The 2004
UEFA European Under-19 Championship was held in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
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
The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 15th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place in the Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005.
Venues
Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA Worl ...
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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 The 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-19 football competition played in 2003 and 2004 to determine the seven teams joining Switzerland, who qualified automatically as hosts, in the 2004 UEFA European U ...
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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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