2011 Uefa European Under-21 Championship 2009/11 Season Match Press Kit

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

Switzerland Iceland Group A - Matchday 2 Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg Tuesday 14 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 Switzerland v Iceland Tuesday 14 June 2011 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg Previous competitive meetings

Head to Head

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 15/08/95 QR (GS) Iceland - Switzerland 2-4 Hafnarfjördur Ólafsson 42, Hreidarsson 75; Marteinsson 19(og), Brunner 43, De Napoli 47, 69 15/11/94 QR (GS) Switzerland - Iceland 2-1 Castillo 42, Sesa 74; Benediktsson 88

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Switzerland 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 3 Iceland 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 6

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Pierluigi Tami's Switzerland will want to avoid becoming the first team from their country to lose to Icelandic opposition when they seek to build on their winning start to the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the second round of Group A matches. • Switzerland hit the ground running with a 1-0 victory over hosts Denmark in Aalborg on Saturday after Iceland had suffered a 2-0 defeat by Belarus in Aarhus. That latter result leaves Iceland needing a positive result to avoid an almost-certain early exit from their first U21 finals. • The nations' only previous meetings at this level came in qualifying for the 1996 finals, Switzerland winning 2-1 at home and 4-2 in Iceland. • They have met twice in U17 championship qualifying, both in mini-tournaments in Iceland. Switzerland prevailed 2-0 in 2002 and 2-1 in 2008. • That latter fixture on 24 September 2008 featured goals from Renato Santabarbara and André Gonçalves which gave the Swiss a first-half lead, Zlatko Krickic pulling one back after the interval. • The teams were: Switzerland: Siegrist, Chappuis, Veseli, Buff, Xhaka (Zwimpfre, 80), Seferović, Ben Khalifa (De Filippo, 75), Santabarbara, Thoma, Nakić (Kleiber, 68), André Gonçalves. Iceland: Árnason, Brynar Gudjonsson, Ásbjörnsson, Brynar Gudmundsson (Torfi Ólafsson, 21), Lárusson, Yeoman, Elisson (Kostic, 64), Freysson, Kristmundsson (Ingolfur Sigurdsson, 57), Finsen, Krickic. • The sides also met in the finals of the 1973 and 1976 UEFA International Youth Tournaments, contested at U18 level. Switzerland won the first match 2-1 with the second drawn 0-0. • At senior level, the nations met in qualifying for the 1980 UEFA European Championship and EURO '96 with Switzerland winning all four games, scoring six goals and conceding just one. • Iceland coach Eyjölfur Sverrisson played in both of the EURO '96 qualifiers – a 1-0 away loss and a 2-0 home defeat – as a midfielder. • He also featured as Hertha BSC Berlin drew 0-0 away and lost 3-0 at home to Servette FC of Geneva in the 2001/02 UEFA Cup third round. • In UEFA club competition, the record of Swiss sides against Icelandic opponents is W8 D4 L0 F43 A13. • Iceland's only senior footballing success against Swiss opponents came when their women's team beat Switzerland 1-0 in a friendly game in Akranes on 23 August 1986. The other two games between the nations' female selections ended with a 3-1 win for the Alpine nation and a 3-3 draw. Switzerland news • Xherdan Shaqiri scored the only goal of the game three minutes into the second half as Switzerland beat the hosts on Saturday in front of watching senior national coach Ottmar Hitzfeld. • Shaqiri was named the Carlsberg Sport Man of the Match, having been selected by the UEFA Technical Study Group. "The Switzerland squad really played as a team and of course Shaqiri was the best player," Hitzfeld said. • Gaetano Berardi was booked against Denmark, and will miss his team's third group match if he is shown a yellow card against Iceland. • Tami hinted that he might make changes for the next game against Iceland: "For the first game I used players who had a little more experience. Maybe I will change the starting lineup against Iceland. A couple of players used up a lot of energy on Saturday." • Tami is unlikely to be changing his goalkeeper, whose praises he sang for a string of second-half saves: "Having a goalkeeper like Yann Sommer defending your goal is like a jacket in winter." • Xavier Hochstrasser came off the bench for the final 20 minutes of the opening game after recovering from a ligament injury in his left foot. • Bad weather delayed the Swiss team's journey from Zurich to Aalborg on 8 June. All 23 squad members took part in a training session upon arrival.

