2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

February 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2000 Majstrovstvá Európy vo futbale hráčov do 21 rokov 2000 Slovakia 27 May – 4 June 8 (finals)47 (qualifying) 4 3 21 ITA 4 21 CZE 21 ESP 21 SVK 14 40 74930 ITA Andrea Pirlo (3 goals) ITA Andrea Pirlo 1998 2002 The 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 12th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Slovakia from 27 May to 4 June 2000. The tournament had 47 entrants. Northern Ireland competed for the first time. For the first time a finals tournament with two groups of four teams was held, with one of those teams, Slovakia, having been chosen as the hosts.2000/2002 Under-21 Qualification Round Draw made http://www.uefa.com/NewsData/Under21/news/indexp.asp?News=5870 UEFA 14 December 1999 14 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20001020094302/http://www.uefa.com/NewsData/Under21/news/indexp.asp?News=5870 20 October 2000 The top four teams in this competition qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.http://www.uefa.com/under21/Programme/Format.html Competition format: Slovakia 2000 UEFA 12 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20010210091414/http://www.uefa.com/under21/Programme/Format.html 10 February 2001 Italy won the competition for the fourth time, thus qualified for the Olympic Games finals, alongside Czech Republic, Slovakia and Spain. Qualification 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (seven groups of 5 + two groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures. Qualified teams Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament1, 2 21 ITA 00 Group 1 and play-off winner 17 November 1999 10 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996) 21 TUR 01 Group 3 and play-off winner 16 November 1999 0 (debut) 21 ENG3 02 Group 5 and play-off winner 29 March 2000 6 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988) 21 ESP 03 Group 6 and play-off winner 16 November 1999 10 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998) 21 NED 04 Group 6 runners-up and play-off winner 17 November 1999 3 (1988, 1992, 1998) 21 SVK (hosts) 05 Group 7 and play-off winner 17 November 1999 0 (debut) (7 including Czechoslovakia) 21 CRO 06 Group 8 and play-off winner 17 November 1999 0 (debut) 21 CZE 07 Group 9 runners-up and play-off winner 17 November 1999 1 (1996) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year 2 Italic indicates host for that year 3 England were originally scheduled to play two legs against Yugoslavia. However, the first leg which was supposed to have taken place in Belgrade was cancelled due to political tensions.Reshuffled youngsters head for Barcelona https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/692458.stm BBC News BBC 27 March 2000 13 October 2014 An alternative leg in Luxembourg was also cancelled due to security reasons. A second leg at Mini Estadi in Barcelona was held on 29 March 2000, which England won 3–0.Pete Lansley Heskey abuse taints play-off win https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/mar/30/newsstory.sport1 The Guardian Guardian News and Media 30 March 2000 13 October 2014 Squads 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads Venues Four venues were selected for the competition.http://www.uefa.com/under21/Programme/VenueGuide.html Venue guide: Slovakia 2000 UEFA 12 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20010210091011/http://www.uefa.com/under21/Programme/VenueGuide.html 10 February 2001 Bratislava Trenčín Trnava Bratislava Tehelné pole Štadión na Sihoti Štadión Antona Malatinského Štadión Pasienky 48 09 48.81 N 17 08 12.68 E region:SK_type:landmark inline Tehelné pole 48 53 55.25 N 18 02 41.06 E region:SK_type:landmark inline Štadión na Sihoti 48 22 24 N 17 35 30 E region:SK_type:landmark inline Štadión Antona Malatinského 48 09 58.24 N 17 08 33.01 E region:SK_type:landmark inline Štadión Pasienky Capacity: 30,087 Capacity: 22,079 Capacity: 18,500 Capacity: 8,632 200px 200px 200px 200pxSlovakia none 475 Slovakia 48.143889 17.109722 Bratislava right Slovakia 48.891944 18.036667 Trenčín right Slovakia 48.3775 17.588333 Trnava top Match officials Seven match officials and nine assistants were selected for the competition, including two officials representing the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Selearajen Subramaniam from Malaysia and Hamdi Al Kadri from Syria.http://www.uefa.com/under21/Programme/MatchOfficials.html Match officials: Slovakia 2000 UEFA 12 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20010210085308/http://www.uefa.com/under21/Programme/MatchOfficials.html 10 February 2001 CountryRefereeAssistantsFourth officialsMatches refereedFRA FranceStéphane BréEgon Bereuter (Austria)Vincent Texier (France)Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)Croatia 1–2 NetherlandsEngland 6–0 TurkeyGER GermanyHerbert FandelHarald Sather (Germany)Kostantin Piskov (Bulgaria)Egon Bereuter (Austria)Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)Stéphane Bré (France)Czech Republic 3–1 NetherlandsEngland 0–2 SlovakiaMAS MalaysiaSelearajen SubramaniamKostantin Piskov (Bulgaria)Hamdi Al Kadri (Syria)Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)Czech Republic 3–1 NetherlandsNIR Northern IrelandLeslie Irvine John McElhinney (Scotland)Egon Bereuter (Austria)Mikhail Semionov (Russia)Hamdi Al Kadri (Syria)Valentin Ivanov (Russia)Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)Spain 1–1 Czech RepublicSpain 1–0 SlovakiaRUS RussiaValentin IvanovMikhail Semionov (Russia)Kostantin Piskov (Bulgaria)Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland)Mikhail Semionov (Russia)Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)Spain 0–0 Croatia Turkey 1–3 ItalySWE SwedenKarl-Erik NilssonMaciej Wierzbowski (Poland)Hamdi Al Kadri (Syria)Ferenc Székely (Hungary)Kostantin Piskov (Bulgaria)Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)Dieter Schoch (Switzerland)Czech Republic 4–3 CroatiaSlovakia 2–1 TurkeyCzech Republic 1–2 ItalySUI SwitzerlandDieter SchochFerenc Székely (Hungary)John McElhinney (Scotland)Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)Herbert Fandel (Germany)Netherlands 0–1 SpainItaly 1–1 Slovakia Matches Group stage Group A TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points21 CZE321085+3721 ESP312021+1521 NED310235−2321 CRO301246−21 27 May 2000 19:00 21 ESP 21 CZE 1–1 Luque 90 L. Došek 55 Štadión na Sihoti, Trenčín 8,281 Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland) Report 27 May 2000 18:00 21 CRO 21 NED 1–2 Miladin 20 Van Bommel 42Vennegoor of Hesselink 84 Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava 959 Stéphane Bré (France) Report 29 May 2000 20:30 21 ESP 21 CRO 0–0 Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava 843 Valentin Ivanov (Russia) Report 29 May 2000 19:00 21 CZE 21 NED 3–1 Jankulovski 28Jarolím 54 82 Lurling 18 Štadión na Sihoti, Trenčín 8,281 Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia) Report 1 June 2000 20:30 21 NED 21 ESP 0–1 Angulo 6 Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava 792 Dieter Schoch (Switzerland) Report 1 June 2000 20:30 21 CZE 21 CRO 4–3 L. Došek 44 pen.Baroš 54Petrouš 61 pen.Sionko 80 Šerić 4Tudor 57 85 Štadión na Sihoti, Trenčín 8,188 Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden) Report Group B TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points21 ITA321062+4721 SVK321052+3721 ENG310264+2321 TUR3003211−90 27 May 2000 20:30 21 ITA 21 ENG 2–0 Comandini 24Pirlo 45 pen. Tehelné pole, Bratislava 3,522 Herbert Fandel (Germany) Report 27 May 2000 18:00 21 SVK 21 TUR 2–1 Greško 6Čišovský 67 Dursun 63 Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava 6,000 Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden) Report 29 May 2000 20:30 21 ITA 21 SVK 1–1 Baronio 17 Babnič 73 Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava 7,450 Dieter Schoch (Switzerland) Report 29 May 2000 20:30 21 ENG 21 TUR 6–0 Lampard 28Jeffers 45Cort 66King 73Mills 77Campbell 90 Tehelné pole, Bratislava 550 Stéphane Bré (France) Report 1 June 2000 20:30 21 TUR 21 ITA 1–3 S. Akın 54 Spinesi 14Baronio 36 pen.Ventola 83 Tehelné pole, Bratislava 374 Valentin Ivanov (Russia) Report 1 June 2000 20:30 21 ENG 21 SVK 0–2 Babnič 67Németh 74 Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava 11,400 Herbert Fandel (Germany) Report Third place play-off 4 June 2000 17:00 21 ESP 21 SVK 1–0 Ferrón 58 Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava 9,120 Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland) Report Final 4 June 2000 20:30 21 CZE 21 ITA 1–2 T. Došek 51 Pirlo 42 pen. 81 Tehelné pole, Bratislava 9,170 Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden) https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/64957--czechia-vs-italy/ Goalscorers Andrea Pirlo was the top goalscorer of three goals. He was also announced as the UEFA Golden Player award recipient.2000: Andrea Pirlo http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2000/golden-player/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130613112549/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2000/golden-player/index.html dead 13 June 2013 UEFA 1 July 2000 14 October 2014 3 goals 18em ITA Andrea Pirlo 2 goals 18em CRO Igor Tudor CZE Lukáš Došek CZE David Jarolím ITA Roberto Baronio SVK Peter Babnič 1 goal 18em CRO Darko Miladin CRO Anthony Šerić CZE Milan Baroš CZE Tomáš Došek CZE Marek Jankulovski CZE Adam Petrouš CZE Libor Sionko ENG Andy Campbell ENG Carl Cort ENG Francis Jeffers ENG Ledley King ENG Frank Lampard ENG Danny Mills ITA Gianni Comandini ITA Gionatha Spinesi ITA Nicola Ventola NED Anthony Lurling NED Mark van Bommel NED Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink ESP Miguel Ángel Angulo ESP Jordi Ferrón ESP Albert Luque SVK Marián Čišovský SVK Vratislav Greško SVK Szilárd Németh TUR Serhat Akın TUR Ahmet Dursun Medal table and Olympic qualifiers Italy, Czechia, Spain and Slovakia qualified for Olympic Games finals. main WDL [ ] complete 21 ITA 3 1 0 8 3 21 CZE 2 1 1 9 7 21 SPA 2 2 0 3 1 21 SVK 2 1 1 5 3 H 21 ENG 1 0 2 6 4 21 NED 1 0 2 3 5 21 CRO 0 1 2 4 6 21 TUR 0 0 3 2 11 ITA CZE SPA SVK ENG NED CRO TUR yes Final result 1st 2nd 3rd 4th GS GS GS GS gold Gold medal silver Silver medal #c96 Bronze medal lightblue Fourth place Eliminated ingroup stage References External links 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship at UEFA.com 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2000 Under-21 Championship Under-21 Championship Under-21 Championship Category:1999–2000 in Slovak football 2000 Category:Football qualification for the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:2000s in Bratislava 2000 Category:Sport in Trnava Category:Trenčín Category:May 2000 sports events in Europe Category:June 2000 sports events in Europe