1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the ninth UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted in France between 15 and 20 April 1994.

1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates9 March – 20 April
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Italy (2nd title)
Runners-up Portugal
Third place Spain
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored25 (2.08 per match)
Top scorer(s) João Pinto (3 goals)
Best player(s) Luís Figo

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 the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden player award.[2]

Qualification
Main article: 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

The draw for the 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying round saw Czechoslovakia, France, Italy, Poland, Russia and Spain win their respective groups. Greece and Portugal qualified for the tournament as the two best runners-up. France, Italy, Portugal and Spain qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics in the United States.

This was the last performance of Czechoslovakia, as the nation actually have split.

List of qualified teams
CountryQualified asPrevious appearances in tournament1 2
 ItalyGroup 1 winner8 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992)
 PolandGroup 2 winner4 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1992)
 SpainGroup 3 winner5 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990)
 CzechoslovakiaGroup 4 winner5 (1978, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1992)
 RussiaGroup 5 winner0 (debut)
 FranceGroup 6 winner4 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988)
 GreeceBest runner-up1 (1988)
 PortugalSecond best runner-up0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year

Squads
See also: 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads

Only players born on or after 1 January 1971 were eligible to play in the tournament.

Results

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 9 March, and the second legs were played on 23 March 1994.

Team 1 Agg. 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

First leg
France 2–0 Russia
Llacer  23'
Ouédec  82'		 Report
Referee: Jorge Coroado (Portugal)
Italy 3–0 Czechoslovakia
Vieri  7'
Panucci  9'
Negro  79'		 Report
Poland 1–3 Portugal
Roman Dąbrowski  40' Report J. Pinto  70', 79'
Rui Costa  85'
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
Spain 0–0 Greece
Report
Referee: Keith Burge (Wales)

Second leg
Russia 0–1 France
Report Dugarry  31'
Czechoslovakia 1–0 Italy
Svoboda  89' Report
Portugal 2–0 Poland
Toni  50'
Torres  90'		 Report
Estádio Municipal de Coimbra, Coimbra
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Greece 2–4 Spain
Georgatos  7'
Prieto  85' (o.g.)		 Report Christiansen  46', 51'
Guerrero  68'
Gálvez  79'

Semi-finals
France 0–0 (a.e.t.) Italy
Report
Penalties
Carotti
Ouédec
Makélélé
Zidane 		3–5 Panucci
Vieri
Berretta
Marcolin
Carbone
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Keith Burge (Wales)
Portugal 2–0 Spain
Rui Costa  48'
João Pinto  82'		 Report
Attendance: 3,000

Third-place play-off
France 1–2 Spain
Nouma  45' Report Óscar  53', 75'
Attendance: 469
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

Final
Italy 1–0 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Orlandini  97' Report
Attendance: 8,000

Goalscorers
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Final ranking
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 421141+37
2  Portugal 430171+69
3  Spain 421165+17
4  France 421142+27
5  Greece 211024-24
6  Czechoslovakia 210113-33
7  Poland 200215-40
8  Russia 200203-30

References
  1. "1994: Orlandini blooms as Italy seal double". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  2. "1994: Luís Figo". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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