2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship


The 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the first edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, after the previous Under-18 competition was reclassified. The tournament was held in Norway, between 21 July and 28 July 2002. The top three teams from each group qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1983 were eligible to participate in this competition.
The final tournament took place in seven venues located in seven cities — Bærum, Drammen, Hønefoss, Kongsvinger, Lillestrøm, Moss and Oslo. The winners were Spain, who beat Germany to secure their fourth title, and the top scorer was Fernando Torres, with four goals. This edition is also notable for Nelly Viennot becoming the first female official who participated in an UEFA-organised men's football event, after acting as assistant referee at Norway's 1–5 defeat of Slovakia on 21 July 2002.

Qualification

The qualification format consisted of two rounds. In the preliminary round, which took place between August and November 2001, 50 national teams were drawn into 14 groups contested as round-robin mini-tournaments hosted by one of the group teams. The group winners then progressed to the intermediary round, where they were paired and played two-legged ties between March and May 2002. The winners secured qualification for the final tournament, joining Norway who qualified automatically as hosts.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified to the final tournament:
CountryQualified as
Hosts
Intermediary round play-off winner
Intermediary round play-off winner
Intermediary round play-off winner
Intermediary round play-off winner
Intermediary round play-off winner
Intermediary round play-off winner
Intermediary round play-off winner

Venues

The final tournament was held in seven stadiums located in seven Norwegian cities.
StadiumCityTenant clubCapacity
Gjemselund StadionKongsvingerKongsvinger2,750
Melløs StadionMossMoss10,000
Hønefoss idrettsparkHønefossHønefoss4,000
Åråsen StadionLillestrømLillestrøm11,637
Nadderud StadionBærumStabæk7,000
Marienlyst StadionDrammenStrømsgodset7,500
Ullevaal StadionOsloLyn and Vålerenga25,572

Match officials

UEFA named six referees for the final tournament:
CountryReferee
Croatia
Estonia
Greece
Macedonia
Portugal
Slovenia

Squads

Results

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Third place play-off

Final

Goalscorers

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The six best performing teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship: