2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
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2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Portugal |
| Dates | 23 May – 4 June |
| Teams | 8 (finals) 51 (qualifying) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Netherlands (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Ukraine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 34 (2.27 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (4) |
| Best player | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
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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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Qualification
The Finals
The finals took place between 23 May and 4 June 2006 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
Squads
Main article: 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football 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 |
 Germany |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
| Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
| 23 May 2006 17:15 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
0 – 1 | Germany |
Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Polanski  61' |
| 23 May 2006 19:45 |
Portugal |
0 – 1 | France |
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Vale 41' (o.g.) |
| 25 May 2006 17:15 |
France |
3 – 0 | Germany |
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinama Pongolle 45' Gouffran 71'Mavuba 75' |
Report |
| 25 May 2006 19:45 |
Portugal |
0 – 2 | Serbia and Montenegro |
Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Zé Castro 17' (o.g.) Ivanović 65' |
| 28 May 2006 19:45 |
Germany |
0 – 1 | Portugal |
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Moutinho 90+4' |
| 28 May 2006 19:45 |
France |
2 – 0 | Serbia and Montenegro |
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergougnoux 33' Toulalan 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 |
| 24 May 2006 17:15 |
Ukraine |
2 – 1 | Netherlands |
Estádio Municipal de Águeda, Águeda Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria) |
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| Milevskiy 39' (pen.) Fomin 51' |
Report | Luirink 90+2' |
| 24 May 2006 19:45 |
Italy |
3 – 3 | Denmark |
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potenza 16' Palladino 61'Bianchi 90' |
Report | Würtz 21' Kahlenberg 33'Andreasen 41' |
| 26 May 2006 17:15 |
Denmark |
1 – 1 | Netherlands |
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahlenberg 48' |
Report | Huntelaar 38' |
| 26 May 2006 19:45 |
Italy |
1 – 0 | Ukraine |
Estádio Municipal de Águeda, Águeda Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
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| Chiellini 90+3' |
Report |
| 29 May 2006 19:45 |
Netherlands |
1 – 0 | Italy |
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden) |
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| de Ridder 74' |
Report |
| 29 May 2006 19:45 |
Denmark |
1 – 2 | Ukraine |
Estádio Municipal de Águeda, Águeda Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
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| Kahlenberg 43' |
Report | Fomin 31' Milevskiy 84' |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 1 June – Braga | |||||||
| France |
2 | ||||||
| Netherlands (a.e.t.) |
3 | ||||||
| 4 June – Porto | |||||||
| Netherlands |
3 | ||||||
| Ukraine |
0 | ||||||
| 1 June – Aveiro | |||||||
| Ukraine (p) |
0 (5) | ||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro |
0 (4) | ||||||
Semi-finals
| 1 June 2006 17:15 |
France |
2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Netherlands |
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
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| Faubert 51' Bergougnoux 85' |
Report | Hofs 6', 107' Huntelaar 38' |
| 1 June 2006 19:45 |
Ukraine |
0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Serbia and Montenegro |
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
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| Report | ||||
| Penalties | ||||
Aliyev  Fomin Chygrynskiy Hodin Yatsenko Maksymov |
5 – 4 | Janković Milijaš Milovanović Basta Lomić Purović |
Final
| 4 June 2006 19:45 |
Netherlands |
3 – 0 | Ukraine |
Estádio do Bessa, Porto Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden) |
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| Huntelaar 11', 43' (pen.) Hofs 90+4' |
Report |
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Goalscorers
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External links
- Results Archive at UEFA.com
- RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com
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