2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Majstrovstvá Európy vo futbale hráčov do 21 rokov 2000
Tournament details
Host country	Slovakia
Dates	27 May – 4 June
Teams	8 (finals) 47 (qualifying)
Venue(s)	4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Italy (4th title)
Runners-up	Czech Republic
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	40 (2.86 per match)
Attendance	74,930 (5,352 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andrea Pirlo (3 goals)
Best player(s)	Andrea Pirlo
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International football competition

The 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 12th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Slovakia from 27 May to 4 June 2000. The tournament had 47 entrants. Northern Ireland competed for the first time. For the first time a finals tournament with two groups of four teams was held, with one of those teams, Slovakia, having been chosen as the hosts. The top four teams in this competition qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Italy won the competition for the fourth time, thus qualified for the Olympic Games finals, alongside Czech Republic, Slovakia and Spain.

Qualification

Main article: 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (seven groups of 5 + two groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Date qualification was secured	Previous appearances in tournament
Italy	00 Group 1 and play-off winner	17 November 1999	10 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996)
Turkey	01 Group 3 and play-off winner	16 November 1999	0 (debut)
England	02 Group 5 and play-off winner	29 March 2000	6 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988)
Spain	03 Group 6 and play-off winner	16 November 1999	10 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998)
Netherlands	04 Group 6 runners-up and play-off winner	17 November 1999	3 (1988, 1992, 1998)
Slovakia (hosts)	05 Group 7 and play-off winner	17 November 1999	0 (debut) (7 including Czechoslovakia)
Croatia	06 Group 8 and play-off winner	17 November 1999	0 (debut)
Czech Republic	07 Group 9 runners-up and play-off winner	17 November 1999	1 (1996)

Bold indicates champion for that year

Italic indicates host for that year

England were originally scheduled to play two legs against Yugoslavia. However, the first leg which was supposed to have taken place in Belgrade was cancelled due to political tensions. An alternative leg in Luxembourg was also cancelled due to security reasons. A second leg at Mini Estadi in Barcelona was held on 29 March 2000, which England won 3–0.

Squads

Main article: 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads

Venues

Four venues were selected for the competition.

Bratislava	Trenčín	Trnava	Bratislava
Tehelné pole	Štadión na Sihoti	Štadión Antona Malatinského	Štadión Pasienky
48°09′48.81″N 17°08′12.68″E / 48.1635583°N 17.1368556°E / 48.1635583; 17.1368556 (Tehelné pole)	48°53′55.25″N 18°02′41.06″E / 48.8986806°N 18.0447389°E / 48.8986806; 18.0447389 (Štadión na Sihoti)	48°22′24″N 17°35′30″E / 48.37333°N 17.59167°E / 48.37333; 17.59167 (Štadión Antona Malatinského)	48°09′58.24″N 17°08′33.01″E / 48.1661778°N 17.1425028°E / 48.1661778; 17.1425028 (Štadión Pasienky)
Capacity: 30,087	Capacity: 22,079	Capacity: 18,500	Capacity: 8,632

Bratislava Trenčín Trnava2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Slovakia)

Match officials

Seven match officials and nine assistants were selected for the competition, including two officials representing the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Selearajen Subramaniam from Malaysia and Hamdi Al Kadri from Syria.

Country	Referee	Assistants		Fourth officials	Matches refereed
France	Stéphane Bré	Egon Bereuter (Austria)	Vincent Texier (France)	Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia) Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)	Croatia 1–2 Netherlands England 6–0 Turkey
Germany	Herbert Fandel	Harald Sather (Germany)	Kostantin Piskov (Bulgaria) Egon Bereuter (Austria)	Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia) Stéphane Bré (France)	Czech Republic 3–1 Netherlands England 0–2 Slovakia
Malaysia	Selearajen Subramaniam	Kostantin Piskov (Bulgaria)	Hamdi Al Kadri (Syria)	Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)	Czech Republic 3–1 Netherlands
Northern Ireland	Leslie Irvine	John McElhinney (Scotland) Egon Bereuter (Austria)	Mikhail Semionov (Russia) Hamdi Al Kadri (Syria)	Valentin Ivanov (Russia) Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)	Spain 1–1 Czech Republic Spain 1–0 Slovakia
Russia	Valentin Ivanov	Mikhail Semionov (Russia) Kostantin Piskov (Bulgaria)	Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland) Mikhail Semionov (Russia)	Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden) Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)	Spain 0–0 Croatia Turkey 1–3 Italy
Sweden	Karl-Erik Nilsson	Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland)	Hamdi Al Kadri (Syria) Ferenc Székely (Hungary) Kostantin Piskov (Bulgaria)	Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland) Dieter Schoch (Switzerland)	Czech Republic 4–3 Croatia Slovakia 2–1 Turkey Czech Republic 1–2 Italy
Switzerland	Dieter Schoch	Ferenc Székely (Hungary)	John McElhinney (Scotland)	Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia) Herbert Fandel (Germany)	Netherlands 0–1 Spain Italy 1–1 Slovakia

