2001 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
International football competition
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The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 2001 Final Tournament was held in Finland. Players born after 1 January 1982 were eligible to participate in this competition. This championship was the final one to use the Under-18 name; starting in 2002, the event was renamed as a UEFA European Under-19 Championship without any change in age eligibility.
| Jalkapallon alle 18-vuotiaiden Euroopan-mestaruuskilpailut 2001 2001 U18-Europamästerskapet i fotboll | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Finland |
| Dates | 21–29 July |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Poland (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Czech Republic |
| Third place |  Spain |
| Fourth place |  FR Yugoslavia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 59 (4.21 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jorge Perona (8 goals) |
← 2000 2002 → | |
Teams
The following teams had qualified for the tournament:
Venues
The final tournament was held in four stadiums located in four Finnish cities.
| Stadium | City | Tenant club(s) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tehtaan kenttä | Valkeakoski | Haka | 3,516 |
| Tampere Stadium | Tampere | Tampere United | 16,800 |
| Finnair Stadium | Helsinki | HJK and HIFK | 10,770 |
| Pohjola Stadion | Vantaa | PK-35 and Allianssi | 4,700 |
Results
Group stage
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| FR Yugoslavia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 |
 Ukraine |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 |
 Finland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 1 |
| Finland | 1 – 1 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
Scheweleff  84' |
Karabkin 49' |
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany)
| Czech Republic | 1 – 0 | FR Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| Řehák 24' |
Report |
| Ukraine | 1 – 2 | FR Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| Pinchuk 24' |
Report | Damjanović 35' Misimović 79' |
| FR Yugoslavia | 8 – 4 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Damjanović 20', 49' Cilinšek 23' Misimović 38' Lazović 53', 65', 68', 82' |
Report | Sjölund 51', 74' Peteri 54' Okkonen 62' |
Group B
Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)
Referee: Attila Hanacsek (Hungary)
| Poland | 1 – 1 |  Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Kaźmierczak 82' |
Djamba-Shango 78' |
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Referee: Eric Poulat (France)
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)
Third place play-off
| FR Yugoslavia | 2 – 6 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Bihorac 5', 46' |
Report[link removed] | Arteta 2' Perona 21', 58', 87' Elá 43', 77' |
Final
| Czech Republic | 1 – 3 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Trojan 39' |
Report | Nawotczyński 26' Madej 89' Łobodziński 90' |
Referee: Eric Poulat (France)
| 2001 UEFA U-18 Championship winner |
|---|
 Poland First title |
Goalscorers
- 8 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Serge Djamba-Shango
Jiri Koubsky- Filip Trojan
Łukasz Madej- Dariusz Zawadzki
Jacinto Elá
Emir Bihorac- Zvjezdan Misimović
- 1 goal
- Tim Aelbrecht
- Jonathan Walasiak
- David Bystroň
- Petr Čoupek
- Tomas Dujka
- Martin Hudec
- Tomáš Řehák
Mads Beierholm- Peter Benjaminsen
Antti Okkonen- Jussi Peteri
- Henri Scheweleff
- Mikel Arteta
- Rafał Grzelak
- Przemysław Kaźmierczak
- Wojciech Łobodziński
- Mateusz Żytko
Yaroslav Karabkin- Pavlo Kutas
- Serhiy Motuz
- Dmytro Pinchuk
- Saša Cilinšek