The 2004
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply UEFA Under-19 Championship or the UEFA Euro U-19, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA.
Spain and England ...
was held in
Switzerland
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from 13 to 24 July 2004. Players born after 1 January 1985 can participate in this competition. The tournament was won by
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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, who beat
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
in the final. It also served as the European qualification for the
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Venues
Qualifications
There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament.
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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:
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Match officials
Six referees were selected for the tournament:
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Gerald Lehner
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Levan Paniashvili
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Zsolt Szabó
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Alon Yefet
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Pedro Proença
Pedro Proença Oliveira Alves Garcia (; born 3 November 1970) is a retired Portuguese football referee.
Proença has refereed a number of notable matches including the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Taça de Portugal finals, Taça da Liga fi ...
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Douglas McDonald
Squads
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals
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Final
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The six best performing teams qualified for the
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, along with host .
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See also
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2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship first qualifying round
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2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship second qualifying round
External links
Official websiteat
UEFA.com
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International association football competitions hosted by Switzerland
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