2001 UEFA Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
Dates22 April – 6 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)16 (in 18 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (6th title)
Runners-up France
Third place Croatia
Fourth place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored90 (2.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Fernando Torres (7 goals)
Best player(s)Spain Fernando Torres
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The 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 19th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. It was the last under-16 championship, before changing the name as under-17 championships. England hosted the championship, during 22 April – 6 May. Players born on or after 1 January 1984 were eligible to participate in this competition. 16 teams entered the competition, and Spain defeated France in the final to win the competition for the sixth time.

Match officials

[1]

Country Referee Assistant referees Fourth officials Matches refereed
Belarus Belarus None Vyacheslav Bykov None
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Siniša Zrnić None None Italy–Switzerland (Group C)
Bulgaria Bulgaria Dimitar Dimitrov None None Romania–Spain (Group A)
England–Switzerland (Group C)
Scotland–Croatia (Group D)
Croatia Croatia None Tomislav Petrović None
Czech Republic Czech Republic None Miroslav Zlámal None
England England Andy D'Urso David Babski
Carl Bassingdale
Glenn Turner 		Richard Beeby
Mark Clattenburg
Keith Hill 		France–Croatia (Group D)
Spain–Italy (Quarter-final)
France–Spain (Final)
Greece Greece Athanasios Briakos None None Spain–Germany (Group A)
Poland–Russia (Group B)
Hungary Hungary None Robert Kispál None
Iceland Iceland Kristinn Jakobsson None None Croatia–Finland (Group D)
England–Germany (Quarter-final)
Israel Israel Alon Yefet None None Turkey–Russia (Group B)
France–Scotland (Group D)
Turkey–Croatia (Quarter-final)
Spain–Croatia (Semi-final)
Norway Norway None Steinar Holvik None
Poland Poland Grzegorz Gilewski None None Spain–Belgium (Group A)
Switzerland–Hungary (Group C)
England–France (Semi-final)
Portugal Portugal None Paulo Ribeiro None
Romania Romania Alexandru Tudor None None Not known
Seychelles Seychelles Eddy Maillet None None France–Russia (Quarter-final)
South Africa South Africa None Lazarus Matela None
Sweden Sweden Martin Hansson None None Russia–Netherlands (Group B)
Scotland–Finland (Group D)
Croatia–England (Third place play-off)
Switzerland Switzerland None Francesco Buragina None
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia None Vitomir Simović None

Squads

Main article: 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship squads

Qualifying

Main article: 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Group stage

Group A

Romania 0–3 Spain
Report Melli 27'
Gavilán 33'
Torres 59'
New Ferens Park, Durham
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
Germany 1–2 Belgium
Trochowski 90' Report Coveliers ?'
Vandendriessche 79'
New Ferens Park, Durham
Romania 2–8 Germany
Velcovici ?'
Oprea ?' (pen.)		 Report Odonkor ?'
Trochowski ?'
Kılıçaslan ?', ?', ?'
Petereit ?'
Ochs ?'
Madejski ?'
Feethams, Darlington
Spain 5–0 Belgium
Flaño 2'
Torres 10', 38'
Gavilán 50'
Bauzà 62'		 Report
New Ferens Park, Durham
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)
Belgium 2–0 Romania
Goessens 33'
Vandendriessche 54'		 Report
Billington, Billingham
Spain 0–2 Germany
Report Trochowski 15'
Di Gregorio 58'
New Ferens Park, Durham
Attendance: 200[2]
Referee: Athanasios Briakos (Greece)[2]

Group B

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
 Russia 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
 Netherlands 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
 Poland 3 0 1 2 1 4 –3 1
Netherlands 0–1 Turkey
Report Dündar 57'
South Leeds Stadium, Leeds
Poland 0–0 Russia
Report
Boothferry Park, Hull
Attendance: 1,125
Referee: Athanasios Briakos (Greece)[3]
Netherlands 2–0 Poland
De Haan ?', ?' Report
Bootham Crescent, York
Turkey 0–1 Russia
Report Gerk 36'
Boothferry Park, Hull
Attendance: 746[4]
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)[4]
Russia 0–0 Netherlands
Report
Bootham Crescent, York
Attendance: 689[5]
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)[5]
Turkey 2–1 Poland
Sezgin 37'
Sabri 43'		 Report Wasicki 68'
South Leeds Stadium, Leeds

Group C

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Italy 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
  Switzerland 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 4
 Hungary 3 1 0 2 5 6 –1 3
Switzerland 2–1 Hungary
Tsimba 49', 56' Report Kanta 27' (pen.)
The Shay, Halifax
Attendance: 150[6]
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)[6]
England 1–3 Italy
Welsh 22' Report Facchinetti 60'
Pazzini 64', ?'
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
England 2–0  Switzerland
E. Johnson 56'
Schumacher 79'		 Report
Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 2,651
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
Italy 3–4 Hungary
Lodi 30', ?'
Pazzini ?'		 Report Kanta 20', ?'
Müller ?'
Horváth 76'
Wetherby Road, Harrogate
Hungary 0–1 England
Report G. Johnson ?'
Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 3,440
Italy 1–1  Switzerland
Lodi 22' Report Gasche 43'
South Leeds Stadium, Leeds
Attendance: 750[7]
Referee: Siniša Zrnić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)[7]

