2015_UEFA_European_Under-19_Championship
2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
International football competition
The 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 14th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (64th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual European youth football competition contested by the men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Greece hosted the tournament.[1] Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to participate in this competition.
| 2015 Ευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα ποδοσφαίρου Κ-19 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Greece |
| Dates | 6–19 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (10th title) |
| Runners-up |  Russia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 36 (2.4 per match) |
| Attendance | 70,612 (4,707 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Borja Mayoral (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Marco Asensio |
← 2014 2016 → | |
All 54 UEFA nations entered the competition and with the hosts Greece qualifying automatically, the other 53 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament.[2] The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds: Qualifying round, which took place in autumn 2014, and Elite round, which took place in spring 2015.[3]
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.[4][5]
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002).
| Team | Method of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greece | Hosts | 6th | 2012 | Runners-up (2007, 2012) |
| Spain | Elite round Group 1 winners | 11th | 2013 | Champions (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012) |
 Germany | Elite round Group 2 winners | 7th | 2014 | Champions (2008, 2014) |
| Russia | Elite round Group 3 winners | 2nd | 2007 | Group stage (2007) |
 Netherlands | Elite round Group 4 winners | 3rd | 2013 | Group stage (2010, 2013) |
 Ukraine | Elite round Group 5 winners | 4th | 2014 | Champions (2009) |
 Austria | Elite round Group 6 winners | 6th | 2014 | Semi-finals (2003, 2006, 2014) |
 France | Elite round Group 7 winners | 8th | 2013 | Champions (2005, 2010) |
Final draw
The final draw was held in Katerini, Greece on 9 June 2015 at 17:00 EEST (UTC+3).[6][7] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. There were no seeding except that the hosts Greece were assigned to position A1 in the draw.
The competition was played at three venues in three host cities, Katerini and Veria in Central Macedonia, and Larissa in Thessaly.[8]
| Larissa | Veria | Katerini |
|---|---|---|
| AEL FC Arena | Municipal Stadium of Veria | Municipal Stadium of Katerini |
| 39°36′55.5″N 22°23′57.8″E | 40°32′02.9″N 22°12′08.2″E | 40°15′40.3″N 22°30′44.0″E |
| Capacity: 16,118[9] | Capacity: 7,000[10] | Capacity: 4,956[11] |
Each national team had to submit a squad of 18 players.[3]
A total of 6 referees, 8 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament.[12]
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Group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.
- Tiebreakers
if two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[3]
- Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- Superior goal difference resulting from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the group matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 applied;
- Superior goal difference in all group matches;
- Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
- If only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the group stage, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
- Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- Drawing of lots.
All times were local, EEST (UTC+3).[13]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Greece (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Austria |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Ukraine |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Spain |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Germany |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
| Spain | 1–1 | Netherlands |
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Mirani  8' (o.g.) |
Report | Van Amersfoort 54' (pen.) |
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[3]
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 July – Katerini | ||||||
| France | 0 | |||||
| 19 July – Katerini | ||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
| 16 July – Larissa | ||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||
| Russia | 4 | |||||
| Greece | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Final
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Thilo Kehrer (playing against Russia)
Damon Mirani (playing against Spain)
Pavlo Lukyanchuk (playing against France)
Source: UEFA.com[15]
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Source: UEFA Technical Report[16]
Golden player: Marco Asensio[17]
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- "Greece the target for 2014/15 hopefuls". UEFA.com. 22 November 2013.
- "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2014/15" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- "Spain see off Portugal for last finals berth". UEFA.com. 3 June 2015.
- "2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship programme" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- "Final tournament draw". UEFA.com.
- "Former winners meet in U19 draw". UEFA.com. 9 June 2015.
- "Τα Γήπεδα". greece2015.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- "AEL FC Arena". stadia.gr. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- "Veria Stadium". veriafc.gr. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- "Katerini Stadium". stadia.gr. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- "Match officials". UEFA.com.
- "Match Schedule" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- "UEFA Technical Report – Results". UEFA.com.
- "Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- "Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- "Golden Player – 2015: Marco Asensio". UEFA.com.