Elite League | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | August 2017 – March 2018 |
Teams | 8 (from 8 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Germany (1st title) |
Runners-up | England |
Third place | Czech Republic |
Fourth place | Italy |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 28 |
Goals scored | 82 (2.93 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Robin Hack (4 goals) |
The 2017–18 Under 20 Elite League was a football tournament for national under-20 football teams. It was the first edition of the Under 20 Elite League tournament.
The tournament was announced by the German Football Association (DFB) on 23 January 2017 as an expansion of the Under-20 Four Nations Tournament. DFB's Sporting Director Horst Hrubesch described the formation of the competition as an "important step" in player development and hoped to encourage the public to take an interest in U-20 games.[1][2] Each participating team played seven games on FIFA International Match Calendar.
The tournament was age restricted and only players born on or after 1 January 1997 were eligible.[3]
Participating teams
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Germany (C) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 17 |
2 | England | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 16 |
3 | Czech Republic | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 14 |
4 | Italy | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 7 |
5 | Portugal | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 7 |
6 | Switzerland | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 |
7 | Netherlands | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 6 |
8 | Poland | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 5 |
Matches
Poland | 0–0 | Switzerland |
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Report |
England | 3–0 | Netherlands |
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Edwards 27' Mavididi 70' Johnson 75' |
Report |
Portugal | 0–3 | Czech Republic |
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Report | Turyna 17', 58' Hlavatý 42' |
Czech Republic | 2–2 | Germany |
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Turyna 80' Hlavatý 90+3' |
Report | Štěpánek 45+1' (o.g.) Hack 75' |
Switzerland | 0–0 | England |
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Netherlands | 1–0 | Portugal |
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de Wit 34' (pen.) | Report |
Italy | 6–1 | Poland |
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Bonazzoli 6', 39' Castrovilli 23' Castrovilli 68' Picchi 80' Lo Faso 87' |
Report | Schikowski 9' |
Italy | 1–5 | England |
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Panico 14' | Report | Buckley-Ricketts 5', 35' Edwards 22' Suliman 63' Ugbo 65' (pen.) |
Netherlands | 0–1 | Germany |
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Report | Sağlam 24' (pen.) |
Switzerland | 1–1 | Portugal |
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Oliveira 53' | Report | Miguel Luís 90' |
Poland | 1–0 | Netherlands |
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Siemaszko 51' | Report |
Germany | 2–1 | Switzerland |
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Löwen 10' Sağlam 53' (pen.) |
Report | Manzambi 87' (pen.) |
England | 4–0 | Czech Republic |
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Johnson 17' Mavididi 25' (pen.) Barnes 36' |
Report |
Portugal | 4–2 | Italy |
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Bruno Jordão 25' André Vidigal 42' Mesaque Djú 67', 75' |
Report | Vitale 45+1' Ghiglione 76' |
Poland | 1–2 | Portugal |
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Żebrakowski 47' | Report | André Vidigal 28' Tiago Dias 77' |
Netherlands | 1–0 | Switzerland |
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Sierhuis 62' | Report |
Switzerland | 1–4 | Czech Republic |
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Schättin 35' | Blecha 11', 51' Vodháněl 15' Pulkrab 80' |
Italy | 1–0 | Netherlands |
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Pessina 41' |
Czech Republic | 1–0 | Italy |
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Chaluš 90+1' |
Italy | 2–3 | Switzerland |
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Marchizza 22' (pen.) Bonazzoli 37' |
Report | Vargas 15' Pickel 41' Schmid 62' (pen.) |
Netherlands | 1–3 | Czech Republic |
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Dilrosun 27' | Report | Kuchta 6', 15' Janošek 89' |
References
- ^ "U 20 nimmt an "Elite League" teil" (in German). DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ Dominik, Erb. "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Neue Turnierform: Under 20 Elite League 2017/2018". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Elite League nieuwe uitdaging voor Oranje onder 20 | knvb". www.knvb.nl (in Dutch). 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.