2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
International football competition
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The 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the ninth edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship, held in Liechtenstein from 18 to 30 May 2010. The hosts decided not to field a team, fearing it would not be competitive enough for the tournament's prestige; their place was occupied by France, the best runner-up in the qualification's elite round. Germany was the 2009 title holder, but failed to qualify. In the final, England defeated Spain by 2–1, and achieved their first ever under-17 European title.
| U-17-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2010 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Liechtenstein |
| Dates | 18–30 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 41 (2.73 per match) |
| Attendance | 20,268 (1,351 per match) |
| Top scorer | Paco Alcácer (6 goals) |
| Best player | Connor Wickham |
← 2009 2011 → | |
Qualification
The final tournament of the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round. During these rounds, 52 national teams competed to determine the eight teams.
Participants
Despite being hosts, Liechtenstein did not participate in the finals. They withdrew from the competition after raising concerns with UEFA that their U-17 side would not be competitive, and devalue the tournament.[1]
Squads
Match officials
A total of six referees, eight assistant referees and two fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament.[2]
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The match officials were observed by Markus Nobs and Andreas Schluchter from Switzerland.[2]
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 |
 France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
 Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Switzerland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
| Portugal | 3–0 | Switzerland |
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Esgaio  25', 50'Fonseca 48' |
Report |
| Spain | 4–0 | Switzerland |
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| Alcácer 13', 36', 43' Ortí 48' |
Report |
| Switzerland | 1–3 | France |
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| Žarković 29' |
Report | Sanogo 43', 47' Koura 64' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
 Turkey |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
 Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
 Greece |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Turkey | 1–1 | Czech Republic |
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| Akçakın 43' |
Report | Haša 70' |
Knockout stage
Goalscorers
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Technical team selection
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