2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2007 UEFA Under-21 Championship Europees kampioenschap voetbal onder 21 - 2007 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.png 200px Netherlands 10–23 June 8 (finals)51 (qualifying) 1 4 4 21 NED 2 21 SRB 2004 15 34 211999 Netherlands Maceo Rigters (4 goals) Netherlands Royston Drenthe 2006 2009 The UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2007 were held from 10 to 23 June 2007. It was the 16th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. Summary For the first time, a host nation was chosen ahead of the competition – the Netherlands, who were also the defending champions, were exempt from qualifying. The host nation was chosen on 15 December 2005. England, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, and Sweden also submitted bids. Of UEFA's 52 member countries, only the Faroe Islands did not compete in the qualification round for the tournament. That left 50 nations attempting to qualify for the seven remaining spots at the finals. This was the first time that the competition's final matches took place in an odd-numbered year. UEFA took this decision with the will to give more visibility to the tournament, since during even-numbered years the competition was clouded by the approaching FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship. The tournament also served as the European qualifying tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics, with a place for the four semi-finalists of the tournament.De Sart wants Belgium's backing David Bano & Michael Harrold http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/news/kind=1/newsid=547429.html 18 June 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070921001039/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/news/kind%3D1/newsid%3D547429.html 21 September 2007 deadMatch schedule UEFA http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/finals/newsid=474559.html 18 June 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070604222203/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/finals/newsid%3D474559.html 4 June 2007 dead However, as England is not an Olympic nation, their team was ineligible for the Olympics; since England reached the semi-finals, a fifth-place playoff was necessary. In this competition, a new UEFA penalty shoot-out record was established.UEFA Netherlands News http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind=1/newsid=548583.html 21 August 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071017163842/http://uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind%3D1/newsid%3D548583.html 17 October 2007 dead The semi final between The Netherlands U21 and England U21 finished 1–1. Thirty-two penalties had to be taken before the tie was decided. The Netherlands U21 won 13–12,Holland U21 1-1 Eng U21 (aet) BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6766603.stm 23 June 2007 20 June 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070629181912/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6766603.stm 29 June 2007 live and went on to win the tournament by defeating Serbia U21 4–1 in the final.Holland U21 4-1 Serbia U21 BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6233882.stm 23 June 2007 23 June 2007 After the final, some commotion arose in the Netherlands because several Dutch internationals with Surinamese roots carried the flag of Suriname with them during the trophy presentation.August 2008 Dutch coach Foppe de Haan expressed the actions of these players as "inappropriate".August 2008 Qualification thumb|Steward outfit displaying the logo of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2007 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification In order to make the switch