2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.png 200px 2013 אליפות אירופה בכדורגל עד גיל 21 - 2013 Israel 5–18 June 1 8 4 4 21 ESP 4 21 ITA 15 45 ESP Álvaro Morata (4 goals) ESP Thiagohttps://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0252-0cd3add5c6c6-33fdf8fdc07a-1000--thiago-leads-all-star-squad-dominated-by-spain/ Thiago leads all-star squad dominated by Spain UEFA 21 June 2013 21 June 2013 2011 2015 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, or simply the 2013 Euro Under-21, was the 19th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Israel from 5–18 June 2013. The Israeli bid was chosen by UEFA's Executive Committee on 27 January 2011 in Nyon, Switzerland.https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0254-0d7cf801cc67-320c98cb7098-1000--israel-awarded-u21-championship-in-2013/ Israel awarded U21 Championship in 2013 UEFA 27 January 2011 21 January 2011 This bid defeated the other bids from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, England and Wales. Spain defended the title they won two years prior, winning their fourth championship after defeating Italy 4–2 in the final. Qualification 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification The draw for the group stage of qualifying for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship took place on 3 February in Nyon, Switzerland. 52 national teams took part in the qualifying. The group stage of qualifying began on 25 March 2011.https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0dead4fea5a5-c831eb252efc-1000--draw-signals-first-steps-on-road-to-israel/ Draw signals first steps on road to Israel UEFA 31 January 2011 31 January 2011 There were a total of ten groups, consisting of five or six teams each. All the teams in each group faced each other two times, at home and away. The team at the top of each group and the four best second-placed teams qualified to the playoff round. In the playoff round, the 14 teams were drawn to play seven two-legged matches. The winners joined Israel in the tournament finals. List of qualified teams The following teams qualified for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 21 ENG 21 GER 21 ISR (hosts) 21 ITA 21 NED 21 NOR 21 RUS 21 ESP Venues The Competition was played at four venues in major cities all around Israel: Bloomfield (Tel Aviv), Teddy (Jerusalem), HaMoshava (Petah Tikva) and the Netanya Stadium (Netanya). Jerusalemmiddle Israel 250 Israel 31.751087 35.190732 Jerusalem left Israel 32.321458 34.853196 Netanya up Israel 32.084041 34.887762 Petah Tikva right Israel 32.051671 34.761568 Tel Aviv leftNetanyaTeddy StadiumNetanya StadiumCapacity: 31,733Capacity: 13,610 200px 200pxPetah TikvaTel AvivHaMoshava StadiumBloomfield Stadium Capacity: 11,500 Capacity: 14,413 200px 200px Match officials In December 2012, it was announced that these six referees would take charge of matches at the final tournament: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) Serhiy Boiko (Ukraine) Antony Gautier (France) Paweł Gil (Poland) Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania) Matej Jug (Slovenia) It was furthermore announced that additional assistant referees would be deployed at Israel's final tournament.http://footballrefereeing.blogspot.de/2013/02/uefa-deploys-additional-assistant.html#.UWqAhMrx93g UEFA deploys Additional Assistant Referees at Under-21 Championship - The 3rd Team 2013-04-14 2015-11-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20151123031755/http://footballrefereeing.blogspot.de/2013/02/uefa-deploys-additional-assistant.html#.UWqAhMrx93g dead Seeding The draw for the final tournament took place on 28 November 2012 in Tel Aviv. As the highest-ranked team according to the competition coefficient rankings, Spain were one of the top two seeds alongside hosts Israel. Those two sides were drawn into separate groups, as were the second and third-ranked teams in the list, England and the Netherlands. The remaining four countries were unseeded and were placed in the remaining positions in the two four-team sections.https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0deb7ab0190b-d5a45bf7a4f1-1000--under-21-finals-lineup-complete/ Under-21 finals lineup complete 16 October 2012 19 October 2012 UEFAhttps://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0deb7d5cebd6-0fa65b78d3c4-1000--spain-and-israel-top-seeds-for-under-21-draw/ Spain and Israel top seeds for Under-21 draw 19 October 2012 19 October 2012 UEFA Top seedsSecond seedsUnseeded 21 ISR (assigned to A1) 21 