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• Shaqiri, Granit Xhaka, Admir Mehmedi and Innocent Emeghara were involved in the senior team's 2-2 draw against England in UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying on 4 June. Iceland news • Iceland's first-ever finals match ended in defeat with an Andrei Voronkov penalty and a Maksim Skavysh strike – both in the final 13 minutes – giving Belarus the ideal start. • Aron Gunnarsson received a straight red card for a foul on Stanislav Dragun that led to Belarus's penalty and means he will miss the Switzerland game through suspension. Rúrik Gíslason will get a one-game ban if he picks up a second booking of the tournament in the match. • Iceland midfielder Johann Gudmundsson left the field after 32 minutes with a shoulder injury sustained in an accidental collision with Oleg Veretilo. The AZ Alkmaar player had scans immediately that confirmed that nothing was broken. As of Sunday night he had not been ruled out of the game. • The full squad were involved in a light session on Sunday morning at Aalborg BK's training centre, before returning in the afternoon for a tactical session. • The team's arrival was delayed due to airline strikes, meaning their first training session on Wednesday was cancelled. The following morning's scheduled session was also called off due to heavy rain, but it has since been business as usual.

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Switzerland Tournament record Winners: - Runners-up: - Semi-finalists: 2002 Final tournament appearances: 2002, 2004 All-time record: P135 W52 D33 L50 2011 qualifying P12 W7 D3 L2 F20 A10 Top scorer: 3 Fabian Frei Most appearances: 11 Yann Sommer Biggest win: Estonia 1-4 Switzerland (Tallinn) 09/10/2009 and Switzerland 4-1 Sweden (Sion) 07/10/2010 Biggest defeat: Switzerland 0-2 v Turkey (St Gallen) 26/05/2010 Friendly results since qualifying 29/03/2011 Qatar 3-5 Switzerland (Doha, Qatar) 25/03/2011 Saudi Arabia 1-2 Switzerland (Dammam, Saudi Arabia) 09/02/2011 Switzerland 1-1 Ukraine (Valletta, Malta) Switzerland U21s capped at senior level Xherdan Shaqiri (11), François Affolter (4), Moreno Costanzo (4), Nassim Ben Khalifa (2), Mario Gavranović (1), Jonathan Rossini (1), Granit Xhaka (1), Innocent Emeghara (1), Admir Mehmedi (1) Players with previous U21 Championship final tournament experience None Most capped player All-time: 41 Alain Rochat Current: 26 Yann Sommer Leading scorer All-time: 12 Hakan Yakin Current: 4 Innocent Emeghara, Frank Feltscher, Fabian Frei Biggest wins Final tournament: Portugal 0-2 Switzerland 20/05/02 2002 group stage, Hardturm, Zurich Qualifying: Switzerland 6-0 Luxembourg 27/03/01 2002 qualifying group stage, Sportplatz Brühl, Muri Heaviest defeats Final tournament: Switzerland 1-3 Sweden 02/06/04 2004 group stage, Carl-Benz Stadion, Mannheim France 2-0 Switzerland 25/05/02 2002 semi-final, St. Jakob-Park, Basel Qualifying: Switzerland 0-5 Sweden 11/10/94 1996 qualifying group stage, FC Solothurn Stadion, Solothurn England 5-0 Switzerland, 11/10/80 1982 qualifying group stage, Portman Road, Ipswich

