Summary
The 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 12th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, since its reclassification from an under-18 tournament in 2002, and the 62nd since the tournament was created in 1948. It was hosted in Lithuania from 20 July to 1 August 2013, in three cities. Only players born after 1 January 1994 were eligible to participate.
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Lithuania |
| Dates | 20 July – 1 August |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Serbia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 47 (3.13 per match) |
| Attendance | 56,169 (3,745 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Gratas Sirgėdas Anass Achahbar Alexandre Guedes (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Aleksandar Mitrović |
The qualification matches began in September 2012 and concluded in June 2013, with seven teams joining the Lithuanian hosts in the final tournament. Spain were the two-time defending champions, after defeating Greece in the final of the previous edition, but were eliminated by France in the semi-finals. In the final, France were beaten 1–0 by Serbia.
Bids edit
Eight national associations showed interest in hosting the final tournament, but only Lithuania, Germany, Hungary, and Slovenia reached the final bidding stage. On 4 October 2010, Lithuania were announced as the hosts in a meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee in Minsk, Belarus.[1][2]
Venues edit
The final round matches were held in three stadium venues located in three Lithuanian cities:[3]
| Stadium | Location | Capacity | Matches | Ref |
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| Alytus Stadium | Alytus | 3,748 | 4 group matches and 1 semi-final | [4] |
| Darius and Girėnas Stadium | Kaunas | 9,280 | 4 group matches and 1 semi-final | [5] |
| ARVI Football Arena | Marijampolė | 6,250 | 4 group matches and the final | [6] |
Qualification edit
Qualification for the final tournament occurred in two phases: a qualifying round and an elite round. During these rounds, 51 national teams competed to determine the seven teams that would join the automatically qualified host nation, Lithuania.[7]
The qualifying round was played between 26 September and 26 November 2012, following a draw that took place on 29 November 2011 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. According to the UEFA under-19 national team coefficient ranking,[8] the top three teams – Spain, Serbia and Turkey – were given a bye to the elite round, whereas the remaining 48 teams were divided into two pots and drawn into 12 groups of four teams. Each group included two teams from both pots and was contested as a round-robin tournament, hosted in the country of one of the teams. The group winners and runners-up, along with the best third-placed team, qualified for the next round.[9]
The elite round was played between 22 May and 11 June 2012 and was contested by the 25 teams advancing from the qualifying round plus the three teams which received byes. The draw took place on 5 December 2012 at the UEFA headquarters and allocated the 28 teams – previously arranged into four seeding pots according to their qualifying round coefficient (teams with bye were automatically seeded in the first pot)[10] – into seven groups of four. Each group was contested similarly to the qualifying round, with the seven group winners securing qualification for the final tournament.[11]
Qualified teams edit
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament:[12]
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in final tournament1 only U-19 era (since 2002) |
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| Lithuania |
Hosts | 0 (debut) |
| France |
Winner of Group 1 | 6 (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012) |
| Serbia |
Winner of Group 2 | 5 (20052, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012) |
| Portugal |
Winner of Group 3 | 5 (2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012) |
 Spain |
Winner of Group 4 | 9 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) |
| Netherlands |
Winner of Group 5 | 1 (2010) |
 Georgia |
Winner of Group 6 | 0 (debut) |
 Turkey |
Winner of Group 7 | 4 (2004, 2006, 2009, 2011) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Match officials edit
UEFA named six referees and eight assistant referees to officiate matches at the final tournament. Additionally, two referees from the host nation were chosen as fourth officials.[13]
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Squads edit
Group stage edit
The draw for the group stage was held on 14 June 2013 in Kaunas, at the Town Hall, and was conducted by the UEFA Youth and Amateur Football Committee chairman, Jim Boyce, who was assisted by final tournament ambassadors Vaida Česnauskienė and Marius Stankevičius.[15] The eight finalists were drawn into two groups of four teams and played matches against each other in a round-robin system. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals.[12]
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:[16]
- Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question;
- Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
- If two teams are still tied after criteria 1–3 have been applied, the criteria are reapplied on those teams. If the tie is not broken, criteria 5–8 are applied;
- Superior goal difference in all group matches;
- Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Fair play conduct of the teams (final tournament);
- Drawing of lots.
