2017–18 Under 20 Elite League

2017–18 Under 20 Elite League
Elite League
Tournament details
DatesAugust 2017 – March 2018
Teams8 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
Champions Germany (1st title)
Runners-up England
Third place Czech Republic
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored82 (2.93 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany 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
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
Source: Standings
(C) Champions

Matches

Poland 0–0  Switzerland
Report
Stadion Miejski, Rzeszów
Referee: Jan Machálek (Czech Republic)
England 3–0 Netherlands
Edwards 27'
Mavididi 70'
Johnson 75'		 Report
Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)
Portugal 0–3 Czech Republic
Report Turyna 17', 58'
Hlavatý 42'
Referee: Pascal Erlachner (Switzerland)
Czech Republic 2–2 Germany
Turyna 80'
Hlavatý 90+3'		 Report Štěpánek 45+1' (o.g.)
Hack 75'
Referee: Piotr Lasyk (Poland)
Switzerland 0–0 England
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Netherlands 1–0 Portugal
de Wit 34' (pen.) Report
Sportpark Middelmors, Sassenheim
Referee: Peter Bankes (England)
Italy 6–1 Poland
Bonazzoli 6', 39'
Castrovilli 23'
Castrovilli 68'
Picchi 80'
Lo Faso 87'		 Report Schikowski 9'
Stadio Comunale Romeo Galli, Imola
Italy 1–5 England
Panico 14' Report Buckley-Ricketts 5', 35'
Edwards 22'
Suliman 63'
Ugbo 65' (pen.)
Referee: João Carlos dos Santos Capela (Portugal)
Netherlands 0–1 Germany
Report Sağlam 24' (pen.)
Sportpark De Boshoek, Hardenberg
Referee: Simon Hooper (England)
Switzerland 1–1 Portugal
Oliveira 53' Report Miguel Luís 90'
Referee: Michael Fabbri (Italy)
Czech Republic 3–3 Poland
Ladra 31'
Hašek 33', 64'		 Report Mandrysz 43'
Jagiełło 79', 82' (pen.)
Atletický stadion Vejsplachy, Vrchlabí
Referee: Moritz Schneider (Germany)
Poland 1–0 Netherlands
Siemaszko 51' Report
Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)
Germany 2–1  Switzerland
Löwen 10'
Sağlam 53' (pen.)		 Report Manzambi 87' (pen.)
Referee: Jiří Houdek (Czech Republic)
England 4–0 Czech Republic
Johnson 17'
Mavididi 25' (pen.)
Barnes 36'		 Report
Referee: Łukasz Szczech (Poland)
Portugal 4–2 Italy
Bruno Jordão 25'
André Vidigal 42'
Mesaque Djú 67', 75'		 Report Vitale 45+1'
Ghiglione 76'
Referee: Jeroen Manschot (Netherlands)
Poland 1–2 Portugal
Żebrakowski 47' Report André Vidigal 28'
Tiago Dias 77'
Stadion Miejski, Kluczbork
Referee: Ondřej Ginzel (Czech Republic)
Netherlands 1–0  Switzerland
Sierhuis 62' Report
Sportpark Parkzicht, Uden
Referee: (Germany)
Germany 2–2 Italy
Friede 28'
Hack 40'		 Report Edera 4', 63'
Switzerland 1–4 Czech Republic
Schättin 35' Blecha 11', 51'
Vodháněl 15'
Pulkrab 80'
Referee: (Italy)
Germany 2–1 England
Eggestein 10', 32' Barnes 86'
Attendance: 3,720
Italy 1–0 Netherlands
Pessina 41'
Stadio Guido Teghil
Referee: Andrew Madley (England)
Portugal 0–1 Germany
Report Hack 77'
Referee: Piotr Lasyk (Poland)
Poland 0–1 England
Report Davis 89'
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Czech Republic 1–0 Italy
Chaluš 90+1'
Stadion Luční Ulice, Plzeň
Referee: Florian Badstübner (Germany)
Germany 3–0 Poland
Hack 22'
Jończy 68' (o.g.)
Kammerbauer 78'		 Report
Energieversum Stadion, Gütersloh
Referee: Tim Robinson (England)
England 3–0 Portugal
Willock 15'
Davis 41'
Suliman 66'		 Report
Referee: Siemen Mulder (Netherlands)
Italy 2–3  Switzerland
Marchizza 22' (pen.)
Bonazzoli 37'		 Report Vargas 15'
Pickel 41'
Schmid 62' (pen.)
Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho (Portugal)
Netherlands 1–3 Czech Republic
Dilrosun 27' Report Kuchta 6', 15'
Janošek 89'
KNVB Campus, Zeist
Referee: David Schärli (Switzerland)

References

  1. ^ "U 20 nimmt an "Elite League" teil" (in German). DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. ^ Dominik, Erb. "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Neue Turnierform: Under 20 Elite League 2017/2018". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Elite League nieuwe uitdaging voor Oranje onder 20 | knvb". www.knvb.nl (in Dutch). 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.