The Host


The Teams


The Venues




Fixtures
10/06/07 - Group A - Netherlands vs Israel - Heerenveen...
10/06/07 - Group A - Portugal vs Belgium - Groningen...
11/06/07 - Group B - Czech Republic vs England - Arnhem...
11/06/07 - Group B - Serbia vs Italy - Nijmegen...
13/06/07 - Group A - Israel vs Belgium - Heerenveen...
13/06/07 - Group A - Netherlands vs Portugal - Groningen...
14/06/07 - Group B - Czech Republic vs Serbia - Nijmegen...
14/06/07 - Group B - England vs Italy - Arnhem...
16/06/07 - Group A - Belgium vs Netherlands - Heerenveen...
16/06/07 - Group A - Israel vs Portugal - Groningen...
17/06/07 - Group B - Italy vs Czech Republic - Arnhem...
17/06/07 - Group B - England vs Serbia - Nijmegen...
20/06/07 - Semi-Final 1 - Group A winners vs Group B runner-ups - Heerenveen...
20/06/07 - Semi-Final 2 - Group B winners vs Group A runner-ups - Arnhem...
21/06/07 - 3rd-Place - Loser Semi-Final 1 vs Loser Semi-Final 2 - Nijmegen...
23/06/07 - Final - Winner Sem-Final 1 vs Winner Semi-Final 2 - Groningen...

The Trophy

Goalkeepers: Gianluca Curci (Roma), Andrea Consigli (S.S. Sambenedettese), Emiliano Viviano (Brescia)

Defenders: Marco Andreolli (Internazionale), Michele Canini (Cagliari), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Andrea Coda (Udinese), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Andrea Mantovani (Chievo), Marco Motta (Udinese), Andrea Raggi (Empoli)

Midfielders: Alberto Aquilani (Roma), Luca Cigarini (Parma), Daniele Dessena (Parma), Andrea Lazzari (Piacenza), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Antonio Nocerino (Piacenza), Simone Padoin (Vicenza), Alessandro Rosina (Torino)

Forwards: Raffaele Palladino (Juventus), Giampaolo Pazzini (Fiorentina), Graziano Pellč (Cesena), Giuseppe Rossi (Parma)

* Marco Motta replaces captain Alessandro Potenza...

Coach: Pierluigi Casiraghi... coachin' experiences includes Monza (2002... youth team)... Legnano (2003) & started with the Azzurrini since 2006...

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record: winners 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004; finalists 1986; semi-finalists 1984, 2002

Goalkeepers: Ben Alnwick (Tottenham), Scott Carson (Liverpool), Joe Hart (Manchester City)

Defenders: Leighton Baines (Wigan), Gary Cahill (Aston Villa), Anton Ferdinand (West Ham), Justin Hoyte (Arsenal), Nedum Onuoha (Manchester City), Liam Rosenior (Fulham), Steven Taylor (Newcastle United), Peter Whittingham (Cardiff)

Midfielders: Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham), James Milner (Newcastle), Mark Noble (West Ham), Nigel Reo-Coker (West Ham), Kieran Richardson (Manchester United), Wayne Routledge (Tottenham)

Forwards: Matt Derbyshire (Blackburn), Leroy Lita (Reading), David Nugent (Preston North End), James Vaughan (Everton), Ashley Young (Aston Villa)

* David Bentley withdraws and accordin' to the rules cannot be replaced...

Coach: Stuart Pearce... coachin' experiences includes Nottingham Forest (1996-1997... player-manager)... Manchester City (2001-2005... first-team coach)... Manchester City (2005-2007... manager) & started for the England Under-21s since 2007...

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record: winners 1982, 1984; semi-finalists 1978, 1986

Goalkeepers: Tom Al Madon (Maccabi Haifa), Yossef Shekel (Maccabi Herzliya), Ohad Levita (Hapoel Kfar-Saba)

Defenders: Dekel Keinan (Maccabi Haifa), Moshe Shai Maymon (Maccabi Herzliya), Nitzan Damari (Maccabi Petach-Tikva), Naor Peser (Maccabi Petach-Tikva), Eliran Danin (Hapoel Kfar-Saba), Yuval Shpungin (Maccabi Tel-Aviv), Rami Duani (Hapoel Tel-Aviv), Dani Bondarv (Hapoel Tel-Aviv)

Midfielders: Idan Srur (Hapoel Petach-Tikva), Lior Gan (Maccabi Tel-Aviv), Shiran Yeiny (Maccabi Tel-Aviv), Aviram Baruchyan (Beitar Jerusalem), Lior Rafaelov (Maccabi Haifa), Amir Taga (Maccabi Netanya)

Forwards: Amit Ben Shushan (Beitar Jerusalem), Toto Tamuz (Beitar Jerusalem), Barak Itzhaki (Beitar Jerusalem), Omer Peretz (Maccabi Tel-Aviv), Ben Sahar (Chelsea), Shlomi Arbeitman (Maccabi Haifa)

Coach: Guy Levy... coachin' experiences includes Hapoel Petach-Tikva (1994-1996)... Hapoel Zafririm Holon (1996-1999)... Hapoel Petach-Tikva (2000-2002) & started with the Israel Under-21s since 2004...

