Host country Switzerland Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) | Dates 16 – 28 May Runners-up France | |
Teams 8 (finals)
47 (qualifying) Champions Czech Republic (1st title) | ||
UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2002 was the 13th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Switzerland between 16 and 28 May 2002.
Czech Republic U-21s won the competition for the first time.
Qualification
The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (one group of four + five groups of 5 + three groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.
References
2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA