2011 UEFA EUROPEAN UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP 2009/11 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT
Czech Republic Spain Group B - Matchday 2 Viborg Stadion, Viborg Wednesday 15 June 2011 18.00CET (18.00 local time)
Contents Previous meetings...... 2 Match background...... 3 Team facts...... 5 Squad list...... 7 Head coach...... 9 Match officials...... 10 Group statistics...... 11 Competition facts...... 12 Competition information...... 14 Tournament schedule...... 16 Legend...... 17 Czech Republic v Spain Wednesday 15 June 2011 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Viborg Stadion, Viborg Previous competitive meetings
Head to Head
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 27/05/00 GS-FT Spain - Czech Republic 1-1 Trencin Luque 90; Došek 55
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 07/06/97 QR (GS) Spain - Czech Republic 4-0 Burgos Víctor 16, De Paula 68, Roger García 81, Felipe 89 08/10/96 QR (GS) Czech Republic - Spain 1-2 Prague Holub 26; Morientes 45, Celades 80
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 27/03/96 QF Czech Republic - Spain 1-2 Prague Vágner 54; Raúl González 73, 89 agg: 2-4 13/03/96 QF Spain - Czech Republic 2-1 Granada Dani García 29, Roberto 41; Šmicer 50
Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 4 4 11 Spain 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 11 4
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After drawing their opening Group B game, Spain will be aiming for a maximum points haul by embellishing their impressive record against the Czech Republic in Wednesday's UEFA European Under-21 Championship match-up. • The Czechs are the early group leaders thanks to their 2-1 defeat of Ukraine in Viborg on Sunday. Spain conceded a late goal as they were held 1-1 by England in Herning later the same day. • The teams have met in five competitive U21 fixtures with Spain recording four wins and a draw. This game is their first meeting since a 1-1 draw in Trencin on 27 May 2000. • At U19 level, the sides drew 1-1 in 2002 but more recently Spain won 5-1 in Tallinn two years ago. Óscar Sielva, Joselu and Fran Mérida put Luis Milla's side 3-0 up and although Milan Mišůn pulled a goal back, Daniel Aquino and Iago Falqué completed a resounding victory. • The teams for that game on 21 May 2009 were: Spain: De Gea, Mario, Morgado, Pulido, Rochela, Camacho, Jordi Pablo (Monje 60), Sielva, Joselu (Aquino 69), Mérida (Alcántara 87), Falqué. Czech Republic: Hladký, Nitrianský, Sus, Čmovš, Folprecht, Hejda, Doležal (Tecl 58), Šural, Mišůn, Navrátil (Balcar 78), Petr. • The sides have met four times at U17 level, Spain winning on three occasions (4-1 in 2002, 4-0 in 2004, 1-0 in 2009) but losing 2-0 to Jakub Dovalil's side in the semi-finals of the 2006 European Championship in Luxembourg. Then Jan Vošahlík and Tomáš Pekhart scored the goals either side of Roberto García's dismissal. • The teams for that game on 11 May 2006 were: Spain: Asenjo, Soria, Roberto García, Camacho, Gullón (Raúl Baena 41), Ñíguez (Hermosa 41), Vergara (Castellano 41), Ortiz, Rubén Ramos, Savall, Bojan. Czech Republic: Štěch, Mazuch, Polák, Zeman (Holek 80+3), Hable, Vácha, Vošahlík, Pekhart, Řezník, Heidenreich, Wojnar. • Olympique de Marseille's César Azpilicueta scored an own goal to give Marek Suchý's FC Spartak Moskva a 1-0 win in last September's UEFA Champions League Group F encounter between the sides. • The players came face to face again in the return fixture two months later, Didier Deschamps's Marseille side gaining revenge with a 3-0 win in Moscow. • Spain coach Milla featured as a player in a 1-0 international friendly win against Czechoslovakia in 1990 and received his only red card in UEFA competition when Real Madrid CF drew 1-1 at SK Sigma Olomouc in the first leg of a UEFA Cup quarter-final on 4 March 1992. The Merengues