Players born on or after 1 January 1989 were eligible to participate in the tournament. Players' age as of 14 July 2008 – the tournament's opening day. Players in bold have later been capped at full international level.
Group A edit
Bulgaria
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Head coach: 
Mihail Madanski
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Ivan Karadzhov | 12 July 1989 (aged 19) | CSKA Sofia
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| 2 | DF | Tsvetomir Panov | 17 April 1989 (aged 19) | Spartak Pleven
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| 3 | DF | Milcho Makendzhiev | 31 October 1989 (aged 18) | Lokomotiv Mezdra
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| 4 | DF | Daniel Zlatkov | 6 March 1989 (aged 19) | Pirin Blagoevgrad
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| 5 | DF | Kristiyan Uzunov | 4 February 1989 (aged 19) | CSKA Sofia
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| 6 | FW | Aleksandar Kirov | 25 October 1990 (aged 17) | Levski Sofia
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| 7 | MF | Mihail Aleksandrov | 11 June 1989 (aged 19) |  Borussia Dortmund
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| 8 | MF | Stefan Velev | 2 May 1989 (aged 19) | Lokomotiv Stara Zagora
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| 9 | FW | Radoslav Vasilev | 12 October 1990 (aged 17) |  Reading
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| 10 | MF | Daniel Dimov | 21 January 1989 (aged 19) | Cherno More Varna
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| 11 | FW | Branimir Kostadinov | 4 March 1989 (aged 19) |  Hearts
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| 12 | GK | Petar Denchev | 16 March 1989 (aged 19) | Spartak Plovdiv
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| 13 | DF | Kostadin Gadzhalov | 20 July 1989 (aged 18) | Botev Plovdiv
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| 14 | MF | Todor Kolev | 22 September 1989 (aged 18) | Cherno More Varna
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| 15 | MF | Ivan Tsachev | 18 January 1989 (aged 19) | Levski Sofia
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| 16 | FW | Ismail Isa | 26 June 1989 (aged 19) | Levski Sofia
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| 17 | FW | Momchil Tsvetanov | 12 March 1990 (aged 18) | Litex Lovech
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| 18 | MF | Atanas Zehirov | 13 February 1989 (aged 19) | CSKA Sofia
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Hungary
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Head coach: 
Tibor Sisa
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Péter Gulácsi | 6 May 1990 (aged 18) | Liverpool
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| 2 | DF | Attila Busai | 21 January 1989 (aged 19) | MTK
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| 3 | MF | Zsolt Korcsmár | 9 January 1989 (aged 19) | Újpest
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| 4 | DF | Dániel Lengyel | 1 March 1989 (aged 19) | MTK
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| 5 | DF | András Debreceni | 21 April 1989 (aged 19) | Budapest Honvéd
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| 6 | DF | András Gál | 20 April 1989 (aged 19) | MTK
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| 7 | MF | Vladimir Koman | 16 March 1989 (aged 19) |  Sampdoria
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| 8 | FW | András Simon | 30 March 1990 (aged 18) | Liverpool
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| 9 | FW | Krisztián Németh | 5 January 1989 (aged 19) | Liverpool
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| 10 | FW | Márk Nikházi | 2 February 1989 (aged 19) | MTK
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| 11 | MF | László Szabó | 7 February 1989 (aged 19) | MTK
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| 12 | GK | Péter Pokorni | 21 November 1989 (aged 18) | Paks
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| 13 | DF | Adrián Szekeres | 21 April 1989 (aged 19) | MTK
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| 14 | DF | Ádám Présinger | 26 January 1989 (aged 19) | Integrál-DAC
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| 15 | MF | Bence Iszlai | 29 May 1990 (aged 18) | Veszprém
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| 16 | FW | Bálint Bajner | 18 November 1990 (aged 17) | West Ham United
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| 17 | MF | András Gosztonyi | 7 November 1990 (aged 17) | MTK
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| 18 | MF | Olivér Nagy | 3 January 1989 (aged 19) | Újpest