ESP (assigned to B1) 21 ENG 21 NED 21 ITA 21 GER 21 RUS 21 NOR Squads 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads The deadline for the submission of the final 23-man squads was 26 May 2013, ten days before the opening match. Group stage The draw for the group stage was held on 28 November 2012 in Tel Aviv.https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0deb89bdd93f-e8a595d4463e-1000--spain-draw-germany-israel-get-england/ Spain draw Germany, Israel get England 28 November 2012 UEFA All times are local (UTC+3). Group A main WDL Group A Group stage result ITA 21 ITA NOR 21 NOR ISR 21 ISR ENG 21 ENG 2 1 0 6 1 1 2 0 6 4 1 1 1 3 6 H 0 0 3 1 5 green1 Advance to knockout stage A A complete 5 June 2013 19:00 21 ISR 2–2 21 NOR Report Biton 16 pen.Turgeman 71 Pedersen 24Singh 90+2 Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel 10,850 Paweł Gil (Poland) 5 June 2013 21:30 21 ENG 0–1 21 ITA Report Insigne 79 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel 10,660 Antony Gautier (France) 8 June 2013 19:00 21 ENG 1–3 21 NOR Report Dawson 57 pen. Berge 15Berget 34Eikrem 52 HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel 6,150 Serhiy Boiko (Ukraine) 8 June 2013 21:30 21 ITA 4–0 21 ISR Report Saponara 18Gabbiadini 42 53 Florenzi 71 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel 13,750 Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania) 11 June 2013 19:00 21 ISR 1–0 21 ENG Report Kriaf 80 Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, Israel 22,183 Serhiy Boiko (Ukraine) 11 June 2013 19:00 21 NOR 1–1 21 ITA Report Strandberg 90 pen. Bertolacci 90+4 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel 7,130 Ivan Bebek (Croatia) Group B main WDL Group B Group stage result ESP 21 ESP NED 21 NED GER 21 GER RUS 21 RUS 3 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 8 6 1 0 2 4 5 0 0 3 2 8 green1 Advance to knockout stage A A complete 6 June 2013 19:00 21 ESP 1–0 21 RUS Report Morata 82 Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, Israel 8,127 Matej Jug (Slovenia) 6 June 2013 21:30 21 NED 3–2 21 GER Report Maher 24Wijnaldum 38Fer 90 Rudy 47 pen.Holtby 81 HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel 10,248 Ivan Bebek (Croatia) 9 June 2013 19:00 21 NED 5–1 21 RUS Report Wijnaldum 38De Jong 61John 69Hoesen 83Fer 90+2 Cheryshev 65 Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, Israel 8,589 Antony Gautier (France) 9 June 2013 21:30 21 GER 0–1 21 ESP Report Morata 86 Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel 11,750 Paweł Gil (Poland) 12 June 2013 19:00 21 ESP 3–0 21 NED Report Morata 26Isco 32Vázquez 90+1 HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel 10,024 Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania) 12 June 2013 19:00 21 RUS 1–2 21 GER Report Dzagoev 22 Herrmann 34Rudy 69 pen. Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel 8,134 Matej Jug (Slovenia) Knockout stage Bracket 15 June – Netanya 21 ESP 3 21 NOR 0 15 June – Petah Tikva 21 ITA 1 21 NED 0 18 June – Jerusalem 21 ESP 4 21 ITA 2 Semifinals 15 June 2013 18:30 21 ESP 3–0 21 NOR Report Rodrigo 45+1Isco 87Morata 90+3 Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel 12,048 Serhiy Boiko (Ukraine) 15 June 2013 21:30 21 ITA 1–0 21 NED Report Borini 79 HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel 10,123 Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania) Final 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final 18 June 2013 19:00 21 ESP 4–2 21 ITA https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2010959--italy-vs-spain/ Thiago 6 31 38 pen.Isco 66 pen. Immobile 10Borini 80 Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, Israel 29,320 Matej Jug (Slovenia) Team of the Tournament The UEFA Technical Team was charged with naming a squad composed of the 23 best players over the course of the tournament. Spain, with eleven, had the most players in the team of the tournament. UEFA Team of the Tournament Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards ESP David de Gea ESP Alberto Moreno ESP Asier Illarramendi ESP Álvaro Morata ITA Francesco Bardi ESP Iñigo Martínez ESP Isco ESP Rodrigo NOR Ørjan Nyland ESP Marc Bartra ESP Koke ITA Fabio Borini ESP Martín Montoya ESP Thiago NED Georginio Wijnaldum ITA Luca Caldirola GER Lewis Holtby NED Luuk de Jong NED Bruno Martins Indi ITA Marco Verratti NOR Stefan Strandberg NED Adam Maher RUS Alan Dzagoev Goalscorers 4 goals 22em ESP Álvaro Morata 3 goals ESP Thiago (1 assist — silver boot winner)Morata wins Golden Boot