2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
International football competition
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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.
Host countryEngland
Dates22 April – 6 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue16 (in 18 host cities)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England |
| Dates | 22 April – 6 May |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 16 (in 18 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  France |
| Third place |  Croatia |
| Fourth place |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 90 (2.81 per match) |
| Top scorer | Fernando Torres (7 goals) |
| Best player | Fernando Torres |
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Match officials
| Country | Referee | Assistant referees | Fourth officials | Matches refereed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belarus |
None | Vyacheslav Bykov | None | |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Siniša Zrnić | None | None | Italy–Switzerland (Group C) |
 Bulgaria |
Dimitar Dimitrov | None | None | Romania–Spain (Group A) England–Switzerland (Group C) Scotland–Croatia (Group D) |
| Croatia |
None | Tomislav Petrović | None | |
 Czech Republic |
None | Miroslav Zlámal | None | |
| 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 |
Athanasios Briakos | None | None | Spain–Germany (Group A) Poland–Russia (Group B) |
 Hungary |
None | Robert Kispál | None | |
 Iceland |
Kristinn Jakobsson | None | None | Croatia–Finland (Group D) England–Germany (Quarter-final) |
 Israel |
Alon Yefet | None | None | Turkey–Russia (Group B) France–Scotland (Group D) Turkey–Croatia (Quarter-final) Spain–Croatia (Semi-final) |
 Norway |
None | Steinar Holvik | None | |
 Poland |
Grzegorz Gilewski | None | None | Spain–Belgium (Group A) Switzerland–Hungary (Group C) England–France (Semi-final) |
 Portugal |
None | Paulo Ribeiro | None | |
 Romania |
Alexandru Tudor | None | None | Not known |
 Seychelles |
Eddy Maillet | None | None | France–Russia (Quarter-final) |
 South Africa |
None | Lazarus Matela | None | |
 Sweden |
Martin Hansson | None | None | Russia–Netherlands (Group B) Scotland–Finland (Group D) Croatia–England (Third place play-off) |
 Switzerland |
None | Francesco Buragina | None | |
 Yugoslavia |
None | Vitomir Simović | None |
Squads
Qualifying
Group stage
Group A
Germany  | 1–2 |  Belgium |
|---|---|---|
Trochowski  90' |
Report | Maxence Coveliers 66' Vandendriessche 79' |
New Ferens Park, Durham
| Romania | 2–8 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Velcovici 29' Oprea 55' (pen.) |
Report | Odonkor 7' Trochowski 10'Kılıçaslan 17', 33', 59'Petereit 65'Ochs 79'Madejski 80' |
New Ferens Park, Durham
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)
Billington, Billingham
| Spain | 0–2 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Trochowski 15' Di Gregorio 58' |
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 Denizhan 57' |
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Ralf De Haan 22', 53' |
Report |
| Russia | 0–0 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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 |
| England | 2–0 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| E. Johnson 56' Schumacher 79' |
Report |
| Hungary | 0–1 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Report | G. Johnson 22' |
Attendance: 3,440
| Italy | 1–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Lodi 22' |
Report | Joël Gasche 43' |
Group D
| France | 3–0 |  Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Sinama Pongolle 14', 54' Le Tallec 75' |
Report |
| France | 3–0 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Sinama Pongolle 37', 55', 64' (pen.) |
Report |
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 29 April – Sunderland | ||||||||||
| Spain (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| 3 May – Middlesbrough | ||||||||||
| Italy | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||
| 30 April – Scunthorpe | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 0 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 May – Sunderland | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 2 | |||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| 29 April – Middlesbrough | ||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||
| England (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 3 May – Newcastle | ||||||||||
| Germany | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| 30 April – York | ||||||||||
| France | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 May – Durham | ||||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 4 | |||||||||
| England | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
| England | 0–4 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Le Tallec 2', 77' Sinama Pongolle 4', 72' |
Third place play-off
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Wouter Vandendriessche
Ivan Grivičić- Niko Kranjčar
Glen Johnson
Sébastien Grax- Mourad Meghni
- Youssef Sofiane
Ralf de Haan
Jaime Gavilán
Cédric Tsimba
- 1 goal
- Maxence Coveliers
- Kristof Goessens
- Hrvoje Čale
- Mario Grgurović
- Drago Papa
- Dejan Prijić
- Igor Ružak
- Eddie Johnson
- Cherno Samba
- Steven Schumacher
- John Welsh
Tommi Peltonen
Baldo di Gregorio- Alexander Laas
- Oliver Madejski
- Patrick Ochs
- David Odonkor
- Christian Petereit
Mihály Horváth- Zsolt Müller
Mauro Belotti- Paolo Facchinetti
Marek Wasicki
Rareş Tudor Oprea- Gabriel Velcovici
Anatoli Gerk
Craig Beattie- Paul McLaughlin
- Graham Weir
- Guillem Bauzà
- Melli
- Miguel Flaño
- Senel
- Joël Gasche
Dündar Denizhan- Sabri
- Sezgin Yilmaz