2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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2004 UEFA Under-17 Championship
Championnat d'Europe de football des moins de 17 ans 2004
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates4–15 May
Teams8
Venue7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions France (1st title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Portugal
Fourth place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored52 (3.25 per match)
Attendance63,155 (3,947 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Hatem Ben Arfa
Portugal Bruno Gama
England Shane Paul
Spain Marc Pedraza
(3 goals each)
Best playerSpain Cesc Fàbregas[1]
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The 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the third edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship. France hosted the championship, during 4–15 May. Host France defeated Spain in the final to win the competition for the first time.

Squads

Qualifying

There were two qualifying rounds.

Match Officials

A total of 6 referees, 8 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament.[2][3]

Referees
Assistant referees
  • Wales Simon Lee Evans
  • Georgia (country) Zaza Menteshashvili
  • Sweden Erik Bergsten
  • Italy Alessandro Griselli
  • Lithuania Vytautas Simkus
  • Bulgaria Nikolay Petrov
  • Ethiopia Luleseged Begashaw
  • North Macedonia Toni Gligorov
Fourth officials

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
Spain 1–0 Turkey
Marquitos 40' Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Joeri Van De Velde (Belgium)
France 3–0 Northern Ireland
Benzema 73'
Ben Arfa 76'
Songo'o 79'		 Report
Attendance: 4,280
Northern Ireland 2–5 Turkey
Turner 42' (pen.)
O'Connor 82'		 Report Keleş 14', 36'
Yılmaz 22'
Aksu 23'
Sabankay 74'
Attendance: 2,293
Referee: Marek Mikolajewski (Poland)
France 1–0 Spain
Suárez red-colored football 18' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 4,962
Turkey 1–2 France
Aksu 83' Report Ben Arfa 42'
Ménez 69'
Attendance: 5,460
Northern Ireland 1–4 Spain
Doherty 49' Report Pedraza 27', 35', 42'
Capel 66'
Attendance: 1,914
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)

Group B

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 330061+59
 Portugal 311153+24
 Austria 31112204
 Ukraine 300318−70
Ukraine 0–2 England
Report Paul 60'
Doyle 79'
Attendance: 2,254
Austria 0–0 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 2,502
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)
Ukraine 1–2 Austria
Dorosh 5' Report Gramann 9' (pen.), 11'
Attendance: 1,489
England 3–1 Portugal
Paul 4', 56'
Davies 79'		 Report Moreira 8'
Attendance: 2,582
Portugal 4–0 Ukraine
Gama 11', 22' (pen.)
Gomes 51'
Fausto 82'		 Report
Attendance: 2,338
Referee: Marek Mikolajewski (Poland)
England 1–0 Austria
Porter 54' Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Joeri Van De Velde (Belgium)

Knockout stage

Semifinals

France 3–1 Portugal
Nasri 52'
Ménez 56'
Ben Arfa 62'		 Report Moreira 27'
Attendance: 5,742
Referee: Marek Mikolajewski (Poland)
England 1–2 Spain
Reid 18' Report Marquitos 10'
Fàbregas 80' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,339
Referee: Joeri Van De Velde (Belgium)

Third Place Playoff

Portugal 4–4 England
Fausto 13'
João Pedro 24', 98'
Gama 59'		 Report Walker 25', 97' (pen.)
Reid 45'
Davies 62'
Penalties
Gama football with check mark
Gomes football with check mark
Barbosa football with red X
João Pedro football with check mark		 3–2 football with red X Walker
football with check mark Doyle
football with check mark James
football with red X Porter
football with red X Wheater
Attendance: 5,000

Final

France 2–1 Spain
Constant 1'
Nasri 79'		 Report Piqué 63'
Attendance: 13,000

References

  1. 2004: Cesc Fàbregas in UEFA.com
  2. "uefa.com - UEFA European U-17 C'Ship - News - /Under17/News/8192". 1 June 2004. Archived from the original on 1 June 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. "uefa.com - UEFA European U-17 C'Ship - Fixtures & Results - Grp FT". 17 June 2004. Archived from the original on 17 June 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2019.