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2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
Dates25 July – 3 August
Teams8
Final positions
Champions France (1st title)
Runners-up Norway
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Germany Shelley Thompson
(4 goals)
Best player(s)France Sarah Bouhaddi
← 2002 2004 →
International football competition

The UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2003 Final Tournament was held in Germany between 25 July – 3 August 2003. Players born after 1 January 1984 were eligible to participate in this competition.

The tournament is notable for featuring a penalty kick shootout in the final group game in Group A between Italy and Sweden to determine the second semifinal qualifier. This is the first time that a penalty-kick shootout has been used in the group stage of a tournament since the rule was introduced.

Qualifying

Main article: 2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification

36 teams played for seven free places in the final. Two qualifying rounds were played.

Final tournament

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 0 1 5 8 −3 6 Semifinals
2  Sweden 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3  Italy 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
4  Germany 3 1 0 2 7 4 +3 3
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ Penalty shoot-out: Sweden 4, Italy 1.
Germany 0–2 Italy
(Report) Tona 20'
Ricco 39'
Sportzentrum, TauchaReferee: Antonia Kokotou (Greece)
Sweden 1–2 England
Odenyo 58' (Report) Scott 40'
Williams 89'
Am Stadtbad, MarkranstädtReferee: Snjezana Focic (Croatia)
Germany 1–2 Sweden
Krahn 50' (Report) S. Andersson 33'
Seger 90+3'
Bruno-Plache-Stadion, LeipzigReferee: Carla De Boeck (Belgium)
Italy 1–3 England
Ricco 46' (Report) McDougall 20'
Aluko 26'
Williams 85'
Zentralsportpark, MarkkleebergReferee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)
England 0–6 Germany
(Report) Thompson 12', 40', 80', 90+1'
Goessling 23'
Laudehr 41'
TorgauReferee: Ilonka Milanova Djaleva (Bulgaria)
Italy 3–3 Sweden
Ricco 41'
Coppolino 63'
Domenichetti 90+2'		 (Report) Fischer 55'
Odenyo 62'
Siid-Ahmed 82'
Penalties
Manieri soccer ball with red X
Coppolino soccer ball with check mark
Cortesi soccer ball with red X		 1–4 soccer ball with check mark Fischer
soccer ball with check mark Odenyo
soccer ball with check mark Almgren
soccer ball with check mark Siid-ahmed
Sportpark, BornaReferee: Tatjana Pavlovic (Serbia)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Semifinals
2  France 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Spain 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head points: Netherlands 3, Spain 0.
Norway 2–2 France
Nilsen 47'
Heimlund 66'		 (Report) Josserand 34'
Bussaglia 75'
Stadion der Freundschaft, GrimmaReferee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)
Netherlands 2–1 Spain
Kant 71'
Brouwer 90'		 (Report) S. García 18'
Dr. Fritz Fröhlich-Stadion, Regis-BreitingenReferee: Ilonka Milanova Djaleva (Bulgaria)
Norway 2–1 Netherlands
Frantzen 14'
Wiik 85'		 (Report) Vermeulen 9'
Eintracht Schkeuditz, SchkeuditzReferee: Tatjana Pavlovic (Serbia)
France 2–3 Spain
Guine 57'
Bussaglia 81'		 (Report) Martín 3', 26'
Casseleux 71' (o.g.)
Frischaufstadion, WurzenReferee: Snjezana Focic (Croatia)
Spain 1–2 Norway
Pérez 16' (Report) Frantzen 57'
Knutsen 85'
Sportpark Tresenwald, MachernReferee: Carla De Boeck (Belgium)
France 2–1 Netherlands
Bussaglia 47'
Thiney 76'		 (Report) Melis 41'
Am Eichholz, ZwenkauReferee: Antonia Kokotou (Greece)

Semifinals

Norway 2–2 Sweden
Frantzen 72'
Heimlund 90+1'		 (Report) Fischer 5', 40'
Penalties
Woods soccer ball with check mark
Vikestad soccer ball with check mark
Nilsen soccer ball with check mark
Frantzen soccer ball with red X
Henriksen soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with check mark Fischer
soccer ball with check mark Odenyo
soccer ball with red X Almgren
soccer ball with red X Siid-Ahmed
Stadion der Freundschaft, GrimmaReferee: Ilonka Milanova Djaleva (Bulgaria)
England 0–2 France
(Report) Josserand 12'
Debonne 88'
Am Stadtbad, MarkranstädtReferee: Carla De Boeck (Belgium)

Final

France 2–0 Norway
Coquet 18'
Traikia 46'		 (Report)
Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark, LeipzigAttendance: 1,212Referee: Snjezana Focic (Croatia)

Awards

 2004 UEFA Women's Under-19 champions 

France
First title

References

  1. uefa.com (1 April 2009). "Women's Under-19 - History – UEFA.com". Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  2. "European Women U-19 Championship 2002-03". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

External links

UEFA Women's Under-18 and Under-19 Championships
Under-18 era
Under-19 era
Qualifications
Squads
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