2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 14th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Germany between 27 May and 8 June 2004.
| U-21-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2004 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  |
| Dates | 27 May – 8 June |
| Teams | 8 (finals) 48 (qualifying) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Runners-up | %3B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png){kind=small} |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 52 (3.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (4 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | |
Italy U-21s won the competition for the fifth time. Italy's Alberto Gilardino won the Golden Player award.
The top three teams in this competition qualified for Athens 2004 Olympics, along with hosts Greece U21s.
Qualification
The 48 national teams were divided into ten groups (two groups of four + eight groups of 5). The records of the ten group runners-up were then compared. The top six joined the ten winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.
Squads
Matches
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 3 – 2 | |
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Lazović  Lovre Ivanović |
Report | Eduardo Kranjčar |
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
| Italy | 1 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gilardino |
Report | Kirenkin A. Hleb |
Referee: Matthew David Messias (England)
| Italy | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sculli |
Report | Vukčević |
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)
| Belarus | 1 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shkabara |
Report | Lazović Milovanović |
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
| Germany | 2 – 1 | |
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| Auer Hitzlsperger |
Report | D. Degen |
Stadion am Bruchweg, Mainz
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)
| Sweden | 3 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Elmander Ishizaki |
Report | Almeida |
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
| Switzerland | 2 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vonlanthen Baykal |
Report | Carlos Martins Almeida |
Stadion am Bruchweg, Mainz
Referee: Matthew David Messias (England)
| Germany | 1 – 2 | |
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| Schweinsteiger |
Report | Almeida Lourenço |
Stadion am Bruchweg, Mainz
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)
| Switzerland | 1 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Barnetta |
Report | Jaggy Rosenberg |
Referee: Michal Beneš (Czech Republic)
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 June – Bochum | ||||||
| 1 (5) | |||||
| 8 June – Bochum | ||||||
| 1 (6) | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 5 June – Oberhausen | ||||||
| 0 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Sweden | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Stefanidis |
Report | Marić |
| Penalties | ||
Ishizaki  Jönsson Holmén Dorsin Rosenberg Stefanidis  |
5 – 6 | |
Referee: Matthew David Messias (England)
Olympic play-off
Final
| Italy | 3 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| De Rossi Bovo Gilardino |
Report |
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
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Assistant referees:
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Goalscorers
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Olympic Qualifiers
- Greece (as hosts), Italy, Serbia & Montenegro and Portugal qualify for the Olympic games finals.
External links
- Results Archive at UEFA.com
- RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com
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