advanced to the last four thanks to a 1-0 second-leg win. • The Czechs' record in 14 senior internationals against Spain reads W8 D1 L5, though they have not won in their last four meetings, which include all three games since the break-up of Czechoslovakia. • Spain were 2-1 victors when they met the Czech Republic in UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying on 25 March this year. The sides will cross paths again in the Czech Republic on 7 October. • Czech Republic news • Carlsberg Sport Man of the Match and captain Bořek Dočkal scored twice in the first 11 minutes of the second half as Jakub Dovalil's men registered a 2-1 opening win against Ukraine in Viborg on Sunday. Maxym Biliy set up a tense finish by reducing the deficit three minutes from time. • Pekhart, Jan Morávek, Marcel Gecov and Lukáš Vácha were booked against Ukraine, and will miss the Czechs' third group game against England if they receive a yellow card on Wednesday. • Goalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík, who has just won promotion to the Czech top flight with FK Viktoria Žižkov, said he had not been able to sleep prior to the game against Ukraine. He added he had had a restless night prior to the Czech Republic's 3-0 win against Greece in the first leg of the play-off to reach the finals. • Vácha left the Viborg Stadion with his left knee heavily strapped, but is expected to be fit. Morávek, who came off the bench at half-time against Ukraine, said he is still not fully fit after suffering a thigh injury late in the German domestic season. • Milan Černý clashed heads with Tomáš Hořava in training on Monday – Hořava emerged unscathed, but Černý remained at the hotel as the rest of the squad were received by Viborg's mayor on Monday afternoon. The midfielder is expected to be available to play, though.
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• In scoring twice against Ukraine, Dočkal triggered a promise from his father to give up smoking. After the FC Slovan Liberec midfielder scored twice in his country's 8-0 victory against Liechtenstein in 2007, Dočkal Sr promised he would quit smoking when his son repeated the feat. • Danish Crown Prince Frederik welcomed the Czech team to Viborg at a dinner on Friday. • The squad arrived in Viborg last Thursday and were delighted to hear the popular Czech football song Zelená je tráva (The pitch is green) playing as they entered their hotel. • Spain news • Ander Herrera's second U21 goal gave Spain a 14th-minute lead against England, but Danny Welbeck equalised with two minutes remaining. • Thiago Alcántara was named Carlsberg Sport Man of the Match against England. He and Ander received yellow cards, so will miss the third group match against Ukraine if booked against the Czechs. • Ander limped away from the Herning Stadion, but is expected to play. Juan Mata and Thiago both shook off problems to play against England, while Iker Muniain, who was an unused substitute in the opening game, has recovered from illness. • After the game against England, the team opted to relax in a spa in Herning before returning to training on Monday afternoon. • Fernando Hierro, the former Real Madrid CF player and sports director of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), was in Herning to watch the game against England, and will remain in Denmark to support Milla's team throughout the tournament. • Milla's squad arrived last Wednesday in Silkeborg, their base for the finals, after a nine-day training camp at Las Rozas. • After the match against England, Javi Martínez emphasised the problems that Spain can have against physical opponents: "The English are very strong. We know that to be champions, we have to play five finals. The first was against England, and now we have another on Wednesday against the Czech Republic, who will be a very tough opponents and very physical ones."
