2005 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
International football competition
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The 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the fourth edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship. Italy hosted the championship, during 3–14 May. Turkey defeated Netherlands in the final to win the competition for the second time.
| Campionato europeo di calcio Under-17 2005 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | 3–14 May |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Turkey (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Netherlands |
| Third place |  Italy |
| Fourth place |  Croatia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 51 (3.19 per match) |
| Attendance | 13,155 (822 per match) |
| Top scorer | Tevfik Köse (6 goals) |
| Best player | Nuri Şahin[1] |
← 2004 2006 → | |
Squads
Qualifying
2005 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round
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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Cities & Stadiums
| Città | Stadio |
|---|---|
| Santa Croce sull'Arno | Stadio Libero Masini |
| Pontedera | Stadio Ettore Mannucci |
| Castelfranco di Sotto | Stadio Osvaldo Martini |
| Cascina | Stadio Simone Redini |
| San Giuliano Terme | Stadio Giovanni Bui |
| Santa Maria a Monte | Stadio Gabriele Di Lupo |
Group stage
Group A
| Italy | 1–0 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
Russotto  50' |
Report[link removed] |
| Italy | 0–1 |  Belarus |
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| Report[link removed] | Kisly 57' |
England  | 0–1 | Italy |
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| Report[link removed] | Russotto 35' (pen.) |
Group B
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
 Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
 Israel |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
| Israel | 0–3 | Switzerland |
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| Report[link removed] | Halimi 13' Gashi 42'Rakitić 48' |
| Croatia | 2–2 | Netherlands |
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| Kalinić 29' Bačelić-Grgić 67' |
Report[link removed] | Vorthoren 81' Van der Laan 84' |
| Switzerland | 0–0 | Netherlands |
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| Report[link removed] |
| Israel | 2–4 | Croatia |
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| Kayal 40' Bar Buzaglo 47' |
Report[link removed] | Vidović 42', 69' Tobi  67' (o.g.)G. Radoš 79' |
| Netherlands | 2–1 | Israel |
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| Sarpong 37' Biseswar 65' |
Report[link removed] | Snappir 7' |
| Switzerland | 2–5 | Croatia |
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| Halimi 28' Lovren 60' (o.g.) |
Report[link removed] | Kalinić 50', 77' (pen.) Mehmedagić 53'Vidović 68'Staubli 79' (o.g.) |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Italy | 0–1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report[link removed] | Zaalman 89' |
For winning their semi-finals, Netherlands and Turkey qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Italy and Croatia meeting in the third place playoff for the third and final place in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
Third place play-off
| Italy | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Croatia |
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| De Silvestri 59' Di Gennaro 102' |
Report[link removed] | Kalinić 60' |
For winning the third place play-off, Italy qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Croatia missing out.
Final
| Netherlands | 0–2 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Report[link removed] | D. Yılmaz 46' Köse 51' |