2011 UEFA EUROPEAN UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP 2009/11 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT

Denmark Group A - Matchday 2 Stadion, Aarhus Tuesday 14 June 2011 20.45CET (20.45 local time)

Contents Match background...... 2 Team facts...... 4 Squad list...... 6 Head coach...... 8 Match officials...... 9 Group statistics...... 10 Competition facts...... 11 Competition information...... 13 Tournament schedule...... 15 Legend...... 16 v Belarus Tuesday 14 June 2011 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus Match background

Hosts Denmark will look to bounce back from their opening-day defeat when they take on Belarus in their second Group A game. • Keld Bordinggaard's men suffered a 1-0 loss to Switzerland on Saturday and now need a positive result to rekindle hopes of progress. But in Belarus they will face opponents boosted by a 2-0 victory over Iceland that left Georgi Kondratyev's team top of the group. • The Danes will hope to follow the lead of their class of 2000 who won the countries' only competitive meetings at this level in the qualification round. scored in both matches as Denmark prevailed 2-0 in Borisov – with also on target – and by the same margin in Odense. • Despite their false start, history shows it is not all doom and gloom for the Danes. In three of the past five UEFA European Under-21 Championships, the eventual winners lost their opening game – in 2006, Italy in 2004 and Czech Republic in 2002. • Belarus, for their part, will hope to avoid a repeat of 2004 when they beat eventual champions Italy in their first match but still headed home early. • Denmark and Belarus have met twice in UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying, drawing 0-0 in in 2005 while Belarus won 2-1 in a mini-tournament in France in 2009. • That latter result remains Belarus's only victory against Danish opposition at any men's international level. • The teams for the former game, on 29 September 2005, were: Denmark: Vang Larsen, Steenberg, Hamalainen, Andreas Hansen, Høegh, Laudrup, Pedersen, Povlsen (Lundgaard 66), Falborg, Thomsen (Hjort 78), Wass. Belarus: Gulevich, Kulik, Radevich, Lyavoshik, Kurlovich, Kozlov (Polyakov 68), Gaev, Grechishko, Viskushenko (Zubovich 54), Bubnov, Vitus. • Denmark and Belarus's only encounters at senior level came in UEFA EURO 2000 qualifying. After a 0-0 draw in Minsk, 's goal gave the home side victory in the return. • A total of 11 games between teams from the two nations have been played in UEFA club competition, with Denmark holding a marginal upper hand with a record of W5 D2 L4. • Several U21 players were involved as Danish champions FC København eliminated their Belarusian counterparts FC BATE Borisov from this season's UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, winning 3-2 in Copenhagen after a goalless draw in Belarus. • Pavel Nekhaychik – a scorer at the Parken Stadion – featured in both legs along with Maksim Skavysh and Dmitri Baga. Denmark's Thomas Delaney and Mathias Zanka Jørgensen played cameo roles for FCK. Denmark news • Denmark coach Bordinggaard retained a positive outlook after the Switzerland defeat, saying: "We created the chances we needed to win the game and that's what we want to bring into the last two games. There is still a lot of football in this group to be played and a lot of chances for us, I hope." • Nicki Bille Nielsen was the only Denmark player to pick up a yellow card against Switzerland and will miss their final group match if booked again against Belarus. • Following their week-long training camp in Vejle, the Denmark squad moved to their Skørping headquarters, just south of Aalborg, on Wednesday. • Forward Søren Frederiksen was ruled out of the tournament after suffering an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament in training. Uncapped defender Frederik Sørensen was confirmed as his replacement last Thursday. • Midfielder Mike Jensen limped out of the 4-0 friendly win against on 6 June but was fit to start against the Swiss. • The Denmark squad received a visit on Sunday from the Danish minister of gender equality, Lykke Friis, to help promote a government campaign against domestic violence against women. "Hopefully we can contribute to increasing the focus on this problem," said captain Andreas Bjelland. • was interviewed on Sunday by two boys from Jyllinge Football Club, a club from the city of Jyllinge which brought a group of over 30 youngsters more than 300km to Jutland to watch the games live at the stadiums –

