1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Dates9 March – 20 April
Teams 8  (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Italy.svg  Italy (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Third placeFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Fourth placeFlag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored25 (2.08 per match)
Attendance94,670 (7,889 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Portugal.svg João Pinto (3 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Portugal.svg Luís Figo
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The 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the ninth UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted in France between 15 and 20 April 1994.

Contents

The qualification stage spanned two years from 1992 to 1994. The qualification process consisted of 32 entrants. After the two-legged quarter-final stage, France was chosen as the first hosts of the final stage, which consisted of four matches in total. The finals included for the first time a third-place play-off.

Italy won the competition for the second consecutive time. [1] Luís Figo won the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden player award. [2]

Qualification

The draw for the 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying round saw Czechoslovakia, France, Italy, Poland, Russia and Spain win their respective groups. Greece and Portugal qualified for the tournament as the two best runners-up. France, Italy, Portugal and Spain qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics in the United States.

This was the last performance of Czechoslovakia, as the nation actually have split.

List of qualified teams

CountryQualified asPrevious appearances in tournament 1 2
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Group 1 winner8 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 )
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Group 2 winner4 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1992)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Group 3 winner5 (1982, 1984, 1986 , 1988, 1990)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Group 4 winner5 (1978, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1992)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Group 5 winner0 (debut)
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Group 6 winner4 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988 )
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Best runner-up1 (1988)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Second best runner-up0 (debut)
1Bold indicates champion for that year

Squads

Only players born on or after 1 January 1971 were eligible to play in the tournament.

Results

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 9 March, and the second legs were played on 23 March 1994.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
France Flag of France.svg 3–0 Flag of Russia.svg Russia 2–01–0
Italy Flag of Italy.svg 3–1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 3–00–1
Poland Flag of Poland.svg 1–5 Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 1–30–2
Spain Flag of Spain.svg 4–2 Flag of Greece.svg Greece 0–04–2

First leg

France Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2–0 Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Llacer Soccerball shade.svg23'
Ouédec Soccerball shade.svg82'		 Report
Attendance: 11,670
Italy Flag of Italy.svg 3–0 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
Vieri Soccerball shade.svg7'
Panucci Soccerball shade.svg9'
Negro Soccerball shade.svg79'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Poland Flag of Poland.svg 1–3 Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
Dąbrowski Soccerball shade.svg40' Report J. Pinto Soccerball shade.svg70', 79'
Rui Costa Soccerball shade.svg85'
Attendance: 7,355
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
Spain Flag of Spain.svg 0–0 Flag of Greece.svg Greece
Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Keith Burge (Wales)

Second leg

Russia Flag of Russia.svg 0–1 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France
Report Dugarry Soccerball shade.svg31'
Attendance: 1,100
Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg 2–0 Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Toni Soccerball shade.svg50'
Torres Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report
Attendance: 15,600
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Greece Flag of Greece.svg 2–4 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Georgatos Soccerball shade.svg7'
Prieto Soccerball shade.svg85' (o.g.)		 Report Christiansen Soccerball shade.svg46', 51'
Guerrero Soccerball shade.svg68'
Gálvez Soccerball shade.svg79'
Attendance: 4,593

Semi-finals

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg2–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Rui Costa Soccerball shade.svg48'
João Pinto Soccerball shade.svg82'		 Report
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber (Germany)

Third-place play-off

France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg1–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Nouma Soccerball shade.svg45' Report Óscar Soccerball shade.svg53', 75'
Stade des Costières, Nîmes, France
Attendance: 5,289
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

Final

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Orlandini Soccerball shade gold.svg97' Report
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France
Attendance: 6,263
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Final ranking

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 421141+37
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 430171+69
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 421165+17
4Flag of France.svg  France 421142+27
5Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 211024−24
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 210113−33
7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 200215−40
8Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 200203−30

References

  1. ↑ "1994: Orlandini blooms as Italy seal double". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "1994: Luís Figo". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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