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Iceland Tournament record Winners: - Semi-finalists: – Final tournament appearances: - All-time record: P110 W30 D24 L56 2011 qualifying P10 W7 D1 L2 F33 A13 Top scorers: 6 Johann Gudmundsson Most appearances: (both 9) Bjarni Vidarsson, Johann Gudmundsson Biggest win: Iceland 0-8 San Marino (Reykjavik) 09/10/2009 Biggest defeat: Iceland 0-2 Czech Republic (Reykjavik) 12/08/2009 and Czech Republic 3-1 Iceland (Jablonec) 07/09/2010 Friendly results since qualifying 28/03/2011 England 1-2 Iceland (Preston) 24/03/2011 Ukraine 3-2 Iceland (Kyiv) Iceland U21s capped at senior level Aron Gunnarsson (23), Rúrik Gíslason (10), Arnór Smárason (10), Johann Gudmundsson (10), Kolbeinn Sigthórsson (6), Gylfi Sigurdsson (5), Jón Gudni Fjóluson (4), Gudmundur Kristjánsson (4), Alfred Finnbogason (4) Players with previous U21 final tournament experience None Most capped player All-time: 24 Bjarni Vidarsson Current: 24 Bjarni Vidarsson Leading scorer All-time: 6 Bjarni Vidarsson, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Rúrik Gíslason, Johann Gudmundsson Current: 6 Bjarni Vidarsson, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Rúrik Gíslason, Johann Gudmundsson Biggest wins Final tournament: none Qualifying: Iceland 8-0 San Marino, 09/10/09 2011 qualifying group stage, Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik Heaviest defeats Final tournament: none Qualifying: Czechoslovakia 7-0 Iceland 25/09/90 1992 qualifying group stage, Zemplín, Michalovce

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Switzerland

Current season Overall Qual. FT U21 No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Yann Sommer 17/12/88 22 FC Basel 1893 - 11 - 1 - 19 - 12 Kevin Fickentscher 06/07/88 22 FC Sion - 1 - - - 1 - 21 Benjamin Siegrist 31/01/92 19 Aston Villa FC ------Defenders 2 Philippe Koch 08/02/91 20 FC Zürich - 7 1 1 - 8 1 3 Fabio Daprelà 19/02/91 20 Brescia Calcio - 3 - - - 3 - 5 Jonathan Rossini 05/04/89 22 UC Sampdoria - 10 1 1 - 11 1 15 Timm Klose 09/05/88 23 FC Thun - 3 - 1 - 4 - 16 François Affolter 13/03/91 20 BSC Young Boys - 6 - 1 - 7 - 20 Daniel Pavlović 22/04/88 23 Grasshopper-Club - 8 - - - 8 - 23 Gaetano Berardi 21/08/88 22 Brescia Calcio * 9 - 1 - 10 - Midfielders 4 Pajtim Kasami 02/06/92 19 US Città di Palermo - 4 1 1 - 5 1 6 Fabian Lustenberger 02/05/88 23 Hertha BSC Berlin - 4 - 1 - 15 2 9 Fabian Frei 08/01/89 22 FC St Gallen - 8 3 1 - 9 3 10 Xherdan Shaqiri 10/10/91 19 FC Basel 1893 - 2 - 1 1 3 1 11 Admir Mehmedi 16/03/91 20 FC Zürich - 1 1 1 - 2 1 14 Granit Xhaka 27/09/92 18 FC Basel 1893 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 17 Frank Feltscher 17/05/88 23 AC Bellinzona - 9 2 - - 17 3 18 Amir Abrashi 27/03/90 21 Grasshopper-Club - 4 - - - 4 - 22 Xavier Hochstrasser 01/07/88 22 Padova - 9 2 1 - 10 2 Forwards 7 Innocent Emeghara 27/05/89 22 Grasshopper-Club - - - 1 - 1 - 8 Moreno Costanzo 20/02/88 23 BSC Young Boys - 6 - - - 6 - 13 Nassim Ben Khalifa 13/01/92 19 1. FC Nürnberg - 5 1 - - 5 1 19 Mario Gavranović 24/11/89 21 FC Schalke 04 - 9 2 - - 9 2 Coach - Pierluigi Tami 12/09/61 49 - - 11 - 1 - 11 -

