Europees kampioenschap voetbal onder 21 - 2007 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Netherlands |
Dates | 10–23 June |
Teams | 8 (finals) 51 (qualifying) (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Netherlands (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Serbia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 34 (2.27 per match) |
Attendance | 211,999 (14,133 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Maceo Rigters (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | Royston Drenthe |
The UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2007 were held from 10 to 23 June 2007. It was the 16th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship.
For the first time, a host nation was chosen ahead of the competition – the Netherlands, who were also the defending champions, were exempt from qualifying. The host nation was chosen on 15 December 2005. England, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, and Sweden also submitted bids. Of UEFA's 52 member countries, only the Faroe Islands did not compete in the qualification round for the tournament. That left 50 nations attempting to qualify for the seven remaining spots at the finals.
This was the first time that the competition's final matches took place in an odd-numbered year. UEFA took this decision with the will to give more visibility to the tournament, since during even-numbered years the competition was clouded by the approaching FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship.
The tournament also served as the European qualifying tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics, with a place for the four semi-finalists of the tournament. [1] [2] However, as England is not an Olympic nation, their team was ineligible for the Olympics; since England reached the semi-finals, a fifth-place playoff was necessary.
In this competition, a new UEFA penalty shoot-out record was established. [3] The semi final between The Netherlands U21 and England U21 finished 1–1. Thirty-two penalties had to be taken before the tie was decided. The Netherlands U21 won 13–12, [4] and went on to win the tournament by defeating Serbia U21 4–1 in the final. [5]
After the final, some commotion arose in the Netherlands because several Dutch internationals with Surinamese roots carried the flag of Suriname with them during the trophy presentation.[ citation needed ] Dutch coach Foppe de Haan expressed the actions of these players as "inappropriate".[ citation needed ]
In order to make the switch from even to odd-numbered years, the 2007 edition was a shortened version, condensed from a two-year campaign into a one-year campaign. Therefore, a completely new qualification format was devised to eliminate the weaker nations early, and saw a decrease in the size and duration of qualification groups.
The draw for the finals took place in Arnhem on 24 November 2006, putting the eight qualifying nations into two groups. The provisional dates for the group games are 10 June to 17 June 2007, with Heerenveen and Arnhem each staging a semi-final on 20 June. The final took place on Saturday 23 June at Euroborg in Groningen.
The opening game was between the Netherlands and Israel at 10 June.
City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Arnhem | Gelredome | 25,000 |
Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 26,100 |
Groningen | Euroborg | 20,000 |
Nijmegen | De Goffert | 13,000 |
Team qualified for the knockout stage | |
Team went to play-off for Olympics |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
Israel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Netherlands | 1–0 | Israel |
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Maduro 10' | Report |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Serbia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Serbia | 1–0 | Italy |
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Milovanović 63' | Report |
Czech Republic | 0–1 | Serbia |
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Report | Janković 90+3' |
Italy | 3–1 | Czech Republic |
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Aquilani 4' Chiellini 29' Rossi 45+1' | Report | Papadopulos 14' |
England | 2–0 | Serbia |
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Lita 5' Derbyshire 77' | Report |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
20 June – Heerenveen | ||||||
Netherlands | 1 (13) | |||||
23 June – Groningen | ||||||
England | 1 (12) | |||||
Netherlands | 4 | |||||
20 June – Arnhem | ||||||
Serbia | 1 | |||||
Serbia | 2 | |||||
Belgium | 0 | |||||
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Netherlands (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | Champions | |
Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 9 | Runners-up | |
England | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Eliminated in semi-finals | |
Belgium | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | ||
5 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
7 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
8 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
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