2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
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The UEFA U-19 Championship 2006 Final Tournament was held in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 between 18 July and 29 July 2006. The top three teams in each group qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the sixteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup , hosted by Canada from June 30 to July 22, 2007. Argentina defeated Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2–1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth...

. Players born after 1 January 1987 were allowed to participate in this competition.

Qualifications

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

1. 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification
2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification
UEFA U-19 Championship 2006 is the first round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of UEFA U-19 Championship 2006. Top two teams from each group and the best third-placed team will enter UEFA U-19 Championship 2006 ....



2. 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification
2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification
UEFA U-19 Championship 2006 is the second round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of UEFA U-19 Championship 2006. Spain, England, and Czech Republic automatically qualify for this round...


Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 2 0 1 7 5
2
6
3 2 0 1 6 4
2
6
3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
3 1 0 2 6 10
3


18 July 0-1
4-2
20 July 4-1
1-3
23 July 2-0
4-1

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 2 1 0 10 4
6
7
3 1 1 1 5 8
4
3 0 3 0 7 7 0 3
3 0 1 2 9 12
1


18 July 2-2
5-3
20 July 0-4
4-4
23 July 2-3
1-1

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Final

Teams

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SCOTLAND :
GK 1 Andrew McNeil
Andrew McNeil
Andrew "Andy" McNeil is a Scottish professional association football goalkeeper who currently plays for Livingston. McNeil was previously with Hibernian, for whom he played in the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final win...

RB 2 Andrew Cave-Brown
Andrew Cave-Brown
Andrew Robert Cave-Brown is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for Lowestoft Town after being released by Leyton Orient. Cave-Brown is predominantly a right sided full-back, who has been capped for Scotland at under-20 Level, for whom he played in the World Cup in 2007...

CB 6 Scott Cuthbert
Scott Cuthbert
Scott Cuthbert is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Football League One club Leyton Orient.-Club:...

 (c)
CB 19 Jamie Adams
Jamie Adams
Jamie Adams is a Scottish professional association football player who currently plays for St. Johnstone.-Kilmarnock:Adams was a product of Kilmarnock's youth system, signing for the club in the summer of 2004....

LB 3 Lee Wallace
Lee Wallace
Lee Wallace is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League. He is a left-sided fullback who can also operate on the left side of midfield.-Heart of Midlothian:...

RM 7 Simon Ferry
Simon Ferry
Simon Ferry is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Swindon Town.-Celtic:Having played for the Celtic youth teams, Ferry signed a 4 and a half year professional contract with the club in January 2006...

CM 16 Greg Cameron
Greg Cameron
Greg "Camo" Cameron is a Scottish footballer who last played for Scottish Premier League club Dundee United. He has represented Scotland up to and including under-21 level.-Domestic career:...

CM 4 Charles Grant
CM 15 Ryan Conroy
Ryan Conroy
Ryan Conroy is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Dundee. He can also play as a left back.-Celtic:Conroy consistently impressed throughout his time with the Celtic youth system...

 
LM 10 Michael McGlinchey
Michael McGlinchey
Michael Ryan McGlinchey is an association footballer currently playing for A-League club Central Coast Mariners....

CF 8 Calum Elliot
Calum Elliot
Calum Elliot is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish First Division club Dundee on loan from Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian.-Domestic:...

Substitutes:
GK 12 Scott Fox
Scott Fox
Scott Fox is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was a replacement player for the Houston Oilers during the players strike in the 1987 NFL season. He played in 2 games and had 1 sack. He played college football at Austin Peay State. He was 6'2"...

DF 18 Mark Reynolds
DF 5 Garry Kenneth
Garry Kenneth
Garry Kenneth is a Scottish footballer who currently plays in central defence for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League. He has also been capped at the highest level for Scotland.-Club career:...

MF 17 Brian Gilmour
Brian Gilmour
Brian Thomas Gilmour is a Scottish footballer. He is a midfielder who currently plays for Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar.He has represented his country from U13 to U20 levels playing in the European Under 19s final....

 
FW 14 Graham Dorrans
Graham Dorrans
Graham Dorrans is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as an Attacking Midfielder for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion and the Scotland national side. He has a wife and 1 daughter Leah Dorrans...

 
Manager:
Archie Gemmill
Archie Gemmill
Archibald "Archie" Gemmill is a Scottish former footballer, most famous for a goal he scored against the Netherlands in the 1978 FIFA World Cup...

 & Tommy Wilson
Tommy Wilson (footballer born 1961)
Tommy Wilson is a Scottish former footballer, who is currently the Reserve team coach at Rangers and also a coach with the Scotland national team....

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SPAIN: | GK 1 Antonio Adán
Antonio Adán
Antonio Adán Garrido is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a goalkeeper.-Club career:A Real Madrid youth graduate, Adán was the first-choice goalkeeper for its C side in the 2005–06 season, playing 36 games and conceding 29 goals...

CB 2 Antonio Barragán
Antonio Barragán
Antonio Barragán Fernández is a Spanish footballer who plays for Valencia CF as a right defender.-Liverpool:...

