2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

20th edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship November 2020 UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2015 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.png 230px Mistrovství Evropy ve fotbale hráčů do 21 let 2015 Czech Republic 17–30 June 8 1 4 3 21 SWE 1 21 POR 15 37 CZE Jan Kliment (3 goals) POR William Carvalho 2013 2017 The 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 20th edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, a biennial international football competition for men's under-21 national teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament was hosted for the first time in the Czech Republic from 15 to 30 June 2015, after their bid was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee on 20 March 2012 in Istanbul.https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0deb50b41400-7d01751e8e22-1000--czech-republic-to-host-2015-under-21-finals/ Czech Republic to host 2015 Under-21 finals UEFA 20 March 2012 6 April 2012 Players born on or after 1 January 1992 were eligible to participate in the competition.Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2013–15 https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/88/95/94/1889594_DOWNLOAD.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130127163139/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/88/95/94/1889594_DOWNLOAD.pdf dead 27 January 2013 UEFA 18 October 2014 Fifty-two teams participated in a qualification tournament, taking place between March 2013 and October 2014, to determine the seven teams that would join the final tournament hosts. Holders Spain were not able to defend their title after being eliminated in the qualification play-offs by Serbia. In the final, played at the Eden Arena in Prague, Sweden defeated Portugal 4–3 in a penalty shootout, after a goalless draw at the end of extra-time. In doing so, the Swedish team won their first title in this competition, having previously lost the 1992 final, and secured their first-ever title in UEFA youth competitions on the men's side. By reaching the semi-finals, Denmark, Germany, Portugal and Sweden also qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil.https://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/y=2015/m=6/news=european-foursome-bound-for-brazil-2652963.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150627091928/http://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/y=2015/m=6/news=european-foursome-bound-for-brazil-2652963.html dead 27 June 2015 European foursome bound for Brazil FIFA.com 24 June 2015 Qualification 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Qualification for the final tournament of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship consisted of two rounds: a group stage and a play-off round. The group stage draw took place on 31 January 2013 in Nyon, Switzerland, and distributed 52 national teams into ten groups of five or six teams. Each group was contested in a double round-robin system, where teams played each other twice, at home and away. The ten group winners and the four best second-placed teams advanced to the play-off round, where they were paired by draw into seven two-legged ties. The play-off winners joined the Czech Republic in the final tournament.https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0deb92b270a9-6b5ce537b73d-1000--spain-learn-fate-in-u21-qualifying-draw/ Spain learn fate in U21 qualifying draw UEFA 31 January 2011 1 February 2013 Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament: Country Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament1only U-21 era (since 1978) 21 CZE Hosts 11 (19785, 19805, 19885, 19905, 19925, 19945, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2011) 21 DEN Playoff winner (against Iceland) 05 5 (1978, 1986, 1992, 2006, 2011) 21 ENG Playoff winner (against Croatia) 12 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013) 21 GER Playoff winner (against Ukraine) 11 (19822, 19842, 19882, 19902, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2013) 21 ITA Playoff winner (against Slovakia) 17 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013) 21 POR Playoff winner (against Netherlands) 06 6 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007) 21 SRB Playoff winner (against Spain) 08 8 (19783, 19803, 19843, 19903, 20044, 20064, 2007, 2009) 21 SWE Playoff winner (against France) 06 6 (1986, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2009) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year. 2 As West Germany 3 As Yugoslavia 4 As Serbia and Montenegro 5 As Czechoslovakia Venues The competition was played at four venues in three host cities: Eden Arena and Generali Arena (in Prague), Andrův stadion (in Olomouc), and Stadion Miroslava Valenty (in Uherské Hradiště).http://fotbal.idnes.cz/poradatelstvi-mistrovstvi-evropy-do-21-let-v-roce-2015-v-cesku-p47-/fot_reprez.aspx?c=A120320_175240_fot_reprez_min Česko v roce 2015 uspořádá šampionát fotbalistů do 21 let cs Mladá fronta DNES 20 March 2012 27 March 2014http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2015/finals/venueguide/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150116112026/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2015/finals/venueguide/index.html dead 16 January 2015 Venue guide UEFA PragueCzech Republic none 375 Czech Republic 50.083333 14.416667 Prague bottom Czech Republic 49.6 17.25 Olomouc right Czech Republic 49.065833 17.458333 Uherské Hradiště left Olomouc Uherské Hradiště Eden Arena Generali Arena Andrův stadion Stadion Miroslava Valenty 50 4 3 N 14 28 18 E region:CZ_type:landmark inline Eden Arena 50 5 59.3 N 14 24 57.3 E region:CZ_type:landmark inline Generali Arena 49 36 0 N 17 14 54 E region:CZ_type:landmark inline Andrův stadion 49 3 56 N 17 28 17.3 E region:CZ_type:landmark inline Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty Capacity: 20,800 Capacity: 19,784 Capacity: 12,566 Capacity: 8,121 180px 180px 180px 200px Match officials Six refereeing teams took charge of matches at the final tournament:http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2015/finals/matchofficials/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150117215541/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2015/finals/matchofficials/index.html dead 17 January 2015 Match officials UEFA Country Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees FRA 1974 France Clément Turpin Frédéric CanoNicolas Danos Fredy FautrelNicolas Rainville GRE Greece Anastasios Sidiropoulos Damianos EfthymiadisPolychronis Kostaras Michael KoukoulakisStavros Tritsonis NED Netherlands Danny Makkelie Mario DiksHessel Steegstra Kevin BlomJochem Kamphuis POL Poland Szymon Marciniak Paweł SokolnickiTomasz Listkiewicz Paweł RaczkowskiTomasz Musiał RUS Russia Sergei Karasev Anton AveryanovTikhon Kalugin Sergey LapochkinSergei Ivanov ESP Spain Javier Estrada Fernández Miguel Martínez MunueraTeodoro Sobrino Magán Alejandro Hernández HernándezJesús Gil Manzano Country Fourth officials CZE Czech Republic Jan PatákOndrej Pelikan Seeding The draw for the final tournament took place at 18:00 CET on 6 November 2014, at the Clarion Congress Hotel in Prague. England, the highest-ranked team according to the competition coefficient rankings, and the host team, Czech Republic, were seeded and automatically assigned to separate groups. The second and third-ranked teams in the coefficient rankings, Italy and Germany, were also seeded and drawn into separate groups, while the four unseeded teams were drawn into the remaining positions of the two groups.http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2015/draws/round=2000408/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141018005455/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2015/draws/round=2000408/index.html dead 18 October 2014 Final tournament draw UEFA 6 November 2014 8 November 2014 Top seedsSecond seedsUnseeded 21 CZE (assigned to A1) 21 ENG (assigned to B1) 21 ITA 21 GER 21 POR 21 DEN 21 SWE 21 SRB Squads 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads Each national team had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers. If a player was injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his team's first match, he could be replaced by another player. Format of competitions 400px|thumbnail|2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship finalist teams The eight finalists were drawn into two groups of four teams. As hosts, Czech Republic were seeded in group A, while England, the best-ranked team in the UEFA coefficient ranking, were seeded in group B. In each group, teams played matches against each other in a round-robin system, and the top two teams advanced to the semi-finals.Competition format http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2015/competitionformat/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130814055805/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2015/competitionformat/index.html dead 14 August 2013 UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 18 October 2014Czechs paired with Germany, Denmark and Serbia https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0ded498d7462-2a021de6ce71-1000--czechs-matched-with-germany-denmark-serbia/ UEFA 6 November 2014 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 6 November 2014 The provisional schedule was released by UEFA on 10 November 2014,https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0253-0d7f8cb7e64d-ef59b49e608c-1000--confirmed-schedule-for-under-21-finals/ Provisional schedule for Under-21 finals UEFA 10 November 2014 and confirmed on 2 December 