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Czech Republic Tournament record Winners: 2002 Runners-up: 2000 Semi-finalists: – Final tournament appearances: 1992 (as Czechoslovakia), 1994 (as Czechoslovakia), 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007 All-time record: P136 W77 D26 L33 2011 qualifying P10 W9 D1 L0 F30 A4 Top scorers: 9 Tomáš Pekhart Most appearances: 10 Lukáš Vácha Biggest win: San Marino 0-8 Czech Republic (Serravalle) 09/06/2009 Biggest defeat: n/a Friendly results since qualifying 29/03/2011 Czech Republic 0-1 France (Olomouc) 25/03/2011 Czech Republic 2–0 Belarus (Uherske Hradiste) 09/02/2011 Netherlands 0–1 Czech Republic (Waalwijk) 17/11/2010 Czech Republic 2-1 Ukraine (Uherske Hradiste) Czech Republic U21s capped at senior level Jan Morávek (3), Marek Suchý (3), Tomáš Pekhart (1), Ondřej Mazuch (1) Players with previous U21 final tournament experience None Most capped player All-time: 46 Jan Polák Current: 23 Bořek Dočkal Leading scorer All-time: 16 Tomáš Pekhart Current: 16 Tomáš Pekhart Biggest wins Final tournament: Czech Republic 3-1 Netherlands 29/05/00 2000 group stage, Mestský, Trencin Qualifying: San Marino 0-8 Czech Republic 09/06/09 2001 qualifying group stage, Olimpico, Serravalle Czech Republic 8-0 Liechtenstein 11/09/07 2009 qualifying group stage, Horni Pocernice, Horni Pocernice Czech Republic 8-0 Bulgaria 05/10/01 2002 qualifying group stage, Na Stínadlech, Teplice Heaviest defeats Final tournament: Italy 3-1 Czech Republic, 17/06/07 2007 group stage, Gelredome, Arnhem France 2-0 Czech Republic 16/05/02 2002 group stage, Les Charmilles, Geneva Czechoslovakia were also beaten 3-0 by Italy in a 1994 quarter-final, before the competition became a final tournament Qualifying: Spain 4-0 Czech Republic 07/06/97 1998 qualifying group stage, Municipal El Plantío, Burgos
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Spain Tournament record Winners: 1986, 1998 Runners-up: 1984, 1996 Semi-finalists: 1994, 2000 Final tournament appearances: 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2009 All-time record: P163 W109 D26 L28 2011 qualifying P10 W8 D1 L1 F20 A6 Top scorer: (all 3) Diego Capel, Daniel Parejo, Adrián Most appearances: 10 César Azpilicueta Biggest win: Liechtenstein 0-4 Spain (Vaduz) 07/09/2009 Biggest defeat: Netherlands 2-1 Spain (Rotterdam) 17/11/2009 Friendly results since qualifying 05/06/2011 Spain 1-1 Russia (Soria) 28/03/2011 Spain 1-1 Belarus (Alcala de Henares) 24/03/2011 Spain 2-3 France (Reims) 08/02/2011 Spain 2-1 Denmark (Guadalajara) Spain U21s capped at senior level Juan Mata (11), Javi Martínez (4), Diego Capel (2), Bojan Krkić (1) Players with previous U21 Championship final tournament experience Sweden 2009: Sergio Asenjo, César Azpilicueta, Javi Martínez Most capped player All-time: 27 Santi Cazorla Current: 20 Diego Capel Leading scorer All-time: 12 Óscar García Current: 5 Diego Capel, Daniel Parejo Biggest wins Final tournament: Greece 2-4 Spain 23/03/1994 1994 quarter-finals, Nikos Goumas, Athens Spain 2-0 Finland 23/06/2009 2009 group stage, Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg Qualifying: Spain 14-0 San Marino 08/02/2005 2006 qualifying group stage, Santo Domingo, El Ejido Heaviest defeats Final tournament: England 2-0 Spain 18/06/2009 2009 group stage, Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg Portugal 2-0 Spain 15/04/1994 1994 semi-finals, Costières, Nimes Qualifying: Netherlands 5-0 Spain 16/02/1983 1984 qualifying group stage, Galgenwaard, Utrecht
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Czech Republic
