UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2002 was the 13th staging of

UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs fo ...

's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

between 16 and 28 May 2002. 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 + 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.

Squads

Matches

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

Goalscorers

;3 goals * Massimo Maccarone ;2 goals * Michal Pospíšil *

Pierre-Alain Frau Pierre-Alain Frau (born 15 April 1980) is a French former professional footballer. He played as a striker or winger for Sochaux (two spells), Lyon, Lens, Paris Saint-Germain, Lille, and Caen in France and for Al-Wakrah. Career Nicknamed ''PA ...

* Olivier Sorlin *

Alexander Frei Alexander Frei or Alex Frei (born 15 July 1979) is a Swiss professional football coach and a former player who played as a forward. He is currently the manager of Basel. He began his career at Basel, going on to various other clubs in Switzerla ...

;1 goal *

Koen Daerden Koen Daerden (; born 8 March 1982) is a Belgian former professional football player and current coach, who works as sporting director for the youth or head of the youth department at Racing Genk. Club career Daerden was born in Tongeren. He sta ...

* Tom Soetaers * Zdeněk Grygera * Martin Jiránek * David Rozehnal * Gareth Barry * Peter Crouch *

Jermain Defoe Jermain Colin Defoe (born 7 October 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He also played for the England national team. Defoe began his career with Charlton Athletic, joining their youth team aged 14, be ...

* Alan Smith ;1 goal, cont. *

Sylvain Armand Sylvain Armand (born 1 August 1980) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-back for Rennes, Paris Saint-Germain, Nantes, and Clermont. Career Born in Saint-Étienne, Loire, Armand started playing youth team football f ...

Sidney Govou Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou (born 27 July 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played primarily as a winger, but was occasionally deployed as a striker. He holds the record for most Ligue 1 titles won (seven), along with Herv� ...

* Péguy Luyindula * Steed Malbranque *

Xenofon Gittas Xenofon Gittas ( el, Ξενοφών Γήτας, born 22 June 1979) is a Greek football midfielder who plays for Ethnikos Filippiada. Career Born in Ioannina, Gittas has previously played for PAS Giannena, Panathinaikos, Kerkyra, Kallithea ...

* Giorgos Kyriazis * Christos Patsatzoglou * Emiliano Bonazzoli *

Andrea Pirlo Andrea Pirlo (; born 19 May 1979) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is head coach of Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük. Considered one of the best deep-lying playmakers ever, Pirlo was renowned for his vision, ...

Ariza Makukula Ariza Makukula (born 4 March 1981) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a centre forward. He only amassed Primeira Liga totals of 26 matches and nine goals over three seasons, spending the vast majority of his professional career abr ...

* Hélder Postiga *

Filipe Teixeira Filipe Andrade Teixeira (; born 2 October 1980) is a Portuguese retired footballer. Regarded as technical and creative, he was capable of playing in several midfield positions, and he competed professionally in five countries his own notwithst ...

* Hugo Viana *

Ricardo Cabanas Ricardo Cabanas-Rey (born 17 January 1979) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 51 international matches for the Switzerland national team. Club career Born in Zürich, Cabanas started his career with ...

;Own goals *

(for France)

External links

Results Archive
at UEFA.com

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May 2002 sports events in Europe 2002 in youth association football