2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

UEFA U-21 Championship 2002 was the 13th staging of UEFA

UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

's European Under-21 Football Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

The European Under-21 Football Championship is a football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. It is held every two years. The competition has existed in its current form since 1978. It was preceded by the Under 23 Challenge Cup which ran from 1967 to 1970...

. The final tournament was hosted by Switzerland

Switzerland

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between 16 and 28 May 2002.

Czech Republic U-21s
Czech Republic national under-21 football team
The Czech Republic national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of the Czech Republic and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic...

won the competition for the first time.

Qualification

The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (one group of four + five groups of 5 + three groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.

Group A

1
Team
	3	1	2	0	3	2
5
	3	1	1	1	3	2
4
	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3

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Group B

6
Team
	3	3	0	0	7	1
9
	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final


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	1	Mickaël Landreau Mickaël Landreau Mickaël Vincent André-Marie Landreau is a French professional football goalkeeper, who currently plays for French Ligue 1 side Lille OSC. He has 11 caps for the French national team.-Club career:...
	2	Anthony Réveillère Anthony Réveillère Anthony Réveillère is a French footballer. A pure product of the Rennes youth academy with which he débuted professionally, he plays as an attacking right-back with Olympique Lyonnais and France national team.-Career:...
	3	Julien Escudé Julien Escudé Julien Escudé is a French footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in Spain, as a central defender.-France / Ajax:Escudé began his professional career at AS Cannes, playing one season in the second division...
	4	Jean-Alain Boumsong Jean-Alain Boumsong Jean-Alain Boumsong-Somkong is a professional football defender who currently plays for the Greek team Panathinaikos and the French national team.-Early career:...
	5	Mathieu Berson Mathieu Berson Mathieu Berson is a French footballer who most recently played for Toulouse FC as a midfielder.-Career:...
	6	Jérémie Bréchet Jérémie Bréchet Jérémie Bréchet is a professional French footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1 club FC Sochaux. He is usually a left back but can play as a centre back...
	7	Olivier Sorlin Olivier Sorlin Olivier Sorlin is a French football midfielder, currently playing for Évian Thonon Gaillard FC. Sorlin has spent most of his career playing in France....
	9	Sidney Govou Sidney Govou Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou is a French international footballer of Beninese descent who currently plays for Évian Thonon Gaillard FC. Govou is a naturally attacking player but rarely plays as a striker, he is more commonly deployed as a winger. His main attribute is his pace...
	10	Steed Malbranque Steed Malbranque Steed Malbranque is a Belgian-born French footballer who last played for Saint-Étienne. Malbranque had previously played professionally for Lyon in his native France before moving to England where he had spells with Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland.-Lyon:He was a trainee at Lyon youth...
	11	Péguy Luyindula Péguy Luyindula Péguy Luyindula in Kinshasa is a French football striker. He currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain, in the French League.-Early career:...
	18	Benoît Pedretti Benoît Pedretti Benoît Pedretti is a French association football midfielder playing for Lille. He is a deep lying playmaker well known for his wide range of passing....
Substitutions:
	19	Camel Meriem Camel Meriem Camel Meriem is a French footballer of Algerian origin who currently plays for French club OGC Nice in Ligue 1.- Club career :Meriem began his career with Sochaux where he played 82 games and scored eight goals in five years. After the end of the 2001/2002 season, he signed for Bordeaux...
	13	Pierre-Alain Frau Pierre-Alain Frau Pierre-Alain Frau, is a French football forward who plays for Caen in Ligue 1. Frau can operate on the right wing or play as a one of the two striker positions up front.- Career :...
	8	Julien Sable Julien Sablé Julien Sablé is a French footballer who currently plays defensive midfielder for OGC Nice.- Career :He was the captain of AS Saint-Étienne, where he made his first team debut in the 1997–98 season. He became an integral member of the club the next season, when they earned promotion into Ligue 1...
Coach:
Raymond Domenech Raymond Domenech Raymond Domenech is a retired French footballer and the former manager of the France national team.-2006 World Cup:On 12 July 2004, Domenech was a surprise choice to succeed Jacques Santini after the country's disappointing exit from UEFA Euro 2004 by losing in the quarter-final match to the...