Current season Overall Qual. FT U21 No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Tomáš Vaclík 29/03/89 22 FK Viktoria Žižkov - 9 - 1 - 10 - 16 Marek Štěch 28/01/90 21 West Ham United FC - 1 - - - 1 - 23 Jan Hanuš 28/04/88 23 SK Slavia Praha ------Defenders 2 Jan Lecjaks 09/08/90 20 RSC Anderlecht - 5 - 1 - 6 - 3 Radim Řezník 20/01/89 22 FC Baník Ostrava - 3 - - - 7 - 4 Ondřej Mazuch 15/03/89 22 RSC Anderlecht - 7 - 1 - 14 1 5 Ondřej Čelůstka 18/06/89 21 SK Slavia Praha - 8 1 1 - 9 1 17 Marek Suchý 29/03/88 23 FC Spartak Moskva - 5 - 1 - 14 - 21 Jan Hošek 01/04/89 22 FK Teplice - 6 - - - 6 - Midfielders 6 Lukáš Vácha 13/05/89 22 FC Slovan Liberec * 10 1 1 - 11 1 7 Tomáš Hořava 29/05/88 23 SK Sigma Olomouc - 7 1 1 - 9 1 8 Bořek Dočkal 30/09/88 22 FC Slovan Liberec - 8 3 1 2 16 8 10 Jan Morávek 01/11/89 21 1. FC Kaiserslautern * 2 - 1 - 3 - 12 Jan Kovařík 19/06/88 22 FK Jablonec - 5 2 1 - 6 2 13 Marcel Gecov 01/01/88 23 FC Slovan Liberec * 8 1 1 - 9 1 15 Milan Černý 16/03/88 23 SK Slavia Praha - 5 - - - 5 - 18 Lukáš Mareček 17/04/90 21 RSC Anderlecht - 7 1 1 - 8 1 22 Adam Hloušek 20/12/88 22 1. FC Kaiserslautern - 3 - 1 - 4 - Forwards 9 Libor Kozák 30/05/89 22 S.S. Lazio - 6 3 - - 6 3 11 Tomáš Pekhart 26/05/89 22 AC Sparta Praha * 6 9 1 - 13 14 14 Václav Kadlec 20/05/92 19 AC Sparta Praha ------19 Jan Chramosta 12/10/90 20 FK Mladá Boleslav - 3 2 - - 3 2 20 Michael Rabušic 17/09/89 21 FC Zbrojovka Brno - 5 3 - - 5 3 Coach - Jakub Dovalil 08/02/74 37 - - 8 - 1 - 9 -
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Spain
Current season Overall Qual. FT U21 No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Rubén Miño 18/01/89 22 FC Barcelona ------13 David de Gea 07/11/90 20 Club Atlético de Madrid - 6 - 1 - 7 - 23 Diego Mariño 09/05/90 21 Villarreal CF ------Defenders 2 César Azpilicueta 28/08/89 21 Olympique de Marseille - 10 1 - - 14 1 3 Álvaro Domínguez 16/05/89 22 Club Atlético de Madrid - 4 1 1 - 5 1 5 Mikel San José 30/05/89 22 Athletic Club - 4 1 - - 4 1 12 Martín Montoya 14/04/91 20 FC Barcelona - - - 1 - 1 - 15 José Angel 05/09/89 21 Real Sporting de Gijón - 2 - - - 2 - 16 Victor Ruiz 25/01/89 22 SSC Napoli - 3 - - - 3 - 17 Didac Vila Rosello 09/06/89 22 AC Milan - - - 1 - 1 - 20 Alberto Botía 27/01/89 22 Real Sporting de Gijón - 8 - 1 - 9 - Midfielders 6 Jeffren 20/01/88 23 FC Barcelona - 6 1 1 - 7 1 8 Daniel Parejo 16/04/89 22 Getafe CF - 9 3 1 - 11 3 10 Juan Mata 28/04/88 23 Valencia CF - 4 - 1 - 13 2 11 Diego Capel 16/02/88 23 Sevilla FC - 8 3 1 - 16 5 18 Ander Herrera 14/08/89 21 Real Zaragoza * 6 - 1 1 7 1 19 Thiago Alcántara 11/04/91 20 FC Barcelona * 4 - 1 - 5 - 21 Rubén Pérez 26/04/89 22 RC Deportivo La Coruña - 3 - - - 3 - Forwards 4 Javi Martínez 02/09/88 22 Athletic Club - 8 1 1 - 16 1 7 Adrián 08/01/88 23 RC Deportivo La Coruña - 6 3 1 - 9 4 9 Bojan Krkić 28/08/90 20 FC Barcelona - 5 1 1 - 14 4 14 Emilio Nsue 30/09/89 21 RCD Mallorca - 2 - - - 2 - 22 Iker Muniain 19/12/92 18 Athletic Club ------Coach - Luis Milla 12/03/66 45 - - 5 - 1 - 6 -
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Czech Republic: Jakub Dovalil Date of birth: 8 February 1974 Nationality: Czech Playing career: SK Slavia Praha, Kralupy nad Vltavou, SK Motorlet Praha, SV Bergisch Gladbach 09, TJ Tatran Sedlčany Coaching career: SK Slavia Praha (youth), Czech Republic Under-17, U19, U20, U21 • Dovalil left Slavia's reserve side aged 20, going on to study physical education in Prague and also had a one-year residency in the German football academy in Cologne in 1996/97. • Remained a lower-league player until 1998, when he moved into coaching at Slavia's junior team before joining the Football Association of the Czech Republic (CMFS) in 2002 as Under-16 coach, taking over the U17 squad two years later. • First notable success came in 2005/06 when the previous two champions France and Turkey were among the Czechs' victims en route to the UEFA European Under-17 Championship final, where they lost only on penalties to Russia. • Assistant to Miroslav Soukup at that year's U19 finals as the Czechs reached the semi-finals, Dovalil reprised the role at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, where they were runners-up to Argentina. • Led the U19s at the UEFA European Championship semi-finals on home soil in 2008, that side going on to form the backbone of the U21 squad which Dovalil took over ahead of qualifying for the 2011 finals; took the team to Denmark unbeaten, earning a contract extension until 2014.
