2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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| U-21-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2002 Championnat d'Europe de football espoirs 2002 Campionato europeo di calcio Under-21 2002 Campiunadis Europeans da ballape U21 2002 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Switzerland |
| Dates | 16–28 May |
| Teams | 8 (finals) 47 (qualifying) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Czech Republic (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 174,195 (11,613 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Massimo Maccarone (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Petr Čech |
← 2000 2004 → | |
UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2002 was the 13th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Switzerland between 16 and 28 May 2002.
Czech Republic U-21s won the competition for the first time.
Qualification
The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (one group of four + five groups of 5 + three groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.
Venues
| Switzerland | |
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| Zürich | Basel |
| Hardturm | St. Jakob-Park |
| Capacity: 17,666 | Capacity: 37,500 |
| Geneva | Lausanne |
| Charmilles Stadium | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise |
| Capacity: 9,250 | Capacity: 15,700 |
Squads
Matches
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Switzerland
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Portugal
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 England
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 0 – 0 | Italy |
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| Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| Czech Republic
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
 Belgium
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
 Greece
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| France | 2 – 0 | Czech Republic |
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Govou  41'Sorlin 45' |
Report |
| Belgium | 0 – 1 | Czech Republic |
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| Report | Jiránek 19' |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 May – Basel | ||||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| 28 May – Basel | ||||||
| Switzerland | 0 | |||||
| France | 0 (1) | |||||
| 25 May – Zurich | ||||||
| Czech Republic (p) | 0 (3) | |||||
| Czech Republic (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
| France | 2 – 0 | Switzerland |
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| Malbranque 62' Sorlin 70' |
Report |
| Czech Republic | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Italy |
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| Rozehnal 1' Pospíšil 83'  99' |
Report | Pirlo 86' (pen.) Maccarone 90+4' |
Final
| France | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Czech Republic |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Meriem  Frau  Escudé Boumsong |
1 – 3 | Pospíšil Grygera Skácel |
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Assistant referees:
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Goalscorers
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External links
- Results Archive at UEFA.com
- RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com