2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

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The UEFA U-21 Championship 2004, which spanned two years (2002-2004), had 48 entrants. Of the teams to reach the final eight, Germany were chosen as the hosts.

Italy U-21s won the competition for the fifth time.

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.

The top three teams in this competition qualified for Athens 2004 Olympics, along with hosts Greece U21s.

1 Qualifying
2 Finals Tournament
- 2.1 Squads
- 2.2 Finals Groups
3 Knockout Matches
4 Olympic Qualifiers
5 External links

[edit] Qualifying

[edit] Group 1

Qualifying Group 1		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	France	8	7	1	0	14	0	22
2	Cyprus	8	5	0	3	12	5	15
3	Israel	8	3	1	4	6	11	10
4	Slovenia	8	2	3	3	4	7	9
5	Malta	8	0	1	7	0	13	1

Slovenia 1-0 Malta
Cyprus 0-1 France
France 1-0 Slovenia
Malta 0-1 Israel
Malta 0-3 France
Cyprus 2-0 Malta
Cyprus 2-0 Israel
France 2-0 Malta
Israel 0-3 France
Slovenia 2-0 Cyprus

Malta 0-0 Slovenia
Israel 0-3 Cyprus
Israel 0-0 Slovenia
Malta 0-1 Cyprus
France 2-0 Cyprus
Slovenia 1-2 Israel
Israel 3-0 Malta
Slovenia 0-0 France
France 2-0 Israel
Cyprus 4-0 Slovenia

France qualify as group winners
Cyprus fail to qualify as one of best runners-up

[edit] Group 2

Qualifying Group 2		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Norway	8	6	1	1	19	4	19
2	Denmark	8	6	1	1	24	3	19
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	4	1	3	6	10	13
4	Romania	8	2	1	5	6	7	7
5	Luxembourg	8	0	0	8	0	31	0

Norway 3-0 Denmark
Bosnia & Herz. 2-1 Romania
Denmark 9-0 Luxembourg
Romania 0-1 Norway
Norway 0-0 Bosnia & Herz.
Luxembourg 0-2 Romania
Bosnia & Herz. 1-0 Luxem.
Romania 0-1 Denmark
Luxembourg 0-5 Norway
Denmark 3-0 Bosnia & Herz.

Denmark 2-0 Norway
Romania 0-1 Bosnia & Herz.
Luxembourg 0-6 Denmark
Norway 2-1 Romania
Bosnia & Herz. 1-3 Norway
Romania 2-0 Luxembourg
Luxemb. 0-1 Bosnia & Herz.
Denmark 0-0 Romania
Norway 5-0 Luxembourg
Bosnia & Herz. 0-3 Denmark

Norway qualify as group winners
Denmark qualify as one of best runners-up
Norway (19pts) Denmark (19pts) head-to-head:
3-0 in NOR, 2-0 in DEN
.: Norway better (3-2 on aggregate)

[edit] Group 3

Qualifying Group 3		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Czech Republic	8	6	0	2	17	4	18
2	Belarus	8	6	0	2	11	6	18
3	Austria	8	3	2	3	5	8	11
4	Netherlands	8	1	4	3	6	10	7
5	Moldova	8	0	2	6	3	14	2

Netherlands 0-1 Belarus
Austria 1-0 Moldova
Belarus 0-1 Austria
Moldova 0-2 Czech Rep.
Austria 1-1 Netherlands
Czech Rep. 3-0 Belarus
Netherlands 0-3 Czech Rep.
Belarus 3-1 Moldova
Czech Rep. 3-1 Austria
Moldova 2-2 Netherlands

Belarus 2-1 Netherlands
Moldova 0-1 Austria
Czech Rep. 3-0 Moldova
Austria 0-2 Belarus
Netherlands 0-0 Austria
Belarus 1-0 Czech Rep.
Czech Rep. 1-2 Netherlands
Moldova 0-2 Belarus
Austria 0-2 Czech Rep.
Netherlands 0-0 Moldova

Czech Republic qualify as group winners
Belarus qualify as one of best runners-up
Czech Rep. (18pts) Belarus (18pts) head-to-head:
3-0 in CZE, 1-0 in BLR
.: Czech Rep better (3-1 on aggregate)

[edit] Group 4

Qualifying Group 4		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Poland	8	6	2	0	24	6	20
2	Sweden	8	4	2	2	17	13	14
3	Hungary	8	4	0	4	17	13	12
4	Latvia	8	3	0	5	11	16	9
5	San Marino	8	1	0	7	8	29	3

San Marino 1-5 Poland
Latvia 0-4 Sweden
Sweden 1-0 Hungary
Poland 3-0 Latvia
Hungary 4-1 San Marino
San Marino 0-2 Latvia
Poland 3-2 Hungary
Poland 7-0 San Marino
Hungary 5-2 Sweden
Latvia 4-1 San Marino

Hungary 3-1 Latvia
San Marino 1-5 Sweden
Sweden 1-1 Poland
San Marino 1-2 Hungary
Latvia 0-2 Poland
Sweden 6-0* San Marino
Poland 1-1 Sweden
Latvia 2-0 Hungary
Sweden 3-2 Latvia
Hungary 1-2 Poland

Poland qualify as group winners
Sweden qualify as one of best runners-up
(*) Match awarded 3-0 to San Marino due to Sweden including suspended players in their squad.

[edit] Group 5

Qualifying Group 5		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Scotland	6	4	1	1	10	6	13
2	Germany	6	4	1	1	11	5	13
3	Lithuania	6	3	0	3	8	8	9
4	Iceland	6	0	0	6	4	14	0

Lithuania 1-4 Germany
Iceland 0-2 Scotland
Iceland 1-2 Lithuania
Scotland 1-0 Iceland
Germany 1-0 Lithuania
Lithuania 2-1 Scotland

Scotland 2-2 Germany
Lithuania 3-0 Iceland
Iceland 1-3 Germany
Germany 0-1 Scotland
Scotland 3-2 Lithuania
Germany 1-0 Iceland

Scotland qualify as group winners
Germany qualify as one of best runners-up
Scotland (13pts) Germany (13pts) head-to-head:
2-2 in SCO, 0-1 in GEE
.: Scotland better (3-2 on aggregate)

[edit] Group 6

Qualifying Group 6		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Spain	8	6	1	1	16	2	19
2	Greece	8	3	3	2	10	7	12
3	Ukraine	8	2	5	1	8	5	11
4	Northern Ireland	8	2	1	5	8	16	7
5	Armenia	8	1	2	5	5	17	5

Greece 1-0 Spain
Armenia 1-1 Ukraine
Spain 1-0 N. Ireland
Ukraine 1-1 Greece
Greece 2-1 Armenia
N. Ireland 1-1 Ukraine
Armenia 2-0 N. Ireland
Ukraine 0-0 Spain
N. Ireland 2-6 Greece
Spain 5-0 Armenia

Spain 2-0 Greece
Ukraine 4-0 Armenia
N. Ireland 1-4 Spain
Greece 0-0 Ukraine
Armenia 0-0 Greece
Ukraine 1-0 N. Ireland
N. Ireland 3-1 Armenia
Spain 2-0 Ukraine
Greece 0-1 N. Ireland
Armenia 0-2 Spain

Spain qualify as group winners
Greece fail to qualify as one of best runners-up

[edit] Group 7

Qualifying Group 7		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Turkey	8	7	1	0	18	5	22
2	Portugal	8	6	0	2	20	11	18
3	England	8	3	2	3	14	10	11
4	Slovakia	8	2	0	6	9	16	6
5	FYR Macedonia	8	0	1	7	4	23	1

Turkey 2-1 Slovakia
Portugal 1-0 R. Macedonia
Slovakia 0-4 England
R. Macedonia 0-4 Turkey
Turkey 4-2 Portugal
England 3-1 R. Macedonia
Portugal 4-2 England
R. Macedonia 0-2 Slovakia
England 1-1 Turkey
Slovakia 0-2 Portugal

Slovakia 0-1 Turkey
R. Macedonia 1-4 Portugal
England 2-0 Slovakia
Turkey 3-0 R. Macedonia
Portugal 1-2 Turkey
R. Macedonia 1-1 England
England 1-2 Portugal
Slovakia 5-1 R. Macedonia
Turkey 1-0 England
Portugal 4-1 Slovakia

Turkey qualify as group winners
Portugal qualify as one of best runners-up

[edit] Group 8

Qualifying Group 8		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Croatia	6	3	2	1	9	4	11
2	Belgium	6	3	1	2	10	8	10
3	Bulgaria	6	3	1	2	7	8	10
4	Estonia	6	0	2	4	4	10	2

Belgium 3-1 Bulgaria
Croatia 3-1 Estonia
Bulgaria 1-3 Croatia
Estonia 0-1 Belgium
Croatia 1-1 Belgium
Estonia 1-1 Bulgaria

Bulgaria 2-1 Belgium
Estonia 0-0 Croatia
Bulgaria 1-0 Estonia
Belgium 0-2 Croatia
Croatia 0-1 Bulgaria
Belgium 4-2 Estonia

Croatia qualify as group winners
Belgium fail to qualify as one of best runners-up
Belgium (10pts) Bulgaria (10pts) head-to-head:
3-1 in BEL, 2-1 in BUL
.: Belgium better (4-3 on aggregate)

[edit] Group 9

Qualifying Group 9		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Italy	8	7	0	1	26	5	21
2	Serbia and Montenegro	8	6	1	1	16	8	19
3	Finland	8	3	2	3	11	9	11
4	Wales	8	2	1	5	5	16	7
5	Azerbaijan	8	0	0	8	0	20	0

Azerbaijan 0-3 Italy
Finland 2-1 Wales
Finland 3-0 Azerbaijan
Italy 4-1 Yugoslavia
Wales 1-2 Italy
Yugoslavia 3-3 Finland
Azerbaijan 0-1 Wales
Serb.& Monte. 3-0 Azerbaijan
Italy 1-0 Finland
Wales 1-0* Azerbaijan

Finland 1-2 Serbia & Monte.
Finland 1-2 Italy
Azerbaijan 0-2 Serb.& Monte.
Serbia & Monte. 3-0 Wales
Italy 8-1 Wales
Azerbaijan 0-1 Finland
Wales 0-0 Finland
Serbia & Monte. 1-0 Italy
Italy 6-0 Azerbaijan
Wales 0-1 Serbia & Monte.

