2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
The 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the eighth edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship since it was renamed from the original under-16 event, in 2001. Germany hosted the championship, during May 6–18, 2009, in thirteen venues, and the final took place at the Stadion Magdeburg, in Magdeburg. Spain was the current title holder, having successfully defended its 2007 title. The top 6 teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| U-17-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2009 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Germany |
| Dates | May 6–18 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 13 (in 13 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 33 (2.2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | |
Qualification
The final tournament of the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round. During these rounds, 52 national teams competed to determine the seven teams to join the already qualified host nation Germany.
Participants
Squads
- For the complete list of players, see 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads.
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Advance to semifinals and qualify to 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Qualify to 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| France | 1–1 | |
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Situ  |
Report | Ben Khalifa |
| Switzerland | 0–0 | |
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| Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| England | 1–1 | |
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| Garbutt |
Report | Özyakup |
| Germany | 3–1 | |
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| Scheidhauer Buchtmann Mustafi |
Report | Hasan Ahmet |
| Turkey | 1–2 | |
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| Muhammet |
Report | Castaignos Ligeon |
| Germany | 4–0 | |
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| Labus Thy Scheidhauer Götze |
Report |
| Netherlands | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Thy Janzer |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Switzerland | 1–2 | |
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| Kamber |
Report | Isoufi Castaignos |
| Germany | 2–0 | |
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| Yabo Basala-Mazana |
Report |
Final
| Netherlands | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Castaignos |
Report | Thy Trinks |
Team of the Tournament
| Goalkeeper | Defender | Midfielder | Striker |
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Countries to participate in 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup