2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
# 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

The 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was held in Switzerland from 13 to 24 July 2004. Players born after 1 January 1985 can participate in this competition. The tournament was won by Spain, who beat Turkey in the final. It also served as the European qualification for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.

## Venues

| City / Town | Stadium | Host club(s) | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Kriens | Stadion Kleinfeld | Kriens | 5,100 |
| Aarau | Stadion Brügglifeld | Aarau | 9,249 |
| Fribourg | Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard | Fribourg | 9,000 |
| Lausanne | Juan-Antonio Samaranch Stadium | | |
| Nyon | Colovray | Nyon | 7,200 |

## Qualifications

There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament.

1. 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship first qualifying round 2. 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship second qualifying round

## Teams

The eight teams that participated in the final tournament were:

* Belgium
* Germany
* Italy
* Poland
* Spain
* Switzerland (host)
* Turkey
* Ukraine

## Match officials

Six referees were selected for the tournament:

* Gerald Lehner
* Levan Paniashvili
* Zsolt Szabó
* Alon Yefet
* Pedro Proença
* Douglas McDonald

## Group stage

### Group A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 |

### Group B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 0 |

## Knockout stage

### Bracket

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 21 July – Fribourg | 21 July – Fribourg |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 24 July – Nyon | 24 July – Nyon |
| Turkey (aet) | 3 | 24 July – Nyon | 24 July – Nyon |
| Turkey (aet) | 3 | Turkey | 0 |
| 21 July – Lausanne | 21 July – Lausanne | | Turkey | 0 |
| 21 July – Lausanne | 21 July – Lausanne | Spain | 1 |
| Spain (pen) | 2 (4) | Spain | 1 |
| Ukraine | 2 (1) | | |

### Final

* 2004 UEFA U-19 European champions
* Spain Fifth title

## Qualification to World Youth Championship

The six best performing teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, along with host Netherlands.

* Germany
* Italy
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
