UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2002 was the 13th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Switzerland between 16 and 28 May 2002.
| U-21-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2002 Championnat d'Europe de football espoirs 2002 Campionato europeo di calcio Under-21 2002 Campiunadis Europeans da ballape U21 2002 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Switzerland |
| Dates | 16–28 May |
| Teams | 8 (finals) 47 (qualifying) |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Czech Republic (1st title) |
| Runners-up | France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 174,195 (11,613 per match) |
| Top scorer | Massimo Maccarone (3 goals) |
| Best player | Petr Čech |
← 2000 2004 → | |
Czech Republic U-21s won the competition for the first time.
Qualification
The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (one group of four, five groups of 5, and three groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.
Venues
| Switzerland | |
|---|---|
| Zürich | Basel |
| Hardturm | St. Jakob-Park |
| Capacity: 17,666 | Capacity: 37,500 |
Zürich Basel Geneva Lausanne | |
| Geneva | Lausanne |
| Charmilles Stadium | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise |
| Capacity: 9,250 | Capacity: 15,700 |
Squads
Matches
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| England | 2–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Defoe 3' Crouch 53' | Report | Frei 58' |
Hardturm, Zürich
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Attila Hanacsek (Hungary)
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 10,100
Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)
| Portugal | 0–2 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cabanas 60' (pen.) Frei 73' |
Hardturm, Zürich
Attendance: 16,066
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 12,980
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)
| Switzerland | 0–0 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
Hardturm, Zürich
Attendance: 5,640
Referee: Erol Ersoy (Turkey)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| Greece | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| France | 2–0 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Govou 41' Sorlin 45' | Report |
Les Charmilles, Geneva
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Erol Ersoy (Turkey)
| Belgium | 0–1 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jiránek 19' |
Les Charmilles, Geneva
Attendance: 2,015
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
| Czech Republic | 1–1 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Grygera 36' (pen.) | Report | Kyriazis 69' |
Les Charmilles, Geneva
Attendance: 7,179
Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 May – Basel | ||||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| 28 May – Basel | ||||||
| Switzerland | 0 | |||||
| France | 0 (1) | |||||
| 25 May – Zürich | ||||||
| Czech Republic (p) | 0 (3) | |||||
| Czech Republic (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
| France | 2–0 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Malbranque 62' Sorlin 70' | Report |
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 26,900
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)
| Czech Republic | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Rozehnal 1' Pospíšil 83' 99' | Report | Pirlo 86' (pen.) Maccarone 90+4' |
Hardturm, Zürich
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Franz-Xaver Wack (Germany)
Final
| France | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Meriem Frau Escudé Boumsong | 1–3 | Pospíšil Grygera Skácel |
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 20,400
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
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Goalscorers
| 3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
| 1 goal, cont.
Own goals
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