2007 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

2007 UEFA Under-17 Championship
Europees kampioenschap voetbal onder 17 – 2007
Championnat d'Europe de football des moins de 17 ans 2007
U-17-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2007
Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
Dates2–13 May
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Spain (7th title)
Runners-up England
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored47 (2.94 per match)
Attendance19,957 (1,247 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Victor Moses
Germany Toni Kroos
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Spain Bojan[1]
2006
2008

The UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2007 Final Tournament was held in Belgium from 2 to 13 May 2007. Top-five teams (two best places from each group plus winner of playoff between third-placed teams) qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007. Players born after 1 January 1990 could participate in this competition.

Qualifications

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There were separate rounds of qualifications being held before the Final Tournament.

  1. 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round
  2. 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round

Venues

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Belgium
Ronse Tubize Eupen
Orphale Cruckestadion Stade Leburton Kehrwegstadion
Capacity: 5,021 Capacity: 8,100 Capacity: 8,363
Tournai Visé Verviers
Stade Luc Varenne Stade de la Cité de l'Oie Stade de Bielmont
Capacity: 7,552 Capacity: 5,400 Capacity: 4,300

Teams

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Match Officials

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A total of 6 referees, 8 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament.[2]

Squads

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Group stage

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Group A

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Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 France 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
 Germany 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
 Ukraine 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
France 0–2 Spain
Report Falque 19'
Mérida 73'
Attendance: 2,325
Referee: Dejan Filipović (Serbia)
Germany 2–0 Ukraine
Bigalke 25' (pen.)
Kroos 77'
Report
Attendance: 2,018
Referee: George Vadachkoria (Georgia)

Spain 3–1 Ukraine
Camacho 31'
Falque 62'
Aquino 69'
Report Shevchuk 80+1'
France 2–1 Germany
Le Tallec 56', 71' Report Kroos 24'
Attendance: 2,800

Ukraine 2–2 France
Karnoza 51'
Korkishko 77'
Report M'Vila 10'
Bourgeois 44'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Alan Black (Northern Ireland)
Spain 0–0 Germany
Report
Attendance: 2,469
Referee: Andrea de Marco (Italy)

Group B

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Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
 Belgium 3 1 2 0 8 4 +4 5
 Netherlands 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
 Iceland 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Iceland 0–2 England
Report Pearce 4'
Rose 24'
Netherlands 2–2 Belgium
Barazite 44'
Wijnaldum 77'
Report De Pauw 3'
Hazard 57' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: Andrea de Marco (Italy)

Belgium 1–1 England
Ringoot 42' Report Murphy 27'
Attendance: 1,094
Referee: Dejan Filipović (Serbia)
Netherlands 3–0 Iceland
Blind 23', 52'
Vejinović 79'
Report
Attendance: 380
Referee: Alan Black (Northern Ireland)

England 4–2 Netherlands
Lansbury 9'
Moses 15', 54'
Plummer 80+2'
Report Narsingh 31'
Pedro 44'
Belgium 5–1 Iceland
Kis 15', 68' (pen.)
De Pauw 48'
Benteke 55'
Ringoot 58'
Report Sigþórsson 19'
Attendance: 1,134
Referee: George Vadachkoria (Georgia)

Knockout stage

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5th place playoff

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Germany 3–2 Netherlands
Kroos 18'
Sukuta-Pasu 61', 76'
Report Van Aanholt 31'
Vejinović 38'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Andrea de Marco (Italy)

Semi-finals

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England 1–0 France
Moses 11' Report
Attendance: 1,166

Final

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Spain 1–0 England
Bojan 48' Report
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Dejan Filipović (Serbia)

Goalscorers

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Golden Player

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References

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  1. ^ 2007: Bojan Krkić in UEFA.com
  2. ^ Technical Report UEFA. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. ^ 2007: Bojan Krkić, uefa.com, accessed 16 June 2009.