2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Campeonato Europeu de Futebol Sub-21 de 2006
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
Dates23 May – 4 June
Teams8 (finals)
48 (qualifying)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (1st title)
Runners-up Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored34 (2.27 per match)
Attendance180,942 (12,063 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (4 goals)
Best player(s)Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
2004
2007

2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 15th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. In December 2005, Portugal was selected to host the finals of the competition, which took place from 23 May–4 June 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 8 February 2006.

Qualification

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The Finals

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The finals took place between 23 May and 4 June 2006 in Portugal.

Venues

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Squads

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Players born after 1 January 1983 were eligible to play.

Matches

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
 Serbia and Montenegro 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
 Germany 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
Serbia and Montenegro 0–1 Germany
Report Polanski 61'
Portugal 0–1 France
Report Vale 41' (o.g.)

Portugal 0–2 Serbia and Montenegro
Report Castro 17' (o.g.)
Ivanović 65'

Germany 0–1 Portugal
Report Moutinho 90+4'

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ukraine 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Netherlands 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 Italy 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Denmark 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
Ukraine 2–1 Netherlands
Milevskyi 39' (pen.)
Fomin 51'
Report Luirink 90+2'
Italy 3–3 Denmark
Potenza 16'
Palladino 61'
Bianchi 90'
Report Würtz 21'
Kahlenberg 33'
Andreasen 41'

Denmark 1–1 Netherlands
Kahlenberg 48' Report Huntelaar 38'
Italy 1–0 Ukraine
Chiellini 90+3' Report

Netherlands 1–0 Italy
De Ridder 74' Report
Denmark 1–2 Ukraine
Kahlenberg 43' Report Fomin 31'
Milevskyi 84'

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 June – Braga
 
 
 France2
 
4 June – Porto
 
 Netherlands (a.e.t.)3
 
 Netherlands3
 
1 June – Aveiro
 
 Ukraine0
 
 Ukraine (p)0 (5)
 
 
 Serbia and Montenegro0 (4)
 

Semi-finals

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France 2–3 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Faubert 51'
Bergougnoux 85'
Report Hofs 6', 107'
Huntelaar 38'

Final

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Netherlands 3–0 Ukraine
Huntelaar 11', 43' (pen.)
Hofs 90+3'
Report
Attendance: 22,146
GK 1 Kenneth Vermeer
DF 16 Dwight Tiendalli
DF 17 Ron Vlaar Yellow card 74'
DF 3 Gijs Luirink
DF 5 Urby Emanuelson
MF 10 Ismaïl Aissati downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 20 Demy de Zeeuw
MF 6 Stijn Schaars
MF 8 Nicky Hofs
FW 9 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
FW 7 Romeo Castelen downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Daniël de Ridder upward-facing green arrow 69'
DF 4 Ramon Zomer upward-facing green arrow 78'
Coach:
Netherlands Foppe de Haan
GK 1 Andriy Pyatov
DF 15 Hryhoriy Yarmash Yellow card 38'
DF 6 Dmytro Chyhrynskyi
DF 5 Oleksandr Yatsenko Yellow card 42'
DF 2 Oleksandr Romanchuk Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 77'
MF 17 Taras Mykhalyk
MF 18 Oleksiy Hodin downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 14 Yevhen Cheberyachko
MF 19 Oleksandr Maksymov
FW 10 Artem Milevskyi
FW 11 Ruslan Fomin downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Maksym Feshchuk Yellow card 59' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 8 Oleksandr Aliyev upward-facing green arrow 46'
Coach:
Ukraine Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko

Assistant referees:
Fredrik Nilsson (Sweden)
Roger East (England)
Fourth official:
Howard Webb (England)

Goalscorers

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4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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  • "2006: Huntelaar thrives in Dutch triumph". UEFA.com. 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  • Europe - U-23/U-21 Tournaments RSSSF.com