| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England |
| Dates | 22 April – 6 May |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 16 (in 18 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 90 (2.81 per match) |
| Top scorer | |
| Best player | |
←2000 2002 → | |
The2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 19th edition ofUEFA'sEuropean Under-16 Football Championship. It was the last under-16 championship, before changing the name as under-17 championships.England hosted the championship, during 22 April – 6 May. Players born on or after 1 January 1984 were eligible to participate in this competition. 16 teams entered the competition, andSpain defeatedFrance in the final to win the competition for the sixth time.
| Country | Referee | Assistant referees | Fourth officials | Matches refereed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Vyacheslav Bykov | None | ||
| Siniša Zrnić | None | None | Italy–Switzerland (Group C) | |
| Dimitar Dimitrov | None | None | Romania–Spain (Group A) England–Switzerland (Group C) Scotland–Croatia (Group D) | |
| None | Tomislav Petrović | None | ||
| None | Miroslav Zlámal | None | ||
| Andy D'Urso | David Babski Carl Bassingdale Glenn Turner | Richard Beeby Mark Clattenburg Keith Hill | France–Croatia (Group D) Spain–Italy (Quarter-final) France–Spain (Final) | |
| Athanasios Briakos | None | None | Spain–Germany (Group A) Poland–Russia (Group B) | |
| None | Robert Kispál | None | ||
| Kristinn Jakobsson | None | None | Croatia–Finland (Group D) England–Germany (Quarter-final) | |
| Alon Yefet | None | None | Turkey–Russia (Group B) France–Scotland (Group D) Turkey–Croatia (Quarter-final) Spain–Croatia (Semi-final) | |
| None | Steinar Holvik | None | ||
| Grzegorz Gilewski | None | None | Spain–Belgium (Group A) Switzerland–Hungary (Group C) England–France (Semi-final) | |
| None | Paulo Ribeiro | None | ||
| Alexandru Tudor | None | None | Not known | |
| Eddy Maillet | None | None | France–Russia (Quarter-final) | |
| None | Lazarus Matela | None | ||
| Martin Hansson | None | None | Russia–Netherlands (Group B) Scotland–Finland (Group D) Croatia–England (Third place play-off) | |
| None | Francesco Buragina | None | ||
| None | Vitomir Simović | None |
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| Germany | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Trochowski | Report | Maxence Coveliers Vandendriessche |
| Romania | 2–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Velcovici Oprea | Report | Odonkor Trochowski Kılıçaslan Petereit Ochs Madejski |
| Spain | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Flaño Torres Gavilán Bauzà | Report |
| Belgium | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kristof Goessens Vandendriessche | Report |
| Spain | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Trochowski Di Gregorio |
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dündar Denizhan |
| Netherlands | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ralf De Haan | Report |
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 3 |
| England | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| E. Johnson Schumacher | Report |
| Hungary | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | G. Johnson |
| Italy | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lodi | Report | Joël Gasche |
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | –9 | 0 |
| France | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinama Pongolle Le Tallec | Report |
| France | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinama Pongolle | Report |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 29 April –Sunderland | ||||||||||
| 1 (4) | ||||||||||
| 3 May –Middlesbrough | ||||||||||
| 1 (3) | ||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||
| 30 April –Scunthorpe | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 6 May –Sunderland | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 29 April –Middlesbrough | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 (5) | ||||||||||
| 3 May –Newcastle | ||||||||||
| 1 (3) | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 30 April –York | ||||||||||
| 4 | Third place | |||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| 6 May –Durham | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| Spain | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Torres | Report | Belotti |
| Penalties | ||
| Senel Carlos Melli Torres | 4–3 | |
| England | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Le Tallec Sinama Pongolle |