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Germany
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Head coach: Horst Hrubesch
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Tom Mickel | 19 April 1989 (aged 19) | Energie Cottbus
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| 2 | DF | Dennis Diekmeier | 20 October 1989 (aged 18) | Werder Bremen
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| 3 | DF | Björn Kopplin | 7 January 1989 (aged 19) | Bayern Munich
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| 4 | DF | Stefan Reinartz | 1 January 1989 (aged 19) | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 5 | DF | Florian Jungwirth | 27 January 1989 (aged 19) | 1860 Munich
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| 6 | MF | Sven Bender | 27 April 1989 (aged 19) | 1860 Munich
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| 7 | MF | Deniz Naki | 9 July 1989 (aged 19) | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 8 | MF | Lars Bender | 27 April 1989 (aged 19) | 1860 Munich
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| 9 | FW | Richard Sukuta-Pasu | 24 June 1990 (aged 18) | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 10 | FW | Timo Gebhart | 12 April 1989 (aged 19) | 1860 Munich
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| 11 | FW | Savio Nsereko | 27 July 1989 (aged 18) | Brescia
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| 12 | GK | Ron-Robert Zieler | 12 February 1989 (aged 19) | Manchester United
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| 13 | MF | Marcel Risse | 17 December 1989 (aged 18) | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 14 | DF | Ömer Toprak[1] | 21 July 1989 (aged 18) | SC Freiburg
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| 15 | MF | Danny Latza | 7 December 1989 (aged 18) | Schalke 04
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| 16 | MF | Mario Vrančić[2] | 23 May 1989 (aged 19) | Mainz 05
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| 17 | MF | Bastian Oczipka | 12 January 1989 (aged 19) | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 18 | FW | Rahman Soyudoğru | 6 January 1989 (aged 19) | SC Freiburg
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Spain
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Head coach: 
Ginés Meléndez
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Tomás Mejías | 30 January 1989 (aged 19) | Real Madrid
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| 2 | MF | César Azpilicueta | 28 August 1989 (aged 18) | Osasuna
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| 3 | DF | Chema Antón | 19 March 1989 (aged 19) | Real Madrid
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| 4 | DF | César Ortiz | 30 January 1989 (aged 19) | Atlético Madrid
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| 5 | DF | Víctor Ruiz | 25 January 1989 (aged 19) | Espanyol
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| 6 | MF | Ignacio Camacho | 4 May 1990 (aged 18) | Atlético Madrid
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| 7 | DF | Lillo | 27 March 1989 (aged 19) | Murcia
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| 8 | MF | Dani Parejo | 16 April 1989 (aged 19) | Real Madrid Castilla
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| 9 | FW | Emilio Nsue[3] | 30 September 1989 (aged 18) | Mallorca
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| 10 | FW | Aarón | 26 April 1989 (aged 19) | Valencia
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| 11 | FW | Dani Aquino | 27 July 1990 (aged 17) | Real Murcia
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| 12 | DF | Álvaro Domínguez | 15 May 1989 (aged 19) | Atlético Madrid
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| 13 | GK | David de Gea | 7 November 1990 (aged 17) | Atlético Madrid
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| 14 | DF | Mikel San José | 30 May 1989 (aged 19) | Liverpool
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| 15 | MF | Miguel Ángel Luque | 23 July 1990 (aged 17) | Villarreal
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| 16 | MF | Fran Mérida | 4 March 1990 (aged 18) | Arsenal
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| 17 | MF | Jordi Alba | 21 March 1989 (aged 19) | Valencia
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| 18 | FW | Iván Bolado[4] | 3 July 1989 (aged 19) | Racing de Santander
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| 19 | DF | Alberto Morgado | 10 March 1990 (aged 18) | Real Sociedad
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Group B edit
Czech Republic
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Head coach: 
