| Campeonato Europeu de Futebol Sub-21 de 2006 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Portugal |
| Dates | 23 May – 4 June |
| Teams | 8 (finals) 48 (qualifying) |
| Venue | 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) |
| Attendance | 180,942 (12,063 per match) |
| Top scorer | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (4 goals) |
| Best player | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
←2004 2007 → | |
2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 15th staging ofUEFA'sEuropean Under-21 Championship. In December 2005,Portugal was selected to host the finals of the competition, which took place from 23 May–4 June 2006. The tournament was won by theNetherlands, who beatUkraine 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 8 February 2006.
The finals took place between 23 May and 4 June 2006 inPortugal.
Players born after 1 January 1983 were eligible to play.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
 Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
 Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
| France | 2–0 | Serbia and Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
Bergougnoux 33'Toulalan 54' | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Denmark | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
| Denmark | 1–1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Kahlenberg 48' | Report | Huntelaar 38' |
| Netherlands | 1–0 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| De Ridder 74' | Report |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1 June –Braga | ||||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| 4 June –Porto | ||||||
| Netherlands (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| 1 June –Aveiro | ||||||
| Ukraine | 0 | |||||
| Ukraine (p) | 0 (5) | |||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 0 (4) | |||||
| France | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Faubert 51' Bergougnoux 85' | Report | Hofs 6',107' Huntelaar 38' |
| Ukraine | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Serbia and Montenegro |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Aliyev Fomin  Chyhrynskyi Hodin Yatsenko Maksymov | 5–4 | JankovićMilijašMilovanovićBastaLomićPurović |
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Assistant referees: |
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Bruno Vale (against France)Zé Castro (against Serbia and Montenegro)
