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
Dates3–14 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'
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

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
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
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

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". 30 April 2005. Archived from the original on 30 April 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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