Jakub Dovalil
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Tomáš Vaclík | 29 March 1989 (aged 19) | Vítkovice
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| 2 | DF | Miroslav Štěpánek | 15 January 1990 (aged 18) | Hamburger SV
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| 3 | DF | Jan Polák | 26 March 1989 (aged 19) | Slovan Liberec
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| 4 | MF | Martin Zeman | 28 March 1989 (aged 19) | Sparta Prague
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| 5 | MF | Jan Hable | 4 January 1989 (aged 19) | Fiorentina
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| 6 | DF | Roman Brunclík | 13 March 1989 (aged 19) | Baník Ostrava
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| 7 | MF | Jan Vošahlík | 8 March 1989 (aged 19) | Zenit Čáslav
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| 8 | MF | Jan Morávek | 1 November 1989 (aged 18) | Bohemians 1905
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| 9 | MF | Tomáš Nuc | 9 March 1989 (aged 19) | Sigma Olomouc
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| 10 | FW | Tomáš Necid | 13 August 1989 (aged 18) | Jablonec 97
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| 11 | FW | Libor Kozák | 30 May 1989 (aged 19) | Lazio
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| 12 | MF | Petr Reinberk | 25 May 1989 (aged 19) | Slovácko
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| 13 | MF | Jan Lecjaks | 9 August 1990 (aged 17) | Viktoria Plzeň
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| 14 | DF | Radim Řezník | 20 January 1989 (aged 19) | Baník Ostrava
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| 15 | DF | Jakub Heidenreich | 27 April 1989 (aged 19) | Sigma Olomouc
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| 16 | GK | Michal Bárta | 23 December 1989 (aged 18) | Sigma Olomouc
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| 17 | MF | Petr Wojnar | 12 January 1989 (aged 19) | Baník Ostrava
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| 18 | MF | Lukáš Mareček | 17 April 1990 (aged 18) | Brno
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England
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Head coach: Brian Eastick
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | David Button | 27 February 1989 (aged 19) | Tottenham Hotspur
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| 2 | DF | Jack Cork | 26 June 1989 (aged 19) | Chelsea
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| 3 | DF | Joe Mattock | 15 May 1990 (aged 18) | Leicester City
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| 4 | MF | Dan Gosling | 1 February 1990 (aged 18) | Everton
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| 5 | DF | James Tomkins | 29 March 1989 (aged 19) | West Ham United
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| 6 | DF | Krystian Pearce | 5 January 1990 (aged 18) | Birmingham City
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| 7 | FW | Scott Sinclair | 25 March 1989 (aged 19) | Chelsea
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| 8 | MF | Kieran Gibbs | 26 September 1989 (aged 18) | Arsenal
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| 9 | FW | Daniel Sturridge | 1 September 1989 (aged 18) | Manchester City
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| 10 | FW | Freddie Sears | 27 November 1989 (aged 18) | West Ham United
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| 11 | MF | Danny Rose | 2 July 1990 (aged 18) | Tottenham Hotspur
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| 12 | DF | Ryan Bertrand | 5 August 1990 (aged 17) | Chelsea
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| 13 | GK | Jason Steele | 18 August 1990 (aged 17) | Middlesbrough
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| 14 | MF | Victor Moses[5] | 12 December 1990 (aged 17) | Crystal Palace
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| 15 | MF | Jamie Chandler | 24 March 1989 (aged 19) | Sunderland
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| 16 | MF | Fabian Delph | 21 November 1989 (aged 18) | Leeds United
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| 17 | DF | Ben Mee | 6 July 1990 (aged 18) | Manchester City
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| 18 | FW | Tope Obadeyi | 29 October 1989 (aged 18) | Bolton Wanderers
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Greece
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Head coach: 
Alexis Alexiou
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Dean Bouzanis | 2 October 1990 (aged 17) | Liverpool