Last updated 16/06/11 17:32:54CET 2 Match background Denmark v Belarus Tuesday 14 June 2011 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus bringing their school activities with them. "This is an exciting project for the boys," said Stefan Bendtsen, who is in charge of school activities for the U21 finals. Belarus news • Belarus coach Kondratyev fielded an experimental left flank against Iceland with full-back Denis Polyakov making his competitive U21 debut, while Aleksandr Perepechko played his first ever match for the team. • Yellow-carded against Iceland, Nikita Bukatkin and Sergei Politevich will miss the last group game if booked a second time. • Belarus captain Mikhail Sivakov was named the Carlsberg Sport Man of the Match, having been selected by the UEFA Technical Study Group. • The senior Belarus coach Bernd Stange was at Aarhus Stadium for the game and also present in the stands was England U21 coach Stuart Pearce. • On Sunday those Belarus players not involved against Iceland did some fitness work in the morning at their base in Sabro. The full squad trained in the afternoon in Lyseng. • Midfielder Stanislav Dragun writes a blog on the goals.by sports website. He has praised the perfect working conditions here in Denmark and also said he was pleasantly surprised by the small number of Belarusian supporters at Saturday's game – who at various moments made themselves heard above the large Icelandic contingent. • Midfielders Nekhaychik and Mikhail Gordeychuk were both recovering from injuries in the run-up to the finals and neither featured against Iceland. • Belarus arrived in Denmark last Wednesday, setting up base camp in the Aarhus suburb of Sabro. They will train 15km away in Lynseng. • Belarus had previously concluded their tournament preparations with a training camp in Germany, where they enjoyed 8-1 and 8-0 victories against local amateur sides. However, they lost Vladimir Yurchenko to a knee injury, prompting Perepechko's addition to the squad. • Striker Andrei Voronkov joined up with the U21 side having featured in two UEFA EURO 2012 qualifiers in the past week. He played for 90 minutes in the 1-1 draw against France before coming off at half-time in the 2-0 win against .

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Denmark Tournament record Winners: - Runners-up: - Semi-finalists: – 1992 Final tournament appearances: - 2006 All-time record: P133 W63 D27 L43 2011 qualifying Qualified as hosts Friendly results 06/05/2011 Denmark v Turkey (Vejle) 28/03/2011 Denmark 2-2 Ukraine (Herning) 24/03/2011 Denmark 0-4 England (Viborg) 08/02/2011 Spain 2-1 Denmark (Guadalajara) 23/01/2011 Denmark 2-3 FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Dubai) 20/01/2011 Qatar 2-3 Denmark (Dubai) Denmark U21s capped at senior level Christian Eriksen (14), Mathias Jørgensen (5), Daniel Wass (2), Anders Randrup (1), Andreas Bjelland (1), Mike Jensen (1) Players with previous U21 final tournament experience None Most capped player All-time: 39 Jonas Kamper Current: 23 Mike Jensen Leading scorer All-time: 16 Peter Møller Current: 8 Nicki Bille Nielsen Biggest wins Final tournament: Denmark did not win a match at the 2006 edition in Portugal, their only previous finals appearance, although they did defeat 5-0 in a quarter-final first leg in March 1992 before the change of format Qualifying: Denmark 9-0 Luxembourg 11/10/02 2004 qualifying group stage, Farum Park, Farum Heaviest defeats Final tournament: Denmark 1-2 Ukraine 29/05/06 2006 group stage, Municipal, Agueda Denmark lost a semi-final second 2-0 to Italy in April 1992 before the change of format Qualifying: Bulgaria 6-0 Denmark 25/04/89 1990 qualifying group stage, Narodna Armija, Sofia

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Belarus Tournament record Winners: – Semi-finalists: – Final tournament appearances: 2004, 2009 All-time record: P86 W43 D13 L30 2011 qualifying P10 W6 D2 L2 F19 A13 Top scorers: (all 3) Dmitri Rekish, Maksim Skavysh, Pavel Nekhaychik, Vladimir Yurchenko (injured for final tournament) Most appearances: (all 10) Dmitri Rekish, Maksim Skavysh, Sergei Politevich, Yegor Filipenko Biggest win: Belarus 3-0 Italy (Borisov) 12/10/2010 Biggest defeat: Italy 2-0 Belarus (Rieti) 08/10/2010 Friendly results since qualifying 28/03/2011 Spain 1-1 Belarus (Alcala de Henares) 25/03/2011 Czech Republic 2-0 Belarus (Uherske Hradiste) 09/02/2011 Turkey 0-4 Belarus (Antalya) 08/02/2011 Turkey 2-0 Belarus (Antalya) 17/11/2010 Israel 2-1 Belarus (Rishon LeZion) Belarus U21s capped at senior level Yegor Filipenko (15), Andrei Voronkov (5), Mikhail Sivakov (1), Denis Polyakov (1) Players with previous U21 final tournament experience Sweden 2009: Artyom Gomelko, Oleg Veretilo Most capped player All-time: 40 Mikhail Afanasiev Current: 24 Oleg Veretilo Leading scorer All-time: 11 Mikhail Afanasiev Current: 8 Dmitri Rekish Biggest wins Final tournament: Belarus 2-1 Italy 27/05/2004 2004 group stage, Ruhrstadion, Bochum Qualifying: Belarus 6-0 San Marino 16/11/2007 2009 qualifying group stage, Central sport complex, Vitebsk Heaviest defeats Final tournament: Sweden 5-1 Belarus 16/06/2009 2009 group stage, Malmö New Stadium, Malmo Qualifying: Norway 5-1 Belarus 05/06/2001 2002 qualifying group stage, Marienlyst Stadium, Drammen Norway 4-0 Belarus 08/09/1994 1996 qualifying group stage, Hønefoss Stadium, Honefoss

