2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 15th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. In December 2005, Portugal was selected to host the finals of the competition, which took place from 23 May–4 June 2006. The tournament was won by the Netherlands, who beat Ukraine 3–0 in the final.
| Campeonato Europeu de Futebol Sub-21 de 2006 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 23 May – 4 June |
| Teams | 8 (finals) 48 (qualifying) |
| Venue | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Netherlands (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Ukraine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 34 (2.27 per match) |
| Attendance | 180,942 (12,063 per match) |
| Top scorer | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (4 goals) |
| Best player | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
← 2004 2007 → | |
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 8 February 2006.
Qualification
The Finals
The finals took place between 23 May and 4 June 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
Players born after 1 January 1983 were eligible to play.
Matches
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 0–1 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Polanski 61' |
Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos
Attendance: 3,245
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Attendance: 25,146
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Attendance: 8,023
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
| Portugal | 0–2 | Serbia and Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Castro 17' (o.g.) Ivanović 65' |
Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos
Attendance: 9,968
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Attendance: 28,174
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
| France | 2–0 | Serbia and Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| Bergougnoux 33' Toulalan 54' | Report |
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Attendance: 8,545
Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 2–1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Milevskyi 39' (pen.) Fomin 51' | Report | Luirink 90+2' |
Estádio Municipal de Águeda, Águeda
Attendance: 4,250
Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro
Attendance: 11,250
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
| Denmark | 1–1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Kahlenberg 48' | Report | Huntelaar 38' |
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro
Attendance: 8,021
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
Estádio Municipal de Águeda, Águeda
Attendance: 6,873
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
| Netherlands | 1–0 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| De Ridder 74' | Report |
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro
Attendance: 14,323
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Estádio Municipal de Águeda, Águeda
Attendance: 5,734
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1 June – Braga | ||||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| 4 June – Porto | ||||||
| Netherlands (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| 1 June – Aveiro | ||||||
| Ukraine | 0 | |||||
| Ukraine (p) | 0 (5) | |||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 0 (4) | |||||
Semi-finals
| France | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Faubert 51' Bergougnoux 85' | Report | Hofs 6', 107' Huntelaar 38' |
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Attendance: 7,887
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
| Ukraine | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Serbia and Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Aliyev Fomin Chyhrynskyi Hodin Yatsenko Maksymov | 5–4 | Janković Milijaš Milovanović Basta Lomić Purović |
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro
Attendance: 17,357
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Final
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Huntelaar 11', 43' (pen.) Hofs 90+3' | Report |
Estádio do Bessa, Porto
Attendance: 22,146
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
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Goalscorers
4 goals
- Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
3 goals
- Thomas Kahlenberg
- Nicky Hofs
2 goals
- Bryan Bergougnoux
- Ruslan Fomin
- Artem Milevskyi
1 goal
- Leon Andreasen
- Rasmus Würtz
- Julien Faubert
- Yoan Gouffran
- Rio Mavuba
- Florent Sinama Pongolle
- Jérémy Toulalan
- Eugen Polanski
- Rolando Bianchi
- Giorgio Chiellini
- Raffaele Palladino
- Alessandro Potenza
- Gijs Luirink
- Daniël de Ridder
- João Moutinho
- Branislav Ivanović
1 own goal
- Bruno Vale (against France)
- Zé Castro (against Serbia and Montenegro)
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