2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

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.

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

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 only time that a penalty-kick shootout has been used in the group stage of a tournament since the rule was introduced.[1]

Qualifying

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

Final tournament

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 320158−36
 Sweden 31116604
 Italy 31116604
 Germany 310274+33
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
Coppolino
Cortesi
1–4 Fischer
Odenyo
Almgren
Siid-ahmed
Sportpark, Borna
Referee: Tatjana Pavlovic (Serbia)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Norway 321064+27
 France 31116604
 Netherlands 310245−13
 Spain 310256−13
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
Vikestad
Nilsen
Frantzen
Henriksen
4 – 2 Fischer
Odenyo
Almgren
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". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
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