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Denmark

Current season Overall Qual. FT U21 No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Jonas Lössl 01/02/89 22 FC Midtjylland ------16 Mikkel Andersen 17/12/88 22 Reading FC - - - 2 - 2 - 23 Nicklas Højlund 06/03/90 21 Lyngby BK ------Defenders 2 Anders Randrup 16/07/88 22 Brøndby IF - - - - - 3 - 3 Mathias Jørgensen 23/04/90 21 FC København - - - 2 - 4 - 4 Andreas Bjelland 11/07/88 22 FC Nordsjælland - - - 2 - 2 - 5 Nicolai Boilesen 16/02/92 19 AFC Ajax - - - 2 - 2 - 7 Daniel Wass 31/05/89 22 Brøndby IF - - - 2 - 2 - 12 Mads Fenger Nielsen 10/09/90 20 Randers FC - - - 2 - 2 - 13 Lasse Nielsen 08/01/88 23 Aalborg BK ------19 Frederik Sørensen 14/04/92 19 Juventus ------Midfielders 6 Mads Albæk 14/01/90 21 FC Midtjylland Y - - 1 - 1 - 8 Mike Jensen 19/02/88 23 Brøndby IF - - - 2 - 6 - 10 Christian Eriksen 14/02/92 19 AFC Ajax - - - 2 1 2 1 17 Thomas Delaney 03/09/91 19 FC København ------18 Kasper Povlsen 26/09/89 21 AGF Århus - - - 2 - 2 - 20 Matti Lund Nielsen 08/05/88 23 FC Nordsjælland ------Forwards 9 Nicolai Jørgensen 15/01/91 20 - - - 2 1 2 1 11 Nicolaj Agger 23/10/88 22 Brøndby IF ------14 Nicki Bille Nielsen 07/02/88 23 Villarreal CF - - - 2 - 3 - 15 Jesper Juelsgård 26/01/89 22 FC Midtjylland - - - 1 - 1 - 21 Henrik Dalsgaard 27/07/89 21 Aalborg BK - - - 2 - 2 - 22 Bashkim Kadrii 09/07/91 19 Odense BK - - - 2 - 2 - Coach - Keld Bordinggaard 23/11/62 48 - - - - 2 - 14 -

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Belarus

Current season Overall Qual. FT U21 No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Aleksandr Gutor 18/04/89 22 FC BATE Borisov - 6 - 2 - 8 - 12 Artyom Gomelko 08/12/89 21 FC Lokomotiv Moskva - 3 - - - 3 - 22 Dmitri Guschenko 12/05/88 23 FC Vitebsk ------Defenders 3 Sergei Matveychik 05/06/88 23 FC Gomel - 8 - - - 8 - 4 Sergei Politevich 09/04/90 21 FC Dinamo Minsk Y 10 - 2 - 12 - 6 Yuri Ostroukh 21/01/88 23 FC Vedrich-97 Rechytsa - 6 - - - 6 - 14 Yury Ryzhko 10/10/89 21 FC Torpedo Zhodino ------17 Vitali Gayduchik 12/07/89 21 FC Dinamo Brest ------18 Denis Polyakov 17/04/91 20 FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk - - - 2 - 2 - 19 Evgeni Savostyanov 30/01/88 23 FC Neman Grodno ------20 Oleg Veretilo 10/07/88 22 FC Dinamo Minsk - 9 1 2 - 12 1 21 Yegor Filipenko 10/04/88 23 FC BATE Borisov - 10 1 2 - 12 1 Midfielders 2 Stanislav Dragun 04/06/88 23 FC Dinamo Minsk - 8 - 2 - 10 - 5 Dmitri Baga 04/01/90 21 FC BATE Borisov - 1 - 2 1 3 1 7 Mikhail Sivakov 16/01/88 23 Wisła Kraków - 8 2 2 - 13 3 8 Nikita Bukatkin 07/03/88 23 FC Naftan Novopolotsk Y 5 - 2 - 7 - 10 Aleksandr Perepechko 07/04/89 22 FC Dinamo Minsk - - - 2 - 2 - 13 Pavel Nekhaychik 15/07/88 22 FC BATE Borisov - 9 3 1 - 10 3 15 Dmitri Rekish 14/09/88 22 FC Dinamo Minsk - 10 3 2 - 12 3 16 Mikhail Gordeychuk 23/10/89 21 FC BATE Borisov - 4 - - - 4 - Forwards 9 Maksim Skavysh 13/11/89 21 FC BATE Borisov - 10 3 2 1 12 4 11 Andrei Voronkov 08/02/89 22 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih - 8 2 2 1 10 3 23 Vladimir Khvoshchynski 10/05/90 21 FC Dinamo Brest - - - 1 - 1 - Coach - Georgi Kondratyev 07/01/60 51 - - 10 - 2 - 10 -