Spain: Luis Milla Date of birth: 12 March 1966 Nationality: Spanish Playing career: FC Barcelona B, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, Valencia CF Coaching career: UD Puçol, Getafe CF (assistant), Spain Under-17s, Spain U19s, Spain U21s • Began his career in Barcelona's youth ranks, made his debut for the senior side aged 18 against Real Zaragoza in 1984/85. Did not become a first-team regular for four season, however, going on to make 54 Liga appearances and winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1988/89) and Copa del Rey (1989/90). • Then signed for Barça's great rivals Real Madrid, where he remained until 1997, scoring three times in 165 Liga outings. His time with the Merengues proved rewarding, yielding two Liga titles, a Copa del Rey and two Spanish Super Cups. • Won the first of his three Spain caps in a 4-0 triumph against Hungary on 15 November 1989. Ended his playing career in 2001 after four seasons at Valencia, picking up another Copa del Rey medal along with a Spanish Super Cup. • First turned to coaching with Puçol in 2006/07, guiding the Valencia-based side to 12th in the third division. Then snapped up to serve as Michael Laudrup's assistant at top-flight Getafe before taking over Spain's U17s and, not long afterwards, the U19s. • Reached the final of the 2009/10 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where Spain lost to hosts France. It was at that tournament that it was announced Milla would take over the U21s and he promptly steered the side to the 2011 finals via a play-off victory against Croatia.
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Referee Robert Schörgenhofer (AUT) Assistant referees Michael Soteriou (CYP), Mark Borsch (GER) Fourth official Liran Liany (ISR) UEFA Delegate Danilo Filacchione (ITA) UEFA Referee observer Marc Batta (FRA) Referee Name Date of birth Under-21 matches Robert Schörgenhofer 21/02/1973 8 • Austrian official Robert Schörgenhofer started his career in 1991 and was first involved in UEFA competition seven years later as an assistant referee for a UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifier between Spain and Belgium. Similar engagements followed at U21 and UEFA Cup level over the following four years. • Schörgenhofer was more usually involved as a fourth official, however, working at UEFA Cup matches in that role from 2004/05 onwards. Stepped up to take charge of Austrian Bundesliga fixtures in 2004 before his first UEFA engagement as a referee came at a UEFA European U19 Championship elite round game between Serbia and England in March 2007. • Worked at that year's UEFA Regions' Cup in Bulgaria, overseeing two games, 2007 also bringing his FIFA badge. Schörgenhofer's first taste of refereeing in the UEFA Cup came in the 2007/08 first qualifying round and he also featured in U17 and U19 qualifying that season. • Refereed the AC Sparta Praha-FC Sheriff tie in the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, acting as fourth official at the round of 16 first leg between Villarreal CF and Panathinaikos FC later that season. • Involved in six UEFA Europa League games during the following term, and kicked off the 2010/11 campaign with the UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier between Romania and Albania; went on to oversee six more UEFA Europa League matches that season, making his UEFA Champions League group-stage debut in the Chelsea FC-MŠK Žilina fixture in November. UEFA European Under-21 Championship matches featuring teams from the two countries involved in this match No matches found Other matches Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 11/09/07 U21 QR Albania Italy 0-1 Durres 13/10/07 U21 QR Finland Slovenia 1-0 Lahti 12/10/10 U21 PO Ukraine Netherlands 0-2 Kyiv 11/06/11 U21 GS Denmark Switzerland 0-1 Aalborg 11/09/07 U21 QR Albania Italy 0-1 Durres 13/10/07 U21 QR Finland Slovenia 1-0 Lahti 12/10/10 U21 PO Ukraine Netherlands 0-2 Kyiv 11/06/11 U21 GS Denmark Switzerland 0-1 Aalborg
