2000 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

2000 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
UEFA Under-18 European Championship Germany 2000
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
Dates17–24 July
Teams8
Final positions
Champions France (5th title)
Runners-up Ukraine
Third place Germany
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored35 (2.5 per match)
1999
2001
International football competition

The 2000 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was held in Germany. Players born on or after 1 January 1981,[citation needed] were eligible to participate in this competition. The tournament also served as the European qualification for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

Squads

Results

Group stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ukraine 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
 Germany 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
 Netherlands 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 Croatia 3 0 0 3 3 8 -5 0
Germany 0–1 Ukraine
Report Byelik 63'
Netherlands 3–0 Croatia
Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion, Ludwigsburg
Referee: Orhan Erdemir (Turkey)

Germany 3–0 Netherlands
Referee: Mike Riley (referee) (England)
Ukraine 2–1 Croatia

Croatia 2–3 Germany
Referee: Paulo Paraty da Silva (Portugal)
Netherlands 0–0 Ukraine

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Finland 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
 Russia 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2 2
Czech Republic 1–1 Russia
Macek 60' (pen.) Report Shchipkov 66'
Attendance: 3,000
France 1–2 Finland
Ahamada 24'
Sportpark Ansbach, Ansbach

Czech Republic 0–1 France
Report Mathis 10'
Stadion im Stauferpark, Donauwörth
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Paulo Paraty da Silva (Portugal)
Russia 1–1 Finland
Stadion am Berufsschulzentrum, Schwäbisch Gmünd
Referee: Orhan Erdemir (Turkey)

Finland 2–3 Czech Republic
Bureš 48' (o.g.)
Sjölund 73'
Report Macek 53' (pen.)
Baroš 57'
Kobylík 63'
Rieser Sportpark, Nördlingen
Attendance: 4,100
France 2–0 Russia
Givet 73'
Mathis 84'
Schwabenstadion, Gundelfingen
Referee: Mike Riley (referee) (England)

Third place play-off

Germany 3–1 Czech Republic
Gemiti 48'
Auer 63' (pen.)
Jungnickel 69'
Report Baroš 3'
Landkreisstadion, Aichach
Attendance: 3,900

Final

France 1–0 Ukraine
Bugnet 81' Report
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Orhan Erdemir (Turkey)


 2000 UEFA U-18 Championship winner 

France
Fifth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The six best performing teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.

See also

External links

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  • Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation results
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