1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship France 1974 9 March – 20 April 1 8 2 2 21 ITA 2 21 POR 21 ESP 21 FRA 1974 12 25 94670 POR João Pinto (3 goals) POR Luís Figo 1992 1996 The 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the ninth UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted in France between 15 and 20 April 1994. The qualification stage spanned two years from 1992 to 1994. The qualification process consisted of 32 entrants. After the two-legged quarter-final stage, France was chosen as the first hosts of the final stage, which consisted of four matches in total. The finals included for the first time a third-place play-off. Italy won the competition for the second consecutive time.1994: Orlandini blooms as Italy seal double http://www.uefa.com/under21/history/season=1994/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100723015456/http://www.uefa.com/under21/history/season=1994/index.html dead July 23, 2010 UEFA Union of European Football Associations 26 June 2012 Luís Figo won the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden player award.1994: Luís Figo http://www.uefa.com/under21/history/season=1994/goldenplayer/index.html https://archive.today/20130205042044/http://www.uefa.com/under21/history/season=1994/goldenplayer/index.html dead February 5, 2013 UEFA Union of European Football Associations 26 June 2012 Qualification 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification The draw for the 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying round saw Czechoslovakia, France, Italy, Poland, Russia and Spain win their respective groups. Greece and Portugal qualified for the tournament as the two best runners-up. France, Italy, Portugal and Spain qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics in the United States. This was the last performance of Czechoslovakia, as the nation actually have split. List of qualified teams Country Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament1 2 21 ITA Group 1 winner 8 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992) 21 POL Group 2 winner 4 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1992) 21 ESP Group 3 winner 5 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990) 21 TCH Group 4 winner 5 (1978, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1992) 21 RUS Group 5 winner 0 (debut) 21 FRA 1974 Group 6 winner 4 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988) 21 GRE Best runner-up 1 (1988) 21 POR Second best runner-up 0 (debut) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year Squads 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads Only players born on or after 1 January 1971 were eligible to play in the tournament. Results Quarter-finals The first legs were played on 9 March, and the second legs were played on 23 March 1994. France FRA 3–0 Russia Russia 2–0 1–0 Italy Italy 3–1 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 3–0 0–1 Poland Poland 1–5 Portugal POR 1–3 0–2 Spain ESP 4–2 Greece Greece 0–0 4–2 |} First leg 8 March 1994 France FRA 1974 2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20040104161244/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/Under21/AllTimeStatistics/season=1994/Round=566/match=50497/index.html RUS Russia Llacer 23Ouédec 82 La Mosson, Montpellier 11,670 Jorge Coroado (Portugal) 9 March 1994 Italy ITA 3–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20040104161244/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/Under21/AllTimeStatistics/season=1994/Round=566/match=50499/index.html TCH Czechoslovakia Vieri 7Panucci 9Negro 79 Stadio Arechi, Salerno 10,000 László Vágner (Hungary) 9 March 1994 Poland Poland 1–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20040104161244/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/Under21/AllTimeStatistics/season=1994/Round=566/match=50493/index.html Portugal Portugal Dąbrowski 40 J. Pinto 70 79Rui Costa 85 Stadion Miejski, Szczecin 7,355 Rémi Harrel (France) 9 March 1994 Spain ESP 0–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20040104161244/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/Under21/AllTimeStatistics/season=1994/Round=566/match=50495/index.html GRE Greece Estadio Municipal Juan Rojas, Almería 14,000 Keith Burge (Wales) Second leg 23 March 1994 Russia RUS 0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20040104161244/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/Under21/AllTimeStatistics/season=1994/Round=566/match=50498/index.html FRA 1974 France Dugarry 31 Torpedo Stadium, Moscow 1,100 Rune Pedersen (Norway) 23 March 1994 Czechoslovakia TCH 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20040104161244/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/Under21/AllTimeStatistics/season=1994/Round=566/match=50500/index.html ITA Italy Svoboda 89 Stadion Střelecký ostrov, České Budějovice 3,800 Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain) 23 March 1994 Portugal POR 2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20040104161244/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/Under21/AllTimeStatistics/season=1994/Round=566/match=50494/index.html Poland Poland Toni 50Torres 90 Estádio Municipal de Coimbra, Coimbra 15,600 Markus Merk (Germany) 23 March 1994 Greece GRE 2–4 https://web.archive.org/web/20040104161244/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/Under21/AllTimeStatistics/season=1994/Round=566/match=50496/index.html ESP Spain Georgatos 7Prieto 85 o.g. Christiansen 46 51Guerrero 68Gálvez 79 Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens 4,593 Graziano Cesari (Italy) Semi-finals 15 April 1994 21 FRA 1974 0–0 yes https://web.archive.org/web/20040603173952/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/Under21/AllTimeStatistics/season=1994/Round=567/match=50994/index.html 21 ITA Stade des Costières, Nîmes, France 12,000 Keith Burge (Wales) Carotti Ouédec Makélélé Zidane 3–5 Panucci Vieri Berretta Marcolin Carbone 15 April 1994 21 POR 2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20040603173952/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/Under21/AllTimeStatistics/season=1994/Round=567/match=50993/index.html 21 ESP Rui Costa 48João Pinto 82 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France 3,000 Hans-Jürgen Weber (Germany) Third-place play-off 20 April 1994 21 FRA 1974 1–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20040603174047/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/Under21/AllTimeStatistics/season=1994/Round=568/match=51041/index.html 21 ESP Nouma 45 Óscar 53 75 Stade des Costières, Nîmes, France 5,289 Ahmet Çakar (Turkey) Final 20 April 1994 21 ITA 1–0 yes https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/51042--italy-vs-portugal/ 21 POR Orlandini 97 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France 6,263 Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland) Goalscorers 3 goals POR João Vieira Pinto 2 goals 22em POR Rui Costa ESP Óscar ESP Thomas Christiansen 1 goal 22em TCH Zdeněk Svoboda FRA 1974 Christophe Dugarry FRA 1974 Francis Llacer FRA 1974 Nicolas Ouédec FRA 1974 Pascal Nouma GRE Grigoris Georgatos ITA Christian Panucci ITA Christian Vieri ITA Paolo Negro ITA Pierluigi Orlandini POL Roman Dąbrowski POR Paulo Torres POR Nélson Gama POR João Oliveira Pinto ESP José Gálvez ESP Julen Guerrero Own goal ESP José Miguel Prieto (playing against Greece) Final ranking RankTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points121 Italy421141+37221 Portugal430171+69321 Spain421165+17421 France421142+27521 Greece211024−24621 Czechoslovakia210113−33721 Poland200215−40821 Russia200203−30 References External links Results Archive at uefa.com RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com 1994 Under-21 Championship Under-21 Championship Under-21 Championship Category:1993–94 in French men's football 1994 1994 Category:March 1994 sports events in France Category:April 1994 sports events in France