2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

2008 UEFA Under-19 Championship
Mistrovství Evropy ve fotbale hráčů do 19 let 2008
Tournament details
Host countryCzech Republic
Dates14–26 July
Teams8
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Germany (2nd title)
Runners-up Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored37 (2.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)Czech Republic Tomáš Necid (4 goals)
Best player(s)Germany Lars Bender
Germany Sven Bender[1]
2007
2009

The final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 24th UEFA European Under-19 Championship, UEFA's premier competition for players under the age of 19. The tournament was held in the Czech Republic with matches played from 14 July to 26 July 2008. Players born after 1 January 1989 were eligible to participate in this competition. The top three teams in each group qualified for the 2009 U-20 World Cup.

  1. ^ "2008: Lars & Sven Bender". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2015.