2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

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2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Campionatul European de Fotbal sub 19 ani 2011
Tournament details
Host countryRomania
Dates20 July – 1 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Spain.svg Spain (8th title)
Runners-up Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored46 (3.07 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Morata
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Spain.svg Álex [1]
2010
2012

The 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the tenth edition of UEFA's European Under-19 Championship since it was renamed from the original under-18 event, in 2001. The tournament took place in Romania from 20 July to 1 August 2011. France were the title holders, but failed to qualify for the finals. Spain won the tournament. [2]

Contents

Qualification

Qualification for the final tournament was played over two stages:

The final tournament of the Championship was preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round. During these rounds, 52 national teams competed to determine the seven teams that would join the already qualified host nation Romania.

The qualifying round was played between 28 September and 30 October 2010. The 52 teams were divided into 13 groups of four teams, with each group being contested as a mini-tournament hosted by one of the group's teams. After all matches were played, the 13 group winners and 13 group runners-up advanced to the Elite round. Alongside the 26 winner and runner-up teams, the two best third-placed teams also qualified.

The following teams qualified for the tournament

Squads

Venues

The tournament venues will all be located in Ilfov County, near the capital Bucharest, at already existing stadiums in four locations (one town and three communes).

LocationStadiumCapacityNotes
Berceni Stadionul Berceni 2,600Three group matches [3]
Buftea Stadionul CNAF 800Three group matches [4]
Chiajna Stadionul Concordia 3,700Three group games, a semifinal and the final [5]
Mogoșoaia Stadionul Mogoșoaia 1,000Three group matches and a semifinal [6]

Group stage

The draw was held in Bucharest on 8 June 2011, when hosts Romania and the seven elite-round qualifiers divided into two groups of four. [7] [8]

Each group winner and runner-up advanced to the semi-finals.

Tie-break criteria for teams even on points:

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

Legend
Advanced to semifinals

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 330062+49
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 31113304
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 310223−13
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 301214−31
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1–2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Katidis Soccerball shade.svg5' Report O'Connor Soccerball shade.svg2', 51'
Stadionul Buftea, Buftea
Attendance: 310
Referee: Pawel Gil (Poland)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Stanciu Soccerball shade.svg30' Report Přikryl Soccerball shade.svg44'
Jeleček Soccerball shade.svg61' (pen.)
Jánoš Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stadionul Concordia, Chiajna
Attendance: 3,550
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Brabec Soccerball shade.svg69'
Lácha Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report O'Sullivan Soccerball shade.svg10'
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg0–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report Fortounis Soccerball shade.svg37'
Stadionul Berceni, Berceni
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Stuart Attwell (England)

Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Přikryl Soccerball shade.svg70' Report
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report
Stadionul Berceni, Berceni
Attendance: 2,470
Referee: Artyom Kuchin (Kazakhstan)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 320184+46
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 311135−24
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 311143+14
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 302136−32
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg2–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Jojić Soccerball shade.svg57'
Trujić Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report
Stadionul Berceni, Berceni
Attendance: 2,160
Referee: Artyom Kuchin (Kazakhstan)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Sarabia Soccerball shade.svg15' (pen.)
Alcácer Soccerball shade.svg65'
Muñiz Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Morata Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Report Cuvelier Soccerball shade.svg46'

The match was scheduled to be played on 20 July, but was abandoned after 15 minutes due to adverse weather conditions while Spain was leading 1–0 after a goal from Álvaro Morata. It was replayed on 21 July at 18:00 local time. [9]


Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Ali Soccerball shade.svg77' Report Vervaeke Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadionul Buftea, Buftea
Attendance: 193
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg0–4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report Morata Soccerball shade.svg13', 22', 75'
Juanmi Soccerball shade.svg15'
Stadionul Concordia, Chiajna
Attendance: 818
Referee: Pawel Gil (Poland)

Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Ramalho Soccerball shade.svg31' (o.g.)
Çörekçi Soccerball shade.svg51'
Gómez Soccerball shade.svg56' (o.g.)
Report
Stadionul Concordia, Chiajna
Attendance: 1,887
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg1–1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Vermijl Soccerball shade.svg73' Report Mrkela Soccerball shade.svg6'
Stadionul Buftea, Buftea
Attendance: 172
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 July – Mogoșoaia
 
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4
 
1 August – Chiajna
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2
 
29 July – Chiajna
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5
 
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 0
 

Semifinals

Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg4–2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Přikryl Soccerball shade.svg6'
Kalas Soccerball shade.svg16'
Jeleček Soccerball shade.svg19' (pen.)
Skalák Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Report Despotović Soccerball shade.svg23', 28'

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg5–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Deulofeu Soccerball shade.svg27'
Sarabia Soccerball shade.svg40'
Juanmi Soccerball shade.svg46'
Morata Soccerball shade.svg79', 90+1' (pen.)
Report
Stadionul Concordia, Chiajna
Attendance: 2,768
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Final

Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–3 (a.e.t.)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Krejčí Soccerball shade.svg52'
Lácha Soccerball shade.svg97'
Report Aurtenetxe Soccerball shade.svg85'
Alcácer Soccerball shade.svg108', 115'
Stadionul Concordia, Chiajna
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Stuart Attwell (England)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
GK1 Tomáš Koubek
DF2 Jakub Brabec (c) Yellow card.svg 69'
MF4 Adam Jánoš
DF5 Tomáš Kalas
DF6 Pavel Kadeřábek
FW9 Jiří Skalák Yellow card.svg 66'Sub off.svg 79'
DF12 Tomáš Jeleček
MF13 Ladislav Krejčí
FW14 Tomáš Přikryl Sub off.svg 102'
MF17 Martin Hála
DF18 Roman Polom Sub off.svg 36'
Substitutes
GK16 Jakub Zapletal
DF3 Jakub Jugas
MF7 Martin Kraus
MF8 Martin Sladký Sub on.svg 36'
FW10 Antonín Fantiš Sub on.svg 102'Yellow card.svg 107'
DF11 Patrik Lácha Sub on.svg 79'
FW15 Vojtěch Hadaščok
Manager
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Hřebík
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
GK1 Edgar Badia
DF3 Sergi Gómez
DF4 Ignasi Miquel
DF5 Jon Aurtenetxe
MF6 Rubén Pardo
FW7 Álvaro Morata
MF8 Álex Yellow card.svg 47'Sub off.svg 55'
MF10 Pablo Sarabia (c) Sub off.svg 78'
DF12 Albert Blázquez
FW15 Juanmi Sub off.svg 54'
MF17 Gerard Deulofeu
Substitutes
GK13 Adrián Ortolá
DF2 Dani Carvajal
FW9 Borja
FW11 Paco Alcácer Sub on.svg 54'
DF14 Jonás Ramalho
MF16 José Campaña Sub on.svg 55'Yellow card.svg 119'
MF18 Juan Muñiz Sub on.svg 78'
Manager
Flag of Spain.svg Ginés Meléndez
Assistant referees
Flag of Russia.svg Dmitri Mosyakin
Flag of Denmark.svg Lars Hummelgaard
Fourth official
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Artyom Kuchin

Goalscorers

6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Team of the Tournament

After the final, the UEFA technical team selected 23 players to integrate the "team of the tournament". [10]

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