2007 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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.

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

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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Spain  1–1  Belgium
Bojan   72' Report Rochela   63' (o.g.)
Penalties
Vitoria  
Mérida  
Bojan  
Rochela  
Aquino  
Porcar  
Forner  
Camacho  
7–6   De Pauw
  Spruyt
  Zevne
  Hazard
  Aquino
  Phiri
  Geurden
  Daeseleire

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.