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| 2 | DF | Nikos Barboudis | 6 March 1989 (aged 19) | AEK Athens
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| 3 | DF | Vasilis Lambropoulos | 31 March 1990 (aged 18) | Olympiacos
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| 4 | MF | Kyriakos Papadopoulos | 23 February 1992 (aged 16) | Olympiacos
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| 5 | DF | Nikos Boutzikos | 6 September 1989 (aged 18) | Panathinaikos
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| 6 | MF | Savvas Gentsoglou | 19 September 1990 (aged 17) | AEK Athens
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| 7 | MF | Sotiris Ninis | 3 April 1990 (aged 18) | Panathinaikos
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| 8 | FW | Michalis Kyrgias | 14 October 1989 (aged 18) | Atromitos
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| 9 | FW | Lefteris Matsoukas | 7 March 1990 (aged 18) | Werder Bremen II
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| 10 | MF | Sotiris Stratakis | 30 March 1989 (aged 19) | Borussia Dortmund
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| 11 | FW | Michalis Pavlis | 22 September 1989 (aged 18) | AEK Athens
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| 12 | GK | Nikos Babaniotis | 28 June 1989 (aged 19) | Panetolikos
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| 13 | DF | Leonidas Argyropoulos | 29 May 1990 (aged 18) | Korinthos
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| 14 | DF | Vangelis Galanis | 7 September 1989 (aged 18) | Kavala
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| 15 | MF | Stergios Psianos | 12 September 1990 (aged 17) | Apollon Kalamarias
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| 16 | MF | Giannis Papadopoulos | 9 March 1989 (aged 19) | Olympiacos
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| 17 | MF | Thodoris Karapetsas | 25 January 1990 (aged 18) |  Grasshopper
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| 18 | FW | Apostolos Giannou[6] | 25 January 1990 (aged 18) | Apollon Kalamarias
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Italy
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Head coach: Francesco Rocca
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Vincenzo Fiorillo | 13 January 1990 (aged 18) | Sampdoria
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| 2 | DF | Matteo Darmian | 2 December 1989 (aged 18) | Milan
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| 3 | DF | Matteo Bruscagin | 3 August 1989 (aged 18) | Monza
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| 4 | MF | Silvano Raggio Garibaldi | 27 March 1989 (aged 19) | Genoa
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| 5 | DF | Massimiliano Tagliani | 4 April 1989 (aged 19) | Fiorentina
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| 6 | DF | Matteo Gentili | 21 August 1989 (aged 18) | Atalanta
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| 7 | FW | Alberto Paloschi | 4 January 1990 (aged 18) | Milan
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| 8 | MF | Andrea Mazzarani | 6 November 1989 (aged 18) | Cisco Roma
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| 9 | FW | Stefano Okaka | 9 August 1989 (aged 18) | Roma
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| 10 | FW | Fernando Forestieri | 15 January 1990 (aged 18) | Siena
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| 11 | FW | Umberto Eusepi | 9 January 1989 (aged 19) | Genoa
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| 12 | GK | Carlo Pinsoglio | 16 March 1990 (aged 18) | Juventus
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| 13 | DF | Giovanni Formiconi | 14 December 1989 (aged 18) | Udinese
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| 14 | DF | Michelangelo Albertazzi | 7 January 1991 (aged 17) | Bologna
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| 15 | MF | Andrea Poli | 29 September 1989 (aged 18) | Sampdoria
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| 16 | MF | Giacomo Bonaventura | 22 August 1989 (aged 18) | Atalanta
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| 17 | DF | Domenico Marchetti | 7 August 1990 (aged 17) | Real Montecchio
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| 18 | FW | Fabio Zamblera | 7 April 1990 (aged 18) | Newcastle United
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External links edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ Toprak capped for Turkey
- ^ Vrančić capped for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- ^ Nsue capped for Equatorial Guinea
- ^ Bolado capped for Equatorial Guinea
- ^ Moses capped for Nigeria
- ^ Giannou capped for Australia