from even to odd-numbered years, the 2007 edition was a shortened version, condensed from a two-year campaign into a one-year campaign. Therefore, a completely new qualification format was devised to eliminate the weaker nations early, and saw a decrease in the size and duration of qualification groups. Finals tournament Draw thumb|The Dutch team celebrating their victory after the final The draw for the finals took place in Arnhem on 24 November 2006, putting the eight qualifying nations into two groups. The provisional dates for the group games are 10 June to 17 June 2007, with Heerenveen and Arnhem each staging a semi-final on 20 June. The final took place on Saturday 23 June at Euroborg in Groningen. The opening game was between the Netherlands and Israel at 10 June. Venues City Stadium Capacity Arnhem Gelredome 25,000 Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 26,100 Groningen Euroborg 20,000 Nijmegen De Goffert 13,000 Squads 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads Group stage thumb|The final, Netherlands–Serbia, in the rain Team qualified for the knockout stageTeam went to play-off for Olympics Group A main WDL Group A Q n y NED 21 NED BEL 21 BEL POR 21 POR ISR 21 ISR 2 1 0 5 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 1 1 5 2 0 0 3 0 6 #ccffcc A A #ffffcc B complete 10 June 2007 18:15 CEST 21 NED 1–0 Report 21 ISR Maduro 10 Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen 22,013 Damir Skomina (Slovenia) 10 June 2007 20:45 CEST 21 POR 0–0 Report 21 BEL Euroborg, Groningen 7,197 Robert Małek (Poland) 13 June 2007 18:15 CEST 21 ISR 0–1 Report 21 BEL Mirallas 82 Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen 5,239 Craig Thomson (Scotland) 13 June 2007 20:45 CEST 21 NED 2–1 Report 21 POR Babel 33 pen.Rigters 75 Veloso 77 Euroborg, Groningen 19,498 Knut Kircher (Germany) 16 June 2007 20:45 CEST 21 NED 2–2 Report 21 BEL Rigters 13Drenthe 37 Mirallas 9Pocognoli 70 Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen 24,099 Stéphane Lannoy (France) 16 June 2007 20:45 CEST 21 ISR 0–4 Report 21 POR Fernandes 37Vaz Tê 45Veloso 49Nani 50 Euroborg, Groningen 10,833 Zsolt Szabó (Hungary) Group B main WDL Group B Q n y SRB 21 SRB 2004 ENG 21 ENG ITA 21 ITA CZE 21 CZE 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 4 2 1 1 1 5 4 0 1 2 1 4 #ccffcc A A #ffffcc B complete 11 June 2007 18:15 CEST 21 CZE 0–0 Report 21 ENG Gelredome, Arnhem 9,382 Zsolt Szabó (Hungary) 11 June 2007 20:45 CEST 21 SRB 2004 1–0 Report 21 ITA Milovanović 63 De Goffert, Nijmegen 8,347 Stéphane Lannoy (France) 14 June 2007 18:15 CEST 21 CZE 0–1 Report 21 SRB 2004 Janković 90+3 De Goffert, Nijmegen 6,109 Robert Małek (Poland) 14 June 2007 20:45 CEST 21 ENG 2–2 Report 21 ITA Nugent 24Lita 26 Chiellini 36Aquilani 69 Gelredome, Arnhem 17,103 Damir Skomina (Slovenia) 17 June 2007 20:45 CEST 21 ITA 3–1 Report 21 CZE Aquilani 4Chiellini 29Rossi 45+1 Papadopulos 14 Gelredome, Arnhem 7,167 Craig Thomson (Scotland) 17 June 2007 20:45 CEST 21 ENG 2–0 Report 21 SRB 2004 Lita 5Derbyshire 77 De Goffert, Nijmegen 9,133 Knut Kircher (Germany) Knockout stage 20 June – Heerenveen 21 NED 1 (13) 21 ENG 1 (12) 20 June – Arnhem 21 SRB 2004 2 21 BEL 0 23 June – Groningen 21 NED 4 21 SRB 2004 1 Semi-finals 20 June 2007 18:15 CEST 21 NED 1–1 yes Report 21 ENG Rigters 89 Lita 39 Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen 23,467 Knut Kircher (Germany) Babel Drenthe Janssen Beerens Maduro De Ridder Zuiverloon Rigters Kruiswijk Waterman Beerens Drenthe Maduro Janssen De Ridder Zuiverloon 13–12 Young Milner Noble Hoyte Derbyshire Ferdinand Carson Rosenior Reo-Coker Taylor Young Milner Noble Hoyte Derbyshire Ferdinand 20 June 2007 20:45 CEST 21 SRB 2004 2–0 Report 21 BEL Kolarov 4Mrđa 87 Gelredome, Arnhem 17,438 Robert