| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  France |
| Dates | 9 March – 20 April |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Italy (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Portugal |
| Third place |  Spain |
| Fourth place | France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 25 (2.08 per match) |
| Attendance | 94,670 (7,889 per match) |
| Top scorer | João Pinto (3 goals) |
| Best player | Luís Figo |
←1992 1996 → | |
The1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the ninthUEFA European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted inFrance between 15 and 20 April 1994.
The qualification stage spanned two years from 1992 to 1994. The qualification process consisted of 32 entrants. After the two-legged quarter-final stage, France was chosen as the first hosts of the final stage, which consisted of four matches in total. The finals included for the first time a third-place play-off.
Italy won the competition for the second consecutive time.[1]Luís Figo won theUEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden player award.[2]
The draw for the1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying round sawCzechoslovakia,France,Italy,Poland,Russia andSpain win their respective groups.Greece andPortugal qualified for the tournament as the two best runners-up. France, Italy, Portugal and Spain qualified for the1996 Summer Olympics in the United States.
This was the last performance ofCzechoslovakia, as the nation actually have split.
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament12 |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | Group 1 winner | 8 (1978,1980,1982,1984,1986,1988,1990,1992) |
 Poland | Group 2 winner | 4 (1982,1984,1986,1992) |
| Spain | Group 3 winner | 5 (1982,1984,1986,1988,1990) |
 Czechoslovakia | Group 4 winner | 5 (1978,1980,1988,1990,1992) |
 Russia | Group 5 winner | 0 (debut) |
| France | Group 6 winner | 4 (1982,1984,1986,1988) |
 Greece | Best runner-up | 1 (1988) |
| Portugal | Second best runner-up | 0 (debut) |
Only players born on or after 1 January 1971 were eligible to play in the tournament.
The first legs were played on 9 March, and the second legs were played on 23 March 1994.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
France | 3–0 | Russia | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Italy | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Poland | 1–5 | Portugal | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Spain | 4–2 | Greece | 0–0 | 4–2 |
| France | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Carotti Ouédec Makélélé  Zidane | 3–5 | PanucciVieriBerrettaMarcolinCarbone |
| Portugal | 2–0 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
Rui Costa 48'João Pinto 82' | Report |
José Miguel Prieto (playing against Greece)| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Portugal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 4 | France | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| 5 | Greece | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −3 | 3 |
| 7 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| 8 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
