The UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2008 Final Tournament was held in France between 7–19 July 2008. Players born after 1 January 1989 were eligible to participate in this competition.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | France |
| Dates | 7–19 July |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Italy (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Norway |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 41 (2.73 per match) |
| Attendance | 14,185 (946 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Marie Pollmann(4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Sara Gama |
← 2007 2009 → | |
Qualification
editThere were two qualification rounds.[1]
| Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | Competition format | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First qualifying round (44 teams) |
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11 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one club, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient | |
| Second qualifying round (24 teams) |
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6 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one club, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient | |
| Final tournament (8 teams) |
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2 groups of 4 teams, semi-finals, final |
Final tournament
editGroup stage
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Norway
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
 France
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Spain
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3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Spain | 1–2 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
Flaviano  90+1' |
(Report) | Herregården 58' Hansen 75' |
Referee: Tanja Subotic (Slovenia)
| France | 1–3 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Le Sommer 62' |
(Report) | Barreca 34' Gueli 69'Bonometti 89' |
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Group B
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany
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7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
 Sweden
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5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
 England
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
 Scotland
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Sweden | 2–1 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Konradsson 69' Sjöstedt 90+4' |
(Report) | Murray 82' |
Referee: Hilal Tuba Tosun Ayer (Turkey)
| Scotland | 1–3 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Littlejohn 6' |
(Report) | Nobbs 4' Duggan 45+4', 74' |
Referee: Marija Damjanovic (Croatia)
| England | 1–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Duggan 10' |
(Report) | Fors 63' (pen.) Fors  45'  64' |
Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)
| Scotland | 0–7 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Schwab 10', 45+1' Kulig 18'Pollmann 32'Mirlach 37'Hegering 47'Wagner 64' |
Referee: Tanja Subotic (Slovenia)
Knockout stage
edit| Semifinals – July 16 | National Championship – July 19 | ||||||||
| 1A | Italy
| 4 | |||||||
| 2B | Sweden
| 0 | |||||||
| Italy
| 1 | ||||||||
| Norway
| 0 | ||||||||
| 1B | Germany
| 1 (2) | |||||||
| 2A | Norway
| 1 (4) | |||||||
Semifinals
edit| Germany | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Mirlach 2' |
(Report) | Enget 49' |
| Penalties | ||
Hegering  Wagner Pollmann  Mirlach |
2–4 | Mjelde Isaksen Ree Andresen Enget |
Referee: Hilal Tuba Tosun Ayer (Turkey)
| Italy | 4–0 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Gueli 37', 75' Bonometti 54'Parisi 72' (pen.) |
(Report) |
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Final
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 Norway
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MATCH OFFICIALS |
Awards
edit| 2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 champions |
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 Italy First title |
Goalscorers
edit- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Jordan Nobbs
Joana Flaviano- Sara González
- Silvia Meseguer
- Rocío Ruiz
Julie Machart
Marina Hegering- Kim Kulig
- Selina Wagner
Alessandra Barreca- Tatiana Bonetti
Ida Elise Enget- Hege Hansen
- Gunhild Herregården
- Maren Mjelde
Ruesha Littlejohn- Christie Murray
Louise Fors- Sofia Jakobsson
- Emmelie Konradsson
- Sara Sjöstedt