2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 2006 began in August 2004. On December 15, 2005, Portugal was selected to host the finals of the competition, which took place May 23 - June 4, 2006. The tournament was won by the Netherlands, who beat Ukraine 3-0 in the final.
The finals tournament featured two groups of four, with the winners and runners up of each group going through to the semi-finals.
The draw for the finals groups took place on February 8, 2006.
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Qualification
See 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
The Finals
The finals took place May 23 - June 4, 2006 in Portugal.
Venues
- Estádio Municipal de Águeda, Águeda
- Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro
- Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos
- Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
- Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
- Estádio do Bessa, Porto
Squads
For the complete list of players, see 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads.
Players born after 1 January 1983 were eligible to play.
Finals Groups
Group A
| Group A | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 |  France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |  Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 |  Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 |  Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 23 May 2006 Tuesday | Portugal | 0-1 details | France Vale og 41' | Braga |
| Serbia & Montenegro | 0-1 details | Germany Polanski 61' | Barcelos | |
| 25 May 2006 Thursday | Portugal | 0-2 details | Serbia & Montenegro Zé Castro og 17' Ivanović 65' | Barcelos |
| France Sinama-Pongolle 45' Gouffran 71' Mavuba 75' | 3-0 details | Germany | Guimarães | |
| 28 May 2006 Sunday | Germany | 0-1 details | Portugal J. Moutinho 90+4' | Guimarães |
| France Bergougnoux 33' Toulalan 54' | 2-0 details | Serbia & Montenegro | Braga |
Group B
| Group B | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 |  Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 |  Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 |  Denmark | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 24 May 2006 Wednesday | Italy Potenza 16' Palladino 61' Bianchi 90' | 3-3 details | Denmark Würtz 21' Kahlenberg 33' Andreasen 41 | Aveiro |
| Ukraine Milevskiy 39' pen Fomin 51' | 2-1 details | Netherlands Luirink 90+2' | Águeda | |
| 26 May 2006 Friday | Italy Chiellini 90+3' | 1-0 details | Ukraine | Águeda |
| Denmark Kahlenberg 48' | 1-1 details | Netherlands Huntelaar 38' | Aveiro | |
| 29 May 2006 Monday | Netherlands de Ridder 73' | 1-0 details | Italy | Aveiro |
| Denmark Kahlenberg 43' | 1-2 details | Ukraine Fomin 31' Milevskiy 84' | Águeda |
Semi-finals
| 1 June 2006 Thursday | A1: France Faubert 51' Bergougnoux 85' | 2-3 details | B2: Netherlands Hofs 6' Huntelaar 38' Hofs 107' | Braga |
| B1: Ukraine | 0-0aet 5-4 pens details | A2: Serbia & Montenegro | Aveiro |
Final
| 4 June 2006 | Netherlands | 3-0 | Ukraine | Estádio do Bessa, Porto Referee:  Martin Hansson |
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Huntelaar  11', 43' (pen.)Hofs 90' | (Report) |
Result
| 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winners |
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 Netherlands 1st Title |
Player awards
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External links
- Results Archive at uefa.com
- RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com
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