Nickname(s) Esperanças (Hopes) Appearances 7 (first in 1994) Head coach Rui Jorge | Top scorer Hugo Almeida (16) Captain Sérgio Oliveira Location Portugal | |
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Association Federação Portuguesa
de Futebol Best result Runners-up in 1994, 2015 | ||
Semi final portugal vs germany 5 0 uefa euro u 21 27 06 2015
The Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). They are nicknamed "Esperanças." Esperança means hope, thus they are Portugal's hopes for the future.
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- Semi final portugal vs germany 5 0 uefa euro u 21 27 06 2015
- Convocat ria portugal u21 real soccer nations cup
- UEFA European Under 21 Championship
- Current squad
- Honours
- References
Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Portuguese under-21 team was formed. Until 1994, the team had a rather poor record, failing to qualify for each of the first eight UEFA under-21 Championships. Since 1994, the team has improved its record greatly, qualifying for five of the next seven tournaments, including the 2006 finals.
Having qualified for the 2006 tournament finals, UEFA announced that Portugal would host the finals in May and June. From 2007 onwards, host nations will be announced before the qualification stage and will not need to qualify.
Convocat ria portugal u21 real soccer nations cup
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. ***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.Current squad
The following squad was selected for the friendly matches against Czech Republic on 11 November 2016 and Netherlands on 15 November 2016.Players born in on or after 1 January 1994 are eligible for the current 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers
Caps and goals are correct as of 24 March 2016 after the game against Liechtenstein.