U-19 European Football Championship 2006

U-19 European Football Championship 2006
UEFA Under 19 Championship 2006
Number of nations	8  (of 52 applicants)
European champion	Spain (4th title)
venue	Poland
Opening game	July 18, 2006
Endgame	July 29, 2006
Games	15th
Gates	63  (⌀: 4.2 per game)
Top scorer	Alberto Bueno İlhan Parlak (5 goals)

The 22 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was in the period from 18th bis 29. July 2006 in Poland held. The winner was Spain by a 2: 1 victory over Scotland . Germany , like defending champions France and Switzerland, could not qualify, Austria was eliminated in the semi-finals.

mode

The eight qualified teams are divided into two groups of four teams each. Within the groups, each team plays each other once. The first two in the group contest the semi-finals. The semi-final winners reach the final. In addition to the semi-finalists, the third group qualify for the U-20 World Cup in 2007 .

Attendees

The following teams took part in the tournament:

•  Belgium : Davino Verhulst , Benjamin Lutun , Timothy Dreesen , Timothy Derijck , Sébastien Pocognoli , Marouane Fellaini , Jonathan Legear , Jorn Vermeulen , Steve Deridder , Kevin Mirallas , Roland Lamah , Ruud Boffin , Michaël Jonckheere , Wouter Corstjens , Massimo Moia , Daan Van Gijseghem , Jordan Remacle , Marvin Ogunjimi - Team Principal: Marc Van Geersom .
•  Austria : Bartoloměj Kuru ( Austria Vienna ), Niklas Lercher ( TSV 1860 Munich ), Daniel Gramann ( TSV Hartberg ), Sebastian Prödl ( SK Sturm Graz ), Michael Madl (Austria Vienna), Markus Suttner (Austria Vienna), Daniel Sikorski ( FC Bayern Munich ), Veli Kavlak ( Rapid Vienna ), Erwin Hoffer (Rapid Vienna), Tomas Šimkovič (Austria Vienna), Butrint Vishaj ( VfB Admira Wacker Mödling ), Thomas Hinum ( SC Schwanenstadt ), Michael Glauninger ( Grazer AK ), Clemens Walch ( Salzburg ), Peter Hackmair ( SV Ried ), Harald Pichler (Red Bull Salzburg), Rubin Okotie (Austria Wien), Michael Zaglmair ( LASK Linz ) - team principal: Paul Gludovatz .
•  Poland (host): Przemysław Tytoń , Artur Marciniak , Jarosław Fojut , Krzysztof Krol , Krzysztof Strugarek , Arkadiusz Czarnecki , Tomasz Cywka , Kamil Oziemczuk , Andrew Konopelsky , Filip Burkhardt , Dawid Janczyk , Jakub Hładowczak , Łukasz Nadolski , Mariusz Sacha , Krzysztof Michalak , Paweł Król , Jakub Tosik , Kamil Stachyra - Team Principal : Michał Globisz .
•  Portugal : Igor Araújo , Pedro Correia , Steven Vitória , Paulo Renato , André Marques , Nuno Coelho , Bruno Gama , Zezinando , Paulo Ferreira , David Caiado , Hélder Barbosa , Ricardo Janota , Vitorino Antunes , João Pedro , Bruno Pereirinha , Diogo Tavares , Feliciano Condesso , Mano - Team Principal : Carlos Dinis .
•  Scotland : Andrew McNeil , Andrew Cave-Brown , Lee Wallace , Charles Grant , Garry Kenneth , Scott Cuthbert , Simon Ferry , Calum Elliot , Steven Fletcher , Michael McGlinchey , Robert Snodgrass , Scott Fox , Graham Dorrans , Ryan Conroy , Greg Cameron , Brian Gilmour , Mark Reynolds , Jamie Adams - Team Principal: Archie Gemmill .
•  Spain : Antonio Adán , Barragán , Crespo , Valiente , Piqué , Mario Suárez , Toni , Javi García , César , Granero , Diego Capel , Róber , Ángel Bernabé , Pedraza , Jeffrén Suárez , Juan Mata , Elustondo , Bueno - team manager: Ginés Meléndez .
•  Czech Republic : Radek Petr , Jakub Dohnálek , Petr Pavlík , Michal Švec , Jan Šimůnek , Marcel Gecov , Ondřej Mazuch , Marek Jungr , Martin Fenin , Jakub Mareš , Jan Blažek , Petr Janda , Ivan Hašek , Ondřej Kúdela , Marek Střeštík , Ludrychě , Kamil Vacek , Jiří Jeslínek - Team Principal: Miroslav Soukup .
•  Turkey : Volkan Babacan , Serdar Kurtuluş , Ferhat Öztorun , Emre Karaman , Serdar Özkan , Arda Turan , Gürhan Gürsoy , Enis Kahraman , İlhan Parlak , Cafercan Aksu , Aydın Yılmaz , Serkan Boydak , Aykut Demir , Kenan Ozer , Mevlüt Erdinç , Barış Ataş , Mehmet Sedef , Mehmet Güven - Team Principal: Cem Pamiroğlu .

Venues

The games were played in the cities of Pobiedziska , Poznan , Swarzędz , Wronki , Grodzisk Wielkopolski and Szamotuły .

Preliminary round

Group A

The Czech Republic is first in the group due to the direct comparison, Poland is third in the group due to the direct comparison.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	007: 500	+2	06th
2.	Austria	3	2	0	1	006: 400	+2	06th
3.	Poland	3	0	3	0	004: 400	± 0	03
4th	Belgium	3	1	0	2	006:100	−4	03

July 18, 2006 in Pobiedziska
Belgium	-	Czech Republic	4: 2
July 18, 2006 in Poznan
Poland	-	Austria	0: 1
July 20, 2006 in Swarzędz
Austria	-	Czech Republic	1: 3
July 20, 2006 in Wronki
Poland	-	Belgium	4: 1
July 23, 2006 in Wronki
Austria	-	Belgium	4: 1
July 23, 2006 in Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Czech Republic	-	Poland	2-0

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Spain	3	2	1	0	010: 400	+6	07th
2.	Scotland	3	1	1	1	005: 800	−3	04th
3.	Portugal	3	0	3	0	007: 700	± 0	03
4th	Turkey	3	0	1	2	009:120	−3	01

July 18, 2006 in Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Spain	-	Turkey	5: 3
July 18, 2006 in Szamotuły
Scotland	-	Portugal	2: 2
July 20, 2006 in Pobiedziska
Scotland	-	Spain	0: 4
July 20, 2006 in Szamotuły
Portugal	-	Turkey	4: 4
July 23, 2006 in Pobiedziska
Portugal	-	Spain	1: 1
July 23, 2006 in Swarzędz
Turkey	-	Scotland	2: 3

Final round

Semifinals

July 26, 2006 in Wronki
Czech Republic	-	Scotland	0: 1
July 26, 2006 in Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Spain	-	Austria	5-0

final

July 29, 2006 in Poznan
Spain	-	Scotland	2: 1

decisions

Spain became European U-19 champions for the fourth time . In addition to Spain , Austria , Poland , Portugal , Scotland and the Czech Republic qualified for the 2007 U-20 World Cup .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ UEFA.com: Under-19 European Championship 2005-2006 (accessed 3 December 2008)

Web links

• Official website of UEFA for the European Championship 2006
• U-18 European Championship 2006 on rsssf.com