2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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UEFA Euro Under-17 Football Championship
2008 Avrupa 17 Yaş Altı Futbol Şampiyonası
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
Dates4–16 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Spain (8th title)
Runners-up France
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored36 (2.4 per match)
Attendance8,844 (590 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Yannis Tafer (4 goals)
Best player(s)Serbia Danijel Aleksić[1]
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The final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the 26th UEFA European Under-17 Championship, UEFA's premier football tournament for players under the age of 17. The tournament was held in Turkey from 4 to 16 May 2008. Players born after 1 January 1991 were eligible to participate in this competition.

Qualification

Two rounds of qualifying were held in order to determine the seven teams to join the hosts, Turkey, at the final tournament. The qualifying round, held from 14 September to 28 October 2007, divided the 52 remaining UEFA nations into 13 groups of four. At the end of the qualifying round, the top two teams in each group and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the elite round. The elite round, held from 13 to 31 March 2008, divided the remaining 28 teams into seven groups of four. At the end of the round, the top team in each group advanced to the final tournament.

Qualified teams

Nation Qualified as
 Turkey Host
 Republic of Ireland Group 1 winner
  Switzerland Group 2 winner
 France Group 3 winner
 Serbia Group 4 winner
 Scotland Group 5 winner
 Spain Group 6 winner
 Netherlands Group 7 winner

Squads

Main article: 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
 Serbia 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
 Scotland 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Scotland 0–2 Serbia
(Report) Aleksić 40+1', 42'
Attendance: 160
Turkey 3–0 Netherlands
Karataş 11'
Albayrak 71'
Demir 80+1'		 (Report)
Libor Kovarik (Czech Republic
)
Turkey 1–0 Scotland
Yollu 13' (Report)
Attendance: 1,700
Netherlands 1–0 Serbia
Castillion 33' (Report)
Attendance: 434
Serbia 0–0 Turkey
(Report)
Attendance: 500
Netherlands 2–0 Scotland
Castillion 34'
Van Rhijn 46'		 (Report)
Attendance: 500

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7
 France 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7
  Switzerland 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
 Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
France 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Tafer 65'
Lacazette 80+3'		 (Report) Murphy 32'
Attendance: 500
Spain 2–0  Switzerland
S. García 52', 61' (Report)
Attendance: 153
Republic of Ireland 0–1  Switzerland
(Report) Gunning 49' (o.g.)
Libor Kovarik (Czech Republic
)
France 3–3 Spain
Tafer 11'
Grenier 43'
Rémy 48'		 (Report) Thiago 31', 67'
Pulido 45'
Attendance: 300
Switzerland 0–2 France
(Report) Tafer 33', 51'
Attendance: 120
Republic of Ireland 1–3 Spain
Hourihane 15' (Report)
Keko
73'
Attendance: 250

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Turkey 1–1 (a.e.t.) France
Kayalı 31' (Report) Kolodziejczak 69'
Penalties
Kayalı soccer ball with red X
Çolak soccer ball with check mark
Çek soccer ball with check mark
Karadeniz soccer ball with red X
Eren soccer ball with check mark		 3–4 soccer ball with red X Tafer
soccer ball with check mark Fofana
soccer ball with check mark Kakuta
soccer ball with check mark Kolodziejczak
soccer ball with check mark Lacazette
Attendance: 2,000
Spain 2–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Pulido 46'
Martínez 92'		 (Report) Sneijder 34'
Attendance: 300

Final

France 0–4 Spain
(Report) Keko 31'
S. García 46'
Thiago 63' (pen.)
Gavilán 69'
Attendance: 600

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Awards

References

  1. ^ 2008: Danijel Aleksić in UEFA.com
  2. ^ [1], uefa.com, accessed 12 May 2014.
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