2003 Uefa European Under-19 Championship
The 2003 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was held in Liechtenstein from 16 to 26 July 2003.
Players born after 1 January 1984 could participate in this competition.
| U-19-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2003 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Liechtenstein |
| Dates | 16–26 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Italy (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Portugal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 54 (3.6 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Paulo Sérgio (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Alberto Aquilani |
Venues
| Vaduz | Balzers | Eschen |
|---|---|---|
| Rheinpark Stadion | Sportplatz Rheinau | Sportpark Eschen-Mauren |
| Capacity: 3,654 | Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 2,100 |
| Triesen | Schaan | |
| Sportanlage Blumenau | Sportanlage Rheinwiese | |
| Capacity: 1,500 | Capacity: 1,500 | |
Qualifications
There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament.
1. 2003 UEFA European Under-19 Championship first qualifying round
2. 2003 UEFA European Under-19 Championship second qualifying round
Teams
The eight teams that participated in the final tournament were:
Match officials
Six referees were selected for the tournament:
Michael Weiner
Athanassios Briakos
Ruud Bossen
Nikolai Ivanov
Carlos Megía Dávila
Selçuk Dereli
Squads
Group stage
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 |
 Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Liechtenstein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
| Liechtenstein | 0–5 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | João Pereira  17'Hugo Almeida 63'Alabor 73' (o.g.)Fonseca 82'Paulo Sérgio 84' |
Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia)
| Liechtenstein | 1–2 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Maierhofer 4' | Report | Poljac 28' Bühler 37' (o.g.) |
Referee: Selçuk Dereli (Turkey)
| Portugal | 2–2 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo Sérgio 61', 80' | Report | Johannesen 3' Daniel Holm 21' |
Referee: Ruud Bossen (Netherlands)
| Italy | 5–1 | Liechtenstein |
|---|---|---|
| Della Rocca 11' Palladino 39'Laner 53', 67'Lodi 55' (pen.) | Report | Büchel 68' |
Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila (Spain)
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
 Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
 England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
 France | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
| France | 3–3 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Grax 6', 63' (pen.) Idangar 70' | Report | Mikolanda 26' Procházka 87'Matula 90+3' |
Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila (Spain)
| Czech Republic | 1–4 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Mikolanda 10' | Report | Schicker 36', 45' Kienast 38', 54' |
Referee: Athanassios Briakos (Greece)
| Czech Republic | 3–0 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Nachtman 47' Brodský 54'Siranec 63' | Report |
Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany)
Semi-finals
| Austria | 3–6 (a.e.t.) | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Salmutter 24', 28' Mössner 84' | Report | Hugo Almeida 31' (pen.) Organista 38'Paulo Sérgio 54',  103' (pen.)Pedro Pereira 100', 104' |
Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany)
| Italy | 1–0 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Pazzini 57' | Report |
Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila (Spain)
Final
| Italy | 2–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Della Rocca 3' Pazzini 27' | Report |
| 2003 UEFA U-19 European champions |
|---|
 Italy Third title |
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Salmin Čehajić- Jürgen Säumel
Josef Brodský- Milan Matula
- Lukáš Nachtman
- Václav Procházka
- Pavel Siranec
Stewart Downing- Liam Ridgewell
- Wayne Routledge
Sylvain Idangar
Alberto Aquilani- Raffaele Palladino
Martin Büchel- Sandro Maierhofer
Daniel Fredheim Holm- Olav Tuelo Johannesen
- Branimir Poljac
Daniel- Fonseca
- Organista
- João Pereira
- Own goals
- Claudio Alabor (playing against Portugal)
- Christoph Bühler (playing against Norway)
See also
External links
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