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2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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UEFA Euro Under-17 Football Championship
2008 Avrupa 17 Yaş Altı Futbol Şampiyonası
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
Dates4 May – 16 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Spain (8th title)
Runners-up France
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored36 (2.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Yannis Tafer (4 goals)
Best player(s)Serbia Danijel Aleksić[1]

The final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the 26th UEFA European Under-17 Championship, UEFA's premier football tournament for players under the age of 17. The tournament was held in Turkey from 4 May to 16 May 2008. Players born after 1 January 1991 were eligible to participate in this competition.

Qualification

Two rounds of qualifying were held in order to determine the seven teams to join the hosts, Turkey, at the final tournament. The qualifying round, held from 14 September to 28 October 2007, divided the 52 remaining UEFA nations into 13 groups of four. At the end of the qualifying round, the top two teams in each group and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the elite round. The elite round, held from 13 to 31 March 2008, divided the remaining 28 teams into seven groups of four. At the end of the round, the top team in each group advanced to the final tournament.

Qualified teams

Nation Qualified as
Turkey Host
Republic of Ireland Group 1 winner
Switzerland Group 2 winner
France Group 3 winner
Serbia Group 4 winner
Scotland Group 5 winner
Spain Group 6 winner
Netherlands Group 7 winner

Squads

For the complete list of players, see 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Turkey 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
Netherlands 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
Serbia 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
Scotland 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Scotland 0–2 Serbia
(Report) Aleksić Goal 40+1', 42'
World Wonder Football Centre, Antalya
Referee: Anders Hermansen (Denmark)
Turkey 3–0 Netherlands
Karataş Goal 11'
Albayrak Goal 71'
Demir Goal 80+1'		 (Report)
Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya
Referee: Libor Kovarik (Czech Republic)
Turkey 1–0 Scotland
Yollu Goal 13' (Report)
Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya
Referee: Tero Nieminen (Finland)
Netherlands 1–0 Serbia
Castillion Goal 33' (Report)
World Wonder Football Centre, Antalya
Referee: Hubert Siejewicz (Poland)
Serbia 0–0 Turkey
(Report)
World Wonder Football Centre, Antalya
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
Netherlands 2–0 Scotland
Castillion Goal 34'
Van Rhijn Goal 46'		 (Report)
Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya
Referee: Angel Angelov (Bulgaria)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7
France 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7
Switzerland 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
France 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Tafer Goal 65'
Lacazette Goal 80+3'		 (Report) Murphy Goal 32'
Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
Spain 2–0 Switzerland
S. García Goal 52', 61' (Report)
World Wonder Football Centre, Antalya
Referee: Hubert Siejewicz (Poland)
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Switzerland
(Report) Gunning Goal 49' (o.g.)
World Wonder Football Centre, Antalya
Referee: Libor Kovarik (Czech Republic)
France 3–3 Spain
Tafer Goal 11'
Grenier Goal 43'
Rémy Goal 48'		 (Report) Alcântara Goal 31', 67'
Pulido Goal 45'
Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya
Referee: Angel Angelov (Bulgaria)
Switzerland 0–2 France
(Report) Tafer Goal 33', 51'
World Wonder Football Centre, Antalya
Referee: Anders Hermansen (Denmark)
Republic of Ireland 1–3 Spain
Hourihane Goal 15' (Report) Rochina Goal 47', 56'
Keko Goal 73'
Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya
Referee: Tero Nieminen (Finland)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Turkey 1 – 1
(a.e.t.)		 France
Kayalı Goal 31' (Report) Kolodziejczak Goal 69'
Penalties
Kayalı Penalty missed
Çolak Penalty scored
Çek Penalty scored
Batuhan Karadeniz Penalty missed
Eren Penalty scored		 3–4 Penalty missed Tafer
Penalty scored Fofana
Penalty scored Kakuta
Penalty scored Kolodziejczak
Penalty scored Lacazette
Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
Spain 2 – 1
(a.e.t.)		 Netherlands
Pulido Goal 46'
Ángel Martínez Goal 92'		 (Report) Sneijder Goal 34'
Referee: Anders Hermansen (Denmark)

Final

France 0–4 Spain
(Report) Keko Goal 31'
S. García Goal 46'
Alcântara Goal 63' (pen.)
Gavilán Goal 69'
Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya
Attendance: 600
Referee: Libor Kovařík (Czech Republic)

Goalscorers

4 goals
  • France Yannis Tafer
3 goals
  • Spain Thiago
  • Spain Sergio García
2 goals
  • Netherlands Geoffrey Castillion
  • Serbia Danijel Aleksić
  • Spain Rubén Rochina
  • Spain Keko
  • Spain Jorge Pulido
1 goal
  • France Clément Grenier
  • France Timothée Kolodziejczak
  • France Alexandre Lacazette
  • France William Rémy
  • Netherlands Ricardo van Rhijn
  • Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane
  • Republic of Ireland Paul Murphy

Awards

  • Golden Player: Serbia Danijel Aleksić[2]
  • Best Goalkeeper: Serbia Vilson Caković

References

  1. ^ 2008: Danijel Aleksić in UEFA.com
  2. ^ [1], uefa.com, accessed 12 May 2014.
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