2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
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The UEFA U-21 Championship 2006 began in August 2004. On December 15, 2005, Portugal was selected to host the finals of the competition, which took place May 23 - June 4, 2006. The tournament was won by the Netherlands, who beat Ukraine 3-0 in the final.
The finals tournament featured two groups of four, with the winners and runners up of each group going through to the semi-finals.
The draw for the finals groups took place on February 8, 2006.
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[edit] Qualification
See 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
[edit] The Finals
The finals took place May 23 - June 4, 2006 in Portugal.
[edit] Venues
- Estádio Municipal de Águeda, Águeda
- Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro
- Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos
- Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
- Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
- Estádio do Bessa, Porto
[edit] Squads
For the complete list of players, see 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads.
Players born after 1 January 1983 were eligible to play.
[edit] Finals Groups
[edit] Group A
| Group A | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |  Serbia and Montenegro |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 |  Germany |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 |  Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 May 2006 Tuesday |
Portugal | 0-1 details |
France Vale og 41' |
Braga |
| Serbia & Montenegro | 0-1 details |
Germany Polanski 61' |
Barcelos | |
| 25 May 2006 Thursday |
Portugal | 0-2 details |
Serbia & Montenegro Zé Castro og 17' Ivanović 65' |
Barcelos |
| France Sinama-Pongolle 45' Gouffran 71' Mavuba 75' |
3-0 details |
Germany | Guimarães | |
| 28 May 2006 Sunday |
Germany | 0-1 details |
Portugal Moutinho 90+4' |
Guimarães |
| France Bergougnoux 33' Toulalan 54' |
2-0 details |
Serbia & Montenegro | Braga |
[edit] Group B
| Group B | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ukraine |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 |  Italy |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 |  Denmark |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 24 May 2006 Wednesday |
Italy Potenza 16' Palladino 61' Bianchi 90' |
3-3 details |
Denmark Würtz 21' Kahlenberg 33' Andreasen 41 |
Aveiro |
| Ukraine Milevskiy 39' pen Fomin 51' |
2-1 details |
Netherlands Luirink 90+2' |
Águeda | |
| 26 May 2006 Friday |
Italy Chiellini 90+3' |
1-0 details |
Ukraine | Águeda |
| Denmark Kahlenberg 48' |
1-1 details |
Netherlands Huntelaar 38' |
Aveiro | |
| 29 May 2006 Monday |
Netherlands de Ridder 73' |
1-0 details |
Italy | Aveiro |
| Denmark Kahlenberg 43' |
1-2 details |
Ukraine Fomin 31' Milevskiy 84' |
Águeda |
[edit] Semi-finals
| 1 June 2006 Thursday |
A1: France Faubert 51' Bergougnoux 85' |
2-3 details |
B2: Netherlands Hofs 6' Huntelaar 38' Hofs 107' |
Braga |
| B1: Ukraine | 0-0aet 5-4 pens details |
A2: Serbia & Montenegro | Aveiro |
[edit] Final
| 4 June 2006 Thursday |
Netherlands Huntelaar 11', 43' pen Hofs 90' |
3-0 details |
Ukraine | Porto |
[edit] Result
| 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winners |
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 Netherlands 1st Title |
[edit] Player awards
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[edit] External links
- Results Archive at uefa.com
- RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com
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