Matches

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czech Republic	3	2	1	0	8	5	+3	7
Spain	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Netherlands	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
Croatia	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2	1

27 May 200019:00

Spain	1–1	Czech Republic
Luque 90'	Report	L. Došek 55'

Štadión na Sihoti, TrenčínAttendance: 8,281Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland) 27 May 200018:00

Croatia	1–2	Netherlands
Miladin 20'	Report	Van Bommel 42' Vennegoor of Hesselink 84'

Štadión Antona Malatinského, TrnavaAttendance: 959Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)

29 May 200020:30

Spain	0–0	Croatia
	Report

Štadión Antona Malatinského, TrnavaAttendance: 843Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia) 29 May 200019:00

Czech Republic	3–1	Netherlands
Jankulovski 28' Jarolím 54', 82'	Report	Lurling 18'

Štadión na Sihoti, TrenčínAttendance: 8,281Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)

1 June 200020:30

Netherlands	0–1	Spain
	Report	Angulo 6'

Štadión Antona Malatinského, TrnavaAttendance: 792Referee: Dieter Schoch (Switzerland) 1 June 200020:30

Czech Republic	4–3	Croatia
L. Došek 44' (pen.) Baroš 54' Petrouš 61' (pen.) Sionko 80'	Report	Šerić 4' Tudor 57', 85'

Štadión na Sihoti, TrenčínAttendance: 8,188Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
Slovakia	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
England	3	1	0	2	6	4	+2	3
Turkey	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0

27 May 200020:30

Italy	2–0	England
Comandini 24' Pirlo 45' (pen.)	Report

Tehelné pole, BratislavaAttendance: 3,522Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) 27 May 200018:00

Slovakia	2–1	Turkey
Greško 6' Čišovský 67'	Report	Dursun 63'

Štadión Pasienky, BratislavaAttendance: 6,000Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

29 May 200020:30

Italy	1–1	Slovakia
Baronio 17'	Report	Babnič 73'

Štadión Pasienky, BratislavaAttendance: 7,450Referee: Dieter Schoch (Switzerland) 29 May 200020:30

England	6–0	Turkey
Lampard 28' Jeffers 45' Cort 66' King 73' Mills 77' Campbell 90'	Report

Tehelné pole, BratislavaAttendance: 550Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)

1 June 200020:30

Turkey	1–3	Italy
S. Akın 54'	Report	Spinesi 14' Baronio 36' (pen.) Ventola 83'

Tehelné pole, BratislavaAttendance: 374Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia) 1 June 200020:30

England	0–2	Slovakia
	Report	Babnič 67' Németh 74'

Štadión Pasienky, BratislavaAttendance: 11,400Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Third place play-off

4 June 200017:00

Spain	1–0	Slovakia
Ferrón 58'	Report

Štadión Pasienky, BratislavaAttendance: 9,120Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)

Final

4 June 200020:30

Czech Republic	1–2	Italy
T. Došek 51'	Report	Pirlo 42' (pen.), 81'

Tehelné pole, BratislavaAttendance: 9,170Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

Goalscorers

Andrea Pirlo was the top goalscorer of three goals. He was also announced as the UEFA Golden Player award recipient.

3 goals

Andrea Pirlo

2 goals

1 goal

Medal table and Olympic qualifiers

Italy, Czechia, Spain and Slovakia qualified for Olympic Games finals.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
	Italy	4	3	1	0	8	3	+5	10	Gold medal
	Czech Republic	4	2	1	1	9	7	+2	7	Silver medal
	Spain	4	2	2	0	3	1	+2	8	Bronze medal
4	Slovakia (H)	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	7	Fourth place

5	England	3	1	0	2	6	4	+2	3	Eliminated in group stage
6	Netherlands	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
7	Croatia	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2	1
8	Turkey	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0

Source:
(H) Hosts

References

"2000/2002 Under-21 Qualification Round Draw made". UEFA. 14 December 1999. Archived from the original on 20 October 2000. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
"Competition format: Slovakia 2000". UEFA. Archived from the original on 10 February 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ "Reshuffled youngsters head for Barcelona". BBC News. BBC. 27 March 2000. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
Lansley, Pete (30 March 2000). "Heskey abuse taints play-off win". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
"Venue guide: Slovakia 2000". UEFA. Archived from the original on 10 February 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
"Match officials: Slovakia 2000". UEFA. Archived from the original on 10 February 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
"2000: Andrea Pirlo". UEFA. 1 July 2000. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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