Host country Portugal Venue(s) 6 (in 6 host cities) | Dates 23 May – 4 June Runners-up Ukraine | |
Teams 8 (finals)
51 (qualifying) Champions Netherlands (1st title) | ||
The 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship began in August 2004. On 25 December 2005, Portugal was selected to host the finals of the competition, which took place 23 May–4 June 2006. The tournament was won by the Netherlands, who beat Ukraine 3–0 in the final.
Contents
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.
The Finals
The finals took place between 23 May and 4 June 2006 in Portugal.
Venues
Squads
Players born after 1 January 1983 were eligible to play.
References
2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA