2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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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)
51 (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)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (4 goals)
Best player(s)Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
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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[]

Main article: 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

The Finals[]

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

Venues[]

Squads[]

Main article: 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads

Players born after 1 January 1983 were eligible to play.

Matches[]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

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 Goal 61'
Portugal 0 – 1 France
Report Vale Goal 41' (o.g.)
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
France 3 – 0 Germany
Sinama Pongolle Goal 45'
Gouffran Goal 71'
Mavuba Goal 75'		 Report
Portugal 0 – 2 Serbia and Montenegro
Report Castro Goal 17' (o.g.)
Ivanović Goal 65'
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Germany 0 – 1 Portugal
Report Moutinho Goal 90+4'
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
France 2 – 0 Serbia and Montenegro
Bergougnoux Goal 33'
Toulalan Goal 54'		 Report

Group B[]

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 Goal 39' (pen.)
Fomin Goal 51'		 Report Luirink Goal 90+2'
Italy 3 – 3 Denmark
Potenza Goal 16'
Palladino Goal 61'
Bianchi Goal 90'		 Report Würtz Goal 21'
Kahlenberg Goal 33'
Andreasen Goal 41'
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Denmark 1 – 1 Netherlands
Kahlenberg Goal 48' Report Huntelaar Goal 38'
Italy 1 – 0 Ukraine
Chiellini Goal 90+3' Report
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Netherlands 1 – 0 Italy
De Ridder Goal 74' Report
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Denmark 1 – 2 Ukraine
Kahlenberg Goal 43' Report Fomin Goal 31'
Milevskyi Goal 84'

Knockout stage[]

 
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[]

France 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Faubert Goal 51'
Bergougnoux Goal 85'		 Report Hofs Goal 6', 107'
Huntelaar Goal 38'
Attendance: 7887
Ukraine 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) Serbia and Montenegro
Report
Penalties
Aliyev Penalty missed
Fomin Penalty scored
Chyhrynskyi Penalty scored
Hodin Penalty scored
Yatsenko Penalty scored
Maksymov Penalty scored		 5 – 4 Penalty missed Janković
Penalty scored Milijaš
Penalty scored Milovanović
Penalty scored Basta
Penalty scored Lomić
Penalty missed Purović
Attendance: 17 357
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Final[]

Netherlands 3 – 0 Ukraine
Huntelaar Goal 11', 43' (pen.)
Hofs Goal 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 22 146
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Netherlands
NETHERLANDS:
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 Substituted off 78'
MF 20 Demy de Zeeuw
MF 6 Stijn Schaars
MF 8 Nicky Hofs
FW 9 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
FW 7 Romeo Castelen Substituted off 69'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Daniël de Ridder Substituted in 69'
DF 4 Ramon Zomer Substituted in 78'
Coach:
Netherlands Foppe de Haan
Ukraine
UKRAINE:
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 Substituted off 46'
MF 14 Yevhen Cheberyachko
MF 19 Oleksandr Maksymov
FW 10 Artem Milevskyi
FW 11 Ruslan Fomin Substituted off 46'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Maksym Feshchuk Yellow card 59' Substituted in 46'
FW 8 Oleksandr Aliyev Substituted in 46'
Coach:
Ukraine Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko

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

Goalscorers[]

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

External links[]

  • "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
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