2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
The 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the second edition of UEFA's UEFA European Under-17 Championship. Portugal hosted the championship, during 7–17 May. The format of the competition changed, and only 8 teams entered the competition. Host Portugal defeated Spain in the final to win the competition for the fifth time.
| Campeonato Europeu de Futebol Sub-17 de 2003 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 7 – 17 May |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Portugal (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Austria |
| Fourth place |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 44 (2.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | David Rodríguez (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Miguel Veloso[1] |
For winning their semifinals, Portugal and Spain qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, held in Finland, with England and Austria missing out.
Qualification
Qualification for the final tournament of the 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship consisted of two rounds: a Qualifying round and an Elite round. In the qualifying round, 44 national teams competed in 11 groups of four teams, with two best teams of each group advancing to the elite round. There, the 22 first-round qualifiers plus the teams who were given a bye (Spain, England, Russia, Finland, Poland and Hungary), were distributed in seven groups of four teams. The winner of each group qualified for the final tournament.
Qualified teams
The following 8 teams qualified for the final tournament.
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-17 era (since 2002).
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament |
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| Portugal | Hosts | 1 (2002) |
| Spain | Group 1 winner | 1 (2002) |
 Denmark | Group 2 winner | 1 (2002) |
| Austria | Group 3 winner | 0 (debut) |
 Israel | Group 4 winner | 0 (debut) |
 Hungary | Group 5 winner | 1 (2002) |
| England | Group 6 winner | 1 (2002) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Italy | Group 7 winner | 0 (debut) |
Venues
The final tournament was played in seven venues located in seven different cities, Viseu, Nelas, Chaves, Mangualde, Vila Real, Santa Comba Dão and Santa Marta de Penaguião. The Estádio do Fontelo was the largest stadium with a tournament capacity of 12,000 seats, and served as both the opening ceremony and the final venue.
The table below lists stadium capacity for the final tournament, which may not correspond to their effective maximum capacity.
| Viseu | Chaves | |
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| Estádio do Fontelo | Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira | |
| Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | |
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| Santa Comba Dão | Nelas | |
| Estádio Municipal Doutor Orlando Mendes | Estádio Municipal de Nelas | |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 7,500 | |
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| Vila Real | Mangualde | Santa Marta de Penaguião |
| Complexo Desportivo Monte da Forca | Estádio Municipal de Mangualde | Municipal de Santa Marta de Penaguião |
| Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 1,500 | Capacity: 500 |
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Squads
Each participating national association had to submit a final list of 18 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers). All players must have been born on or after 1 January 1986.
Match Officials
A total of 6 referees, 8 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament.[2]
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Group stage
Group A
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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| Portugal |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | Advanced to the semifinals |
| Austria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Denmark |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| Hungary |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
| Portugal | 3–2 | Denmark |
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João Pedro  34'Paulo Machado 40'Curto 55' |
Report | Torry 32', 42' |
| Denmark | 2–0 | Hungary |
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| Storm 33' Jakobsen 50' |
Report |
| Hungary | 0–2 | Portugal |
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| Report | Bruno Gama 50' Vieirinha 62' |
Group B
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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| Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Advanced to the semifinals |
| England |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Italy |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Israel |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| Israel | 1–2 | England |
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| Rafaelov 47' (pen.) |
Report | Bowditch 51' Milner 54' |
| Italy | 4–0 | Israel |
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| Pozzi 32', 46' Lupoli 35', 78' |
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Knockout stage
Knockout map
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 May – Viseu | ||||||
| Portugal (p) | 2 (3) | |||||
| 17 May – Viseu | ||||||
| England | 2 (2) | |||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||
| 14 May – Mangualde | ||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||
| Austria | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 May – Santa Comba Dão | ||||||
| England | 0 | |||||
| Austria | 1 | |||||
Semifinals
| Portugal | 2–2 | England |
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| Vieirinha 10' Saleiro 82' |
Report | Bowditch 8' Milner 21' |
| Penalties | ||
Machado  Vieirinha Saleiro Gama  |
3–2 | Doyle Moore Milner Ifil Leadbitter |
Third Place Playoff
| England | 0–1 | Austria |
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| Report | Pirker 53' |
Final
| Portugal | 2–1 | Spain |
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| Márcio Sousa 22', 47' |
Report | David 42' |
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Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References
- 2003: Miguel Veloso
- "uefa.com - UEFA European U-17 C'Ship - Fixtures & Results - Grp FT". 4 August 2003. Archived from the original on 4 August 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2019.