'

26 July 2005
19:30 UTC+1
France  3 2  Germany
Baldé  34', 58'
Cabaye  63'
Report Epstein  40'
Boateng  86'
The Showgrounds, Ballymena
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Final

29 July 2005
19:00 UTC+1
England  1 3  France
Holmes  41' Report Chakouri  56'
Baldé  75'
Gouffran  88'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
 2005 UEFA U-19 European Champions 

France
Sixth title

Top scorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals

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