The 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 19th edition of

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. It was the last under-16 championship, before changing the name as under-17 championships.

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hosted the championship, during 22 April – 6 May. 16 teams entered the competition, and

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defeated

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in the final to win the competition for the sixth time.

Match officials

Squads

Qualifying

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

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;6 goals *

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;5 goals *

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;3 goals *

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;2 goals * Wouter Vandendriessche * Ivan Grivičić *

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* Youssef Sofiane * Ralf de Haan * Jaime Gavilán * Cédric Tsimba ;1 goal * Maxence Coveliers * Kristof Goessens *

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* Drago Papa * Dejan Prijić * Igor Ružak * Eddie Johnson *

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* Tommi Peltonen *

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* Alexander Laas * Oliver Madejski *

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* Christian Petereit * Mihály Horváth * Zsolt Müller *

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* Marek Wasicki * Rareş Tudor Oprea * Gabriel Velcovici *

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* Paul McLaughlin *

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* Senel * Joël Gasche * Dündar Denizhan * Sabri * Sezgin Yilmaz

References

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