in Spanish clean sweep https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0deccecab816-02cd0af34df4-1000--morata-wins-golden-boot-in-spanish-clean-sweep/ UEFA 18 June 2013 18 June 2013 ESP Isco (0 assists — bronze boot winner) 2 goals 22em GER Sebastian Rudy ITA Manolo Gabbiadini ITA Fabio Borini NED Georginio Wijnaldum NED Leroy Fer 1 goal 22em ENG Craig Dawson GER Lewis Holtby GER Patrick Herrmann ISR Alon Turgeman ISR Nir Biton ISR Ofir Kriaf ITA Alessandro Florenzi ITA Andrea Bertolacci ITA Ciro Immobile ITA Lorenzo Insigne ITA Riccardo Saponara NED Adam Maher NED Danny Hoesen NED Luuk de Jong NED Ola John NOR Fredrik Semb Berge NOR Harmeet Singh NOR Jo Inge Berget NOR Magnus Wolff Eikrem NOR Marcus Pedersen NOR Stefan Strandberg RUS Alan Dzagoev RUS Denis Cheryshev ESP Álvaro Vázquez ESP Rodrigo Official match ball The official ball for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship was unveiled during the draw in Tel Aviv on 28 November 2012.https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0deb89737e17-3b50c59d7410-1000--u21-tournament-ball-unveiled-in-tel-aviv/ U21 tournament ball unveiled in Tel Aviv 28 November 2012 UEFA The ball had the same blue and white colours as tournament hosts Israel and its design featured the same thermally bonded triangular patterns as the Adidas Tango 12, match ball of UEFA Euro 2012. Calls to boycott tournament After Israel was announced as host, there were calls by some to boycott the tournament. The most prominent petition against the tournament taking place in Israel was organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which demanded UEFA President Michel Platini reverse his decision.http://psc.iparl.com/lobby/63 PSC boycott site 2012-12-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20121221050412/http://psc.iparl.com/lobby/63 2012-12-21 dead Another petitionhttp://www.mpacuk.org/story/030213/move-european-under-21-football-championship-england-israel.html 'Move the European Under-21 Championship to England from Israel' – MPACUK 2013-02-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20130601120008/http://www.mpacuk.org/story/030213/move-european-under-21-football-championship-england-israel.html 2013-06-01 dead organised by Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK demanded that UEFA move the tournament to England after the UEFA considered asking the FA to be on standby if the Gaza-Israel conflict continued.'Uefa postpones match after Tel Aviv bomb blast' – The Jewish Chronicle Another petition, organised by former Sevilla footballer Frédéric Kanouté and containing the name of 50 professional footballers who had signed it,http://www.kanoute.com/EUROPEAN-FOOTBALLERS-DECLARE-SUPPORT-FOR-PALESTINE_ad-id!35-ol!en-l!en.ks Freddie Kanouté's petition with names listed in support 2012-12-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20121203042726/http://www.kanoute.com/EUROPEAN-FOOTBALLERS-DECLARE-SUPPORT-FOR-PALESTINE_ad-id!35-ol!en-l!en.ks 2012-12-03 dead also gained media attentionhttp://cifwatch.com/tag/frederic-kanoute/ "Boycotts criticised" 2012-12-09 2012-12-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20121209121807/http://cifwatch.com/tag/frederic-kanoute/ dead but attracted criticism when some of the names listed on it were disputed. Didier Drogba, for example, claimed he never signed the petition and his name was removed from the list."Didier Drogba denies signing petition" Broadcast from UEFA European Under-21 Championship Américas United States: ESPN, ESPN 2 or ESPN 3 (All matches live in Pay TV) Brazil: SporTV Spanish speaking Latin America: DirecTV Sports (South América and Caribbean) / SKY (Mexico and Central América) (All matches live on Channels of DirecTV Sports in South América and Caribbean / Sky Sports in Mexico and Central América). Free TV Uruguay: Monte Carlo TV Paraguay: SNT (Channel 9) and Paravisión (Channel 5) Ecuador: RTS (Canal 6) and LaTele (Channel 14). Chile: Telecanal Peru ATV (Channel 9) and Global TV (Channel 13) Venezuela: RCTV and TVes See also 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification References External links Official website The official website of the tournament in Hebrew 2013 Under-21 Championship Under-21 Championship Under-21 Championship Category:2012–13 in Israeli football 2013 Category:June 2013 sports events in Europe Category:2010s in Jerusalem Category:2010s in Tel Aviv 2013 Category:Sport in Jerusalem Category:Sport in Netanya Category:Sport in Petah Tikva Category:June 2013 sports events in Asia