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2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

international football competition

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ729305 ↗
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The 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the first edition of UEFA's UEFA European Under-17 Championship after changing the name of the competition. Denmark hosted the championship, during 27 April – 10 May. Players born on or after 1 January 1985 were eligible to participate in this competition. 16 teams entered the competition, and Switzerland defeated France in the final to win the competition for the first time.

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Match Officials

A total of 10 referees, 12 assistant referees and 3 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament.

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The public source identifies “2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship” as international football competition. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around UEFA, European and Under-17.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2002, 1985—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with UEFA, European and Under-17 providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.