2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates7–19 July
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Italy (1st title)
Runners-up Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored41 (2.73 per match)
Attendance14,185 (946 per match)
Top scorer(s) Marie Pollmann
(4 goals)
Best player(s) Sara Gama
2007
2009

The UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2008 Final Tournament was held in France between 7–19 July 2008. Players born after 1 January 1989 were eligible to participate in this competition.

Qualification

There were two qualification rounds.[1]

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Competition format
First qualifying round
(44 teams)
  • 44 teams from associations ranked 1–53

11 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one club, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient

Second qualifying round
(24 teams)
  • 11 group winners and runners-up from 1st qualifying round
  • best two group third-place finishers from 1st qualifying round

6 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one club, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient

Final tournament
(8 teams)
  • 6 group winners from 2nd qualifying round
  • best group runners-up from 2nd qualifying round

2 groups of 4 teams, semi-finals, final

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Italy 6 3 2 0 1 4 4
 Norway 4 3 1 1 1 3 3
 France 4 3 1 1 1 3 4
 Spain 3 3 1 0 2 4 3
Italy 1–0 Norway
Bonetti 90' (Report)

France 1–0 Spain
Machart 59' (Report)
Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)

Spain 1–2 Norway
Flaviano 90+1' (Report) Herregården 58'
Hansen 75'
Stade Georges Boulogne, Amboise
Referee: Tanja Subotic (Slovenia)

France 1–3 Italy
Le Sommer 62' (Report) Barreca 34'
Gueli 69'
Bonometti 89'
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)


Spain 3–0 Italy
Ruiz 25'
Meseguer 61'
González 88'
(Report)
Referee: Jana Adamkova (Czech Republic)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Germany 7 3 2 1 0 10 1
 Sweden 5 3 1 2 0 4 3
 England 4 3 1 1 1 4 4
 Scotland 0 3 0 0 3 2 12
Sweden 2–1 Scotland
Konradsson 69'
Sjöstedt 90+4'
(Report) Murray 82'
Stade Georges Boulogne, Amboise
Referee: Hilal Tuba Tosun Ayer (Turkey)

Germany 2–0 England
Pollmann 35', 59' (Report)
Péteseilles, Avoine
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Sweden 1–1 Germany
Jakobsson 31' (Report) Pollmann 25'
Stade Guy Drut, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Referee: Jana Adamkova (Czech Republic)

Scotland 1–3 England
Littlejohn 6' (Report) Nobbs 4'
Duggan 45+4', 74'
Péteseilles, Avoine
Referee: Marija Damjanovic (Croatia)

England 1–1 Sweden
Duggan 10' (Report) Fors 63' (pen.)
Fors  45'  64'
Stade Guy Drut, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)

Scotland 0–7 Germany
(Report) Schwab 10', 45+1'
Kulig 18'
Pollmann 32'
Mirlach 37'
Hegering 47'
Wagner 64'
Stade Georges Boulogne, Amboise
Referee: Tanja Subotic (Slovenia)

Knockout stage

Semifinals – July 16 National Championship – July 19
      
1A  Italy 4
2B  Sweden 0
 Italy 1
 Norway 0
1B  Germany 1 (2)
2A  Norway 1 (4)

Semifinals

Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.) Norway
Mirlach 2' (Report) Enget 49'
Penalties
Hegering
Wagner
Pollmann
Mirlach
2–4 Mjelde
Isaksen
Ree
Andresen
Enget
Referee: Hilal Tuba Tosun Ayer (Turkey)

Italy 4–0 Sweden
Gueli 37', 75'
Bonometti 54'
Parisi 72' (pen.)
(Report)
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Final

Italy 1–0 Norway
Parisi 71' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)
Italy
Norway

ITALY:
GK 12 Sara Penzo
DF 15 Eleonora Bussu
DF 3 Sara Gama (c)
DF 6 Francesca Sampietro
DF 2 Diletta Crespi  65'
MF 8 Alessandra Barreca
MF 10 Alice Parisi
MF 4 Silvia Pisano
FW 11 Pamela Gueli  43'  72'
FW 9 Sabrina Marchese  44'  46'
MF 7 Cristina Bonometti
Substitutes:
MF 16 Laura Fusetti  74'  46'
DF 13 Michela Rodella  65'
FW 7 Tatiana Bonetti  72'
Manager:
Corrado Corradini

NORWAY:
GK 1 Ingrid Thorbjørnsen
DF 5 Gunhild Herregården
DF 7 Maren Mjelde (c)
DF 3 Caroline Walde
DF 2 Astrid Ree  82'
MF 11 June Tårnes  58'
MF 16 Kathrine Andresen  76'
MF 8 Ingrid Moe Wold
FW 9 Ingvild Isaksen
FW 10 Ida Elise Enget
FW 13 Hege Hansen
Substitutes:
DF 17 Ingrid Ryland  58'
MF 6 Maritha Eide  76'
FW 15 Cathrine Dyngvold  82'
Manager:
Jarl Torske

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Awards

 2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 champions 

Italy
First title

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ^ rsssf.org; tournament results