2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
| Campeonato Europeu de Futebol Sub-17 de 2003 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 7 – 17 May |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Portugal (5th title) |
| Runners-up |
 Spain |
| Third place |
 Austria |
| Fourth place |
 England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 44 (2.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
David Rodríguez (6 goals) |
| Best player |
Miguel Veloso[1] |
The 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the second edition of UEFA's UEFA European Under-17 Championship. Portugal hosted the championship, during 7–17 May. The format of the competition changed, and only 8 teams entered the competition. Host Portugal defeated Spain in the final to win the competition for the fifth time.
For winning their semifinals, Portugal and Spain qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, held in Finland, with England and Austria missing out.
Qualification
Qualification for the final tournament of the 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship consisted of two rounds: a Qualifying round and an Elite round. In the qualifying round, 44 national teams competed in 11 groups of four teams, with each group winner and the ten best runners-up advancing to the elite round. There, the 21 first-round qualifiers plus the teams who were given a bye (Spain, England, Russia, Finland, Serbia and Montenegro, Polonia and Hungary), were distributed in seven groups of four teams. The winner of each group qualified for the final tournament.
Qualified teams
The following 8 teams qualified for the final tournament.
Note: All appearance statistics include only U-17 era (since 2002).
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | Hosts | 1 (2002) |
| Spain | Group 1 winner | 1 (2002) |
 Denmark | Group 2 winner | 1 (2002) |
| Austria | Group 3 winner | 0 (debut) |
 Israel | Group 4 winner | 0 (debut) |
 Hungary | Group 5 winner | 1 (2002) |
| England | Group 6 winner | 1 (2002) |
 Italy | Group 7 winner | 0 (debut) |
Venues
The final tournament was played in seven venues located in seven different cities, Viseu, Nelas, Chaves, Mangualde, Vila Real, Santa Comba Dão and Santa Marta de Penaguião. The Estádio do Fontelo was the largest stadium with a tournament capacity of 12,000 seats, and served as both the opening ceremony and the final venue.
The table below lists stadium capacity for the final tournament, which may not correspond to their effective maximum capacity.
| Viseu | Chaves | |
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| Estádio do Fontelo | Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira | |
| Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | |
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| Santa Comba Dão | Nelas | |
| Estádio Dr. Orlando Mendes | Estádio Municipal de Nelas | |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 7,500 | |
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| Vila Real | Mangualde | Santa Marta de Penaguião |
| Complexo Desportivo Monte da Forca | Estádio Municipal de Mangualde | Municipal de Santa Marta de Penaguião |
| Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 1,500 | Capacity: 500 |
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Squads
Each participating national association had to submit a final list of 18 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers). All players must have been born on or after 1 January 1986.
Match officials
| Country | Referee | Matches refereed |
|---|---|---|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Novo Panic | Denmark 2–0 Hungary (group A) Israel 1–2 England (group B) Portugal 2–1 Spain (Final) |
 Moldova |
Veaceslav Banari | Israel 0–3 Spain (group B) Denmark 0–2 Austria (group A) |
 Slovenia |
Damir Skomina | Portugal 3–2 Denmark (group A) Italy 4–0 Israel (group B) Portugal 2–2 England (Semi-final) |
 Sweden |
Stefan Johannesson | England 0–0 Italy (group B) Hungary 0–2 Portugal (group A) England 0–1 Austria (Third-place) |
 Turkey |
Kuddusi Müftüoglu | Spain 2–0 Italy (group B) Portugal 1–0 Austria (group A) |
 Ukraine |
Sergiy Berezka | Austria 1–0 Hungary (group A) England 2–2 Spain (group B) Spain 5–2 Austria (Semi-final) |
Group stage
Group A
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | Advanced to the semifinals |
| Austria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Denmark |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship |
| Hungary |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
Group B
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Advanced to the semifinals |
| England |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Italy |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship |
| Israel |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 |
| Israel |
1 – 2 | England |
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Rafaelov  47' (pen.) |
Report | 51' Bowditch 54' Milner |
Santa Marta de Penaguião Referee: Novo Panic (BIH) |
Knockout stage
Knockout map
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 14 May – Viseu | |||||||
| Portugal (p) |
2 (3) | ||||||
| England |
2 (2) | ||||||
| 17 May – Viseu | |||||||
| Portugal |
2 | ||||||
| Spain |
1 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 14 May – Mangualde | 17 May - Santa Comba Dão | ||||||
| Spain |
5 | England |
0 | ||||
| Austria |
2 | Austria |
1 | ||||
Semifinals
14 May 2003 18:00 CET |
| Portugal |
2 – 2 | England |
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| Vieirinha 10' Saleiro 82' |
Report | 8' Bowditch 21' Milner |
| Penalties | ||
Machado  Vieirinha Saleiro Gama  |
3 - 2 | Doyle Moore Milner Ifil Leadbitter |
14 May 2003 16:00 CET |
| Spain |
5 – 2 | Austria |
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| David 4', 12', 37', 68' Cases 16' |
Report | 59' Fuchs 62' Stankovic |
Third Place Playoff
Final
         Portugal
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 Spain
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Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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