2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2014 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.png 250px The official logo of the tournament Malta 9–21 May 53 (qualification)8 (finals) 3 3 17 ENG 2 17 NED 15 46 42388 17 ENG Dominic Solanke17 NED Jari Schuurman(4 goals) 17 NED Steven Bergwijnhttp://www.uefa.com/under17/history/season=2014/goldenplayer/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140601023629/http://www.uefa.com/under17/history/season=2014/goldenplayer/index.html dead June 1, 2014 UEFA Golden Player 2014: Steven Bergwijn UEFA 2013 2015 UEFA Kampjonat Ewropew ta’ taħt is-17-il sena 2014 The 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the 13th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, an annual football competition between men's under-17 national teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament was hosted for the first time in Malta, from 9 to 21 May 2014, after their bid was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee on 20 March 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0ce01a2ce5e7-5a4d4644c286-1000--malta-bulgaria-azerbaijan-picked-for-u17s/ Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 9 April 2014 20 March 2012 Fifty-three teams participated in a two-round qualification stage, taking place between September 2013 and March 2014, to determine the seven teams joining the hosts. Players born after 1 January 1997 were eligible to participate in this competition.Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2013/14 https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/96/66/46/1966646_DOWNLOAD.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130817081611/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/96/66/46/1966646_DOWNLOAD.pdf dead August 17, 2013 UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 1 April 2014 This edition marked the first appearance of a national team from Gibraltar,Draw to launch U17 road to Malta https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0ce4362bf182-9413501de7e2-1000--draw-to-launch-u17-road-to-malta/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 9 April 2014 20 November 2012 and was the first UEFA competition allowing referees to use a vanishing spray when setting free kicks.https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0ce44d5c4f75-8fd616cfc482-1000--vanishing-spray-leaves-lasting-impression/ Vanishing spray leaves lasting impression UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 16 May 2014 16 May 2014 Live broadcast was provided by Eurosport 2 and Eurosport International.Under-17 match and TV schedule confirmed https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0ce44b4fe187-5ea3e378d5ef-1000--under-17-match-and-tv-schedule-confirmed/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 16 April 2014 15 April 2014 England beat the Netherlands in the final on penalties to secure their second European under-17 title, four years after their first, and the second to be won by coach John Peacock. The 2013 champions, Russia, failed to qualify for the final tournament. Qualification 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round Qualifying round 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round elite round Qualification for the final tournament of the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship consisted of two rounds: a qualifying round and an elite round. In the qualifying round, 53 national teams competed in 13 groups of four teams, with each group winner and runner-up, plus the best third-placed team, advancing to the elite round. There, the 27 first-round qualifiers plus Germany, who was given a bye, were distributed in seven groups of four teams. The winner of each group qualified for the final tournament. Qualified teams Country Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament1 17 MLT 01 Hosts 0 (debut) 17 SUI Group 1 winner 06 6 (2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013) 17 TUR Group 2 winner 05 5 (2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010) 17 NED Group 3 winner 07 7 (2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012) 17 ENG Group 4 winner 08 8 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011) 17 GER Group 5 winner 05 6 (2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012) 17 SCO Group 6 winner 01 1 (2008) 17 POR Group 7 winner 04 4 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2010) 1 Only counted appearances for under-17 era (bold indicates champion for that year, while italic indicates hosts) Final draw The draw for the group stage of the final tournament was held on 9 April 2014 at Saint James Cavalier in Valletta. It was conducted by UEFA's Youth and Amateur Football Committee chairman Jim Boyce, along with Fr. Hilary Tagliaferro and former Maltese international David Carabott. The host team, Malta, was automatically assigned as team one in group A, while the remaining teams were drawn successively in the order B1, A2, B2, A3, B3, A4 and B4.Swiss, Germany, England complete U17 finals cast https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0ce44b4f8719-32a2f236da14-1000--swiss-germany-england-complete-u17-finals-cast/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 9 April 2014 31 March 2014Malta meet England, Germany face Switzerland https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0ce44b4fb6b6-2ee8134feafe-1000--malta-meet-england-germany-face-switzerland/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 9 April 2014 9 April 2014 Venues Malta center 300 Malta 35.894783 14.415172 Ta' Qali top Malta 35.880278 14.512778 Tony Bezzina Stadium bottom Malta 36.038323 14.256170 Gozo Stadium right Ta' Qali Paola Xewkija Ta' Qali National Stadium Tony Bezzina Stadium Gozo Stadium Capacity: 16,997 Capacity: 2,968 Capacity: 1,644 200px 200px 200px Squads 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads Match officials Referees MNE Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) AUT Alexander Harkam (Austria) SWE Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) LVA Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia) BEL Jonathan Lardot (Belgium) AZE Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan) Assistant referees HUN István Albert (Hungary) LTU Audrius Jagintavičius (Lithuania) NOR Dag-Roger Nebben (Norway) ARM Mesrop Ghazaryan (Armenia) ISR David Elias Biton (Israel) UKR Oleksandr Korniyko (Ukraine) SVN Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia) GEO David Chigogidze (Georgia) Fourth officials MLT Clayton Pisani (Malta) MLT Alan Mario Sant (Malta) Group stage 500px|thumbnail|Map of the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship finalist teams and their performances. The inset shows Malta (host). Fixtures and match schedule were confirmed by UEFA on 15 April 2014. Tie-breaking If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied: Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question; Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question; Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question; If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 4 to 7 apply. 4 Superior goal difference in all group matches; Higher number of goals scored in all group matches; Respect Fair play ranking of the teams in question (final tournament); Drawing of lots. If only two teams are tied (according to criteria 1–7) after having met in the last match of the group stage, their ranking is determined by a penalty shoot-out. All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00). Group A main WDL Group A Q NED 17 NED ENG 17 ENG TUR 17 TUR MLT 17 MLT 3 0 0 10 4 2 0 1 7 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 0 3 2 12 H green1 Knockout stage A A complete 9 May 2014 11:00 17 NED 3–2 17 TUR Verdonk 54 pen.Nouri 69Ould-Chikh 75 Ünal 43Aktay 79 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard 3,947 Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) Report 9 May 2014 18:00 17 MLT 0–3 17 ENG Roberts 15 48Armstrong 25 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard 7,015 Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia) Report 12 May 2014 11:15 17 ENG 4–1 17 TUR Solanke 22 49Kenny 58Armstrong 64 Ünal 16 Gozo Stadium, Xewkija 1,631 Jonathan Lardot (Belgium) Report 12 May 2014 15:15 17 MLT 2–5 17 NED Mbong 37Friggieri 64 Schuurman 5 27 42Bergwijn 13 69 Gozo Stadium, Xewkija 1,145 Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan) Report 15 May 2014 11:00 17 TUR 4–0 17 MLT Alici 43 58Aktay 70 76 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard 8,129 Jonathan Lardot (Belgium) Report 15 May 2014 11:00 17 ENG 0–2 17 NED Verdonk 45van der Moot 68 Hibernians Ground, Paola 1,240 Alexander Harkam (Austria) Report Group B main WDL Group B Q POR 17 POR SCO 17 SCO GER 17 GER SUI 17 SUI 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 4 3 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 2 2 5 green1 Knockout stage A A complete 9 May 2014 11:15 17 GER 1–1 17 SUI Henrichs 58 Babic 72 Gozo Stadium, Xewkija 1,448 Alexander Harkam (Austria) Report 9 May 2014 15:15 17 SCO 0–2 17 POR Sanches 18Mata 78 Gozo Stadium, Xewkija 341 Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) Report 12 May 2014 11:00 17 SUI 0–1 17 POR Mata 54 Hibernians Ground, Paola 2,563 Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) Report 12 May 2014 18:00 17 GER 0–1 17 SCO Wright 41 Hibernians Ground, Paola 1,206 Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia) Report 15 May 2014 18:00 17 POR 1–0 17 GER P. Rodrigues 51 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard 1,172 Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) Report 15 May 2014 18:00 17 SUI 1–3 17 SCO Oberlin 20 Wighton 45Sheppard 56Hardie 63 Hibernians Ground, Paola 514 Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan) Report Knockout stage In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time is played). Bracket 18 May – Attard 17 NED 5 17 SCO 0 18 May – Attard 17 POR 0 17 ENG 2 21 May – Attard 17 NED 1 (1) 17 ENG 1 (4) Semi-finals 18 May 2014 17:45 17 POR 0–2 Report 17 ENG Solanke 52Roberts 74 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard 2,107 Alexander Harkam (Austria) 18 May 2014 20:45 17 NED 5–0 Report 17 SCO Verdonk 35 pen.Nouri 38Bergwijn 57Owobowale 59Van der Moot 73 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard 508 Jonathan Lardot (Belgium) Final 21 May 2014 19:00 17 NED 1–1 Report 17 ENG Schuurman 40 Solanke 25 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard 9,422 Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) Van der Moot Schuurman Verdonk 1–4 Ledson Moore Cooke Kenny Team of the Tournament Goalkeepers Netherlands Yanick van Osch Switzerland Gregor Kobel Defenders England Jonjoe Kenny England Tafari Moore England Joe Gomez Netherlands Calvin Verdonk Portugal Ferro Germany Lukas Boeder Midfielders England Ryan Ledson Scotland Aidan Nesbitt Netherlands Jari Schuurman Portugal Rúben Neves Portugal Renato Sanches Switzerland Dimitri Oberlin Forwards Netherlands Steven Bergwijn Turkey Enes Ünal England Patrick Roberts Portugal Alexandre Silva http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2014/technical-report/tr-under17-2014.pdf Technical report 21 UEFA https://web.archive.org/web/20170914014819/http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2014/technical-report/tr-under17-2014.pdf 14 September 2017 dead Goalscorers 4 goals 17 ENG Dominic Solanke 17 NED Jari Schuurman 3 goals 22em 17 ENG Patrick Roberts 17 NED Calvin Verdonk 17 NED Steven Bergwijn 17 TUR Fatih Aktay 2 goals 22em 17 ENG Adam Armstrong 17 NED Abdelhak Nouri 17 NED Dani van der Moot 17 POR Luís Mata 17 TUR Enes Ünal 1 goal 22em 17 ENG Jonjoe Kenny 17 GER Benjamin Henrichs 17 MLT Aidan Friggieri 17 MLT Joseph Mbong 17 NED Bilal Ould-Chikh 17 NED Segun Owobowale 17 POR Pedro Rodrigues 17 POR Renato Sanches 17 SCO Ryan Hardie 17 SCO Jake Sheppard 17 SCO Craig Wighton 17 SCO Scott Wright 17 SUI Boris Babic 17 SUI Dimitri Oberlin 17 TUR Hayrullah Alici References External links Official tournament site at UEFA Official tournament siteSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes at Malta Football Association 2014 Under-17 Championship Under-17 Championship Under-17 Championship Category:2013–14 in Maltese football 2014 Category:May 2014 sports events in Europe