2005 UEFA Under-19 Championship

2005 Craobhchomórtas Eorpach Faoi 19 UEFA
Tournament details
Host country	Northern Ireland
Dates	18–29 July
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	France (6th title)
Runners-up	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	46 (3.07 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Borko Veselinović (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Abdoulaye Balde
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The 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was held in Northern Ireland between 18 and 29 July 2005.

Venues

City / Town	Stadium	Host club(s)	Capacity
Belfast	Windsor Park	Linfield	18,000
Belfast	The Oval	Glentoran	15,250
Newry	The Showgrounds	Newry City	6,500
Lurgan	Mourneview Park	Glenavon	5,000
Ballymena	The Showgrounds	Ballymena United	5,000

Qualifications

There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament.

1. 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
2. 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification

Teams

The eight teams that participated in the final tournament were:

Match officials

Six referees were selected for the tournament:

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Serbia and Montenegro	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9
Germany	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6
Greece	3	1	0	2	1	6	−5	3
Northern Ireland	3	0	0	3	1	4	−3	0

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Group B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
England	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5
Norway	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
Armenia	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

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Semi-finals

Final

2005 UEFA U-19 European champions
France Sixth title

Top scorers

5 goals

• Borko Veselinović

4 goals

• Abdoulaye Baldé
• Matty Fryatt

3 goals

• Yoann Gourcuff

2 goals

• Karim Aoudia
• Kevin-Prince Boateng
• Denis Epstein
• Nebojša Marinković
• Eugen Polanski

External links

• Official website at UEFA.com
• Match list at rsssf.com