2014.https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0253-0d7f8cb7e64d-ef59b49e608c-1000--confirmed-schedule-for-under-21-finals/ Confirmed schedule for Under-21 finals UEFA 2 December 2014https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/Draws/02/19/06/01/2190601_DOWNLOAD.pdf Confirmed U21 2015 finals match schedule UEFA All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00). After the conclusion of the group stage, the following four teams from UEFA qualified for the Olympic football tournament. Tie-breaking If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied: Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question; Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question; Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question; If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 4 to 6 were applied. 4 Superior goal difference in all group matches; Higher number of goals scored in all group matches; Position in the UEFA under-21 coefficient ranking used for the final draw. If only two teams were tied (according to criteria 1–5) after having met in the last match of the group stage, their ranking would have been determined by a penalty shoot-out. Group A main football Group A complete UEFA DEN GER CZE SRB KO KO 1 1 1 6 3 H 2 0 1 4 4 1 2 0 5 2 0 1 2 1 7 21 CZE 21 DEN 21 GER 21 SRB Group stage result green1 Advance to knockout stage and 2016 Summer Olympics tie-breaking 17 June 2015 18:00 21 CZE 21 DEN 1–2 Kadeřábek 35 Vestergaard 56Sisto 84 Eden Arena, Prague 15,987Euro U-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20170621142537/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2017/standings/round=2000645/group=2003770/index.html 21 June 2017 Livescore Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Report 17 June 2015 20:45 21 GER 21 SRB 1–1 Can 17 Đuričić 8 Generali Arena, Prague 5,490 Javier Estrada Fernández (Spain) Report 20 June 2015 18:00 21 SRB 21 CZE 0–4 Kliment 7 21 56Frýdek 59 Generali Arena, Prague 16,253 Clément Turpin (France) Report 20 June 2015 20:45 21 GER 21 DEN 3–0 Volland 32 48Ginter 53 Eden Arena, Prague 13,268 Sergei Karasev (Russia) Report 23 June 2015 20:45 21 CZE 21 GER 1–1 Krejčí 66 Schulz 55 Eden Arena, Prague 18,068 Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) Report 23 June 2015 20:45 21 DEN 21 SRB 2–0 Falk 21Fischer 47 Generali Arena, Prague 4,297 Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) Report Group B main football Group B complete https://archive.today/20150213082639/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2015/standings/round=2000408/group=2002295/index.html UEFA POR SWE ITA ENG KO KO 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 1 4 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 21 ENG 21 ITA 21 POR 21 SWE Group stage result green1 Advance to knockout stage and 2016 Summer Olympics tie-breaking 18 June 2015 18:00 21 ITA 21 SWE 1–2 Berardi 29 pen. Guidetti 56Kiese Thelin 86 pen. Andrův stadion, Olomouc 6,719 Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) Report 18 June 2015 20:45 21 ENG 21 POR 0–1 João Mário 57 Stadion Miroslava Valenty, Uherské Hradiště 7,167England 0 Portugal 1, U21 match report: Sloppy defending costs young Lions The Telegraph, 18 June 2015 Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) Report 21 June 2015 18:00 21 SWE 21 ENG 0–1 Lingard 85 Andrův stadion, Olomouc 11,257https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/06/21/europe/uefa-u21-championship/sweden-under-21/england-under-21/1963973/ Soccerway Sweden U21 vs. England U21 21 June 2015 Javier Estrada Fernández (Spain) Report 21 June 2015 20:45 21 ITA 21 POR 0–0 Stadion Miroslava Valenty, Uherské Hradiště 7,085 Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Report 24 June 2015 20:45 21 ENG 21 ITA 1–3 Redmond 90+3 Belotti 25Benassi 27 72 Andrův stadion, Olomouc 11,563 Sergei Karasev (Russia) Report 24 June 2015 20:45 21 POR 21 SWE 1–1 Paciência 82 Tibbling 89 Stadion Miroslava Valenty, Uherské Hradiště 7,263 Clément Turpin (France) Report Knockout stage In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. Bracket 27 June – Prague 21 DEN 1 21 SWE 4 27 June – Olomouc 21 POR 5 21 GER 0 30 June – Prague 21 SWE (p) 0 (4) 21 POR 0 (3) Semi-finals 27 June 2015 18:00 21 POR 21 GER 5–0 B. Silva 25Ricardo 33Cavaleiro 45+1João Mário 46Horta 71 Andrův stadion, Olomouc 9,876 Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) Report 27 June 2015 21:00 21 DEN 21 SWE 1–4 Bech 63 Guidetti 23 pen.Tibbling 26Quaison 83Hiljemark 90+5 Generali Arena, Prague 9,834 Sergei Karasev (Russia) Report Final 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final 30 June 2015 20:45 21 SWE 21 POR 0–0 yes Guidetti Kiese Thelin Augustinsson Khalili Lindelöf 4–3 Paciência Tozé Esgaio João Mário Carvalho Eden Arena, Prague 18,867 Szymon Marciniak (Poland) https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2015383--sweden-vs-portugal/ Goalscorers 3 goals CZE Jan Kliment 2 goals 22em GER Kevin Volland ITA Marco Benassi POR João Mário SWE John Guidetti SWE Simon Tibbling 1 goal 22em CZE Martin Frýdek CZE Pavel Kadeřábek CZE Ladislav Krejčí DEN Uffe Bech DEN Rasmus Falk DEN Viktor Fischer DEN Pione Sisto DEN Jannik Vestergaard ENG Jesse Lingard ENG Nathan Redmond GER Emre Can GER Matthias Ginter GER Nico Schulz ITA Andrea Belotti ITA Domenico Berardi POR Ivan Cavaleiro POR Ricardo Horta POR Gonçalo Paciência POR Ricardo POR Bernardo Silva SRB Filip Đuričić SWE Oscar Hiljemark SWE Isaac Kiese Thelin SWE Robin Quaison Source: UEFA.comhttp://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2015/statistics/round=2000408/players/kind=goals/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150623225207/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2015/statistics/round=2000408/players/kind=goals/index.html dead 23 June 2015 Statistics – Tournament phase – Player statistics – Goals UEFA 30 June 2015 Awards Golden Boot The Golden Boot is given to the player who scored the most goals during the tournament.https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0253-0d7ff6448d42-1758257af8d2-1000--czech-striker-kliment-wins-golden-boot-award/ Czech striker Kliment wins Golden Boot award UEFA 30 June 2015 Golden BootSilver BootBronze BootCZE Jan Kliment(3 goals)GER Kevin Volland(2 goals, 1 assist)SWE John Guidetti(2 goals, 1 assist) Note: Assists and then minutes played (with the player boasting the better goals to minutes on the pitch ratio taking precedence) are used to separate players with the same goal tallies. Player of the tournament After the tournament the U21 EURO Player of the Tournament is selected by the UEFA Technical Observers.https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0ded97b0c8ea-16e5412906dc-1000--william-u21-euro-player-of-the-tournament/ William named U21 EURO player of the tournament UEFA 1 July 2015 Player of the tournamentPOR William Carvalho Team of the tournament After the tournament the Under-21 Team of the Tournament is selected by the UEFA Technical Observers.https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0ded9764d24c-e93572b2d7e4-1000--the-official-under-21-team-of-the-tournament/ The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament UEFA 1 July 2015 PositionPlayerGoalkeeperPOR José SáDefendersSWE Victor LindelöfSWE Filip HelanderDEN Jannik VestergaardPOR Raphaël GuerreiroMidfieldersPOR William CarvalhoSWE Oscar LewickiENG Nathan RedmondPOR Bernardo SilvaPOR Ivan CavaleiroForwardGER Kevin Volland Medal table main WDL [ ] complete 21 SWE 2 2 1 7 4 21 POR 2 3 0 7 1 21 DEN 2 0 2 5 8 21 GER 1 2 1 5 7 21 CZE 1 1 1 6 3 H 21 ITA 1 1 1 4 3 21 ENG 1 0 2 2 4 21 SER 0 1 2 1 7 SWE POR DEN GER CZE ITA ENG SER yes Final result 1st 2nd SF SF GS GS GS GS gold Gold Medal silver Silver Medal #c96 Bronze Medal lightblue Fourth place Eliminated insemi-finals Eliminated ingroup stage Qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics Same as previous Under-21 Championships that were held one year prior to the Olympics, UEFA used the tournament to determine which men's under-23 national teams from Europe qualify for the Olympic football tournament. The four teams which advanced to the semi-finals qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 – Football http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/fifa-football-en_0.pdf Rio 2016 Official Website 22 January 2015 23 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150906102243/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/fifa-football-en_0.pdf 6 September 2015 However, England are ineligible for the Olympics and they are not an Olympic nation. Had England reached the semi-finals, the last Olympic spot would go to the winner of an Olympic play-off match between the two group third-placed teams, which was scheduled to be played on 28 June 2015, 18:00, at Stadion Miroslava Valenty, Uherské Hradiště.http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/landslagsfotboll/u21/article19702375.ab Sverige närmare OS-fotbollen Aftonbladet 15 October 2014 16 October 2014 sv However, when England failed to advance out of the group stage, this was cancelled.n The Football Association had originally declared on 2 March 2015 its intention to enter and run teams on behalf of the British Olympic Association at the 2016 Olympics should England qualify.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31702679 Football Association wants Great Britain sides at Rio Olympics BBC Sport 2 March 2015 However, following objections from the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish football associations, as well as a commitment from FIFA that they would not allow entry of a British team unless all four Home Nations were in agreement, the Football Association announced on 30 March 2015 that they would not seek entry into the Olympic tournament.