CB 4 Marc Valiente
Marc Valiente
Marc Valiente Hernández is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Valladolid. Mainly a central defender, he can also operate as a defensive midfielder.-Football career:...

CB 5 Gerard Piqué
Gerard Piqué
Gerard Piqué i Bernabeu is a Spanish footballer, currently playing as a central defender for FC Barcelona.A product of Barça's cantera, he initially left the club for Manchester United in 2004, where he remained for four years, before returning to Barça under Josep Guardiola's leadership, helping...

RWB 6 Mario Suárez
Mario Suárez Mata
Mario Suárez Mata is a Spanish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:...

CM 7 Antonio Calvo
Toni Calvo
Antonio "Toni" Calvo Arandes , is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Bulgarian A PFG side Levski Sofia as a winger.-Aris:...

  CM 8 Javi García
Francisco Javier García
Francisco Javier "Javi" García Fernández is a Spanish footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal...

CM 11 Diego Capel
Diego Capel
Diego Ángel Capel Trinidad is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal in Portugal, as a left winger.-Sevilla:Groomed in Sevilla FC's youth system , Capel made his first professional appearance aged 16, playing three minutes in a 2–1 home win over Atlético Madrid, on 24...

  LWB 12 Roberto Canella
Roberto Canella
Roberto Canella Suárez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón as a left defender.-Club career:...

CF 16 Juan Mata
Juan Manuel Mata
Juan Manuel Mata García is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea. He is mainly a left winger, but can also play on the right wing or as an attacking midfielder....

CF 18 Alberto Bueno
Alberto Bueno
Alberto Bueno Calvo is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Valladolid. He mainly operates as a second striker, but can also appear as a left winger.-Real Madrid:...

Substitutes: DF 3 José Ángel Crespo
José Ángel Crespo
José Ángel Crespo Rincón is a Spanish footballer who plays for Bologna F.C. 1909 in Serie A. A fullback, he can operate on both the left or right side of the pitch.-Club career:...

DF 9 César Díaz
César Díaz Martínez
César Díaz Martínez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Almería B in Segunda División B, as a forward.-Honours:Spain U19*UEFA U-19 Championship: 2006-External links:**...

MF 10 Esteban Granero
Esteban Granero
Esteban Félix Granero Molina is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Madrid.A versatile element, known as El Pirata , he can play as an attacking midfielder or behind the strikers...

  GK 13 Ángel Bernabé
Ángel Bernabé
Ángel Bernabé Acosta is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Salamanca as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...

FW 14 Marc Pedraza
Marc Pedraza
Marc Pedraza Sarto is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CE L'Hospitalet as a midfielder.-Football career:...

FW 15 Jeffrén Suárez
Jeffrén Suárez
Jeffrén Isaac Suárez Bermúdez , simply Jeffrén, is a Spanish footballer who plays Sporting Clube de Portugal as a forward or winger....

  FW 17 Gorka Elustondo
Gorka Elustondo
Gorka Elustondo Urkola is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Sociedad in the Spanish first division, as a midfielder.-Club career:...

Manager: Ginés Meléndez

Goalscorers

5 goals Alberto Bueno
Alberto Bueno
Alberto Bueno Calvo is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Valladolid. He mainly operates as a second striker, but can also appear as a left winger.-Real Madrid:...

 İlhan Parlak
Ilhan Parlak
İlhan Parlak is a professional football player currently playing for Ankaraspor.Standing at 181 centimeters and weighing in at 75 kilograms, İlhan is a young Turkish striker with quick acceleration and pace. In July 2007, he was bought by Fenerbahçe from Kayserispor and signed a 5 year contract...



4 goals Erwin Hoffer
Erwin Hoffer
Erwin "Jimmy" Hoffer is an Austrian football striker who currently plays for Eintracht Frankfurt, on loan from Napoli, and the Austria national team.-Club career:...

 Juan Mata
Juan Manuel Mata
Juan Manuel Mata García is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea. He is mainly a left winger, but can also play on the right wing or as an attacking midfielder....



3 goals Marek Strestik
Marek Streštík
Marek Střeštík is a Czech footballer who currently plays for Győri ETO FC, on loan from FC Zbrojovka Brno. He is half Czech and half Hungarian background; his father is ethnic Czech, his mother is Hungarian. Beside Czech, Střeštík also speaks Hungarian and Slovak on native level.-External links:* *...

 Dawid Janczyk
Dawid Janczyk
Dawid Janczyk is a Polish footballer who plays as a centre forward for PFK Oleksandria, on loan from CSKA Moscow.- Career :Janczyk began his career at Sandecja Nowy Sącz. In 2005 he joined Legia Warsaw in the Ekstraklasa....

 Roland Lamah
Roland Lamah
Roland Conde Lamah is a Belgian footballer of Guinean origin. He currently plays in Spain for CA Osasuna.- Career :...

 Bruno Gama
Bruno Gama
Bruno Alexandre Vilela Gama is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain, mainly as a right winger.-Club career:...



Source: uefa.com

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