2001 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

2001 UEFA Under-18 Championship
UEFA Under-18 European Championship Finland 2001
Tournament details
Host country Finland
Dates 21 July - 29 July
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions  Poland (1st title)
Runners-up  Czech Republic
Third place  Spain
Fourth place  Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 14
Goals scored 59 (4.21 per match)
Top scorer(s) Spain Jorge Perona (8 goals)

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 2001 Final Tournament was held in Finland. Players born after January 1, 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.

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
 Yugoslavia 3201106+46
 Ukraine 301246-21
 Finland 3012613-71

21 June 2001 (2001-06-21)
Finland  1 – 1  Ukraine
Scheweleff  84' Karabkin  49'

21 June 2001 (2001-06-21)
Czech Republic  1 – 0  Yugoslavia
Řehák  24' Report

23 June 2001 (2001-06-23)
Finland  1 – 4  Czech Republic
Sjölund  6' Report Dujka  14'
Koubský  44'
Trojan  57'
Čoupek  58'
Finnair Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 6,237
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)

23 June 2001 (2001-06-23)
Ukraine  1 – 2  Yugoslavia
Pintšuk  24' Damjanović  35'
Misimović  79'

25 June 2001 (2001-06-25)
Yugoslavia  8 – 4  Finland
Damjanović  20', 49'
Cilinšek  23'
Misimović  38'
Lazović  53', 65', 68', 82'
Sjölund  51', 74'
Peteri  54'
Okkonen  62'

25 June 2001 (2001-06-25)
Czech Republic  3 – 2  Ukraine
Bystroň  63'
Koubský  69'
Hudec  84'
Report Motuz  51'
Kutas  56'

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 321084+47
 Spain 32015506
 Belgium 31114404
 Denmark 300326-40

22 July 2001 (2001-07-22)
Poland  4 – 1  Spain
Nawotczyński  14', 90'
Madej  16'
Grzelak  41'
Report Perona  23'

22 July 2001 (2001-07-22)
Belgium  2 – 0  Denmark
Aelbrecht  56'
Djamba-Shango  90'

24 July 2001 (2001-07-24)
Spain  1 – 0  Denmark
Perona  87' Report

24 July 2001 (2001-07-24)
Poland  1 – 1  Belgium
Kaźmierczak  82' Djamba-Shango  78'

26 July 2001 (2001-07-26)
Denmark  2 – 3  Poland
Beierholm  5'
Benjaminsen  57'
Zawadzki  18', 28'
Żytko

26 July 2001 (2001-07-26)
Spain  3 – 1  Belgium
Perona  8', 76', 90' (pen.) Report Walasiak  31'

Third place play-off

29 July 2001 (2001-07-29)
Yugoslavia  2 – 6  Spain
Bihorac  5', 46' Report Arteta  2'
Perona  21', 58', 87'
Elá  43', 77'

Final

 2001 UEFA U-18 Championship Winner 

Poland
First title

Goalscorers

8 goals
4 goals
3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

See also

External links

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