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32125977 Rio 2016: FA scraps plans for Great Britain football teams BBC Sport 30 March 2015 Great Britain had competed in the Olympics prior to the 1970s, and also in 2012 as the host nation. Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1 DEN 01 23 June 2015 08 8 (1908, 1912, 1920, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1972, 1992) GER 02 23 June 2015 08 8 (1912, 1928, 1936, 1952, 19562, 19722, 19842, 19882) POR 03 24 June 2015 03 3 (1928, 1996, 2004) SWE 03 24 June 2015 09 9 (1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1988, 1992) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year. Statistics include all Olympic format (current Olympic under-23 format started in 1992). 2 The team represented the United Team of Germany in 1956, and the Federal Republic of Germany (i.e., West Germany) in 1972, 1984 and 1988. Broadcasting Countries who are not covered by a local broadcaster had the matches broadcast on YouTube.Watch Wednesday's U21 games live! https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0ded63de0c28-e3f3bdcfbbd0-1000--watch-the-u21-euro-final-live/ UEFA UEFA 17 June 2015 +UEFA countriesTerritoryRights holderRefBelgiumMa Chaîne SportBosnia and HerzegovinaArena SportBulgariaViasatCroatiaArena SportCzech RepublicČTMedia rights sales: UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2015 http://www.uefa.org/MultimediaFiles/Download/OfficialDocument/uefaorg/Marketing/01/91/07/02/1910702_DOWNLOAD.pdf UEFA.org UEFA 27 April 2015DenmarkDR, ViasatDohrmann Jan EM-kampe med U21-landsholdet kan ses på DR1 https://www.dr.dk/DRPresse/Artikler/2015/04/29/205245.htm dr.dk DR 7 June 2015 da 30 April 2015EstoniaViasatFinlandElisaFinland's Elisa signs Uefa media rights deal https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/finlands_elisa_signs_uefa_media_rights_deal 23 May 2015 Sportcal 20 May 2015FranceMa Chaîne SportMa Chaîne Sports picks up Uefa Euro U21 rights https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/ma_chaine_sports_picks_up_uefa_euro_u21_rights 13 May 2015 Sportcal 13 May 2015GermanyARD, ZDF, Sport1ARD and ZDF set to follow Germany's progress at European Under-21 Championship http://www.sportcal.com/News/news_free_article.aspx?articleid=104473&pageno=1 1 May 2015 Sportcal 31 March 2015 17 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150617222340/http://www.sportcal.com/News/news_free_article.aspx?articleid=104473&pageno=1 deadIsraelCharltonItalyRAILatviaViasatLithuaniaViasatLuxembourgMa Chaîne SportMacedoniaArena SportMontenegroArena SportNorwayViasatPortugalRTP, SportTVSousa Carlos RTP volta a levar a melhor e ganha mais uma competição à TVI http://www.zapping-tv.com/rtp-volta-a-levar-a-melhor-e-ganha-mais-uma-competicao-a-tvi/ 27 April 2015 Zapping TV 27 April 2015RomaniaDolce SportSerbiaArena SportSlovakiaTV JOJSwedenTV4, TV12Alla TV-tider – så sänds U21-EM i Tjeckien http://www.fotbollskanalen.se/sverige/alla-tv-tider---sa-sands-u21-em-i-tjeckien/ Fotbollskanalen.se Fotbollskanalen 30 April 2015 svSwitzerlandMa Chaîne SportUnited KingdomBT SportBT Sport to show exclusive coverage of Euro 2015 U21 Championship http://sport.bt.com/sport-football/news/bt-sport-to-show-exclusive-coverage-of-euro-2015-u21-championship-S11363981184625/ BT Sport 15 May 2015 18 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518015957/http://sport.bt.com/sport-football/news/bt-sport-to-show-exclusive-coverage-of-euro-2015-u21-championship-S11363981184625 dead +Rest of the worldTerritoryRights holderRefAustraliabeIN SportsBrazilSporTVCanadaTSN, RDSCaribbeanESPNChinaCCTVIndonesiaMNC MediaJapanWOWOWLatin AmericaESPNMalaysiaAstroSub-Saharan AfricaMa Chaîne SportThailandPPTVUnited StatesESPN Ambassador Former Czech Republic midfielder Pavel Nedvěd was the ambassador for the tournament.http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2015/finals/ambassador/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150117215531/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2015/finals/ambassador/index.html dead 17 January 2015 The ambassador: Pavel Nedvěd UEFA Notes n References 30em External links UEFA European Under-21 Championship – History: 2015 Official website (Czech) Official programme Tournament review 2015 Under-21 Championship Under-21 Championship Under-21 Championship Category:2014–15 in Czech football Category:Men's international association football competitions hosted by the Czech Republic Category:Youth international association football competitions hosted by the Czech Republic Category:Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification Category:2010s in Prague Category:Football competitions in Prague Category:Sport in Olomouc Category:Sport in Uherské Hradiště Category:June 2015 sports events in Europe