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2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Campeonato Europeu de Futebol Sub-21 de 2006
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
Dates 23 May – 4 June
Teams 8 (finals)
51 (qualifying)
Venue(s) 6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Netherlands (1st title)
Runners-up  Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 34 (2.27 per match)
Top scorer(s) Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (4)
Best player Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
2004
2007

The 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship began in August 2004. On 25 December 2005, Portugal was selected to host the finals of the competition, which took place 23 May–4 June 2006. The tournament was won by the Netherlands, who beat Ukraine 3–0 in the final.

The finals tournament featured two groups of four, with the winners and runners up of each group going through to the semi-finals.
The draw for the finals groups took place on February 8, 2006.

The finals took place between 23 May and 4 June 2006 in Portugal.

Players born after 1 January 1983 were eligible to play.


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