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CZECH REPUBLIC: | 16 Petr Čech

Petr Cech

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2 Martin Jiránek

Martin Jiránek

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4 Petr Voříšek

Petr Voríšek

Petr Voříšek is a Czech footballer who currently plays for SCR Altach. He is a defender or midfielder. He has played for the Czech Republic national football team and Rapid Vienna, SV Pasching, FK Mladá Boleslav, FK Teplice, FK Chomutov and Sparta Prague.-External links:* **...

5 Zdeněk Grygera

Zdenek Grygera

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8 Lukáš Zelenka

Lukáš Zelenka

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9 Milan Baroš

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10 Štěpán Vachoušek

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13 Karel Piták

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14 David Rozehnal

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17 Tomáš Hübschman

Tomáš Hübschman

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19 Rudolf Skácel

Rudolf Skácel

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Substitutions: 20 Radoslav Kováč

Radoslav Kovác

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11 Michal Pospíšil

Michal Pospíšil

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15 Jan Polák

Jan Polák

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Coach:

Miroslav Beránek

Miroslav Beránek is a Czech football coach.During his playing career, Beránek made over 100 league appearances for Slavia Prague....

Assistant referees:

Markku Tiensuu (Finland

Football Association of Finland

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)

Martin Balko (Slovakia

Slovak Football Association

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)

Fourth official:

Bernhard Brugger (Austria

Austrian Football Association

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)

Goalscorers

3 goals Massimo Maccarone

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2 goals Michal Pospíšil

Michal Pospíšil

Pierre-Alain Frau

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Olivier Sorlin

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Alexander Frei
1 goal Koen Daerden Tom Soetaers

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Zdeněk Grygera

Zdenek Grygera

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Martin Jiránek

David Rozehnal

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Gareth Barry

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Peter Crouch

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Jermain Defoe

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Alan Smith

1 goal, cont. Sylvain Armand

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Sidney Govou

Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou is a French international footballer of Beninese descent who currently plays for Évian Thonon Gaillard FC. Govou is a naturally attacking player but rarely plays as a striker, he is more commonly deployed as a winger. His main attribute is his pace...

Péguy Luyindula

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Steed Malbranque

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Xenofon Gittas

Xenofon Gittas is a Greek football midfielder who plays for Paniliakos.Gittas has previously played for PAS Giannena, Panathinaikos F.C., Kerkyra F.C., Kallithea F.C., Panthrakikos F.C., AEK Larnaca, Ilioupoli and Rodos. The midfielder led Panthrakikos to promotion to the Greek Super League...

Giorgos Kyriazis Christos Patsatzoglou

Christos Patsatzoglou

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Emiliano Bonazzoli

Emiliano Bonazzoli is an Italian footballer, a striker, currently playing for Reggina.- Career :Bonazzoli started his career at Brescia. He played his first professional match on 15 May 1997 against Lecce, which his only match of the season the Serie B Champion. In the next two seasons he...

Andrea Pirlo

Andrea Pirlo, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian World Cup winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus, and for the Italian national team. He is usually deployed as a deep-lying playmaker for both Juventus and Italy and is regarded as one of best players in this position...

Ariza Makukula

Ariza Makukula is a Portuguese footballer of Congolese descent who plays for Manisaspor in Turkey, as a centre forward.-Club career:...

Hélder Postiga

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Filipe Teixeira

Filipe de Andrade Teixeira is a Portuguese footballer who plays for FC Rapid Bucureşti in Romania, as an attacking midfielder.-Early years:Teixeira started his career with F.C...

Hugo Viana

Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting de Braga as a central midfielder.His main assets are good set-pieces and passing skills...

Ricardo Cabanas

Ricardo Cabanas-Rey is a Swiss football player who plays as a midfielder for Grasshoppers.-Club career:Cabanas started his career with Grasshoppers Zürich and played there for several seasons, winning two league titles, before moving to Cologne. During this period, he also enjoyed a loan spell at...

Own goals Koen Daerden (for France)

External links

Results Archive at UEFA.com
RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com

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