If two teams are tied after having met in the last round of the group stage, their final ranking is determined instead by a penalty shoot-out. This method is only valid when determining which team qualifies for the next round or for another competition.[16]
All times are in Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).[17]
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Portugal
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Netherlands
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Lithuania (H)
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| Lithuania | 2–3 | Netherlands |
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Artimavičius  38'Sirgėdas 83' |
Report | Achahbar 10', 29' Vloet 90+6' |
| Portugal | 4–2 | Lithuania |
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| Lopes 8' Petrauskas 45' (o.g.)Figueiredo 51' (pen.)Mané 65' |
Report | Sirgėdas 53', 90+2' |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Serbia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | France
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Turkey
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Georgia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 29 July – Alytus | ||||||
| Serbia (p) | 2 (3) | |||||
| 1 August – Marijampolė | ||||||
| Portugal | 2 (2) | |||||
| Serbia | 1 | |||||
| 29 July – Kaunas | ||||||
| France | 0 | |||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
| France (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| Serbia | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Portugal |
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| Đurđević 6' Gaćinović 85' |
Report | B. Silva 55' Guedes 79' |
| Penalties | ||
Pavlovski  Milinković-Savić  Meleg Gaćinović Mitrović |
3–2 | Ié Horta Guedes Rafa Teixeira |
Final edit
Goalscorers edit
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Antoine Conte
Avto Endeladze- Nika Kacharava
Lukas Artimavičius
Mimoun Mahi
Tobias Figueiredo- Ricardo Horta
- Rony Lopes
- Carlos Mané
- Bernardo Silva
- Leandro Silva
Uroš Đurđević- Mijat Gaćinović
- Dejan Meleg
- Aleksandar Mitrović
- Marko Pavlovski
José Rodríguez- Álvaro Vadillo
- Fede Vico
Enver Cenk Şahin- İbrahim Yılmaz
- Own goals
- Džiugas Petrauskas (against Portugal)
Awards edit
- Golden Player: Aleksandar Mitrović
- Golden Boot: Gratas Sirgėdas, Anass Achahbar, Alexandre Guedes[18]
| Name | Goals Scored | Assists | Minutes played |
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| Gratas Sirgėdas
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3 | 0 | 141 |
| Anass Achahbar
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3 | 0 | 255 |
| Alexandre Guedes
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3 | 0 | 390 |
Team of the Tournament edit
After the final, the UEFA technical team selected 23 players to integrate the "team of the tournament".[19][20]
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Notes edit
- ^ Bosnian referee Emir Alečković was officially suspended from this tournament.[14]
References edit
- ^ "Lietuvai patikėta surengti UEFA U-19 futbolo pirmenybių finalinį etapą" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Football Federation. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ Martinez, Ruben (26 May 2013). "Time For Football To Shine In Lithuania". onenilup.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-08. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "Under-19 – Tickets". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Alytus Stadium, Alytus". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Darius & Girenas Stadium, Kaunas". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Marijampolé Football Club Stadium, Marijampole". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ Haslam, Andrew (25 September 2012). "U19 hopefuls set out on long road to Lithuania". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "UEFA Under-19 National Team Coefficient Calculation for 2012/13 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Under-19 – Draws: 2012/13 qualifying round". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "2012/13 UEFA European Under-17 and Under-19 Championships Elite round draws" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Under-19 – Draws: 2012/13 elite round". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ a b "U19 finalists await Kaunas draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "Match officials". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Emir Alečković sent home from U19 tournament and officially suspended". Union of European Football Associations. 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ Haslam, Andrew (14 June 2013). "Holders and hosts matched in finals draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship 2012/13" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Under-19s finals schedule confirmed by UEFA". UEFA. 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ^ "Trio share Under-19 top scorers' prize". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Technical Report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 20 June 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "UEFA Under-19 Championship Lithuania 2013 Technical Report". Demonry CoPublishing. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
External links edit
- UEFA.com