The final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the 26th UEFA European Under-17 Championship, UEFA's premier football tournament for players under the age of 17. The tournament was held in Turkey from 4 to 16 May 2008. Players born after 1 January 1991 were eligible to participate in this competition.
Qualification Two rounds of qualifying were held in order to determine the seven teams to join the hosts, Turkey, at the final tournament. The qualifying round, held from 14 September to 28 October 2007, divided the 52 remaining UEFA nations into 13 groups of four. At the end of the qualifying round, the top two teams in each group and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the elite round. The elite round, held from 13 to 31 March 2008, divided the remaining 28 teams into seven groups of four. At the end of the round, the top team in each group advanced to the final tournament.
Qualified teams Nation Qualified as Host Group 1 winner Group 2 winner Group 3 winner Group 4 winner Group 5 winner Group 6 winner Group 7 winner
Squads
Group stage
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Goalscorers 4 goals Yannis Tafer
3 goals Thiago Sergio García
2 goals Geoffrey Castillion Danijel Aleksić Rubén Rochina Keko Jorge Pulido
1 goal Clément Grenier Timothée Kolodziejczak Alexandre Lacazette William Rémy Ricardo van Rhijn Conor Hourihane Paul Murphy
Awards
Golden Player: Danijel Aleksić, uefa.com, accessed 12 May 2014. Best Goalkeeper: Vilson Caković
References
RSSSF.com