2005 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the fourth edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship. Italy hosted the championship, during 3–14 May. Turkey defeated Netherlands in the final to win the competition for the second time.

2005 UEFA Under-17 Championship
Campionato europeo di calcio Under-17 2005
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates3 May – 14 May
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Turkey (2nd title)
Runners-up Netherlands
Third place Italy
Fourth place Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored51 (3.19 per match)
Top scorer(s) Tevfik Köse (6 goals)
Best player(s) Nuri Şahin[1]

Squads
Main article: 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads

Qualifying

2005 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round

Match officials

A total of 6 referees, 8 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament.[2]

Group stage

Group A
Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Italy 320121+16Advanced to the semi-finals
 Turkey 320184+46
 England 310264+23
 Belarus 310229−73
Belarus 0–4 England
Report Weston  19'
Ephraim  44', 55'
Garner  69' (pen.)
Stadio Libero Masini, Santa Croce sull'Arno
Referee: Jouni Hietala (Finland)
Italy 1–0 Turkey
Russotto  50' Report
Italy 0–1 Belarus
Report Kisly  57'
Stadio Osvaldo Martini, Castelfranco di Sotto
Referee: Pavel Olsiak (Slovakia)
Turkey 3–2 England
Köse  21', 32'
Şahin  71'		 Report Garner  41', 60'
Referee: Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic)
England 0–1 Italy
Report Russotto  35' (pen.)
Stadio Simone Redini, Cascina
Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Spain)
Turkey 5–1 Belarus
Köse  38' (pen.), 44', 66'
D. Yılmaz  67', 69'		 Report Sivakov  50'
Stadio Osvaldo Martini, Castelfranco di Sotto
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Group B
Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Croatia 3210116+57Advanced to the semi-finals
 Netherlands 312043+15
  Switzerland 31115504
 Israel 300339−60
Israel 0–3  Switzerland
Report Halimi  13'
Gashi  42'
Rakitić  48'
Stadio Simone Redini, Cascina
Referee: Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic)
Croatia 2–2 Netherlands
Kalinić  29'
Bačelić-Grgić  67'		 Report Vorthoren  81'
Van der Laan  84'
Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Spain)
Switzerland  0–0 Netherlands
Report
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Israel 2–4 Croatia
Kayal  40'
Bar Buzaglo  47'		 Report Vidović  42', 69'
Tobi  67' (o.g.)
G. Radoš  79'
Referee: Jouni Hietala (Finland)
Netherlands 2–1 Israel
Sarpong  37'
Biseswar  65'		 Report Snappir  7'
Referee: Pavel Olsiak (Slovakia)
Switzerland  2–5 Croatia
Halimi  28'
Lovren  60' (o.g.)		 Report Kalinić  50', 77' (pen.)
Mehmedagić  53'
Vidović  68'
Staubli  79' (o.g.)
Stadio Libero Masini, Santa Croce sull'Arno

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Italy 0–1 Netherlands
Report Zaalman  89'
Croatia 1–3 Turkey
G. Radoš  69' Report Özcan  26', 61'
Duruer  73'
Stadio Simone Redini, Cascina
Referee: Pavel Olsiak (Slovakia)

For winning their semi-finals, Netherlands and Turkey qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Italy and Croatia meeting in the third place playoff for the third and final place in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Third place play-off
Italy 2 – 1
(aet)		 Croatia
De Silvestri  59'
Di Gennaro  102'		 Report Kalinić  60'
Stadio Libero Masini, Santa Croce sull'Arno
Referee: Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic)

For winning the third place play-off, Italy qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Croatia missing out.

Final
Netherlands 0–2 Turkey
Report D. Yılmaz  46'
Köse  51'
Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Spain)

References
  1. Saffer, Paul (30 January 2012). "2005: Nuri Şahin". UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. "uefa.com - UEFA European U-17 C'Ship - Final Tournament". web.archive.org. 30 April 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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