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Denmark: Keld Bordinggaard Date of birth: 23 November 1962 Nationality: Danish Playing career: Odense BK (twice), Wichita Wings, Panionios FC, Vejle BK (twice, once player-coach), Silkeborg IF Coaching career: Vejle BK (assistant coach, head coach), Denmark (assistant), Denmark Under-21 • A creative and technically gifted attacking midfielder, Bordinggaard was a key part of the OB team that were crowned Danish champions in 1982, being named the country's Talent of the Year 12 months later by which time he had also enjoyed success. • Bordinggaard – who won four caps for Denmark in an international career that spanned seven years – also showcased his skills in indoor football with American side Wichita Wings, whom he represented in the winter between 1985 and 1988, continuing to play for OB in summer for the first two years. • After a year in Greece with Panionios returned home in 1989, spending two years with Vejle before a five-year stint at Silkeborg, where he won another league title in 1994. Initially retired as a player in 1997 but was persuaded to don his boots again in 1999/2000, by which time he was also Vejle's assistant coach. • Took over as the club's head coach in 2001, leaving the following year to become 's assistant with the senior national side. Held that post until 2008, reaching the UEFA EURO 2004 quarter-finals, ultimately stepping down to take charge of the Under-21 team, a post he will leave after the 2011 UEFA European Championship on home soil. • Sharing a philosophy of attacking football with Olsen, Bordinggaard – who has also passed journalist qualifications – says: "It's important to win football games, but it also matters how you win them."

Belarus: Georgi Kondratyev Date of birth: 7 January 1960 Nationality: Belarusian Playing career: FC Dvina Vitebsk, FC Dinamo Minsk, FC Dinamo Brest, FC Chernomorets Odesa, FC Lokomotiv Moskva, SKN St Pölten, FC Molodechno, FC Temp Shepetivka, KaIK Kaskinen, FC Slavia-Mozyr Coaching career: FC Slavia-Mozyr (assistant), FC Dinamo Minsk (assistant, caretaker coach), FC Lokomotiv Vitebsk (head coach), FC Smorgon (head coach), Belarus Under-21 (assistant, head coach) • A renowned striker in the USSR during the 1980s, Kondratyev's best years came while at Dinamo Minsk as they won the Soviet title in 1982 and finished third a year later. He also scored four goals in 14 appearances for the Soviet Union in that period. • Played various sports in his youth and participated in regional athletics competitions before focusing on football from the age of 15. Quickly graduated from the academy to the first team at Soviet third-tier club Dvina Vitebsk and proved himself a promising frontman. • Moved to Dinamo Minsk and went on to make 284 top-flight appearances, scoring 92 goals and earning a reputation as being committed, good in the air and having an eye for a goal. • Started his coaching career in 1998 as an assistant at Slavia-Mozyr and Dinamo Minsk. His best achievement at club level came in 2008 when he guided Smorgon to an eighth-placed finish in Belarus. • Took charge of the Under-21s and was set target of reaching the UEFA European Championship; dramatically delivered as Belarus recovered from a 2-0 first-leg play-off defeat in Italy to win the return 3-0.

