U-18 European Football Championship 2000
The 16th U-18 European Football Championship was held in Germany from July 17 to 24, 2000 . The winner was France with a 1: 0 victory over the Ukraine . Germany finished third, defending champions Portugal , like Austria and Switzerland, could not qualify.
mode
The eight qualified teams are divided into two groups of four teams each. Within the groups, each team plays each other once. The two group winners reach the final while the runners-up play for third place. In addition to the semi-finalists, the third group qualify for the 2001 World Junior Championship .
Attendees
The following teams took part in the tournament:
Venues
The games were played in the cities of Aichach , Ansbach , Augsburg , Donauwörth , Forst , Gundelfingen , Heilbronn , Ludwigsburg , Mannheim , Nördlingen , Nuremberg , Schwäbisch Gmünd , Sinsheim and Stuttgart .
Preliminary round
Group A
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3: 1 | +2 | 7th |
2. | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6: 3 | +3 | 6th |
3. | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3: 3 | ± 0 | 4th |
4th | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3: 8 | −5 | 0 |
July 17, 2000 in Mannheim | |||
Germany | - | Ukraine | 0: 1 |
July 17, 2000 in Ludwigsburg | |||
Netherlands | - | Croatia | 3-0 |
July 19, 2000 in Heilbronn | |||
Germany | - | Netherlands | 3-0 |
July 19, 2000 in Forst | |||
Ukraine | - | Croatia | 2: 1 |
July 21, 2000 in Stuttgart | |||
Croatia | - | Germany | 2: 3 |
July 21, 2000 in Sinsheim | |||
Netherlands | - | Ukraine | 0-0 |
Group B
Due to a direct comparison, the Czech Republic is second in the group.
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4: 2 | +2 | 6th |
2. | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4: 4 | ± 0 | 4th |
3. | Finland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5: 5 | ± 0 | 4th |
4th | Russia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2: 4 | −2 | 2 |
July 17, 2000 in Augsburg | |||
Czech Republic | - | Russia | 1: 1 |
July 17, 2000 in Ansbach | |||
France | - | Finland | 1: 2 |
July 19, 2000 in Donauwörth | |||
Czech Republic | - | France | 0: 1 |
July 19, 2000 in Schwäbisch Gmünd | |||
Russia | - | Finland | 1: 1 |
July 21, 2000 in Nördlingen | |||
Finland | - | Czech Republic | 2: 3 |
July 21, 2000 in Gundelfingen | |||
Russia | - | France | 0: 2 |
Final round
Game for third place
July 23, 2000 in Aichach | |||
Germany | - | Czech Republic | 3: 1 |
final
July 24, 2000 in Nuremberg | |||
France | - | Ukraine | 1-0 |
decisions
France became European U-18 champions for the third time. In addition to France, Germany , Finland , the Netherlands , the Czech Republic and Ukraine qualified for the 2001 World Junior Cup .