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Iceland

Current season Overall Qual. FT U21 No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Haraldur Björnsson 11/01/89 22 Valur Reykjavík - 7 - 1 - 14 - 12 Óskar Pétursson 26/01/89 22 Grindavík - 1 - - - 1 - 20 Arnar Darri Pétursson 16/03/91 20 SønderjyskE - 2 - - - 2 - Defenders 2 Skúli Jón Fridgeirsson 30/07/88 22 KR Reykjavík - 8 - - - 8 - 5 Hjörtur Valgardsson 27/09/88 22 IFK Göteborg - 7 - 1 - 9 - 13 Elfar Freyr Helgason 27/07/89 21 Breidablik - 4 - - - 4 - 14 Thórarinn Ingi Valdimarsson 23/04/90 21 ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar - 1 - - - 1 - 18 Andrés Már Jóhannesson 21/12/88 22 Fylkir - 7 - - - 7 - 23 Jón Gudni Fjóluson 10/04/89 22 Fram Reykjavík - 8 - 1 - 9 - Midfielders 3 Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson 06/08/90 20 West Ham United FC - 8 1 1 - 13 1 4 Eggert Jónsson 18/08/88 22 Heart of Midlothian FC - 5 - 1 - 12 - 6 Birkir Bjarnason 27/05/88 23 Viking FK - 6 1 1 - 17 2 8 Bjarni Vidarsson 05/03/88 23 KV Mechelen - 9 3 1 - 20 5 10 Gylfi Sigurdsson 08/09/89 21 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - 5 5 1 - 10 6 11 Arnór Smárason 07/09/88 22 Esbjerg fB - 1 - 1 - 7 1 16 Gudmundur Kristjánsson 01/03/89 22 Breidablik - 7 - - - 7 - 17 Aron Gunnarsson 22/04/89 22 Coventry City FC S 3 1 1 - 9 1 Forwards 7 Johann Gudmundsson 27/10/90 20 AZ Alkmaar - 9 6 1 - 11 6 9 Rúrik Gíslason 25/02/88 23 Odense BK * 4 4 1 - 14 6 15 Almarr Ormarsson 25/02/88 23 Fram Reykjavík - 7 2 - - 7 2 19 Kolbeinn Sigthórsson 14/03/90 21 AZ Alkmaar - 7 3 1 - 12 3 21 Alfred Finnbogason 01/02/89 22 KSC Lokeren OV - 7 5 1 - 8 5 22 Björn Bergmann Sigurdarson 26/02/91 20 Lillestrøm SK - 1 - - - 1 - Coach - Eyjólfur Sverrisson 03/08/68 42 - - 9 - 1 - 20 -

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Switzerland: Pierluigi Tami Date of birth: 12 September 1961 Nationality: Swiss Playing career: FC Chiasso, AC Bellinzona, FC Lugano, FC Locarno Coaching career: FC Lugano, FC Locarno, Switzerland (coaching staff), Switzerland Under-18s, Under-21s • Spent his entire career as a defender in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland. He represented Lugano and Locarno as both a player and coach, qualifying for his UEFA Pro Licence in June 2003 • Moved to the Swiss Football Association; between July 2006 and UEFA EURO 2008 on home soil, he was part of Jakob 'Köbi' Kuhn's coaching staff for the senior national side. • Continued to assist next Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld, scouting fringe players for the seniors. Also studied Switzerland's opponents in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying, producing video clips for team meetings. • Then took charge of Under-18 national team before being offered the U21 job on 1 July 2009 after the incumbent Pierre-André Schürmann accepted an offer from Neuchâtel Xamax FC. • His philosophy is to play "bravely in attack and compact in defence. I ask of my players that they are capable of adapting to variable systems. I want to see 11 people working in attack as well as defence."

