2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
U-17-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2009
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
Dates6–18 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)13 (in 13 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Germany (3rd title)
Runners-up Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored33 (2.2 per match)
Attendance83,638 (5,576 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Lennart Thy
Netherlands Luc Castaignos
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Germany Mario Götze
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The 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the eighth edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship since it was renamed from the original under-16 event, in 2001. Germany hosted the championship, during 6 to 18 May 2009, in thirteen venues, and the final took place at the Stadion Magdeburg, in Magdeburg. Spain was the current title holder, having successfully defended its 2007 title. The top 6 teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Qualification

The final tournament of the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round. During these rounds, 52 national teams competed to determine the seven teams to join the already qualified host nation Germany.

Main article: 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round

Main article: 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round

Participants

Squads

Main article: 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Advanced to semi-finals and qualified for 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Qualified for 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
 Italy 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
 Spain 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
 France 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Spain 0–0 Italy
Report
Paul Greifzu Stadium, Dessau-Roßlau
Attendance: 2,873
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
France 1–1  Switzerland
Situ 76' Report Ben Khalifa 59'
Stadion am Bad, Markranstädt
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
Spain 0–0 France
Report
Stadion der Freundschaft, Grimma
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik (Austria)
Italy 1–3  Switzerland
Beretta 31' Report Nimely 29' (pen.)
Gonçalves 65'
Kamber 74'
Hafenstadion, Torgau
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Georgios Daloukas (Greece)
Switzerland 0–0 Spain
Report
Sport- und Freizeitzentrum, Sandersdorf
Attendance: 4,550
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Italy 2–1 France
Dell'Agnello 38'
Sini 50' (pen.)		 Report Kebano 18'
Sportzentrum Taucha, Taucha
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
 Netherlands 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
 Turkey 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
 England 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
England 1–1 Netherlands
Garbutt 69' Report Özyakup 4'
Stadion der Freundschaft, Gera
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Georgios Daloukas (Greece)
Germany 3–1 Turkey
Scheidhauer 11'
Buchtmann 51'
Mustafi 67'		 Report Sarı 10'
Steigerwaldstadion, Erfurt
Attendance: 5,107
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Turkey 1–2 Netherlands
Demir 65' Report Castaignos 40+1'
Ligeon 56'
Arena Meuselwitz, Meuselwitz
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
Germany 4–0 England
Labus 13'
Thy 37'
Scheidhauer 56'
Götze 74'		 Report
Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
Netherlands 0–2 Germany
Report Thy 35'
Janzer 44'
Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena
Attendance: 6,831
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
Turkey 1–0 England
Şeker 74' Report
Volksparkstadion, Gotha
Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik (Austria)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Switzerland 1–2 Netherlands
Kamber 52' Report Isoufi 17'
Castaignos 40'
Stadion der Freundschaft, Grimma
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
Germany 2–0 Italy
Yabo 70'
Basala-Mazana 76'		 Report
Paul Greifzu Stadium, Dessau-Roßlau
Attendance: 6,471
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Final

Netherlands 1–2 (a.e.t.) Germany
Castaignos 7' Report Thy 34'
Trinks 97'
Stadion Magdeburg, Magdeburg
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
Champions Germany on their lap of honour

Team of the Tournament

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Italy Mattia Perin
Germany Marc-André ter Stegen

France Dennis Appiah
Germany Bienvenue Basala-Mazana
Netherlands Stefan de Vrij
Switzerland Janick Kamber
Spain Marc Muniesa
Turkey Furkan Şeker

Italy Stephan El Shaarawy
Spain Álex Fernández
Italy Marco Fossati
Netherlands Shabir Isoufi
England Jack Wilshere
Germany Reinhold Yabo
Germany Matthias Zimmermann

Switzerland Nassim Ben Khalifa
Italy Giacomo Beretta
Netherlands Luc Castaignos
Italy Simone Dell'Agnello
Germany Mario Götze
Germany Lennart Thy

Countries to participate in 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

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