U-17 European Football Championship 2005

U-17 European Football Championship 2005
UEFA Under 17 Championship 2005
Number of nations	8th
European champion	Turkey (2nd title)
venue	Italy
Opening game	May 3, 2005
Endgame	May 14, 2005
Games	16
Gates	51  (⌀: 3.19 per game)
Top scorer	Tevfik Köse (6 goals)

The 23 U-17 Football Championship was in the period from 3. bis 14. May 2005 in Italy held. Winner was Turkey by a 2: 0 victory over the Netherlands . Germany , like defending champion France, could not qualify.

mode

The eight qualified teams were divided into two groups of four teams each. Within the groups, each team plays each other once. The group winners and runners-up reach the semi-finals. The semi-final winners reach the final, the losers play for third place.

Attendees

The following teams took part in the tournament:

England  Israel  Italy (hosts)  Croatia

Netherlands  Switzerland  Turkey  Belarus

Preliminary round

Group A

Due to the direct comparison, Italy became group winners.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Italy	3	2	0	1	002: 100	+1	06th
2.	Turkey	3	2	0	1	008: 400	+4	06th
3.	England	3	1	0	2	006: 400	+2	03
4th	Belarus	3	1	0	2	002: 900	−7	03

May 3, 2005
Belarus	-	England	0: 4
Italy	-	Turkey	1-0
May 5, 2005
Italy	-	Belarus	0: 1
Turkey	-	England	3: 2
May 8, 2005
England	-	Italy	0: 1
Turkey	-	Belarus	5: 1

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Croatia	3	2	1	0	011: 600	+5	07th
2.	Netherlands	3	1	2	0	004: 300	+1	05
3.	Switzerland	3	0	3	0	005: 500	± 0	03
4th	Israel	3	0	0	3	003: 900	−6	00

May 3, 2005
Israel	-	Switzerland	0: 3
Croatia	-	Netherlands	2: 2
May 5, 2005
Switzerland	-	Netherlands	0-0
Israel	-	Croatia	2: 4
May 8, 2005
Netherlands	-	Israel	2: 1
Switzerland	-	Croatia	2: 5

Final round

Semifinals

May 11, 2005
Italy	-	Netherlands	0: 1 a.d.
May 11, 2005
Croatia	-	Turkey	1: 3

3rd place match

May 14, 2005
Italy	-	Croatia	2: 1 a.d.

final

May 14, 2005
Netherlands	-	Turkey	0: 2