U-19 European Football Championship 2011

This article is about the 2011 Men's U-19 Football Championship. For the women's competition, see the 2011 Women's U-19 European Football Championship .

U-19 European Football Championship 2011
UEFA Under 19 Championship 2011
Number of nations	8  (of 52 applicants)
European champion	Spain (6th title)
venue	Romania
Opening game	July 20, 2011
Endgame	August 1, 2011
Games	15th
Gates	46  (⌀: 3.07 per game)
Top scorer	Álvaro Morata (6 goals)
yellow cards	68  (⌀: 4.53 per game)
Red cards	2  (⌀: 0.13 per game)

The final round of the 27th U-19 European Championship took place in Romania from July 20 to August 1, 2011 .

qualification

The first qualifying round began on September 28, 2010 and ended on October 30, 2010. The games of the elite round took place between April 28, 2011 and June 5, 2011.

In the first qualifying round, Germany and Switzerland , who both played in Group 13 with Northern Ireland and Andorra, prevailed and reached the elite round. Austria only reached third place in Group 12 behind France and Montenegro and was eliminated.

The Swiss team was eliminated on the second day of the elite round. They lost their games against Spain (1: 2) and England (2: 3). In the game against Montenegro they secured 3rd place with a 3-2 win. Germany also retired after two wins in the elite round against Hungary (3: 0) and Macedonia (5: 0), as well as a defeat against Turkey (0: 1), and ultimately took second place. Thus, the tournament in Romania took place without a German-speaking team.

Attendees

52 U-19 national teams took part in the first qualifying round. Host Romania was the only team to automatically qualify for the finals. So there were seven more places to be awarded to the seven group winners of the elite round. Ultimately, the following teams qualified:

Romania (hosts) Belgium (elite group 1) Spain (elite group 2) Greece (elite group 3)

Ireland (elite group 4) Czech Republic (elite group 5) Serbia (elite group 6) Turkey (elite group 7)

Venues

The finals were played in four cities in the southern Romanian district of Ilfov , namely in Mogoșoaia ( Stadionul Mogoșoaia ), Berceni ( Stadionul Berceni ), Buftea ( Stadionul Buftea ) and Chiajna ( Stadionul Concordia ).

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was held in two groups with four teams each. The two group winners and runners-up qualified for the semifinals. In the event of a tie, first the direct comparison and then the goal difference decided the ranking.

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Czech Republic	3	3	0	0	006: 200	+4	09
2.	Ireland	3	1	1	1	003: 300	± 0	04th
3.	Greece	3	1	0	2	002: 300	−1	03
4th	Romania	3	0	1	2	001: 400	−3	01

Wed., July 20, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. * in Chiajna
Romania	-	Czech Republic	1: 3 (1: 1)
Wed., July 20, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. * in Buftea
Greece	-	Ireland	1: 2 (1: 1)
Sat., July 23, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. * in Mogoșoaia
Czech Republic	-	Ireland	2: 1 (0: 1)
Sat., July 23, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. * in Berceni
Romania	-	Greece	0: 1 (0: 1)
Tue., July 26th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. * in Mogoșoaia
Czech Republic	-	Greece	1: 0 (0: 0)
Tue., June 26, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. * in Berceni
Ireland	-	Romania	0-0

* Local time

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Spain	3	2	0	1	008: 400	+4	06th
2.	Serbia	3	1	1	1	003: 500	−2	04th
3.	Turkey	3	1	1	1	004: 300	+1	04th
4th	Belgium	3	0	2	1	003: 600	−3	02

Wed., July 20, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. * in Berceni
Spain	-	Belgium	canceled 1)
Wed., July 20, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. * in Mogoșoaia
Serbia	-	Turkey	2: 0 (0: 0)
Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. * in Berceni
Spain	-	Belgium	4: 1 (1: 0)
Sat., July 23, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. * in Buftea
Turkey	-	Belgium	1: 1 (0: 0)
Sat., July 23, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. * in Chiajna
Serbia	-	Spain	0: 4 (0: 3)
Tue., July 26, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. * in Chiajna
Turkey	-	Spain	3: 0 (1: 0)
Tue., June 26, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. * in Buftea
Belgium	-	Serbia	1: 1 (0: 1)

* Local time

¹⁾ The game between Spain and Belgium was canceled after 15 minutes of play by the English referee Stuart Attwell due to adverse weather conditions and the pitch being unusable. The replay has been scheduled for Thursday, July 21, 2011.

Final round

Semifinals

Fri., July 29, 2011 at 6:45 p.m. * in Mogoșoaia
Czech Republic	-	Serbia	4: 2 (3: 2)
Friday, July 29, 2011 at 8:45 p.m. * in Chiajna
Spain	-	Ireland	5: 0 (2: 0)

* Local time

final

Mon., August 1, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. * in Chiajna
Czech Republic	-	Spain	2: 3 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 0)

* Local time

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Álvaro Morata	6th
2	Paco Alcácer	3
	Tomáš Přikryl	3
4th	Anthony O'Connor	2
	Pablo Sarabia	2
	Juanmi	2
	Tomáš Jeleček	2
	Djordje Despotović	2
	Patrick Lácha	2

The top scorer of the overall competition (including qualifying) was also the Spaniard Morata with a total of 10 goals.

Web links

• Official website of UEFA for the 2011 European Championship
• U-18 European Championship 2011 on rsssf.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ UEFA.com: Spain v Belgium postponed to Thursday (accessed July 21, 2011)