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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
Dates27 May – 8 June
Teams8 (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 played16
Goals scored52 (3.25 per match)
Attendance110,353 (6,897 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sweden Johan Elmander
Italy Alberto Gilardino
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)Italy Alberto Gilardino
← 2002
2006 →

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 U-21s 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.

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UEFA

UEFA

Union of European Football Associations is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach football in Europe and the transcontinental countries of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Kazakhstan, as well as some Asian countries such as Israel, Cyprus and Armenia. UEFA consists of 55 national association members. Because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions.

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the competition also serves as the UEFA qualification tournament for the Summer Olympics.

Germany

Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of 357,022 square kilometres (137,847 sq mi), with a population of around 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr.

Italy national under-21 football team

Italy national under-21 football team

The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.

Alberto Gilardino

Alberto Gilardino

Alberto Gilardino is an Italian professional football manager and a former player who played as a striker. He is the manager of Serie B club Genoa.

Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, and ended on 28 August.

Greece national under-21 football team

Greece national under-21 football team

The Greece national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Greece and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.

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
Serbia and Montenegro 3 – 2 Croatia
Lazović 37'
Lovre 47'
Ivanović 86'		 Report Eduardo 49'
Kranjčar 68'
Attendance: 4,100
Italy 1 – 2 Belarus
Gilardino 58' Report Kirenkin 6'
A. Hleb 44'
Attendance: 3,712
Belarus 1 – 1 Croatia
Kirylchyk 82' Report Lučić 38'
Attendance: 2,000
Italy 2 – 1 Serbia and Montenegro
Sculli 30', 53' Report Vukčević 86'
Attendance: 4,675
Italy 1 – 0 Croatia
De Rossi 21' Report
Attendance: 5,468
Belarus 1 – 2 Serbia and Montenegro
Shkabara 13' Report Lazović 47' (pen.)
Milovanović 55'
Attendance: 3,500

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'		 Report D. Degen 75'
Attendance: 12,240
Sweden 3 – 1 Portugal
Elmander 40', 50'
Ishizaki 71'		 Report Almeida 28'
Attendance: 3,800
Germany 1 – 2 Sweden
Auer 84' Report Jönsson 49'
Elmander 62'
Attendance: 18,650
Switzerland 2 – 2 Portugal
Vonlanthen 57'
Baykal 86'		 Report Carlos Martins 66' (pen.)
Almeida 71'
Attendance: 2,507
Germany 1 – 2 Portugal
Schweinsteiger 41' Report Almeida 24'
Lourenço 78'
Attendance: 13,400
Switzerland 1 – 3 Sweden
Barnetta 21' Report Jaggy 40' (o.g.)
Rosenberg 62', 88'
Attendance: 2,500

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 June – Bochum
 
 
 Sweden1 (5)
 
8 June – Bochum
 
 Serbia and Montenegro (p)1 (6)
 
 Italy3
 
5 June – Oberhausen
 
 Serbia and Montenegro0
 
 Italy3
 
 
 Portugal1
 

Semi-finals

Sweden 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Serbia and Montenegro
Stefanidis 36' Report Marić 90+1'
Penalties
Ishizaki soccer ball with check mark
Jönsson soccer ball with check mark
Holmén soccer ball with check mark
Dorsin soccer ball with check mark
Rosenberg soccer ball with check mark
Stefanidis soccer ball with red X		 5 – 6 soccer ball with check mark Delibašić
soccer ball with check mark Vukčević
soccer ball with check mark Milovanović
soccer ball with check mark Đalović
soccer ball with check mark Miladinović
soccer ball with check mark Marić
Attendance: 4,500
Italy 3 – 1 Portugal
Gilardino 19', 77'
Pinzi 24'		 Report Oliveira 28'
Attendance: 7,709

Olympic play-off

Portugal 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Sweden
Viana 76' (pen.)
J. Ribeiro 84'
Carlitos 114'		 Report Elmander 45+1'
Rosenberg 90'
Attendance: 1,500