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Referee Paolo Tagliavento (ITA) Assistant referees Christos Akrivos (GRE), Jukka-Pekka Koskela (FIN) Fourth official Milorad Mažić (SRB) UEFA Delegate Nodar Akhalkatsi (GEO) UEFA Referee observer Jaap Uilenberg (NED) Referee Name Date of birth Under-21 matches Paolo Tagliavento 19/09/1972 12 • A match official from Terni, Paolo Tagliavento has been working in Serie A in his native Italy since 2003/04, getting his first taste of UEFA competition the following year. • A hairdresser by profession, Tagliavento earned his FIFA badge in 2007 but had been working as a fourth official in both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup since November 2004, a role he held on a regular basis in both competitions over the next few seasons. • Oversaw three games at the 2007 UEFA Regions' Cup, including the final, and began to referee UEFA Cup matches the following season, including RSC Anderlecht-FC Girondins de Bordeaux in the round of 32. Fourth official at two UEFA EURO 2008 qualifiers, Tagliavento then refereed two 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying engagements. • Worked at eight matches in the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League and was an additional assistant referee as Club Atlético de Madrid beat Fulham FC in the final in Hamburg. • Took charge of his first UEFA Champions League group-stage game in December 2010, Arsenal FC-FK Partizan. UEFA European Under-21 Championship matches featuring teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 06/06/07 U21 QR Denmark Finland 0-1 Aalborg 20/11/07 U21 QR Belarus Serbia 1-1 Vitebsk 14/06/11 U21 GS Denmark Belarus 2-1 Aarhus 06/06/07 U21 QR Denmark Finland 0-1 Aalborg 20/11/07 U21 QR Belarus Serbia 1-1 Vitebsk 14/06/11 U21 GS Denmark Belarus 2-1 Aarhus Other matches Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 07/09/07 U21 QR Northern Ireland Germany 0-3 Lurgan 15/10/08 U21 PO France Germany 0-1 Longueville-les-Metz 08/10/10 U21 PO England Romania 2-1 Norwich 07/09/07 U21 QR Northern Ireland Germany 0-3 Lurgan 15/10/08 U21 PO France Germany 0-1 Longueville-les-Metz 08/10/10 U21 PO England Romania 2-1 Norwich

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Final tournament Group A Standings Pld W D L GF GA Pts Switzerland 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 Denmark 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 Belarus 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 Iceland 2 0 0 2 0 4 0

Matchday 1 (11/06/11) Belarus 2-0 Iceland Goals: 1-0 Voronkov 77(pen), 2-0 Skavysh 87 Belarus: Gutor, Dragun, Politevich, Baga (Rekish 75), Sivakov, Bukatkin, Perepechko (Khvoshchynski 90+1), Voronkov (Skavysh 78), Polyakov, Veretilo, Filipenko Denmark 0-1 Switzerland Goals: 0-1 Shaqiri 48 Denmark: Andersen, M. Jørgensen, Bjelland, Boilesen (Juelsgård 82), Wass (Dalsgaard 82), Jensen, Eriksen, M. F. Nielsen, N. B. Nielsen, Povlsen, Kadrii (N. Jørgensen 57)

Matchday 2 (14/06/11) Denmark 2-1 Belarus Goals: 0-1 Baga 20, 1-1 Eriksen 22, 2-1 N. Jørgensen 71 Denmark: Andersen, M. Jørgensen, Bjelland, Boilesen, Albæk, Wass, Jensen (Povlsen 77), N. Jørgensen (M. F. Nielsen 81), Eriksen, N. B. Nielsen, Dalsgaard (Kadrii 62) Belarus: Gutor, Dragun, Politevich, Baga, Sivakov, Bukatkin (Rekish 46), Perepechko (Nekhaychik 76), Voronkov (Skavysh 58), Polyakov, Veretilo, Filipenko

Matchday 3 (18/06/11) Iceland v Denmark Switzerland v Belarus

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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), (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, 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 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 Switzerland 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 Denmark 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 Belarus 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 Iceland 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 Group B Pld W D L GF GA Pts Spain 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 England 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 Ukraine 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 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 Top scorers 2 - Adrián (ESP) 1 - Maxym Biliy (UKR) 2 - Bořek Dočkal (CZE) 1 - Ander Herrera (ESP) 1 - Nicolai Jørgensen (DEN) 1 - Danny Welbeck (ENG) 1 - Innocent Emeghara (SUI) 1 - Andrei Voronkov (BLR) 1 - Christian Eriksen (DEN) 1 - Fabian Frei (SUI) 1 - Dmitri Baga (BLR) 1 - Maksim Skavysh (BLR) 1 - Xherdan Shaqiri (SUI)

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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..com.

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