Group D

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9
 Croatia 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 3 5 –2 3
 Finland 3 0 0 3 1 10 –9 0
France 3–0 Scotland
Sinama Pongolle 14', 54'
Le Tallec 75'		 Report
Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley
Attendance: 703[8]
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)[8]
Croatia 2–0 Finland
Kranjčar 45', 67' Report
Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
Attendance: 731[9]
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)[9]
France 3–0 Croatia
Sinama Pongolle 37', 55', 64' (pen.) Report
Wetherby Road, Harrogate
Attendance: 289[10]
Referee: Andy D'Urso (England)[10]
Scotland 3–1 Finland
Weir 31'
McLaughlin 54' (pen.)
Beattie 57'		 Peltonen 76'
Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley
Attendance: 538[8]
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)[8]
Finland 0–5 France
Report Le Tallec ?', ?'
Sofiane ?'
Grax ?', ?'
Blundell Park, Grimsby
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
Scotland 0–1 Croatia
Report Grivičić 40'
Sandy Lane, Worksop
Attendance: 150[8]
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Bulgaria)[8]

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
29 April – Sunderland
 
 
 Spain (p)1 (4)
 
3 May – Middlesbrough
 
 Italy1 (3)
 
 Spain3
 
30 April – Scunthorpe
 
 Croatia0
 
 Turkey0
 
6 May – Sunderland
 
 Croatia2
 
 France0
 
29 April – Middlesbrough
 
 Spain1
 
 England (p)1 (5)
 
3 May – Newcastle
 
 Germany1 (3)
 
 England0
 
30 April – York
 
 France4 Third place
 
 France2
 
6 May – Durham
 
 Russia0
 
 Croatia4
 
 
 England1
 

Quarter-finals

Spain 1–1 Italy
Torres 26' (pen.) Report Belotti 46'
Penalties
Senel soccer ball with check mark
Carlos soccer ball with check mark
Melli soccer ball with check mark
Torres soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with red X Belotti
soccer ball with check mark Aquilani
soccer ball with check mark Mantovani
soccer ball with check mark De Crescenzo
soccer ball with red X Lodi
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Attendance: 500[11]
Referee: Andy D'Urso (England)[11]
England 1–1 Germany
Samba 66' Report Laas 68'
Penalties
Schumacher soccer ball with check mark
Welsh soccer ball with check mark
Westcarr soccer ball with check mark
Bowditch soccer ball with check mark
Hoyte soccer ball with check mark		 5–3 soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X Berkigt
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough[12]
Attendance: 4,138
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
Turkey 0–2 Croatia
Report Prijić 43'
Čale 66'
Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
Attendance: 1,679[13]
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)[13]
France 2–0 Russia
Meghni 23', 57' Report
Bootham Crescent, York
Attendance: 557[14]
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)[14]

Semi-finals

Spain 3–0 Croatia
Torres 47', 70'
Senel 53'		 Report
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 5,300[15]
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
England 0–4 France
Report Le Tallec 2', 77'
Sinama Pongolle 4', 72'
St James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 30,160
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

Third place play-off

Croatia 4–1 England
Ružak 7'
Papa 17'
Grgurović 70'
Grivičić 77'		 Report G. Johnson 57'
New Ferens Park, Durham
Attendance: 400[16]
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)[16]

Final

France 0–1 Spain
Report Torres 76' (pen.)
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Attendance: 31,100
Referee: Andy D'Urso (England)

Statistics

Goalscorers

[17]

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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  3. ^ "Poland 0–0 Russia". Russian Football Union. 23 April 2001. Archived from the original on 18 July 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Turkey 0–1 Russia". Russian Football Union. 25 April 2001. Archived from the original on 18 July 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Russia 0–0 Netherlands". Russian Football Union. 27 April 2001. Archived from the original on 18 July 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Schweiz 2:1 Ungarn". Swiss Football Association (in German). 22 April 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Schweiz 1:1 Italien". Swiss Football Association (in German). 26 April 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Youth Internationals U16 – Results". Scottish Football Association. Archived from the original on 8 August 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  9. ^ a b "Croatia 2–0 Finland". Croatian Football Federation. 23 April 2001. Archived from the original on 22 August 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Croatia 0–3 France". Croatian Football Federation. 25 April 2001. Archived from the original on 13 July 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  11. ^ a b "España se clasifica para semifinales, tras los penaltis". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 30 April 2001. Archived from the original on 1 July 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  12. ^ "England-Germany switched to Riverside". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 April 2001. Archived from the original on 3 May 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  13. ^ a b "Turkey 0–2 Croatia". Croatian Football Federation. 30 April 2001. Archived from the original on 22 August 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  14. ^ a b "France 2–0 Russia". Russian Football Union. 30 April 2001. Archived from the original on 18 July 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  15. ^ "Spain 3–0 Croatia". Croatian Football Federation. 3 May 2001. Archived from the original on 22 August 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  16. ^ a b "Croatia 4–1 England". Croatian Football Federation. 6 May 2001. Archived from the original on 22 August 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  17. ^ "Top scorers". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 22 June 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

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