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 countryFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Dates27 May – 4 June
Teams8 (finals)
47 (qualifying)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Italy.svg  Italy (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Third placeFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Fourth placeFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored40 (2.86 per match)
Attendance74,930 (5,352 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Pirlo (3 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Pirlo
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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. [1] The top four teams in this competition qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics. [2]

Contents

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

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

CountryQualified asDate qualification was securedPrevious appearances in tournament 1 , 2
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Group 1 and play-off winner 17 November 199910 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 , 1994 , 1996 )
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Group 3 and play-off winner 16 November 19990 (debut)
Flag of England.svg  England 3 Group 5 and play-off winner 29 March 20006 (1978, 1980, 1982 , 1984 , 1986, 1988)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Group 6 and play-off winner 16 November 199910 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 , 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996 , 1998 )
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Group 6 runners-up and play-off winner 17 November 19993 (1988, 1992, 1998)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (hosts) Group 7 and play-off winner 17 November 19990 (debut) (7 including Czechoslovakia)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Group 8 and play-off winner 17 November 19990 (debut)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Group 9 runners-up and play-off winner 17 November 19991 (1996)
1Bold indicates champion for that year
2Italic indicates host for that year
3 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. [3] An alternative leg in Luxembourg was also cancelled due to security reasons. [3] A second leg at Mini Estadi in Barcelona was held on 29 March 2000, which England won 3–0. [4]

Squads

Venues

Four venues were selected for the competition. [5]

Bratislava Trenčín Trnava Bratislava
Tehelné pole Štadión na Sihoti Štadión Antona Malatinského Štadión Pasienky
48°09′48.81″N17°08′12.68″E / 48.1635583°N 17.1368556°E / 48.1635583; 17.1368556 (Tehelné pole) 48°53′55.25″N18°02′41.06″E / 48.8986806°N 18.0447389°E / 48.8986806; 18.0447389 (Štadión na Sihoti) 48°22′24″N17°35′30″E / 48.37333°N 17.59167°E / 48.37333; 17.59167 (Štadión Antona Malatinského) 48°09′58.24″N17°08′33.01″E / 48.1661778°N 17.1425028°E / 48.1661778; 17.1425028 (Štadión Pasienky)
Capacity: 30,087Capacity: 22,079Capacity: 18,500Capacity: 8,632
Slovan Bratislava vs. Olympiakos FC, 2009.jpg Football stadium in Trencin, Slovakia.jpg Sam tt.JPG Pasienky 1.JPG
2000 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. [6]

CountryRefereeAssistantsFourth officialsMatches refereed
Flag of France.svg France Stéphane Bré Egon Bereuter (Austria)Vincent Texier (France) Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)
Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)		Croatia 1–2 Netherlands
England 6–0 Turkey
Flag of Germany.svg 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
Flag of Malaysia.svg MalaysiaSelearajen SubramaniamKostantin Piskov (Bulgaria)Hamdi Al Kadri (Syria)Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)Czech Republic 3–1 Netherlands
Ulster Banner.svg 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
Flag of Russia.svg 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
Flag of Sweden.svg 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
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SwitzerlandDieter SchochFerenc Székely (Hungary)John McElhinney (Scotland)Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)
Herbert Fandel (Germany)		Netherlands 0–1 Spain
Italy 1–1 Slovakia

Matches

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 321085+37
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 312021+15
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 310235−23
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 301246−21
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Luque Soccerball shade.svg90' Report L. Došek Soccerball shade.svg55'
Attendance: 8,281
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–0Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report
Attendance: 843
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Jankulovski Soccerball shade.svg28'
Jarolím Soccerball shade.svg54', 82'		 Report Lurling Soccerball shade.svg18'
Attendance: 8,281
Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report Angulo Soccerball shade.svg6'
Attendance: 792
Referee: Dieter Schoch (Switzerland)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg4–3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
L. Došek Soccerball shade.svg44' (pen.)
Baroš Soccerball shade.svg54'
Petrouš Soccerball shade.svg61' (pen.)
Sionko Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report Šerić Soccerball shade.svg4'
Tudor Soccerball shade.svg57', 85'
Attendance: 8,188

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 321062+47
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 321052+37
Flag of England.svg  England 310264+23
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3003211−90
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–0Flag of England.svg  England
Comandini Soccerball shade.svg24'
Pirlo Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 3,522
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg2–1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Greško Soccerball shade.svg6'
Čišovský Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Report Dursun Soccerball shade.svg63'
Attendance: 6,000
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Baronio Soccerball shade.svg17' Report Babnič Soccerball shade.svg73'
Attendance: 7,450
Referee: Dieter Schoch (Switzerland)
England  Flag of England.svg6–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Lampard Soccerball shade.svg28'
Jeffers Soccerball shade.svg45'
Cort Soccerball shade.svg66'
King Soccerball shade.svg73'
Mills Soccerball shade.svg77'
Campbell Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report
Attendance: 550
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
S. Akın Soccerball shade.svg54' Report Spinesi Soccerball shade.svg14'
Baronio Soccerball shade.svg36' (pen.)
Ventola Soccerball shade.svg83'
Attendance: 374
England  Flag of England.svg0–2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Report Babnič Soccerball shade.svg67'
Németh Soccerball shade.svg74'
Attendance: 11,400

Third place play-off

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–0Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Ferrón Soccerball shade.svg58' Report
Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,120
Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)

Final

Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
T. Došek Soccerball shade.svg51' Report Pirlo Soccerball shade.svg42' (pen.), 81'
Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 9,170
Referee: 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. [7]

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Medal table and Olympic qualifiers

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 431083+510Gold medal
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 421197+27Silver medal
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 422031+28Bronze medal
4Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (H)421153+27Fourth place
5Flag of England.svg  England 310264+23Eliminated in
group stage
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 310235−23
7Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 301246−21
8Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3003211−90
Source: [ ]
(H) Hosts

References

  1. ↑ "2000/2002 Under-21 Qualification Round Draw made". UEFA. 14 December 1999. Archived from the original on 20 October 2000. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Competition format: Slovakia 2000". UEFA. Archived from the original on 10 February 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Reshuffled youngsters head for Barcelona". BBC News. BBC. 27 March 2000. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Lansley, Pete (30 March 2000). "Heskey abuse taints play-off win". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Venue guide: Slovakia 2000". UEFA. Archived from the original on 10 February 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Match officials: Slovakia 2000". UEFA. Archived from the original on 10 February 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "2000: Andrea Pirlo". UEFA. 1 July 2000. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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