| 2002 UEFA Europeiske U-19 mesterskapet | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Norway |
| Dates | 21–28 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Germany |
| Third place |  Slovakia |
| Fourth place |  Republic of Ireland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 49 (3.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Fernando Torres (4 goals) |
| Best player | Fernando Torres |
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The2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the first edition of theUEFA European Under-19 Championship, after the previous Under-18 competition was renamed. The tournament was held inNorway, between 21 July and 28 July 2002. The top three teams from each group qualified for the2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1983 were eligible to participate in this competition.
The final tournament took place in seven venues located in seven cities —Bærum,Drammen,Hønefoss,Kongsvinger,Lillestrøm,Moss andOslo. The winners wereSpain, who beatGermany to secure their fourth title, and the top scorer wasFernando Torres, with four goals. This edition is also notable forNelly Viennot becoming the first female official who participated in an UEFA-organised men's football event, after acting asassistant referee at Norway's 1–5 defeat of Slovakia on 21 July 2002.
The qualification format consisted of two rounds. In the preliminary round, which took place between August and November 2001, 50 national teams were drawn into 14 groups (six groups of three teams and eight groups of four teams) contested asround-robin mini-tournaments hosted by one of the group teams. The group winners then progressed to the intermediary round, where they were paired and played two-legged ties between March and May 2002. The winners secured qualification for the final tournament, joining Norway who qualified automatically as hosts.[1]
The following eight teams qualified to the final tournament:
| Country | Qualified as |
|---|---|
 Norway | Hosts |
 Belgium | Intermediary round play-off winner |
 Czech Republic | Intermediary round play-off winner |
 England | Intermediary round play-off winner |
| Spain | Intermediary round play-off winner |
| Germany | Intermediary round play-off winner |
| Republic of Ireland | Intermediary round play-off winner |
| Slovakia | Intermediary round play-off winner |
The final tournament was held in seven stadiums located in seven Norwegian cities.
| Stadium | City | Tenant club(s) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gjemselund Stadion | Kongsvinger | Kongsvinger | 2,750 |
| Melløs Stadion | Moss | Moss | 10,000 |
| Hønefoss idrettspark | Hønefoss | Hønefoss | 4,000 |
| Åråsen Stadion | Lillestrøm | Lillestrøm | 11,637 |
| Nadderud Stadion | Bærum | Stabæk | 7,000 |
| Marienlyst Stadion | Drammen | Strømsgodset | 7,500 |
| Ullevaal Stadion | Oslo | Lyn andVålerenga | 25,572 |
UEFA named six referees for the final tournament:
| Country | Referee |
|---|---|
 Croatia | Edo Trivković |
 Estonia | Sten Kaldma |
 Greece | Georgios Kasnaferis |
 Macedonia | Emil Božinovski |
 Portugal | Paulo Costa |
 Slovenia | Darko Čeferin |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
| Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| Norway | 1–5 | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
Grindheim 90' (pen.) | Report | Kurty 28' Šebo 37'Konečný 59'Labun 75'Jurko 86' |
| Spain | 1–1 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Iniesta 63' | Report | Svěrkoš 78' |
| Slovakia | 5–2 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Žofčák 16' Halenár 33' (pen.)Šebo 46',65'Sloboda 87' | Report | Fořt 21' (pen.) Dosoudil 34' |
| Czech Republic | 1–0 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Rada 4' | Report |
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
| England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 |
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| England | 3–3 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Ashton 9' Thomas 30'Cole 73' | Report | Volz 4' Lahm 90'Hanke 90+3' |
| Germany | 3–0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Riether 22' Trochowski 57'Hanke 79' | Report |
| Republic of Ireland | 3–2 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Daly 54' (pen.) Paisley 73'Kelly 74' | Report | Carter 11' Ashton 45' (pen.) |
| Slovakia | 2–1 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Bruško 56' Jurko 75' | Report | Brennan 53' |
| 2002 UEFA U-19 European champions |
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 Spain Fourth title |
Jonathan BlondelStyn JanssensKevin VandenberghRadek DosoudilPavel FořtTomáš RadaVáclav SvěrkošDarren CarterCarlton ColeJerome ThomasPhilipp LahmDavid OdonkorSascha RietherPiotr Trochowski Stephen BrennanStephen KellyStephen PaisleyChristian GrindheimTomáš BruškoMarek ČechJuraj HalenárRoman KonečnýMarián KurtyTomáš LabunTomás SlobodaIgor ŽofčákAndrés IniestaSergio GarcíaThe six best performing teams qualified for the2003 FIFA World Youth Championship:
