U-19 European Football Championship 2012

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U-19 European Football Championship 2012
UEFA Under 19 Championship 2012
UEFA U-19 European Championship.svg
Number of nations 8  (of 52 applicants)
European champion SpainSpain Spain (7th title)
venue EstoniaEstonia Estonia
Opening game 3rd July 2012
Endgame July 15, 2012
Games 15th
Gates 49  (⌀: 3.27 per game)
spectator 46,022  (⌀: 3,068 per game)
Top scorer SpainSpain Jesé (5 goals)
Yellow card yellow cards 58  (⌀: 3.87 per game)
Yellow-red card Yellow-red cards 1  (⌀: 0.07 per game)
Red card Red cards 3  (⌀: 0.2 per game)

The final round of the 28th U-19 European Championship took place in Estonia from July 3 to July 15, 2012 . It also served as a qualifier for the 2013 U-20 World Cup in Turkey . The best six teams qualify for the World Cup.

qualification

The qualification for the tournament took place in two stages. The first qualifying round was followed by a second round, called the elite round. Estonia was directly qualified to host. England, France and Spain were all set for the elite round. All other teams had to go through the full qualification.

First qualifying round

The first qualifying round took place from September 21, 2011 to November 15, 2011. Twelve groups with four teams each played the placements among themselves in tournament mode, i.e. H. each team only played once against the other three. Each group played its six group matches within a few days, with one of the participating countries acting as the host. The group winners and second as well as the best third in the group qualified for the elite round.

The German team played in group 7. The games were played in Northern Ireland against the national team there as well as against Belarus and Montenegro. After clear victories against Northern Ireland (5: 1) and Montenegro (2: 0), a deficit of 0: 3 at halftime was made up to 3: 3 against Belarus. This was enough for group victory.

The Austrian team hosted Group 12. After a 3-0 win against Malta, they only drew 0-0 against Albania and Denmark. She reached second place behind group winners Denmark, which was enough for a place in the elite round.

The Swiss team played in Group 6, which played their games in Macedonia. In addition to the team there, Ukraine and Kazakhstan continued to take part. They defeated Macedonia 3-0 and also achieved a clear 2-0 victory against Kazakhstan. Ukraine played against these two opponents with identical results. The game between Switzerland and Ukraine ended 1-1, which meant that both teams achieved 7 points and a goal balance of +5 goals. The group win was determined by penalty shoot-out, which Ukraine won 5-3. Switzerland was second in the group but also qualified for the elite round.

Elite round

The elite round was held in groups of four in a similar manner at the end of May 2012, with one team again hosting. The seven group winners qualified for participation in the final round.

The German team played in Group 3 in Serbia. A 2: 2 against the hosts, a 1: 1 against Romania and a 3: 0 against Hungary were only enough for second place. Serbia qualified for the finals.

Austria played in Group 5 in Croatia. After a 2-2 draw against the hosts and a 2-0 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina, the team from Georgia lost 2-1 in the last group game, making them third in the group.

The Swiss team lost 3-0 to Montenegro in Group 2, which played in England. A 2-0 win against Slovenia in the second group match kept the chances of winning the group, but after a 0-1 defeat against England the team only reached third place.

Attendees

28 U-19 national teams took part in the elite round. Host Estonia 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. The following teams were able to qualify (qualification path in brackets):

  • EstoniaEstoniaEstonia (hosts)
  • FranceFranceFrance (elite group 1)
  • EnglandEnglandEngland (elite group 2)
  • SerbiaSerbiaSerbia (elite group 3)
  • PortugalPortugalPortugal (elite group 4)
  • GreeceGreeceGreece (elite group 5)
  • CroatiaCroatiaCroatia (elite group 6)
  • SpainSpainSpain (elite group 7)

Venues

The finals were played in three cities, in Haapsalu ( Haapsalu staadion ), Rakvere ( Rakvere staadion ), and in the state capital Tallinn ( Lilleküla staadion and Kadrioru staadion ).

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. The groups were drawn on June 6, 2012 in Tallinn. The first three teams in each group are qualified for the 2013 U-20 World Cup.

Group A

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. SpainSpain Spain  3  2  1  0 007: 400  +3 07th
 2. GreeceGreece Greece  3  2  0  1 008: 500  +3 06th
 3. PortugalPortugal Portugal  2  1  1  0 008: 600  +2 04th
 4th EstoniaEstonia Estonia  3  0  0  3 001: 900  −8 00
Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. * in Haapsalu
Greece - Spain 1: 2 (0: 2)
Tue., July 3, 2012 at 8:45 p.m. * in Tallinn (Lilleküla staadion)
Estonia - Portugal 0: 3 (0: 2)
Fri., 6 July 2012 at 5:00 p.m. * in Tallinn (Kadrioru staadion)
Estonia - Greece 1: 4 (0: 1)
Fri., 6 July 2012 at 8:00 p.m. * in Tallinn (Lilleküla staadion)
Portugal - Spain 3: 3 (2: 2)
Mon., July 9, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. * in Tallinn (Lilleküla staadion)
Spain - Estonia 2: 0 (1: 0)
Mon., July 9, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. * in Haapsalu
Portugal - Greece 2: 3 (1: 2)

* Local time

Group B

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. EnglandEngland England  3  2  1  0 005: 300  +2 07th
 2. FranceFrance France  2  2  0  0 005: 200  +3 06th
 3. CroatiaCroatia Croatia  3  1  1  1 004: 200  +2 04th
 4th SerbiaSerbia Serbia  3  0  0  3 001: 800  −7 00
Tue., July 3, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. * in Tallinn (Kadrioru stadium)
England - Croatia 1: 1 (0: 0)
Tue., July 3, 2012 at 6:45 p.m. * in Rakvere
Serbia - France 0: 3 (0: 3)
Friday, July 6, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. * in Haapsalu
France - Croatia 1: 0 (0: 0)
Friday, July 6, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. * in Rakvere
Serbia - England 1: 2 (0: 1)
Mon., July 9, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. * in Rakvere
Croatia - Serbia 3: 0 (1: 0)
Mon., July 9, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. * in Tallinn (Kadrioru stadium)
France - England 1: 2 (1: 2)

* Local time

Final round

Semifinals

Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 4:45 p.m. * in Tallinn (Lilleküla staadion)
EnglandEngland England - GreeceGreece Greece 1: 2 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 1)
Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. * in Tallinn (Lilleküla staadion)
SpainSpain Spain - FranceFrance France 3: 3 n.V. (2: 2, 0: 1), 4: 2 i. E.

* Local time

final

Sun., July 15, 2012 at 9:30 p.m. * in Tallinn (Lilleküla staadion)
GreeceGreece Greece - SpainSpain Spain 0: 1 (0: 0)

* Local time

Best goal scorers

rank player Gates
1 SpaniardsSpaniards Jesé 5
2 GreekGreek Dimitris Diamantakos 3
GreekGreek Giorgos Katidis 3
4th English peopleEnglish people Benik Afobe 2
SpaniardsSpaniards Paco Alcácer 2
PortuguesePortuguese Betinho 2
SpaniardsSpaniards Gerard Deulofeu 2
PortuguesePortuguese André Gomes 2
CroatianCroatian Domagoj Pavičić 2
CroatianCroatian Mihael Pongračić 2
FrenchmanFrenchman Paul Pogba 2
FrenchmanFrenchman Samuel Umtiti 2

There were also 20 players with one goal each.

The top scorer of the overall competition (including qualifying) was the Portuguese Betinho with a total of 10 goals.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alanud aasta toob Eestisse jalgpalli suurvõistluse jalgpall.ee (Estonian Football Association)
  2. ↑ FIFA.com: FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 - Qualifying
  3. ↑ Millal ja kus peetakse U-19 EM-finaalturniiri mängud jalgpall.ee (Estonian Football Association)
  4. ↑ Eesti kohtub U-19 EM-i avamängus Portugaliga jalgpall.ee (Estonian Football Association)
  5. ↑ fifa.com: Europe sextet sells Turkey tickets