Iceland: Eyjólfur Sverrisson Date of birth: 3 August 1968 Nationality: Icelandic Playing career: Tindastóll, VfB Stuttgart, Beşiktaş JK, Hertha BSC Berlin Coaching career: Iceland, Iceland Under-21s (twice) • Caught the eye of Stuttgart while playing for Iceland U21s, scoring all four goals in a 4-0 win against Finland, and was immediately transferred to the German club in 1989. Spent five seasons in the Bundesliga, winning the title in 1991/92, before joining Beşiktaş in summer 1994. • Won the Turkish title in his only campaign in Istanbul before returning to Germany to sign for Hertha, then in the second division. They won promotion to the Bundesliga in 1998/99 and Sverrisson continued to play for them, often as captain, until 2003. • Capped 66 times by Iceland, he returned to his homeland in 2004 to work for the Football Association of Iceland and was operating in youth development and with the U21 side when he was offered the senior job in 2005. • Was replaced at the end of UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying − which featured a 1-1 home draw with Spain but also a 3-0 defeat by Liechtenstein − yet was back as U21 coach for the start of qualifying for the 2011 UEFA European Championship. • Guided an Iceland side featuring nine senior internationals to their first U21 final tournament after an impressive campaign which peaked with a 4-1 victory against holders Germany and finished with a play-off defeat of Scotland.

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Referee Marijo Strahonja (CRO) Assistant referees Marcin Borkowski (POL), Damien McGrath (IRL) Fourth official Markus Strömbergsson (SWE) UEFA Delegate DJUKANOVIC Milovan Djukanovic (MNE) UEFA Referee observer Peter Mikkelsen (DEN) Referee Name Date of birth Under-21 matches Marijo Strahonja 21/08/1975 12 • A physical education teacher from Zagreb, Marijo Strahonja has been on the FIFA list since 2005 although by then he was already established in international competition having refereed three games – and been fourth official at two more – at the 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in France. • Involved in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup qualifying since 2004/05, Strahonja – a former futsal referee who also played second-division football in Croatia – had to wait until 2008/09 for his first opportunity to referee in the competition proper, taking charge of the UEFA Cup first-round game between MFK Petržalka and SC Braga. • Having frequently worked as a fourth official, referee liaison officer and additional assistant referee, Strahonja oversaw five matches in the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League. • Also took charge of two U21 qualifiers for the 2011 finals and the UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier between Austria and Kazakhstan. UEFA European Under-21 Championship matches featuring teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 11/10/10 U21 PO Sweden Switzerland 1-1 Malmo 11/10/10 U21 PO Sweden Switzerland 1-1 Malmo Other matches Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 16/11/04 U21 QR Greece Kazakhstan 5-0 Athens 07/06/05 U21 QR Spain Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-2 Castellon 21/11/07 U21 QR Ukraine Czech Republic 0-2 Zaporizhia 19/08/08 U21 QR Moldova Germany 1-0 Tiraspol 03/03/10 U21 QR England Greece 1-2 Doncaster 16/11/04 U21 QR Greece Kazakhstan 5-0 Athens 07/06/05 U21 QR Spain Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-2 Castellon 21/11/07 U21 QR Ukraine Czech Republic 0-2 Zaporizhia 19/08/08 U21 QR Moldova Germany 1-0 Tiraspol 03/03/10 U21 QR England Greece 1-2 Doncaster

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Final tournament Group A Standings 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

Matchday 1 (11/06/11) Belarus 2-0 Iceland Goals: 1-0 Voronkov 77(pen), 2-0 Skavysh 87 Iceland: Björnsson, Eyjólfsson , Jónsson, Valgardsson, Gudmundsson (Finnbogason 32), Vidarsson (Bjarnason 83), G. Sigurdsson, Smárason (Gíslason 61), A. Gunnarsson, Sigthórsson, Fjóluson Denmark 0-1 Switzerland Goals: 0-1 Shaqiri 48 Switzerland: Sommer, Koch, Rossini, Lustenberger, Emeghara, F. Frei (Hochstrasser 70), Shaqiri (T. Klose 90+3), Mehmedi (Kasami 85), G. Xhaka, Affolter, Berardi

Matchday 2 (14/06/11) Switzerland v Iceland

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), 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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