2001_UEFA_European_Under-16_Football_Championship
2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
International football competition
The 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 19th edition of UEFA's European 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, and Spain defeated France in the final to win the competition for the sixth time.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England |
| Dates | 22 April – 6 May |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 16 (in 18 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  France |
| Third place |  Croatia |
| Fourth place |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 90 (2.81 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Fernando Torres (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Fernando Torres |
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More information Country, Referee ...
| Country | Referee | Assistant referees | Fourth officials | Matches refereed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belarus |
None | Vyacheslav Bykov | None | |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Siniša Zrnić | None | None | Italy–Switzerland (Group C) |
 Bulgaria |
Dimitar Dimitrov | None | None | Romania–Spain (Group A) England–Switzerland (Group C) Scotland–Croatia (Group D) |
| Croatia |
None | Tomislav Petrović | None | |
 Czech Republic |
None | Miroslav Zlámal | None | |
| England |
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) |
 Greece |
Athanasios Briakos | None | None | Spain–Germany (Group A) Poland–Russia (Group B) |
 Hungary |
None | Robert Kispál | None | |
 Iceland |
Kristinn Jakobsson | None | None | Croatia–Finland (Group D) England–Germany (Quarter-final) |
 Israel |
Alon Yefet | None | None | Turkey–Russia (Group B) France–Scotland (Group D) Turkey–Croatia (Quarter-final) Spain–Croatia (Semi-final) |
 Norway |
None | Steinar Holvik | None | |
 Poland |
Grzegorz Gilewski | None | None | Spain–Belgium (Group A) Switzerland–Hungary (Group C) England–France (Semi-final) |
 Portugal |
None | Paulo Ribeiro | None | |
 Romania |
Alexandru Tudor | None | None | Not known |
 Seychelles |
Eddy Maillet | None | None | France–Russia (Quarter-final) |
 South Africa |
None | Lazarus Matela | None | |
 Sweden |
Martin Hansson | None | None | Russia–Netherlands (Group B) Scotland–Finland (Group D) Croatia–England (Third place play-off) |
 Switzerland |
None | Francesco Buragina | None | |
 Yugoslavia |
None | Vitomir Simović | None |
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Main article: 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship squads
Main article: 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying
Group A
More information Teams, GP ...
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More information Germany, 1–2 ...
Germany  | 1–2 |  Belgium |
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Trochowski  90' |
Report | Coveliers ?' Vandendriessche 79' |
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New Ferens Park, Durham
More information Romania, 2–8 ...
| Romania | 2–8 | Germany |
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| Velcovici ?' Oprea ?' (pen.) |
Report | Odonkor ?' Trochowski ?'Kılıçaslan ?', ?', ?'Petereit ?'Ochs ?'Madejski ?' |
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More information Spain, 5–0 ...
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New Ferens Park, Durham
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)
Billington, Billingham
Group B
More information Teams, GP ...
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Turkey |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
 Russia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
 Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Poland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
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Group C
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| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
 Italy |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 |
| Hungary |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 3 |
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More information Switzerland, 2–1 ...
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More information England, 1–3 ...
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More information Italy, 3–4 ...
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Attendance: 3,440
Group D
More information Teams, GP ...
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 |
| Croatia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 Scotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 3 |
 Finland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | –9 | 0 |
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More information France, 3–0 ...
| France | 3–0 | Scotland |
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| Sinama Pongolle 14', 54' Le Tallec 75' |
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More information France, 3–0 ...
| France | 3–0 | Croatia |
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| Sinama Pongolle 37', 55', 64' (pen.) |
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More information Scotland, 3–1 ...
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More information Finland, 0–5 ...
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Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 29 April – Sunderland | ||||||||||
| Spain (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| 3 May – Middlesbrough | ||||||||||
| Italy | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||
| 30 April – Scunthorpe | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 0 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 May – Sunderland | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 2 | |||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| 29 April – Middlesbrough | ||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||
| England (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 3 May – Newcastle | ||||||||||
| Germany | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| 30 April – York | ||||||||||
| France | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 May – Durham | ||||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 4 | |||||||||
| England | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
More information Spain, 1–1 ...
| Spain | 1–1 | Italy |
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| Torres 26' (pen.) |
Report | Belotti 46' |
| Penalties | ||
Senel  Carlos Melli Torres |
4–3 |  Belotti Aquilani Mantovani De Crescenzo Lodi |
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More information England, 1–1 ...
| England | 1–1 | Germany |
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| Samba 66' |
Report | Laas 68' |
| Penalties | ||
| Schumacher Welsh Westcarr Bowditch Hoyte |
5–3 | Berkigt |
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Semi-finals
More information England, 0–4 ...
| England | 0–4 | France |
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| Report | Le Tallec 2', 77' Sinama Pongolle 4', 72' |
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Third place play-off
More information Croatia, 4–1 ...
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Final
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Wouter Vandendriessche
Ivan Grivičić- Niko Kranjčar
Glen Johnson
Sébastien Grax- Mourad Meghni
- Youssef Sofiane
Ralf de Haan
Jaime Gavilán
Cédric Tsimba
- 1 goal
- Maxence Coveliers
- Kristof Goessens
- Hrvoje Čale
- Mario Grgurović
- Drago Papa
- Dejan Prijić
- Igor Ružak
- Eddie Johnson
- Cherno Samba
- Steven Schumacher
- John Welsh
Tommi Peltonen
Baldo di Gregorio- Alexander Laas
- Oliver Madejski
- Patrick Ochs
- David Odonkor
- Christian Petereit
Mihály Horváth- Zsolt Müller
Mauro Belotti- Paolo Facchinetti
Marek Wasicki
Rareş Tudor Oprea- Gabriel Velcovici
Anatoli Gerk
Craig Beattie- Paul McLaughlin
- Graham Weir
- Guillem Bauzà
- Melli
- Miguel Flaño
- Senel
- Joël Gasche
Dündar Denizhan- Sabri
- Sezgin Yilmaz
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- "España pierde pero estará en cuartos". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 26 April 2001. Archived from the original on 21 November 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- "Poland 0–0 Russia". Russian Football Union. 23 April 2001. Archived from the original on 18 July 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
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- "Russia 0–0 Netherlands". Russian Football Union. 27 April 2001. Archived from the original on 18 July 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- "Schweiz 2:1 Ungarn". Swiss Football Association (in German). 22 April 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- "Schweiz 1:1 Italien". Swiss Football Association (in German). 26 April 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- "Youth Internationals U16 – Results". Scottish Football Association. Archived from the original on 8 August 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- "Croatia 2–0 Finland". Croatian Football Federation. 23 April 2001. Archived from the original on 22 August 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- "Croatia 0–3 France". Croatian Football Federation. 25 April 2001. Archived from the original on 13 July 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- "España se clasifica para semifinales, tras los penaltis". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 30 April 2001. Archived from the original on 1 July 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- "England-Germany switched to Riverside". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 April 2001. Archived from the original on 3 May 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- "Turkey 0–2 Croatia". Croatian Football Federation. 30 April 2001. Archived from the original on 22 August 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- "France 2–0 Russia". Russian Football Union. 30 April 2001. Archived from the original on 18 July 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- "Spain 3–0 Croatia". Croatian Football Federation. 3 May 2001. Archived from the original on 22 August 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- "Croatia 4–1 England". Croatian Football Federation. 6 May 2001. Archived from the original on 22 August 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
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