2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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.
Qualification
See UEFA U-21 Championship 2006 (Qualifying Round)
The Finals
The finals took place May 23 - June 42006 in Portugal.
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
Squad
For the complete list of players, see UEFA U-21 Championship 2006 (squads).
Finals Groups
Group A
| Group A | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:FRAu21f | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Template:SCGu21f | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Template:GERu21f | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Template:PORu21f | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 May2006 Tuesday |
Portugal | 0-1 details |
France Vale og 41 |
Braga |
| Serbia & Montenegro | 0-1 details |
Germany Polanski 61 |
Barcelos | |
| 25 May2006 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 May2006 Sunday |
Germany | 0-1 details |
Portugal Moutinho 90+4 |
Guimarães |
| France Bergougnoux 33 Toulalan 54 |
2-0 details |
Serbia & Montenegro | Braga |
Group B
| Group B | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:UKRu21f | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Template:NEDu21f | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Template:ITAu21f | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Template:DENu21f | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 24 May2006 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 May2006 Friday |
Italy Chiellini 90+3 |
1-0 details |
Ukraine | Águeda |
| Denmark Kahlenberg 48 |
1-1 details |
Netherlands Huntelaar 38 |
Aveiro | |
| 29 May2006 Monday |
Netherlands de Ridder 73 |
1-0 details |
Italy | Aveiro |
| Denmark Kahlenberg 43 |
1-2 details |
Ukraine Fomin 31 Milevskiy 84 |
Águeda |
Semi-finals
| Thursday 1 June2006 | ||||
| Winner A | France Faubert 51 Bergougnoux 85 |
2-3 details |
Netherlands Hofs 6 Huntelaar 38 Hofs 107 |
Runner-up B |
| Estádio Municipal de Braga | ||||
| Thursday 1 June2006 | ||||
| Winner B | Ukraine | 0-0aet 5-4 pens details |
Serbia and Montenegro | Runner-up A |
| Estádio Municipal de Aveiro | ||||
Final
| Sunday 4 June2006 | ||||
| Winner SF1 | Netherlands Huntelaar 11', 43' pen Hofs 90' |
3-0 details |
Ukraine | Winner SF2 |
| Estádio do Bessa | ||||
Player awards
External links
- Results Archive at uefa.com
- RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com