2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

The UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2008 Final Tournament was held in France between 7–19 July 2008. Players born after 1 January 1989 were eligible to participate in this competition.

2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates7 July – 19 July
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Italy (1st title)
Runners-up Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored41 (2.73 per match)
Attendance14,185 (946 per match)
Top scorer(s) Marie Pollmann
(4 goals)
Best player(s) Sara Gama

Qualification

There were two qualification rounds.[1]

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Competition format
First qualifying round
(44 teams)
  • 44 teams from associations ranked 1–53

11 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one club, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient

Second qualifying round
(24 teams)
  • 11 group winners and runners-up from 1st qualifying round
  • best two group third-place finishers from 1st qualifying round

6 groups of 4 teams, hosted by one club, seeded into four pots by UEFA coefficient

Final tournament
(8 teams)
  • 6 group winners from 2nd qualifying round
  • best group runners-up from 2nd qualifying round

2 groups of 4 teams, semi-finals, final

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Italy 6320144
 Norway 4311133
 France 4311134
 Spain 3310243
Italy 1 – 0 Norway
Bonetti  90' (Report)
Referee: Marija Damjanovic (Croatia)
France 1 – 0 Spain
Machart  59' (Report)
Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)
Spain 1 – 2 Norway
Flaviano  90+1' (Report) Herregården  58'
Hansen  75'
Stade Georges Boulogne, Amboise
Referee: Tanja Subotic (Slovenia)
France 1 – 3 Italy
Le Sommer  62' (Report) Barreca  34'
Gueli  69'
Bonometti  89'
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Norway 1 – 1 France
Mjelde  35' (Report) Le Sommer  73'
Spain 3 – 0 Italy
Ruiz  25'
Meseguer  61'
González  88'		 (Report)
Referee: Jana Adamkova (Czech Republic)

Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Germany 73210101
 Sweden 5312043
 England 4311144
 Scotland 03003212
Sweden 2 – 1 Scotland
Konradsson  69'
Sjöstedt  90+4'		 (Report) Murray  82'
Stade Georges Boulogne, Amboise
Referee: Hilal Tuba Tosun Ayer (Turkey)
Germany 2 – 0 England
Pollmann  35'  59' (Report)
Péteseilles, Avoine
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Sweden 1 – 1 Germany
Jakobsson  31' (Report) Pollmann  25'
Stade Guy Drut, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Referee: Jana Adamkova (Czech Republic)
Scotland 1 – 3 England
Littlejohn  6' (Report) Nobbs  4'
Duggan  45+4'  74'
Péteseilles, Avoine
Referee: Marija Damjanovic (Croatia)
England 1 – 1 Sweden
Duggan  10' (Report) Fors  63' (pen.)
Fors  45'  64'
Stade Guy Drut, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)
Scotland 0 – 7 Germany
(Report) Schwab  10'  45+1'
Kulig  18'
Pollmann  32'
Mirlach  37'
Hegering  47'
Wagner  64'
Stade Georges Boulogne, Amboise
Referee: Tanja Subotic (Slovenia)

Knockout stage
Semifinals
July 16 		National Championship
July 19
      
1A  Italy 4
2B  Sweden 0
 Italy 1
 Norway 0
1B  Germany 1(2)
2A  Norway 1(4)

Semifinals
Germany 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Norway
Mirlach  2' (Report) Enget  49'
Penalties
Hegering
Wagner
Pollmann
Mirlach 		2 – 4 Mjelde
Isaksen
Ree
Andresen
Enget
Referee: Hilal Tuba Tosun Ayer (Turkey)
Italy 4 – 0 Sweden
Gueli  37'  75'
Bonometti  54'
Parisi  72' (pen.)		 (Report)
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Final
Italy 1 – 0 Norway
Parisi  71' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)
Italy
Norway

ITALY:
GK12Sara Penzo
DF15Eleonora Bussu
DF3Sara Gama (c)
DF6Francesca Sampietro
DF2Diletta Crespi 65'
MF8Alessandra Barreca
MF10Alice Parisi
MF4Silvia Pisano
FW11Pamela Gueli 43' 72'
FW9Sabrina Marchese 44' 46'
MF7Cristina Bonometti
Substitutes:
MF16Laura Fusetti 74' 46'
DF13Michela Rodella 65'
FW7Tatiana Bonetti 72'
Manager:
Corrado Corradini

NORWAY:
GK1Ingrid Thorbjørnsen
DF5Gunhild Herregården
DF7Maren Mjelde (c)
DF3Caroline Walde
DF2Astrid Ree 82'
MF11June Tårnes 58'
MF16Kathrine Andresen 76'
MF8Ingrid Moe Wold
FW9Ingvild Isaksen
FW10Ida Elise Enget
FW13Hege Hansen
Substitutes:
DF17Ingrid Ryland 58'
MF6Maritha Eide 76'
FW15Cathrine Dyngvold 82'
Manager:
Jarl Torske

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Awards
 2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 Champions 

Italy
first title

Goalscorers
4 goals
  • Marie Pollmann
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References
  1. rsssf.com; tournament results
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