2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
U-21-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2004
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Dates	27 May – 8 June
Teams	8 (finals) 48 (qualifying)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Italy (5th title)
Runners-up	Serbia and Montenegro
Third place	Portugal
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	52 (3.25 per match)
Attendance	110,353 (6,897 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Johan Elmander Alberto Gilardino (4 goals each)
Best player(s)	Alberto Gilardino
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International football competition

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

Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship 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

Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship 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

27 May 200418:15

Serbia and Montenegro	3–2	Croatia
Lazović 37' Lovre 47' Ivanović 86'	Report	Eduardo 49' Kranjčar 68'

Niederrheinstadion, OberhausenAttendance: 4,100Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) 27 May 200420:45

Italy	1–2	Belarus
Gilardino 58'	Report	Kirenkin 6' A. Hleb 44'

Ruhrstadion, BochumAttendance: 3,712Referee: Matt Messias (England)

29 May 200415:30

Belarus	1–1	Croatia
Kirylchyk 82'	Report	Lučić 38'

Niederrheinstadion, OberhausenAttendance: 2,000Referee: Michal Beneš (Czech Republic) 29 May 200420:45

Italy	2–1	Serbia and Montenegro
Sculli 30', 53'	Report	Vukčević 86'

Ruhrstadion, BochumAttendance: 4,675Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

1 June 200420:45

Italy	1–0	Croatia
De Rossi 21'	Report

Ruhrstadion, BochumAttendance: 5,468Referee: Bertrand Layec (France) 1 June 200420:45

Belarus	1–2	Serbia and Montenegro
Shkabara 13'	Report	Lazović 47' (pen.) Milovanović 55'

Niederrheinstadion, OberhausenAttendance: 3,500Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

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

28 May 200418:15

Germany	2–1	Switzerland
Auer 21' Hitzlsperger 63'	Report	D. Degen 75'

Stadion am Bruchweg, MainzAttendance: 12,240Referee: Bertrand Layec (France) 28 May 200420:45

Sweden	3–1	Portugal
Elmander 40', 50' Ishizaki 71'	Report	Almeida 28'

Carl-Benz-Stadion, MannheimAttendance: 3,800Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

30 May 200418:15

Germany	1–2	Sweden
Auer 84'	Report	Jönsson 49' Elmander 62'

Carl-Benz-Stadion, MannheimAttendance: 18,650Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) 30 May 200420:45

Switzerland	2–2	Portugal
Vonlanthen 57' Baykal 86'	Report	Carlos Martins 66' (pen.) Almeida 71'

Stadion am Bruchweg, MainzAttendance: 2,507Referee: Matt Messias (England)

2 June 200418:15

Germany	1–2	Portugal
Schweinsteiger 41'	Report	Almeida 24' Lourenço 78'

Stadion am Bruchweg, MainzAttendance: 13,400Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland) 2 June 200418:15

Switzerland	1–3	Sweden
Barnetta 21'	Report	Jaggy 40' (o.g.) Rosenberg 62', 88'

Carl-Benz-Stadion, MannheimAttendance: 2,500Referee: Michal Beneš (Czech Republic)

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

5 June 200418:15

Sweden	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Serbia and Montenegro
Stefanidis 36'	Report	Marić 90+1'
Penalties
Ishizaki Jönsson Holmén Dorsin Rosenberg Stefanidis	5–6	Delibašić Vukčević Milovanović Đalović Miladinović Marić

Niederrheinstadion, OberhausenAttendance: 4,500Referee: Matt Messias (England)

5 June 200420:45

Italy	3–1	Portugal
Gilardino 19', 77' Pinzi 24'	Report	Oliveira 28'

Ruhrstadion, BochumAttendance: 7,709Referee: Michal Beneš (Czech Republic)

Olympic play-off

8 June 200418:15

Portugal	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Sweden
Viana 76' (pen.) J. Ribeiro 84' Carlitos 114'	Report	Elmander 45+1' Rosenberg 90'

Niederrheinstadion, OberhausenAttendance: 1,500Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)

Final

8 June 200421:00

Italy	3–0	Serbia and Montenegro
De Rossi 32' Bovo 83' Gilardino 85'	Report

Ruhrstadion, BochumAttendance: 20,092Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)


GK	1	Marco Amelia
DF	5	Daniele Bonera		90+5'
DF	13	Andrea Barzagli
DF	14	Cesare Bovo
DF	3	Emiliano Moretti
MF	17	Giandomenico Mesto
MF	8	Angelo Palombo
MF	6	Daniele De Rossi	29'
MF	15	Marco Donadel	28'	88'
FW	11	Giuseppe Sculli		74'
FW	9	Alberto Gilardino
Substitutions:
MF	19	Simone Del Nero	80'	74'
MF	10	Matteo Brighi		88'
DF	2	Cristian Zaccardo		90+5'
Coach:
Claudio Gentile


GK	1	Nikola Milojević
DF	19	Branislav Ivanović	90+2'
DF	6	Marko Baša
DF	16	Milan Biševac	50'
MF	15	Dejan Milovanović		63'
MF	2	Dragan Stančić
MF	14	Bojan Miladinović		83'
MF	10	Miloš Marić
MF	3	Nikola Mijailović	11' 34'
FW	7	Danko Lazović
FW	21	Radomir Đalović		45'
Substitutions:
FW	17	Simon Vukčević		45'
MF	11	Igor Matić	87'	63'
DF	13	Bojan Neziri		83'
Coach:
Vladimir Petrović

Assistant referees:
Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain)
Mark Simons (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Matthew David Messias (England)

Goalscorers

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 goal, cont.

Own goals

Kim Jaggy (for Sweden)

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

Source:
(H) Hosts

External links

Results Archive at UEFA.com
RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com

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Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Men's qualification
AFC	Asian Qualifiers
CAF	African Qualifiers
CONCACAF	Qualification rounds Pre-Olympic Tournament
CONMEBOL	Pre-Olympic Tournament
OFC	Olympic Qualifying Tournament
UEFA	Qualification rounds Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9 Group 10 Play-offs U-21 Championship

Women's qualification
AFC	Asian Qualifiers
CAF	Pre-Olympic Tournament
CONCACAF	Qualification rounds Pre-Olympic Tournament
CONMEBOL	Nomination
OFC	Olympic Qualifying Tournament
UEFA	Qualification rounds World Cup

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