The 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the twelfth edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship since the re-organising of age group competitions in 2002. Slovakia were hosts of the tournament with games taking place at four venues between 5–17 May.[2]
| Majstrovstvá európy vo futbale hráčov do 17 rokov 2013 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Slovakia |
| Dates | 5–17 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Russia[1] (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 24 (1.6 per match) |
| Attendance | 44,757 (2,984 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Martin Slaninka Robin Kamber (2 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Anton Mitryushkin |
← 2012 2014 → | |
This competition also acted as a qualifier for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, as 6 teams qualified.
Players born after 1 January 1996 were eligible to participate in this competition. The Netherlands were the titleholder, but failed to make it past the elite round qualification process, along with every team that played in the 2012 final round.[3]
Venues
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- Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina (capacity 10,831)
- Mestský Štadión, Dubnica nad Váhom (5,156)
- Štadión pod Zoborom, Nitra (5,050)
- Štadión FC ViOn, Zlaté Moravce (3,300)
Qualification
editThe final tournament of the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round. During the rounds, 52 national teams competed to determine the seven teams that would progress to the finals.
The first round was played from 24 September to 14 November 2012, with 28 of those advancing to the elite round. The elite rounds were played during March 2013.
Qualified countries
edit| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament1 only U-17 era (since 2002) |
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| Slovakia | Hosts | 0 (debut) |
| Croatia | Winner of Group 1 | 1 (2005) |
| Austria | Winner of Group 2 | 2 (2003, 2004) |
| Sweden | Winner of Group 3 | 0 (debut) |
| Ukraine | Winner of Group 4 | 3 (2002, 2004, 2007) |
| Switzerland | Winner of Group 5 | 5 (2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010) |
| Russia | Winner of Group 6 | 1 (2006) |
| Italy | Winner of Group 7 | 3 (2003, 2005, 2009) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Squads
editMatch officials
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Group stage
edit| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Advance to semifinals and qualify to 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup | |
| Qualify to 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup | |
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Slovakia (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Knockout stage and 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0–1 | Sweden |
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| Report | Engvall 38' |
| Austria | 2–1 | Switzerland |
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| Baumgartner 11' Ripic 35' |
Report | Kamber 57' |
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Knockout stage and 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| Russia | 3–0 | Ukraine |
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| Khodzhaniyazov 47' Mayrovich 62' Zhemaletdinov 79' |
Report |
| Italy | 1–1 | Russia |
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| Capradossi 43' | Report | Gasilin 12' |
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 May – Žilina | ||||||
| Slovakia | 0 | |||||
| 17 May – Žilina | ||||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||
| Italy | 0 (4) | |||||
| 14 May – Žilina | ||||||
| Russia | 0 (5) | |||||
| Russia | 0 (10) | |||||
| Sweden | 0 (9) | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| Slovakia | 0–2 | Italy |
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| Report | Pugliese 3' Capradossi 64' |
Final
editGoalscorers
edit- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Broadcasting
editLive coverage and highlights of the finals were broadcast by Eurosport throughout Europe. [4]
References
edit- ^ "Mitryushkin the hero as Russia claim U17 title". UEFA. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Slovenia, Slovakia given U17s". uefa.com. 2010-10-29. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ^ "Europe's U-17s fight for continental crown". FIFA.com. 2013-05-04. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- ^ "Television schedule". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 May 2013.