2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
International football competition
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The 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was held in Switzerland from 13 to 24 July 2004. Players born after 1 January 1985 can participate in this competition. The tournament was won by Spain, who beat Turkey in the final. It also served as the European qualification for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| U-19-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2004 Championnat d'Europe de football des moins de 19 ans 2004 Campionato europeo di calcio | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Switzerland |
| Dates | 13–24 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Turkey |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 45 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ali Öztürk Łukasz Piszczek(4 goals each) |
| Best player | Juanfran |
← 2003 2005 → | |
Venues
| Kriens | Aarau | Fribourg | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadion Kleinfeld | Stadion Brügglifeld | Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard | |||||
| Capacity: 5,100 | Capacity: 9,249 | Capacity: 9,000 | |||||
| Nyon | Lausanne | ||||||
| Colovray | Juan-Antonio Samaranch Stadium | ||||||
| Capacity: 7,200 | Capacity: ? | ||||||
Qualifications
There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament.
1. 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship first qualifying round
2. 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship second qualifying round
Teams
Match officials
Six referees were selected for the tournament:
Gerald Lehner
Levan Paniashvili
Zsolt Szabó
Alon Yefet
Pedro Proença
Douglas McDonald
Squads
Group stage
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
 Ukraine |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
 Italy |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
 Belgium |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 |
| Belgium | 0–0 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Report[link removed] |
| Switzerland | 1–1 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
Salatić  72' |
Report[link removed] | Alberti 45' |
| Italy | 0–1 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Report[link removed] | Milevskyi 61' |
| Switzerland | 2–0 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Antić 38' Bühler 78' |
Report[link removed] |
| Ukraine | 0–0 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Report[link removed] |
| Italy | 4–0 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| Alberti 28', 50' Montolivo 48'Sorrentino 84' |
Report[link removed] |
Group B
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 21 July – Fribourg | ||||||
| Switzerland | 2 | |||||
| 24 July – Nyon | ||||||
| Turkey (aet) | 3 | |||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||
| 21 July – Lausanne | ||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
| Spain (pen) | 2 (4) | |||||
| Ukraine | 2 (1) | |||||
Semi-finals
| Switzerland | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Antić 56' Dugić 109' |
Report[link removed] | S. Öztürk 58', 95' Kerim 107' |
Final
| Turkey | 0–1 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Report[link removed] | Valero 90+2' |
| 2004 UEFA U-19 European champions |
|---|
 Spain Fifth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The six best performing teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, along with host 
Netherlands.