3245c93e83d87992f60c8bbfce10be4418b57455.txt 2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
Dates25 July – 3 August
Teams8
Final positions
Champions France (1st title)
Runners-up Norway
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Germany Shelley Thompson
(4 goals)
Best player(s)France Sarah Bouhaddi
← 2002
2004 →

The UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2003 Final Tournament was held in Germany between 25 July – 3 August 2003. Players born after 1 January 1984 were eligible to participate in this competition.

The tournament is notable for featuring a penalty kick shootout in the final group game in Group A between Italy and Sweden to determine the second semifinal qualifier. This is the first time that a penalty-kick shootout has been used in the group stage of a tournament since the rule was introduced.[1]

Qualifying

Main article: 2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification

36 teams played for seven free places in the final. Two qualifying rounds were played.[2]

Final tournament

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 0 1 5 8 −3 6 Semifinals
2  Sweden 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4[a]
3  Italy 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4[a]
4  Germany 3 1 0 2 7 4 +3 3
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Penalty shoot-out: Sweden 4, Italy 1.
Germany 0–2 Italy
(Report) Tona 20'
Ricco 39'
Sportzentrum, Taucha
Referee: Antonia Kokotou (Greece)
Sweden 1–2 England
Odenyo 58' (Report) Scott 40'
Williams 89'
Am Stadtbad, Markranstädt
Referee: Snjezana Focic (Croatia)
Germany 1–2 Sweden
Krahn 50' (Report) S. Andersson 33'
Seger 90+3'
Referee: Carla De Boeck (Belgium)
Italy 1–3 England
Ricco 46' (Report) McDougall 20'
Aluko 26'
Williams 85'
Zentralsportpark, Markkleeberg
England 0–6 Germany
(Report) Thompson 12', 40', 80', 90+1'
Goessling 23'
Laudehr 41'
Referee: Ilonka Milanova Djaleva (Bulgaria)
Italy 3–3 Sweden
Ricco 41'
Coppolino 63'
Domenichetti 90+2'		 (Report) Fischer 55'
Odenyo 62'
Siid-Ahmed 82'
Penalties
Manieri soccer ball with red X
Coppolino soccer ball with check mark
Cortesi soccer ball with red X		 1–4 soccer ball with check mark Fischer
soccer ball with check mark Odenyo
soccer ball with check mark Almgren
soccer ball with check mark Siid-ahmed
Sportpark, Borna
Referee: Tatjana Pavlovic (Serbia)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Semifinals
2  France 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3[a]
4  Spain 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Netherlands 3, Spain 0.
Norway 2–2 France
Nilsen 47'
Heimlund 66'		 (Report) Josserand 34'
Bussaglia 75'
Stadion der Freundschaft, Grimma
Netherlands 2–1 Spain
Kant 71'
Brouwer 90'		 (Report) S. García 18'
Dr. Fritz Fröhlich-Stadion, Regis-Breitingen
Referee: Ilonka Milanova Djaleva (Bulgaria)
Norway 2–1 Netherlands
Frantzen 14'
Wiik 85'		 (Report) Vermeulen 9'
Eintracht Schkeuditz, Schkeuditz
Referee: Tatjana Pavlovic (Serbia)
France 2–3 Spain
Guine 57'
Bussaglia 81'		 (Report) Martín 3', 26'
Casseleux 71' (o.g.)
Frischaufstadion, Wurzen
Referee: Snjezana Focic (Croatia)
Spain 1–2 Norway
Pérez 16' (Report) Frantzen 57'
Knutsen 85'
Sportpark Tresenwald, Machern
Referee: Carla De Boeck (Belgium)
France 2–1 Netherlands
Bussaglia 47'
Thiney 76'		 (Report) Melis 41'
Am Eichholz, Zwenkau
Referee: Antonia Kokotou (Greece)

Semifinals

Norway 2–2 Sweden
Frantzen 72'
Heimlund 90+1'		 (Report) Fischer 5', 40'
Penalties
Woods soccer ball with check mark
Vikestad soccer ball with check mark
Nilsen soccer ball with check mark
Frantzen soccer ball with red X
Henriksen soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with check mark Fischer
soccer ball with check mark Odenyo
soccer ball with red X Almgren
soccer ball with red X Siid-Ahmed
Stadion der Freundschaft, Grimma
Referee: Ilonka Milanova Djaleva (Bulgaria)
England 0–2 France
(Report) Josserand 12'
Debonne 88'
Am Stadtbad, Markranstädt
Referee: Carla De Boeck (Belgium)

Final

France 2–0 Norway
Coquet 18'
Traikia 46'		 (Report)
Attendance: 1,212
Referee: Snjezana Focic (Croatia)

Awards

 2004 UEFA Women's Under-19 champions 

France
First title

References

  1. ^ uefa.com (1 April 2009). "Women's Under-19 - History – UEFA.com". Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  2. ^ "European Women U-19 Championship 2002-03". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 August 2018.