Małek (Poland) Final thumb|The Serbian and Dutch teams enter the pitch for the final 23 June 2007 20:45 CEST 21 NED 4–1 https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/300172--netherlands-vs-serbia/ 21 SRB 2004 Bakkal 17Babel 60Rigters 67Bruins 87 Mrđa 79 Euroborg, Groningen 19,813 Damir Skomina (Slovenia) GK 1 Boy WatermanRB 2 Gianni ZuiverloonCB 18Ryan DonkCB 4 Arnold KruiswijkLB 5 Erik Pieters 89DM 6 Hedwiges Maduro (c)RM 13Maceo Rigters 69LM 8 Royston Drenthe 9 78AM 10Otman BakkalCF 11Daniël de RidderCF 9 Ryan BabelSubstitutes:MF 12Luigi Bruins 69FW 14Roy Beerens 89 78DF 19Calvin Jong-a-Pin 89Coach:NED Foppe de Haan GK 1 Damir KahrimanRB 3 Antonio Rukavina 89CB 2 Branislav Ivanović (c) 62CB 11Duško Tošić 43LB 6 Aleksandar Kolarov 2 28 62CM 7 Milan SmiljanićCM 13Nikola Drinčić 65RW 19Dušan Basta 73AM 10Dejan MilovanovićLW 8 Boško JankovićCF 9 Đorđe Rakić 73Substitutes:MF 21Zoran Tošić 65MF 14Stefan Babović 73FW 18Dragan Mrđa 82 73Coach:SRB 2004 Miroslav Đukić Man of the Match: Ryan Babel (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Manuel Navarro (Switzerland) Tomáš Mokoš (Slovakia) Fourth official: Stéphane Lannoy (France) Awards Best player Royston Drenthe (Netherlands) Team of the tournament GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsENG Scott Carson POR Paulo RibeiroSER 2004 Branislav Ivanović ITA Giorgio Chiellini ENG Leighton Baines ENG Steven Taylor POR Manuel da Costa NED Gianni Zuiverloon SER 2004 Duško Tošić BEL Jan Vertonghen ENG Ashley YoungNED Royston Drenthe NED Otman Bakkal ENG Nigel Reo-Coker POR Miguel Veloso POR Manuel Fernandes ITA Alessandro Rosina ITA Alberto AquilaniBEL Kevin Mirallas NED Maceo Rigters ENG Leroy Lita ENG David Nugent NED Ryan Babel Goalscorers 4 goals NED Maceo Rigters 3 goals ENG Leroy Lita 2 goals ITA Alberto Aquilani NED Ryan Babel ITA Giorgio Chiellini BEL Kevin Mirallas SRB 2004 Dragan Mrđa POR Miguel Veloso 1 goal NED Otman Bakkal NED Luigi Bruins ENG Matt Derbyshire NED Royston Drenthe POR Manuel Fernandes SRB 2004 Boško Janković SRB 2004 Aleksandar Kolarov NED Hedwiges Maduro SRB 2004 Dejan Milovanović POR Nani ENG David Nugent CZE Michal Papadopulos BEL Sébastien Pocognoli ITA Giuseppe Rossi POR Ricardo Vaz Tê Medal table and Olympic qualifiers Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics main WDL UEFA complete 21 NED 3 2 0 10 5 H 21 SRB 2004 3 0 2 5 6 21 ENG 1 3 0 5 3 21 BEL 1 2 1 3 4 21 POR 1 1 1 5 2 21 ITA 1 1 1 5 4 21 CZE 0 1 2 1 4 21 ISR 0 0 3 0 6 NED SRB ENG BEL POR ITA CZE ISR yes Final result 1st 2nd SF SF GS GS GS GS gold Champions silver Runners-up #c96 Third place lightblue Fourth place Eliminated insemi-finals Eliminated ingroup stage Olympic qualifying play-off The 2007 European Under-21 Championship also served as the European qualifying round for the 2008 Olympic football tournament. Europe's four places at the Olympics were to be filled by the four semi-finalists; however, because England, one of the semi-finalists, cannot compete independently at the Olympics, a play-off match between Portugal and Italy, the two third-placed teams in each group, was arranged to identify the fourth European team to go to Beijing. Italy defeated Portugal through a penalty shoot-out. 21 June 2007 20:45 CEST 21 POR 0–0 yes Report 21 ITA De Goffert, Nijmegen 5,161 Stéphane Lannoy (France) Moutinho Nani Fernandes Veloso Antunes 3–4 Pellè Montolivo Criscito Palladino References External links Draw and FixturesMarch 2025 medicmedic at uefa.com 2007 Under-21 Championship Under-21 Championship Under-21 Championship Category:2006–07 in Dutch football 2007 2007 Category:Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification Category:Football in Groningen (city) 2007 2007 2007 Category:Sport in Nijmegen Category:June 2007 sports events in Europe