Final

Italy 3 – 0 Serbia and Montenegro
De Rossi 32'
Bovo 83'
Gilardino 85'		 Report
Attendance: 20,092
Italy
ITALY:
GK 1 Marco Amelia
DF 5 Daniele Bonera downward-facing red arrow 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 Yellow card 29'
MF 15 Marco Donadel Yellow card 28' downward-facing red arrow 88'
FW 11 Giuseppe Sculli downward-facing red arrow 74'
FW 9 Alberto Gilardino
Substitutions:
MF 19 Simone Del Nero Yellow card 80' upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 10 Matteo Brighi upward-facing green arrow 88'
DF 2 Cristian Zaccardo upward-facing green arrow 90+5'
Coach:
Italy Claudio Gentile
Serbia and Montenegro
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO:
GK 1 Nikola Milojević
DF 19 Branislav Ivanović Red card 90+2'
DF 6 Marko Baša
DF 16 Milan Biševac Yellow card 50'
MF 15 Dejan Milovanović downward-facing red arrow 63'
MF 2 Dragan Stančić
MF 14 Bojan Miladinović downward-facing red arrow 83'
MF 10 Miloš Marić
MF 3 Nikola Mijailović Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 34'
FW 7 Danko Lazović
FW 21 Radomir Đalović downward-facing red arrow 45'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Simon Vukčević upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 11 Igor Matić Yellow card 87' upward-facing green arrow 63'
DF 13 Bojan Neziri upward-facing green arrow 83'
Coach:
Serbia and Montenegro Vladimir Petrović

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

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Goran Lovre

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Niko Kranjčar

Niko Kranjčar

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Niederrheinstadion

Niederrheinstadion

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Alexander Hleb

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, it consists of a peninsula delimited by the Alps and surrounded by several islands; its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of 301,230 km2 (116,310 sq mi), with a population of about 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome.

Alberto Gilardino

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Johan Elmander

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Johan Erik Calvin Elmander is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Beginning his career with Holmalunds IF in the late 1990s, he went on to play professionally in the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, France, England, and Turkey before retiring at Örgryte IS in 2017. A full international between 2002 and 2015, he scored 20 goals in 85 games for the Sweden national team, and represented his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2012.

Hugo Almeida

Hugo Almeida

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Markus Rosenberg

Markus Rosenberg

Nils Markus Rosenberg is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent the majority of his career with his boyhood club Malmö FF, as well as a notable five-year stint with German Bundesliga side Werder Bremen. Rosenberg served as captain of Malmö from 2015 to 2019. Rosenberg won 33 caps for the Sweden national team, scoring 6 goals, and represented them at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, and UEFA Euro 2012.

Germany

Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of 357,022 square kilometres (137,847 sq mi), with a population of around 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr.

Benjamin Auer

Benjamin Auer

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Giuseppe Sculli

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Danko Lazović

Danko Lazović

Danko Lazović is a Serbian former footballer who played as a forward or winger. He represented the Serbia national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Belarus

Belarus

Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Covering an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) and with a population of 9.2 million, Belarus is the 13th-largest and the 20th-most populous country in Europe. The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into seven regions. Minsk is the capital and largest city.

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Aliaksandr Paulavich Hleb, commonly referred to in English as Alexander Hleb, is a Belarusian former professional footballer.

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Italy 5 4 0 1 10 4 +6 12 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Serbia and Montenegro 5 2 1 2 7 9 −2 7 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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) Host

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Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, and ended on 28 August.

Italy national under-21 football team

Italy national under-21 football team

The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.

Portugal national under-21 football team

Portugal national under-21 football team

The Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). They are nicknamed "Esperanças." Esperança means hope, thus they are Portugal's hopes for the future.

Sweden national under-21 football team

Sweden national under-21 football team

The Sweden national under-21 football team is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-21 year old players and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The Swedish U21 team came into existence, following the realignment of UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which changed to be an Under-21 competition in 1978.

Belarus national under-21 football team

Belarus national under-21 football team

The Belarus national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belarus and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus. The team competed in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.

Germany national under-21 football team

Germany national under-21 football team

The Germany national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Germany in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and is controlled by the German Football Association (DFB), the governing body of football in Germany.

Croatia national under-21 football team

Croatia national under-21 football team

The Croatia national under-21 football team represents Croatia in association football matches for players aged 21 or under.

Switzerland national under-21 football team

Switzerland national under-21 football team

The Switzerland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.

Source: "2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 15th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_UEFA_European_Under-21_Championship.

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