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Final tournament Group B Standings Pld W D L GF GA Pts Czech Republic 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Spain 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 England 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Ukraine 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Matchday 1 (12/06/11) Czech Republic 2-1 Ukraine Goals: 1-0 Dočkal 49, 2-0 Dočkal 56, 2-1 Biliy 87 Czech Republic: Vaclík, Lecjaks, Mazuch, Čelůstka, Vácha (Mareček 90+2), Hořava (Morávek 46), Dočkal, Pekhart, Kovařík (Hloušek 75), Gecov, Suchý Spain 1-1 England Goals: 1-0 Herrera 14, 1-1 Welbeck 88 Spain: De Gea, Álvaro Domínguez, Javi Martínez, Jeffren (Bojan 80), Adrián (Parejo 72), Mata, Montoya, Vila Rosello, Herrera (Diego Capel 86), Thiago Alcántara, Botía
Matchday 2 (15/06/11) Czech Republic v Spain
Matchday 3 (19/06/11) England v Czech Republic Ukraine v Spain
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Under-21 historical statistics (competitive matches) Champions (hosts) 2009 Germany (Sweden)* 2007 Netherlands (Netherlands)* 2006 Netherlands (Portugal)* 2004 Italy (Germany)* 2002 Czech Republic (Switzerland)* 2000 Italy (Slovakia) 1998 Spain (Romania) 1996 Italy (Spain) 1994 Italy (France) 1992 Italy 1990 USSR 1988 France 1986 Spain 1984 England 1982 England 1980 USSR 1978 Yugoslavia *Current format Leading scorers All-time 15 Lampros Choutos (Greece) 14 Roy Makaay (Netherlands), Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands) 12 Francis Jeffers (England), Imre Szabics (Hungary), Steffen Iversen (Norway), Oscar García (Spain) In a final tournament since 2000 7 Marcus Berg (Sweden, 2009) 4 Andrea Pirlo (Italy, 2000), Alberto Gilardino (Italy, 2004), Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands, 2006), Maceo Rigters (Netherlands, 2007), Johan Elmander (Sweden, 2004) 3 Ola Toivonen (Sweden, 2009), Robert Acquafresca (Italy, 2009), Thomas Kahlenberg (Denmark, 2006) Leroy Lita (England, 2007), Massimo Maccarone (Italy, 2002), Giorgio Chiellini (Italy, 2007), Nicky Hofs (Netherlands, 2006), Hugo Almeida (Portugal, 2004), Markus Rosenberg (Sweden, 2004) Leading scorers per U21 campaign (qualifying to final) since 1990 2011: 9 Tomáš Pekhart (Czech Republic) 2009: 8 Robert Acquafresca (Italy) 2007: 4 Theo Walcott (England), Maceo Rigters (Netherlands), Igor Denisov (Russia), Nikita Bazhenov (Russia), Dragan Mrdja (Serbia) 2006: 14 Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands) 2004: 11 Alberto Gilardino (Italy) 2002: 9 Ricardo Cabanas (Switzerland) 2000: 15 Lampros Choutos (Greece) 1998: 9 Steffen Iversen (Norway) 1996: 10 Roy Makaay (Netherlands), Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Norway) 1994: 8 Nicolas Ouedec (France), Nelson Antonio Soares Gama (Portugal) 1992: 9 Peter Møller (Denmark) 1990: 9 Igor Kolyvanov (USSR) Biggest win: All-time 14-0: Spain v San Marino 08/02/2005 2006 qualifying group stage, Santo Domingo, El Ejido Final tournament 6-0: England v Turkey 29/05/2000
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2000 final tournament group stage, Tehelné Pole Stadium, Bratislava Final 4-0: Germany v England 29/06/2009 2009, Malmö New Stadium, Malmo, Sweden Most goals in a game: 14: Spain 14-0 San Marino 08/02/2005 2006 qualifying group stage, Santo Domingo, El Ejido Final tournament 7: Czech Republic 4-3 Croatia 01/06/2000 2000 group stage, Mestský Stadium, Trencin, Slovakia Final 8: Yugoslavia 4-4 German Democratic Republic 31/05/1978 (second leg, Yugoslavia won 5-4 on agg), Mostar, Yugoslavia Record attendance: 42,000: Turkey 1-1 Germany 18/11/2003 2004 qualifying play-off, Sükrü Saraçoglu Stadium, Istanbul Final tournament 35,500: Italy 1-1 Spain (Italy win 5-4 on pens) 31/05/1996 1996 final, Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona
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• Eligibility: Players are eligible to play in the competition if they were born on or after 1 January 1988. • Qualifying: Qualifying began on 27 March 2009 and ran until 12 October 2010 with a group stage followed by play-offs to determine which seven nations joined Denmark, who qualified automatically as hosts, at the eight-team final tournament. • How the 2011 final round works: The group stage is based on a league system (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat) to produce four semi-finalists. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of all the matches in their group, the following criteria will be used to determine the rankings in the order given: a) number of points obtained in the matches between the teams in question; b) goal difference in the matches between the teams in question; c) number of goals scored in the matches between the teams in question (if more than two teams finish equal on points); d) goal difference in all the group matches; e) number of goals scored in all the group matches; f) coefficient from the qualifying competitions (only group stage matches) for the 2007-09 and 2009-11 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (points divided by the number of matches played); g) goal difference from the play-offs; h) average number of goals scored per play-off; i) fair play ranking (final tournament); j) drawing of lots. If two teams with the same number of points, goals scored and conceded play their last group match against each other and are still equal at the end of that match, the ranking of the two teams will be determined by penalties, provided that no other team within the group has the same number of points on completion of all group matches. The final tournament consists of two groups of four, with the top two from each progressing to the semi-finals (A1 v B2 and B2 v A1) where it becomes a knockout competition (extra time and then penalties apply). • Olympic Football Tournament: The 2011 finals also serve as qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games with three sides set to join hosts Great Britain at the London Olympics. Should England reach the last four, the other three semi-finalists will qualify for London. If England do not reach the last four, the two losing semi-finalists will play off for an Olympic place on 25 June in Aalborg. • Disciplinary information: Yellow cards that have not resulted in a suspension will expire at the end of the group stage and will not be carried forward to the semi-finals. • Carlsberg Sport Man of the Match Award: A member of the UEFA Technical Study Group will select a man of the match at every game in the finals. The player will receive his award at the post-match press conference. See http://www.uefa.com/under21/csmotm/index.html for further details. • Top scorer: adidas will award a golden boot to the leading scorer at the tournament after the final, along with silver and bronze boots for the players finishing second and third in the scoring chart. • Official ball: The adidas SPEEDCELL – standing for speed, power and team spirit – was unveiled in March with a futuristic design to celebrate the colours of host nation Denmark. The red and white of the Danish flag are enhanced by 11 lines on the ball that symbolise the players on the pitch, along with the official event logo. • Official song: For the Love of the Game by Danish singer-songwriter Bryan Rice is the official tune of the finals. The 33-year-old will perform the track at the opening ceremony in Aalborg on 11 June, and the song will be subsequently played at every match. • TV rights: Television rights for the finals have been sold to more than 130 territories globally. The deals include excellent visibility for the final tournament in the eight participating countries – Belarus TV in Belarus, Czech TV in Czech Republic, TV2 in Denmark, RUV in Iceland, Cuatro in Spain, SSR SRG in Switzerland, Sky Sports in the UK, and ICTV and TRK Football in Ukraine. • Streaming: To complement the broadcast platform, free live streaming of the matches will be available on UEFA.com in selected territories with no TV coverage, guaranteeing unprecedented exposure for the final tournament. UEFA.com will also have free highlights of each game as well as extensive full highlights and full match reruns.
