2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

The 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the ninth edition of UEFA's European Under-19 Championship since it was renamed from the original under-18 event, in 2001. France hosted the championship during July. Ukraine were the title holders, but failed to qualify for the finals. The host country won the tournament. The top six teams qualified for the 2011 Under-20 World Cup.

2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Championnat d'Europe de football des moins de 19 ans 2010
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates18–30 July
Teams8
Final positions
Champions France (7th title)
Runners-up Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored45 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Dani Pacheco
(4 goals)
Best player(s)France Gaël Kakuta
2009
2011

Qualification

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Qualification for the final tournament was played over two stages:

The final tournament of the 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 that would join the already qualified host nation France.

The qualifying round was played between 1 September and 30 November 2009. The 52 teams were divided into 13 groups of four teams, with each group being contested as a mini-tournament hosted by one of the group's teams. After all matches were played, the 13 group winners and 13 group runners-up advanced to the Elite round. Alongside the 26 winner and runner-up teams, the two best third-placed teams also qualified.

The following teams qualified for the tournament

Squads

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Group stage

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Each group winner and runner-up advanced to the semi-finals. The top three teams in each group qualified for the 2011 Under-20 World Cup.

Tie-break criteria for teams even on points:[2]

  • Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question
  • Superior goal difference resulting from the group matches played among the teams in question
  • Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question
  • If, after having applied the above criteria, two teams still have an equal ranking, the same criteria will be reapplied to determine the final ranking of the two teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, the following criteria will apply:
    • Results of all group matches:
      • Superior goal difference
      • Higher number of goals scored
    • Fair play ranking of the teams in question
    • Drawing of lots
  • If two teams which have the same number of points and the same number of goals scored and conceded play their last group match against each other and are still equal at the end of that match, their final rankings will be determined by kicks from the penalty mark and not by the criteria listed above
Legend
Advanced to semi-finals and qualified for the 2011 U-20 World Cup
Qualified for the 2011 U-20 World Cup

All times are Central European Time (UTC+2)

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  France 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7
  England 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
  Austria 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3


Austria  2–3  England
Alaba   52'
Trauner   74'
Report Nouble   14', 29'
Cruise   55'
France  4–1  Netherlands
Kakuta   20'
Bakambu   37', 90+3'
Martins Indi   84' (o.g.)
Report Cabral   55'

France  5–0  Austria
Griezmann   19', 73'
Lacazette   66', 83'
Reale   80'
Report
Netherlands  1–0  England
Berghuis   6' Report

England  1–1  France
Phillips   90+3' Report Tafer   56'
Netherlands  0–1  Austria
Report Djuricin   87' (pen.)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Spain 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9
  Croatia 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 4
  Portugal 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
  Italy 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1


Croatia  1–2  Spain
Andrijašević   42' Report Thiago   53'
Rodrigo   64'

Spain  2–1  Portugal
Pacheco   12', 88' Report Pinto   78'
Croatia  0–0  Italy
Report

Portugal  0–5  Croatia
Report Andrijašević   19'
Pamić   25', 37', 69'
Ozobić   67'
Spain  3–0  Italy
Rochina   16'
Pacheco   23'
Ezequiel   57' (pen.)
Report[permanent dead link]

Knock-out stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 July – Saint-Lo
 
 
  Spain3
 
30 July – Caen
 
  England1
 
  Spain1
 
27 July – Caen
 
  France2
 
  France2
 
 
  Croatia1
 

Semi-finals

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Spain  3–1  England
Pacheco   12'
Keko   34'
Canales   57'
Report Bostock   37'

France  2–1  Croatia
Kakuta   37'
Bakambu   83'
Report Ademi   4'

Final

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Spain  1–2  France
Rodrigo   18' Report Sunu   49'
Lacazette   85'


 2010 UEFA U-19 European champions 
 
France
Seventh title

Goalscorers

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Technical team selection

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Tournament team ranking

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References

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  1. ^ "France face England in U19 finals" (Press release). UEFA.com. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  2. ^ Regulations 8.11 and 8.12 UEFA.com
  3. ^ "Technical report" (PDF). UEFA. p. 82. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
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