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2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | UEFA European Under-21 Championship |
| year | 2000 |
| other_titles | Majstrovstvá Európy vo futbale hráčov do 21 rokov 2000 |
| country | Slovakia |
| dates | 27 May – 4 June |
| num_teams | 8 (finals) |
| 47 (qualifying) | |
| venues | 4 |
| cities | 3 |
| champion_other | |
| count | 4 |
| second_other | |
| third_other | |
| fourth_other | |
| matches | 14 |
| goals | 40 |
| attendance | 74930 |
| top_scorer | ITA Andrea Pirlo (3 goals) |
| player | ITA Andrea Pirlo |
| prevseason | 1998 |
| nextseason | 2002 |
47 (qualifying) The 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 12th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Slovakia from 27 May to 4 June 2000. The tournament had 47 entrants. Northern Ireland competed for the first time. For the first time a finals tournament with two groups of four teams was held, with one of those teams, Slovakia, having been chosen as the hosts. The top four teams in this competition qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Italy won the competition for the fourth time, thus qualified for the Olympic Games finals, alongside Czech Republic, Slovakia and Spain.
Qualification
Main article: 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (seven groups of 5 + two groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament1, 2 | 3 | (hosts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1]] and play-off winner | 10 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996) | ||||
| Group 3]] and play-off winner | 0 (debut) | ||||
| Group 5]] and play-off winner | 6 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988) | ||||
| Group 6]] and play-off winner | 10 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998) | ||||
| Group 6]] runners-up and play-off winner | 3 (1988, 1992, 1998) | ||||
| Group 7]] and play-off winner | 0 (debut) (7 including Czechoslovakia) | ||||
| Group 8]] and play-off winner | 0 (debut) | ||||
| Group 9]] runners-up and play-off winner | 1 (1996) |
:1 Bold indicates champion for that year :2 Italic indicates host for that year :3 England were originally scheduled to play two legs against Yugoslavia. However, the first leg which was supposed to have taken place in Belgrade was cancelled due to political tensions. An alternative leg in Luxembourg was also cancelled due to security reasons. A second leg at Mini Estadi in Barcelona was held on 29 March 2000, which England won 3–0.
Squads
Main article: 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads
Venues
Four venues were selected for the competition.
| Bratislava | Trenčín | Trnava | Bratislava | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tehelné pole | Štadión na Sihoti | Štadión Antona Malatinského | Štadión Pasienky | ||||
| Capacity: 30,087 | Capacity: 22,079 | Capacity: 18,500 | Capacity: 8,632 | ||||
| [[File:Slovan Bratislava vs. Olympiakos FC, 2009.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Football stadium in Trenčín, Slovakia.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Sam tt.JPG | 200px]] | [[File:Pasienky 1.JPG | 200px]] |
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Match officials
Seven match officials and nine assistants were selected for the competition, including two officials representing the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Selearajen Subramaniam from Malaysia and Hamdi Al Kadri from Syria.
| Country | Referee | Assistants | Fourth officials | Matches refereed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA France | Stéphane Bré | Egon Bereuter (Austria) | Vincent Texier (France) | Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia) |
| Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland) | ||||
| GER Germany | Herbert Fandel | Harald Sather (Germany) | Kostantin Piskov (Bulgaria) | |
| Egon Bereuter (Austria) | Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia) | |||
| Stéphane Bré (France) | ||||
| MAS Malaysia | Selearajen Subramaniam | Kostantin Piskov (Bulgaria) | Hamdi Al Kadri (Syria) | Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia) |
| NIR Northern Ireland | Leslie Irvine | John McElhinney (Scotland) | ||
| Egon Bereuter (Austria) | Mikhail Semionov (Russia) | |||
| Hamdi Al Kadri (Syria) | Valentin Ivanov (Russia) | |||
| Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia) | ||||
| RUS Russia | Valentin Ivanov | Mikhail Semionov (Russia) | ||
| Kostantin Piskov (Bulgaria) | Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland) | |||
| Mikhail Semionov (Russia) | Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden) | |||
| Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia) | ||||
| SWE Sweden | Karl-Erik Nilsson | Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland) | Hamdi Al Kadri (Syria) | |
| Ferenc Székely (Hungary) | ||||
| Kostantin Piskov (Bulgaria) | Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland) | |||
| Dieter Schoch (Switzerland) | ||||
| SUI Switzerland | Dieter Schoch | Ferenc Székely (Hungary) | John McElhinney (Scotland) | Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia) |
| Herbert Fandel (Germany) |
Matches
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
Vennegoor of Hesselink
Jarolím
Baroš Petrouš Sionko Tudor
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
Pirlo
Čišovský
Jeffers Cort King Mills Campbell
Baronio Ventola
Németh
Third place play-off
Final
Goalscorers
Andrea Pirlo was the top goalscorer of three goals. He was also announced as the UEFA Golden Player award recipient. ;3 goals
- ITA Andrea Pirlo
;2 goals
- CRO Igor Tudor
- CZE Lukáš Došek
- CZE David Jarolím
- ITA Roberto Baronio
- SVK Peter Babnič
;1 goal
- CRO Darko Miladin
- CRO Anthony Šerić
- CZE Milan Baroš
- CZE Tomáš Došek
- CZE Marek Jankulovski
- CZE Adam Petrouš
- CZE Libor Sionko
- ENG Andy Campbell
- ENG Carl Cort
- ENG Francis Jeffers
- ENG Ledley King
- ENG Frank Lampard
- ENG Danny Mills
- ITA Gianni Comandini
- ITA Gionatha Spinesi
- ITA Nicola Ventola
- NED Anthony Lurling
- NED Mark van Bommel
- NED Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
- ESP Miguel Ángel Angulo
- ESP Jordi Ferrón
- ESP Albert Luque
- SVK Marián Čišovský
- SVK Vratislav Greško
- SVK Szilárd Németh
- TUR Serhat Akın
- TUR Ahmet Dursun
Medal table and Olympic qualifiers
- Italy, Czechia, Spain and Slovakia qualified for Olympic Games finals.
group stage
References
References
- (14 December 1999). "2000/2002 Under-21 Qualification Round Draw made". UEFA.
- "Competition format: Slovakia 2000". UEFA.
- (27 March 2000). "Reshuffled youngsters head for Barcelona". BBC.
- Lansley, Pete. (30 March 2000). "Heskey abuse taints play-off win". Guardian News and Media.
- "Venue guide: Slovakia 2000". UEFA.
- "Match officials: Slovakia 2000". UEFA.
- (1 July 2000). "2000: Andrea Pirlo". UEFA.
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