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• Referees: Six referees have been chosen to officiate in Denmark: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria), Marijo Strahonja (Croatia), Paolo Tagliavento (Italy), Aleksandar Stavrev (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), Milorad Mažić (Serbia) and Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden). • Trophy: The original trophy, which is used for the official presentation ceremony at the final, remains in UEFA's keeping at all times. A full-size replica is awarded to the winning association. Each association that competes in the final tournament will receive a commemorative plaque. • Medals: 35 gold medals are presented to the winning team and 35 silver medals to the runners-up. The teams beaten in the semi-finals will each receive 35 bronze medals. • Ambassadors: EURO '92 winner Flemming Povlsen is tournament ambassador for the finals, with his work supplemented by four city representatives: U21 international Lasse Nielsen (Aalborg), 100-times capped Martin Jørgensen (Aarhus), FC Midtjylland's respected academy director Claus Steinlein (Herning) and Superliga all-time top scorer Søren Frederiksen (Viborg). • UEFA.com: A team of reporters in Denmark will provide unrivalled coverage in 12 European languages. You can also follow UEFA.com on Twitter and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/under21) or by downloading the new UEFA.com publications iPad. • Next finals: Israel were selected as hosts of the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 27 January 2011. Bulgaria, Czech Republic, England and Wales were also in the running.
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Final tournament Date Home Res. Away Venue 11/06/11 Grp A Belarus 2 - 0 Iceland Aarhus 11/06/11 Grp A Denmark 0 - 1 Switzerland Aalborg 12/06/11 Grp B Czech Republic 2 - 1 Ukraine Viborg 12/06/11 Grp B Spain 1 - 1 England Herning 14/06/11 Grp A Switzerland 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Iceland Aalborg 14/06/11 Grp A Denmark 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Belarus Aarhus 15/06/11 Grp B Czech Republic 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Spain Viborg 15/06/11 Grp B Ukraine 20.45CET (20.45 local time) England Herning 18/06/11 Grp A Iceland 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Denmark Aalborg 18/06/11 Grp A Switzerland 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Belarus Aarhus 19/06/11 Grp B England 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Czech Republic Viborg 19/06/11 Grp B Ukraine 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Spain Herning Group A Pld W D L GF GA Pts Belarus 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Switzerland 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Denmark 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Iceland 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Group B Pld W D L GF GA Pts Czech Republic 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Spain 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 England 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Ukraine 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Semi-finals Date Home Res. Away Venue 22/06/11 1A 21.00CET (21.00 local time) 2B Herning 22/06/11 1B 18.00CET (18.00 local time) 2A Viborg Final Date Home Res. Away Venue 25/06/11 W#14 20.45CET (20.45 local time) W#13 Aarhus
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:: Squad list No: number DoB: date of birth Qual: qualifying FT: final tournament Pld: played Gls: goals Overall U21: final tournament only :: Match officials Nat: nationality DoB: date of birth Under-21: Total matches officiated in the UEFA European U21 Championship including all qualifying round matches. Matches as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. UEFA: Total matches officiated in all UEFA competitions including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. :: Group statistics/Tournament schedule Pos: position Pld: played W: won D: drawn L: lost GF: goals for GA: goals against Pts: points :: NOTE: All-time statistics Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out. :: Competitions National team competitions Club competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship UCL: UEFA Champions League/UEFA Champions League WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup Tournament: UEFA Europa League/UEFA Champions League FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16 SCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup • WCHAMP: UEFA European Women's Championship :: Competition stages F: Final 3QR: Third qualifying round GS: Group stage R1: First round GS1: First group stage R2: Second round GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round KO1: First knockout round R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round R32: Round of 32 QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg QR2: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round (Rep) : Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off PO - FT: Play-off for Final Tournament GS-FT: Group stage – final Prom/rel PO: Promotion/relegation tournament play-off :: Statistics (-) : Denotes player substituted (+) : Denotes player introduced (*) : Denotes player sent off (+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted :: Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended #: Suspended for at least one match Overall U21: Total appearances in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament only :: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on www.uefa.com.
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