2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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The 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 14th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Germany between 27 May and 8 June 2004.
Italy won the competition for the fifth time. Italy's Alberto Gilardino won the Golden Player award.
The top three teams in this competition qualified for Athens 2004 Olympics, along with hosts Greece U21s.
Qualification
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.
Squads
Matches
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Croatia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| Italy | 2–1 | Serbia and Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| Sculli 30', 53' | Vukčević 86' |
| Belarus | 1–2 | Serbia and Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| Shkabara 13' | Lazović 47' (pen.) Milovanović 55' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
| Germany | 2–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Auer 21' Hitzlsperger 63' | D. Degen 75' |
| Switzerland | 2–2 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Vonlanthen 57' Baykal 86' | Carlos Martins 66' (pen.) Almeida 71' |
| Germany | 1–2 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Schweinsteiger 41' | Almeida 24' Lourenço 78' |
| Switzerland | 1–3 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Barnetta 21' | Jaggy 40' (o.g.) Rosenberg 62', 88' |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 June – Bochum | ||||||
| Sweden | 1 (5) | |||||
| 8 June – Bochum | ||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro (p) | 1 (6) | |||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| 5 June – Oberhausen | ||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | |||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||
| Olympic play-off | ||||||
| 8 June – Oberhausen | ||||||
| Portugal (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Sweden | 2 |
Semi-finals
| Sweden | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Serbia and Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| Stefanidis 36' | Marić 90+1' | |
| Penalties | ||
| Ishizaki Jönsson Holmén Dorsin Rosenberg Stefanidis | 5–6 | Delibašić Vukčević Milovanović Đalović Miladinović Marić |
Olympic play-off
Final
| Italy | 3–0 | Serbia and Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| De Rossi 32' Bovo 83' Gilardino 85' |
| Assistant referees: Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain) Mark Simons (Belgium) Fourth official: Matthew David Messias (England) |
Goalscorers
Medal table and Olympic qualifiers
- Greece (as hosts), Italy, Serbia & Montenegro and Portugal qualify for the Olympic games finals.
See Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Gold medal | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | Silver medal | |
| Portugal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 7 | Bronze medal | |
| 4 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Germany (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 7 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |
| 8 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
External links
- at UEFA.com
- at rsssf.com