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record: first appearance

Goalkeepers: Damir Kahriman (FK Vojvodina), Igor Stefanović (FK Zemun), Aleksandar Kesić (FK Mladost Apatin)

Defenders: Nemanja Rnić (FK Partizan), Branislav Ivanović (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Du ko To ić (FC Sochaux-Montbéliard), Gojko Kačar (FK Vojvodina), Aleksandar Kolarov (OFK Beograd), Nikola Petković (FK Vojvodina), Slobodan Rajković (OFK Beograd), Antonio Rukavina (FK Partizan), Du an Basta (FK Crvena Zvezda)

Midfielders: Milo Krasić (PFC CSKA Moskva), Nikola Drinčić (FC Amkar Perm), Bo ko Janković (RCD Mallorca), Zoran To ić (FK Banat Zrenjanin), Milan Smiljanić (FK Partizan), Djordje Ivelja (OFK Beograd), Predrag Pavlović (FK Napredak Kru evac), Dejan Milovanović (FK Crvena Zvezda), Stefan Babović (OFK Beograd)

Forwards: Djordje Rakić (OFK Beograd), Dragan Mrdja (K. Lierse SK)

Coach: Miroslav Djukić... coachin' experiences includes Serbia Under-21s since 2006 & FK Partizan (2007)... will step down as coach of the Under-21s at the end of the tournament...

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record: winners 1978; runners-up 1990, 2004; semi-finalists 1980, 2006

Goalkeepers: Logan Bailly (KRC Genk), Frank Boeckx (K. Sint-Truidense VV), Michaël Cordier (FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek)

Defenders: Laurent Ciman (R. Charleroi SC), Steve Colpaert (FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek), Sepp De Roover (Sparta Rotterdam), Guillaume Gillet (KAA Gent), Nicolas Lombaerts (KAA Gent), Landry Mulemo (K. Sint-Truidense VV), Sébastien Pocognoli (KRC Genk), Thomas Vermaelen (AFC Ajax), Jan Vertonghen (RKC Waalwijk/AFC Ajax)

Midfielders: Jonathan Blondel (Club Brugge KV), Marouane Fellaini (R. Standard de Ličge), Faris Haroun (KRC Genk), Maarten Martens (AZ Alkmaar), Killian Overmeire (KSC Lokeren OV), Anthony Vanden Borre (RSC Anderlecht), Axel Witsel (R. Standard de Ličge)

Forwards: Tom De Sutter (Cercle Brugge KSV), Tom De Mul (AFC Ajax), Stijn De Smet (Cercle Brugge KSV), Kevin Mirallas (LOSC Lille Métropole)

Coach: Jean-François De Sart... coachin' experiences includes Belgium Under-13 (1995-1996... assistant coach)... Belgium Under-21 (1996-1997... assistant coach)... Belgium Under-19 (1997-1999) & started with the Belgium Under-21s since 1999...

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record: group stage 2002

Goalkeepers: Tim Krul (Newcastle), Kenneth Vermeer (AFC Ajax), Boy Waterman (AZ Alkmaar)

Defenders: Ryan Donk (AZ Alkmaar), Royston Drenthe (Feyenoord), Calvin Jong-A-Pin (SC Heerenveen), Arnold Kruiswijk (FC Groningen), Erik Pieters (FC Utrecht), Frank van der Struijk (Willem II), Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord), Gianni Zuiverloon (SC Heerenveen)

Midfielders: Ismaďl Aissati (FC Twente), Otman Bakkal (FC Twente), Luigi Bruins (SC Excelsior), Hedwiges Maduro (AFC Ajax), Haris Medunjanin (Sparta Rotterdam), Robbert Schilder (Heracles Almelo)

Forwards: Ryan Babel (AFC Ajax), Roy Beerens (NEC Nijmegen), Tim Janssen (RKC Waalwijk), Julian Jenner (AZ Alkmaar), Daniel de Ridder (RC Celta de Vigo), Maceo Rigters (NAC Breda)

Coach: Foppe de Haan... coachin' experiences includes VV Drachtster Boys (1977-1980)... ACV (1980-1983)... VV Steenwijk (1983-1985)... Heerenveen (1985-1988 and 1992-2004)... & started with the Netherlands Under-21s since 2004...

