2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Dates 25 July – 3 August
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions  France (1st title)
Runners-up  Norway
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Germany Shelley Thompson
(4 goals)
Best player France Sarah Bouhaddi

The UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2003 Final Tournament was held in Germany between 25 July – 3 August 2003. Players born after 1 January 1984 were eligible to participate in this competition.

The tournament is notable for featuring a penalty kick shootout in the final group game in Group A between Italy and Sweden to determine the second semifinal qualifier. This is the only time that a penalty-kick shootout has been used in the group stage of a tournament since the rule was introduced.

Qualifying

36 teams played for seven free places in the final. Two qualifying rounds were played. [1]

Final tournament

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 320158−36
 Sweden 311166 04
 Italy 311166 04
 Germany 310274+33

25 July 2003
Germany  0 – 2  Italy
(Report) Tona  20'
Ricco  39'
Sportzentrum, Taucha
Referee: Antonia Kokotou (Greece)

25 July 2003
Sweden  1 – 2  England
Odenyo  58' (Report) Scott  40'
Williams  89'
Am Stadtbad, Markranstädt
Referee: Snjezana Focic (Croatia)

27 July 2003
Germany  1 – 2  Sweden
Krahn  50' (Report) S. Andersson  33'
Seger  90+3'
Bruno-Plache-Stadion, Leipzig
Referee: Carla De Boeck (Belgium)

27 July 2003
Italy  1 – 3  England
Ricco  46' (Report) McDougall  20'
Aluko  26'
Williams  85'
Zentralsportpark, Markkleeberg
Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)

29 July 2003
England  0 – 6  Germany
(Report) Thompson  12', 40', 80', 90+1'
Goessling  23'
Laudehr  41'
Torgau
Referee: Ilonka Milanova Djaleva (Bulgaria)

29 July 2003
Italy  3 – 3  Sweden
Ricco  41'
Coppolino  63'
Domenichetti  90+2'
(Report) Fischer  55'
Odenyo  62'
Siid-Ahmed  82'
  Penalties  
Manieri
Coppolino
Cortesi
2–4 Fischer
Odenyo
Almgren
Siid-ahmed
Sportpark, Borna
Referee: Tatjana Pavlovic (Serbia)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Norway 321064+27
 France 311166 04
 Netherlands 310245−13
 Spain 310256−13

25 July 2003
Norway  2 – 2  France
Nilsen  47'
Heimlund  66'
(Report) Josserand  34'
Bussaglia  75'
Stadion der Freundschaft, Grimma
Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)

25 July 2003
Netherlands  2 – 1  Spain
Kant  71'
Brouwer  90'
(Report) S. García  18'
Dr. Fritz Fröhlich-Stadion, Regis-Breitingen
Referee: Ilonka Milanova Djaleva (Bulgaria)

27 July 2003
Norway  2 – 1  Netherlands
Frantzen  14'
Wiik  85'
(Report) Vermeulen  9'
Eintracht Schkeuditz, Schkeuditz
Referee: Tatjana Pavlovic (Serbia)

27 July 2003
France  2 – 3  Spain
Guine  57'
Bussaglia  81'
(Report) Martín  3', 26'
Casseleux  71' (o.g.)
Frischaufstadion, Wurzen
Referee: Snjezana Focic (Croatia)

29 July 2003
Spain  1 – 2  Norway
Pérez  16' (Report) Frantzen  57'
Knutsen  85'
Sportpark Tresenwald, Machern
Referee: Carla De Boeck (Belgium)

29 July 2003
France  2 – 1  Netherlands
Bussaglia  47'
Thiney  76'
(Report) Melis  41'
Am Eichholz, Zwenkau
Referee: Antonia Kokotou (Greece)

Semifinals

1 August 2003
Norway  2 – 2  Sweden
Frantzen  72'
Heimlund  90+1'
(Report) Fischer  5', 40'
Stadion der Freundschaft, Grimma
Referee: Ilonka Milanova Djaleva (Bulgaria)

1 August 2003
England  0 – 2  France
(Report) Josserand  12'
Debonne  88'
Am Stadtbad, Markranstädt
Referee: Carla De Boeck (Belgium)

Final

3 August 2003
France  2 – 0  Norway
Coquet  18'
Traikia  46'
(Report)
Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark, Leipzig
Referee: Snjezana Focic (Croatia)

Awards

 2004 UEFA Women's Under-19 Champions 

France
First title

References

External links

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