2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the third edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship. France hosted the championship, during 4–15 May. Host France defeated Spain in the final to win the competition for the first time.

2004 UEFA Under-17 Championship

Championnat d'Europe de football des moins de 17 ans 2004
Tournament details
Host country	France
Dates	4–15 May
Teams	8
Venue(s)	7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	France (1st title)
Runners-up	Spain
Third place	Portugal
Fourth place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	52 (3.25 per match)
Attendance	63,155 (3,947 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Hatem Ben Arfa Bruno Gama Shane Paul Marc Pedraza (3 goals each)
Best player(s)	Cesc Fàbregas[1]
← 2003 2005 →

Squads

Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads

Qualifying

There were two qualifying rounds.

• Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship first qualifying round
• Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship second qualifying round

Match Officials

A total of 6 referees, 8 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament.^[2][3]

Referees Christoforos Zografos Modou Sowe Joeri Van De Velde Radek Matejek Marek Mikolajewski Marijo Strahonja

Assistant referees Simon Lee Evans Zaza Menteshashvili Erik Bergsten Alessandro Griselli Vytautas Simkus Nikolay Petrov Luleseged Begashaw Toni Gligorov

Fourth officials Olivier Thual Fredy Fautrel

Group stage

Group A

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
Spain	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
Turkey	3	1	0	2	6	5	+1	3
Northern Ireland	3	0	0	3	3	12	−9	0

Spain	1–0	Turkey
Marquitos 40'	Report

4 May 2004

16:00 CET

Stade Georges Boulogne, Amboise

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Joeri Van De Velde (Belgium)

France	3–0	Northern Ireland
Benzema 73' Ben Arfa 76' Songo'o 79'	Report

4 May 2004

18:00 CET

Les Allées, Blois

Attendance: 4,280

Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)

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Northern Ireland	2–5	Turkey
Turner 42' (pen.) O'Connor 82'	Report	Keleş 14', 36' Yılmaz 22' Aksu 23' Sabankay 74'

6 May 2004

18:00 CET

Stade Jules Ladoumègue, Romorantin-Lanthenay

Attendance: 2,293

Referee: Marek Mikolajewski (Poland)

France	1–0	Spain
Suárez 18' (o.g.)	Report

6 May 2004

19:00 CET

Les Allées, Blois

Attendance: 4,962

Referee: Christoforos Zografos (Greece)

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Turkey	1–2	France
Aksu 83'	Report	Ben Arfa 42' Ménez 69'

9 May 2004

17:30 CET

Stade Georges Boulogne, Amboise

Attendance: 5,460

Referee: Radek Matějek (Czech Republic)

Northern Ireland	1–4	Spain
Doherty 49'	Report	Pedraza 27', 35', 42' Capel 66'

9 May 2004

17:30 CET

Stade Guy Drut, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire

Attendance: 1,914

Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)

Group B

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
Portugal	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4
Austria	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Ukraine	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Ukraine	0–2	England
	Report	Paul 60' Doyle 79'

4 May 2004

15:00 CET

Stade Péteseilles, Avoine

Attendance: 2,254

Referee: Christoforos Zografos (Greece)

Austria	0–0	Portugal
	Report

4 May 2004

20:00 CET

Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours

Attendance: 2,502

Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)

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Ukraine	1–2	Austria
Dorosh 5'	Report	Gramann 9' (pen.), 11'

6 May 2004

15:00 CET

Stade Guy Drut, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire

Attendance: 1,489

Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)

England	3–1	Portugal
Paul 4', 56' Davies 79'	Report	Moreira 8'

6 May 2004

15:00 CET

Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours

Attendance: 2,582

Referee: Radek Matějek (Czech Republic)

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Portugal	4–0	Ukraine
Gama 11', 22' (pen.) Gomes 51' Fausto 82'	Report

9 May 2004

20:00 CET

Stade Péteseilles, Avoine

Attendance: 2,338

Referee: Marek Mikolajewski (Poland)

England	1–0	Austria
Porter 54'	Report

9 May 2004

20:00 CET

Les Allées, Blois

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Joeri Van De Velde (Belgium)

Knockout stage

Semifinals

France	3–1	Portugal
Nasri 52' Ménez 56' Ben Arfa 62'	Report	Moreira 27'

12 May 2004

17:30 CET

Les Allées, Blois

Attendance: 5,742

Referee: Marek Mikolajewski (Poland)

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England	1–2	Spain
Reid 18'	Report	Marquitos 10' Fàbregas 80' (pen.)

12 May 2004

19:30 CET

Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours

Attendance: 5,339

Referee: Joeri Van De Velde (Belgium)

Third Place Playoff

Portugal	4–4	England
Fausto 13' João Pedro 24', 98' Gama 59'	Report	Walker 25', 97' (pen.) Reid 45' Davies 62'
Penalties
Gama Gomes Barbosa João Pedro	3–2	Walker Doyle James Porter Wheater

15 May 2004

15:30 CET

Stade Gaston Petit, Châteauroux

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)

Final

France	2–1	Spain
Constant 1' Nasri 79'	Report	Piqué 63'

15 May 2004

19:00 CET

Stade Gaston Petit, Châteauroux

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Christoforos Zografos (Greece)