2001 UEFA Under-18 Championship

Jalkapallon alle 18-vuotiaiden Euroopan-mestaruuskilpailut 2001 2001 U18-Europamästerskapet i fotboll
Tournament details
Host country	Finland
Dates	21–29 July
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Poland (1st title)
Runners-up	Czech Republic
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	59 (4.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jorge Perona (8 goals)
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The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 2001 Final Tournament was held in Finland. Players born after 1 January 1982 were eligible to participate in this competition. This championship was the final one to use the Under-18 name; starting in 2002, the event was renamed as a UEFA European Under-19 Championship without any change in age eligibility.

Teams

The following teams had qualified for the tournament:

•   Belgium
•   Czech Republic
•   Denmark
•   Finland (host)
•   Poland
•   Spain
•   Ukraine
•   Yugoslavia

Venues

The final tournament was held in four stadiums located in four Finnish cities.

Results

Group stage

Group A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czech Republic	3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	9
Yugoslavia	3	2	0	1	10	6	+4	6
Ukraine	3	0	1	2	4	6	-2	1
Finland	3	0	1	2	6	13	-7	1

21 June 2001 (2001-06-21)

Finland	1 – 1	Ukraine
Scheweleff 84'		Karabkin 49'

Finnair Stadium, Helsinki

Referee: Helmut Fleischer ( Germany)

21 June 2001 (2001-06-21)

Czech Republic	1 – 0	Yugoslavia
Řehák 24'	Report

Finnair Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 869

Referee: Massimo Busacca ( Switzerland)

23 June 2001 (2001-06-23)

Finland	1 – 4	Czech Republic
Sjölund 6'	Report	Dujka 14' Koubský 44' Trojan 57' Čoupek 58'

Finnair Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 6,237

Referee: Massimo De Santis ( Italy)

23 June 2001 (2001-06-23)

Ukraine	1 – 2	Yugoslavia
Pinchuk 24'	Report	Damjanović 35' Misimović 79'

Pohjola Stadion, Vantaa

Attendance: 538

Referee: Eric Poulat ( France)

25 June 2001 (2001-06-25)

Yugoslavia	8 – 4	Finland
Damjanović 20', 49' Cilinšek 23' Misimović 38' Lazović 53', 65', 68', 82'	Report	Sjölund 51', 74' Peteri 54' Okkonen 62'

Finnair Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 4,753

Referee: Attila Hanacsek ( Hungary)

25 June 2001 (2001-06-25)

Czech Republic	3 – 2	Ukraine
Bystroň 63' Koubský 69' Hudec 84'	Report	Motuz 51' Kutas 56'

Pohjola Stadion, Vantaa

Attendance: 468

Referee: Martin Ingvarsson ( Sweden)

Group B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Poland	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	7
Spain	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6
Belgium	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Denmark	3	0	0	3	2	6	-4	0

22 July 2001 (2001-07-22)

Poland	4 – 1	Spain
Nawotczyński 14', 90' Madej 16' Grzelak 41'	Report	Perona 23'

Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski

Referee: Martin Ingvarsson ( Sweden)

22 July 2001 (2001-07-22)

Belgium	2 – 0	Denmark
Aelbrecht 56' Djamba-Shango 90'

Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski

Referee: Attila Hanacsek ( Hungary)

24 July 2001 (2001-07-24)

Spain	1 – 0	Denmark
Perona 87'	Report

Tampere Stadium, Tampere

Referee: Helmut Fleischer ( Germany)

24 July 2001 (2001-07-24)

Poland	1 – 1	Belgium
Kaźmierczak 82'		Djamba-Shango 78'

Tampere Stadium, Tampere

Referee: Massimo Busacca ( Switzerland)

26 July 2001 (2001-07-26)

Denmark	2 – 3	Poland
Beierholm 5' Benjaminsen 57'		Zawadzki 18', 28' Żytko

Tampere Stadium, Tampere

Referee: Eric Poulat ( France)

26 July 2001 (2001-07-26)

Spain	3 – 1	Belgium
Perona 8', 76', 90' ( pen.)	Report	Walasiak 31'

Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski

Referee: Massimo De Santis ( Italy)

Third place play-off

29 July 2001 (2001-07-29)

Yugoslavia	2 – 6	Spain
Bihorac 5', 46'	Report	Arteta 2' Perona 21', 58', 87' Elá 43', 77'

Finnair Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 1,257

Referee: Massimo Busacca ( Switzerland)

Final

29 July 2001

Czech Republic	1 – 3	Poland
Trojan 39'	Report	Nawotczyński 26' Madej 89' Łobodziński 90'

Finnair Stadium, Helsinki

Referee: Eric Poulat ( France)

2001 UEFA U-18 Championship winner
Poland First title

Goalscorers

8 goals

• Jorge Perona

4 goals

• Danko Lazović

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

See also

• 2001 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

External links

• Results by RSSSF
• Official Site