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)
Venues6 (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 scorerNetherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (4 goals)
Best playerNetherlands 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

The Finals

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

Venues

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 330060+69
 Serbia and Montenegro 310223−13
 Portugal 310213−23
 Germany 310214−33
Portugal 0–1 France
Report Vale red-colored football 41' (o.g.)
Attendance: 25,146
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Portugal 0–2 Serbia and Montenegro
Report Castro red-colored football 17' (o.g.)
Ivanović 65'
Attendance: 9,968
Germany 0–1 Portugal
Report Moutinho 90+4'
Attendance: 28,174
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ukraine 320143+16
 Netherlands 31113304
 Italy 31114404
 Denmark 302156−12
Ukraine 2–1 Netherlands
Milevskyi 39' (pen.)
Fomin 51'		 Report Luirink 90+2'
Attendance: 4,250
Italy 3–3 Denmark
Potenza 16'
Palladino 61'
Bianchi 90'		 Report Würtz 21'
Kahlenberg 33'
Andreasen 41'
Attendance: 11,250
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Denmark 1–1 Netherlands
Kahlenberg 48' Report Huntelaar 38'
Attendance: 8,021
Italy 1–0 Ukraine
Chiellini 90+3' Report
Attendance: 6,873
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Netherlands 1–0 Italy
De Ridder 74' Report
Attendance: 14,323
Denmark 1–2 Ukraine
Kahlenberg 43' Report Fomin 31'
Milevskyi 84'
Attendance: 5,734

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 51'
Bergougnoux 85'		 Report Hofs 6', 107'
Huntelaar 38'
Attendance: 7,887

Final

Netherlands 3–0 Ukraine
Huntelaar 11', 43' (pen.)
Hofs 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 22,146
GK1Kenneth Vermeer
DF16Dwight Tiendalli
DF17Ron VlaarYellow card 74'
DF3Gijs Luirink
DF5Urby Emanuelson
MF10Ismaïl Aissatidownward-facing red arrow 78'
MF20Demy de Zeeuw
MF6Stijn Schaars
MF8Nicky Hofs
FW9Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
FW7Romeo Castelendownward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
FW11Daniël de Ridderupward-facing green arrow 69'
DF4Ramon Zomerupward-facing green arrow 78'
Coach:
Netherlands Foppe de Haan
GK1Andriy Pyatov
DF15Hryhoriy YarmashYellow card 38'
DF6Dmytro Chyhrynskyi
DF5Oleksandr YatsenkoYellow card 42'
DF2Oleksandr RomanchukYellow card 26' Yellow-red card 77'
MF17Taras Mykhalyk
MF18Oleksiy Hodindownward-facing red arrow 46'
MF14Yevhen Cheberyachko
MF19Oleksandr Maksymov
FW10Artem Milevskyi
FW11Ruslan Fomindownward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW7Maksym FeshchukYellow card 59'upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW8Oleksandr Aliyevupward-facing green arrow 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

  • "2006: Huntelaar thrives in Dutch triumph". UEFA. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 9 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  • Europe - U-23/U-21 Tournaments RSSSF.com
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