Italy qualify as group winners
Serbia and Montenegro qualify as one of best runners-up
(*) Match awarded 3-0 to Wales.
F.R.Yugoslavia compete as Serbia and Montenegro
from February 2003 on.

[edit] Group 10

Qualifying Group 10		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Switzerland	8	6	1	1	12	6	19
2	Russia	8	5	0	3	14	8	15
3	Albania	8	3	1	4	10	10	10
4	Republic of Ireland	8	2	2	4	8	11	8
5	Georgia	8	1	2	5	7	16	5

Russia 2-0 Ireland
Switzerland 2-0 Georgia
Albania 0-0 Switzerland
Georgia 0-3 Russia
Ireland 2-3 Switzerland
Russia 1-0 Albania
Georgia 1-1 Ireland
Albania 1-4 Russia
Albania 1-0 Ireland
Georgia 0-2 Switzerland

Ireland 2-1* Albania
Switzerland 1-0 Russia
Ireland 1-1 Georgia
Switzerland 2-1 Albania
Ireland 2-0 Russia
Georgia 3-1 Albania
Albania 3-0 Georgia
Russia 1-2 Switzerland
Russia 3-2 Georgia
Switzerland 0-2 Ireland

Switzerland qualify as group winners
Russia fail to qualify as one of best runners-up
(*) Match awarded 3-0 to Albania due to ROI fielding a suspended player.

[edit] Runners-up

Runners-up		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Germany	6	4	1	1	11	5	13
2	Denmark	6	4	1	1	9	3	13
3	Serbia and Montenegro	6	4	1	1	11	8	13
4	Portugal	6	4	0	2	15	10	12
5	Belarus	6	4	0	2	6	5	12
6	Sweden	6	3	2	1	12	9	11
7	Belgium	6	3	1	2	10	8	10
8	Cyprus	6	3	0	3	9	5	9
9	Greece	6	2	2	2	8	6	9
10	Russia	6	3	0	3	9	8	9

Left: List of qualifying group runners-up.
Only results between top four teams in group are used.
Teams 1-6 go with the ten group winners into a qualification playoff.

[edit] Qualification Playoffs

Germany 1-0 Turkey
Turkey 1-1 Germany

Germany win 2-1
on aggregate

Serbia & Monte. 5-1 Norway
Norway 3-0 Serbia & Monte.

Serbia and Montenegro win 5-4
on aggregate

Portugal 1-2 France
France 1-2 Portugal

3-3: Portugal win 4-1
on penalties

Denmark 1-1 Italy
Italy 0-0 Denmark

1-1: Italy win 1-0
on away goals

Belarus 1-1 Poland
Poland 0-4 Belarus

Belarus win 5-1
on aggregate

Sweden 2-0 Spain
Spain 1-1 Sweden

Sweden win 3-1
on aggregate

Switzerland 1-2 Czech Rep.
Czech Rep. 1-2 Switzerland

3-3: Switzerland win 4-3
on penalties

Croatia 2-0 Scotland
Scotland 1-0 Croatia

Croatia win 2-1
on aggregate

[edit] Finals Tournament

Held in Germany, May 27-June 8, 2004

[edit] Squads

See 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads

[edit] Finals Groups

Group A		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Italy	3	2	0	1	4	3	6
2	Serbia and Montenegro	3	2	0	1	6	5	6
3	Belarus	3	1	1	1	4	4	4
4	Croatia	3	0	1	2	3	5	1

May 27	Italy 1-2 Belarus	Bochum
May 27	Serbia & Montenegro 3-2 Croatia	Oberhausen
May 29	Belarus 1-1 Croatia	Oberhausen
May 29	Italy 2-1 Serbia & Montenegro	Bochum
June 1	Italy 1-0 Croatia	Bochum
June 1	Belarus 1-2 Serbia & Montenegro	Oberhausen

Group B		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	8	3	9
2	Portugal	3	1	1	1	5	6	4
3	Germany	3	1	0	2	4	5	3
4	Switzerland	3	0	1	2	4	7	1

May 28	Germany 2-1 Switzerland	Mainz
May 28	Sweden 3-1 Portugal	Mannheim
May 30	Germany 1-2 Sweden	Mannheim
May 30	Switzerland 2-2 Portugal	Mainz
June 2	Germany 1-2 Portugal	Mainz
June 2	Switzerland 1-3 Sweden	Mannheim