2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
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The 2005 European Under-19 Football Championship was held in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 between 18 and 29 July 2005.

Venues

City / Town Stadium Host club(s) Capacity
Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

Windsor Park
Windsor Park
Windsor Park is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland and the home ground of Linfield F.C. and the Northern Ireland national football team. It is also where the Irish Cup and Irish League Cup finals are played.-History:...

Linfield
Linfield F.C.
Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team....

18,000
Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

The Oval
The Oval (Belfast)
The Oval is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland.The stadium has been home to Glentoran since 1892. Before that the team used Ormeau Park from 1882 to 1886. Then the team shifted to King's Field in Ballymacarrett for four years until 1890. The team's next destination was Musgrave Park...

Glentoran
Glentoran F.C.
Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield...

15,250
Newry
Newry
Newry is a city in Northern Ireland. The River Clanrye, which runs through the city, formed the historic border between County Armagh and County Down. It is from Belfast and from Dublin. Newry had a population of 27,433 at the 2001 Census, while Newry and Mourne Council Area had a population...

The Showgrounds
The Showgrounds (Newry)
The Showgrounds is a football stadium in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Newry City. The stadium holds 7,949, but is currently restricted to 2,275 under safety legislation....

Newry City
Newry City F.C.
Newry City is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1923, is based in Newry, County Down and plays its home matches at The Showgrounds. Club colours are blue and white...

6,500
Lurgan
Lurgan
Lurgan is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town is near the southern shore of Lough Neagh and in the north-eastern corner of the county. Part of the Craigavon Borough Council area, Lurgan is about 18 miles south-west of Belfast and is linked to the city by both the M1 motorway...

Mourneview Park
Mourneview Park
Mourneview Park is a football stadium in Lurgan, and is the home ground of Glenavon F.C.. The stadium holds 5,000 and was built in 1895. The 2009 CIS Cup final was held there: the first such final to be held outside Belfast.-External links:**...

Glenavon
Glenavon F.C.
Glenavon F.C. is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1889, hails from Lurgan and plays its home matches at Mourneview Park...

5,000
Ballymena
Ballymena
Ballymena is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and the seat of Ballymena Borough Council. Ballymena had a population of 28,717 people in the 2001 Census....

The Showgrounds Ballymena United
Ballymena United F.C.
Ballymena United, is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club hails from the town of Ballymena, County Antrim and plays its home matches at Ballymena Showgrounds. Club colours are sky blue and white. Away Colours are Red and BlackThe club was...

5,000

Teams

The eight teams that participated in the final tournament were:
(host)

Match officials

Six referees were selected for the tournament:

Alberto Undiano Mallenco
Alberto Undiano Mallenco
Alberto Undiano Mallenco is a Spanish football referee who currently resides in Ansoáin. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2004. Undiano is also a part-time sociologist.- Career :...

 Viktor Kassai
Viktor Kassai
Viktor Kassai is a Hungarian football referee. He has participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and he has been a full international for FIFA since 2003...

 Matteo Simone Trefoloni
Pieter Vink
Pieter Vink
Pieter Vink is a Dutch football referee, who also officiates for FIFA and UEFA. He was the first referee to take charge of a match at the "New Wembley Stadium" in 2007. His other occupation was as a police officer, eventually giving this up to become a full-time referee...

 Duarte Nuno Pereira Gomes Damir Skomina
Damir Skomina
Damir Skomina is a UEFA football referee from Slovenia.Skomina was the fourth referee at several UEFA Euro 2008 matches. At the tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics he was a referee at the quarterfinal match.- References :...


Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 3 0 0 8 2
6
9
3 2 0 1 7 5
2
6
3 1 0 2 1 6 –5 3
3 0 0 3 1 4 –3 0

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Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 2 1 0 5 2
3
7
3 1 2 0 5 4
1
5
3 1 0 2 5 6 –1 3
3 0 1 2 1 4 –3 1

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Semi-finals

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Final

Top scorers

5 goals Borko Veselinović
Borko Veselinovic
Borko Veselinović is a Serbian football striker who last played for Dalian Shide in China....



4 goals Abdoulaye Baldé Matty Fryatt
Matty Fryatt
Matthew Charles Fryatt is an English footballer currently playing as a striker for Hull City. A product of Walsall's youth system, Fryatt is a lifelong supporter of Manchester United....



3 goals Yoann Gourcuff
Yoann Gourcuff
Yoann Miguel Gourcuff is a French international footballer who currently plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1. He operates mainly as an attacking midfielder, but can also be utilized as a withdrawn striker and is described as a "playmaker of real quality" who "is an accomplished...



2 goals Karim Aoudia Kevin-Prince Boateng
Kevin-Prince Boateng
Kevin Prince-Boateng , is a German-born Ghanaian footballer, who plays as a Midfielder for Serie A club A.C. Milan. He won nine caps from The Black Stars of Ghana after appearing for Germany's under-15s to their under-21s; he retired from international football on 4 November 2011.-Club career:A...

 Denis Epstein
Denis Epstein
Denis Epstein is a German footballer who currently plays for Atromitos.-Youth clubs:Epstein played for three youth clubs, ranging from 1995 to 2005, including the youth teams of Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Fortuna Köln, and 1. FC Köln. In the 1998–99 season, he made a rivalry switch from Bayer Leverkusen...

 Nebojša Marinković
Nebojša Marinkovic
Nebojša Marinković is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. in the Israeli Premier League.He is the older brother of Nenad Marinković.-Career statistics:...

 Eugen Polanski
Eugen Polanski
Eugen Polanski is a Polish international footballer who plays for 1. FSV Mainz 05, mainly as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:...


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