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record: winners 2006; semi-finals 1988, 1998; quarter-finals 1992

Goalkeepers: Joăo Botelho (CD Santa Clara), Paulo Ribeiro (FC Porto), Ricardo Batista (Fulham)

Defenders: Semedo (Cagliari), Amoreirinha (CF Estrela da Amadora), Rolando (CF Os Belenenses), Antunes (FC Paços de Ferreira), Joăo Pereira (Gil Vicente FC), José Gonçalves (Heart of Midlothian FC), Manuel Da Costa (PSV Eindhoven), Miguel Veloso (Sporting Clube de Portugal)

Midfielders: Filipe Oliveira (CS Marítimo), Manuel Fernandes (Everton), Organista (Pontevedra CF), Joăo Moutinho (Sporting Clube de Portugal), Paulo Machado (UD Leiria), Ruben Amorim (CF Os Belenenses)

Forwards: Ricardo Vaz Té (Bolton Wanderers), Nani (Sporting Clube de Portugal), Yannick Djaló (Sporting Clube de Portugal), Hugo Almeida (Werder Bremen), Joăo Moreira (Valencia CF), Silvestre Varela (Vitória FC)

Coach: José Couceiro... coachin' experiences includes Alverca (2002-2004)... Vitória (2004)... Porto (2005)... Os Belenenses (2005-2006) & started with the Portugal Under-21s since 2006...

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record: semi-finalists: 1994; third place: 2004

Goalkeepers: Josef Kubásek (FC Baník Sokolov), Milan venger (FC Zenit Čáslav), Zdeněk Zlámal (FC Zlín)

Defenders: Roman Hubník (FC Moskva), Michal Kadlec (AC Sparta Praha), Josef Kaufman (FK Teplice), Jiří Kladrubský (SK Dynamo České Budějovice), Martin Klein (FK Teplice), Milan Kopic (FK Mladá Boleslav), Martin Latka (SK Slavia Praha)

Midfielders: Tomá Jirsák (FK Teplice), Franti ek Rajtoral (FC Baník Ostrava), Mário Holek (1. FC Brno), Lubo Hu ek (AC Sparta Praha), Daniel Pudil (FC Slovan Liberec), Michal vec (SK Slavia Praha), Daniel Kolář (AC Sparta Praha)

Forwards: Jan Bla ek (FC Slovan Liberec), Martin Fillo (FC Viktoria Plzeň), Jan Holenda (Dynamo České Budějovice), Michal Papadopulos (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Jan Kysela (FK Mladá Boleslav), Tomá Krbeček (FC Viktoria Plzeň)

Coach: Ladislav korpil... coachin' experiences includes Spartak Hradec Králové (1969-1990... youth teams)... Czechoslovakia Under-16s and Under-18s (1982-1990)... SK Hradec Králové (1990-1993)... DAC Dunajská Streda (1993-1994)... FK Dukla Praha (1995-1997)... DAC Dunajská Streda (1997-1998)... Hradec Králové (1998)... FC Slovan Liberec (1999-2004) & started with the Czech Republic Under-21s since 2004...

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record: winners 2002; runners-up 2000

Belgium won against Israel, 1-0 with a goal from Mirallas! He played a good match and so did Vertonghen.

Fellaini was sent off after some 20 minutes so Belgium played most of the time with 10 vs. 11.

last night match:

England 2-2 Italy

Czech Republic 0-1 Serbia


6/14/2007 10:35 PM
Under-21: Italy Snatch England Draw, Serbia Into Semis

Italy responded bravely to going 2-0 down to England, and stamped their authority on the game in the second half, picking up a draw that keeps both teams alive. However, the Azzurrini are on the brink, with qualification now out of their own hands.


Goals from David Nugent and Leroy Lita handed England a 2-0 lead on the back of a spectacular start.

However, it could well have been 4-0 before Italy could take stock, but for Lita failing to tap into an open net, and Nugent striking the bar.

Casiraghi's boys had been put to the sword, but England had failed to wrap it up, and slowly but surely, the Azzurini began to find their feet.

They pulled one back before the break when England failed to deal with a corner, and the ball bobbed in off Chiellini.

England went into the break leading 2-1, but it was a scoreline that still flattered Italy, despite Palladino and Pazzini both testing Scott Carson.

Stuart Pearce's boys would come to regret that, as Italy turned on the style after the break.

They were the better team by some distance, and when Alberto Aquilani crashed a left footed effort into the net from 35 yards out (with help from Scott Carson), few could deny that they had deserved it.

At 2-2, both teams went for the winner, desperate Italy more so, but despite 4 minutes of time added on, it ended as a draw.

The result, while keeping them both alive, really suits neither, as Serbia took charge of the group with a 1-0 win over the Czech Republic, through a goal from young Mallorca starlet Bosko Jankovic.

The Serbs are through as group leaders with 6 points, England on 2, and Italy and Czechs on 1. Serbia are through, and if England beat them on Sunday, they are through. Italy must now beat the Czechs, and hope England fail to win, to have any chance.

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