U-21 European Football Championship 2009

U-21 European Football Championship 2009
UEFA Under 21 Championship
Number of nations	8  (of 52 applicants)
European champion	Germany (1st title)
venue	Sweden
Opening game	June 15, 2009
Endgame	June 29, 2009
Games	15th
Gates	38  (⌀: 2.53 per game)
spectator	163,090  (⌀: 10,873 per game)
Top scorer	Marcus Berg (7 goals)
yellow cards	63  (⌀: 4.2 per game)
Yellow-red cards	2  (⌀: 0.13 per game)
Red cards	3  (⌀: 0.2 per game)

The final round of the 20th European Under-21 Football Championship took place in Sweden from June 15 to 29, 2009 . The tournament was open to players born on or after January 1, 1986.

European champions Netherlands could not defend their title because it failed in qualification group 5 against Switzerland. For Switzerland (against Spain) as well as for Austria (against Finland) in the playoffs for a place in the finals was the end of the line.

The German U-21 team emerged as the winner of the tournament. The Swede Marcus Berg was named the best player of the tournament .

Six European champions' players ( Manuel Neuer , Jérôme Boateng , Benedikt Höwedes , Mats Hummels , Sami Khedira and Mesut Özil ) made up part of the world championship team five years later .

qualification

→ Main article : 2009 European Under-21 Football Championship / qualification

mode

51 nations took part in the qualification , divided into ten groups - nine groups of five teams and one group of six teams. The group winners and the four best runners-up in the group then determine seven participants in the final round in the two legs. Germany qualified for the finals against France. Sweden automatically qualified as hosts.

Gothenburg Halmstad Helsingborg Malmo

Venues

Venues

On the occasion of the U-21 European Football Championship in 2009, a new football stadium, the Malmö New Stadium , was built in Malmö , which is the home of Malmö FF . Construction began on November 6, 2007, and the opening took place on April 13, 2009 with the game Malmö FF against Örgryte IS . With a total investment of 580 million crowns , the stadium will offer space for 21,000 visitors (excluding seats) at international games. At national games it will be approved for 24,000 spectators (18,000 seats and 6000 standing places).

• Gothenburg - Gamla Ullevi Stadium - capacity: 18,800 spectators
• Halmstad - Örjans vall stadium - capacity: 15,500 spectators
• Helsingborg - Olympia Stadium - capacity: 17,200 spectators
• Malmö - Malmö New Stadium - Capacity: 21,000 spectators

Preliminary round

The draw for the final round of the Under-21 European Championship took place on December 3, 2008 in the exhibition center of Svenska Messan in Gothenburg. In addition to hosts Sweden (in group A), Spain (in group B) was the participant with the highest coefficient (2,700). Furthermore, England (2,600) and Italy (2,333) were placed as teams with the next highest coefficient and were divided into Pot 1, so that a meeting is possible in the semifinals at the earliest. Germany (coefficient 2,100) and the other three remaining participants Finland (2,200), Serbia (2,300) and Belarus (2,000) were drawn from pot 2.

In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decided. If the direct comparison did not result in a decision, the better goal difference and possibly the higher number of goals scored decided the better placement.

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Italy	3	2	1	0	004: 200	+2	07th
2.	Sweden	3	2	0	1	009: 400	+5	06th
3.	Serbia	3	0	1	2	001: 300	−2	01
4th	Belarus	3	0	1	2	002: 700	−5	01

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 6:15 p.m. in Malmö
Sweden	-	Belarus	5: 1 (3: 1)
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 8:45 p.m. in Helsingborg
Italy	-	Serbia	0-0
Friday, June 19, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Helsingborg
Sweden	-	Italy	1: 2 (0: 1)
Friday, June 19, 2009 at 6:15 p.m. in Malmö
Belarus	-	Serbia	0-0
Tue., June 23, 2009 at 8:45 p.m. in Malmö
Serbia	-	Sweden	1: 3 (1: 3)
Tue., June 23, 2009 at 8:45 p.m. in Helsingborg
Belarus	-	Italy	1: 2 (1: 1)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	England	3	2	1	0	005: 200	+3	07th
2.	Germany	3	1	2	0	003: 100	+2	05
3.	Spain	3	1	1	1	002: 200	± 0	04th
4th	Finland	3	0	0	3	001: 600	−5	00

Mon., June 15, 2009 at 6:15 p.m. in Halmstad
England	-	Finland	2: 1 (1: 1)
Mon., June 15, 2009 at 8:45 p.m. in Gothenburg
Spain	-	Germany	0-0
Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 6.15 p.m. in Halmstad
Germany	-	Finland	2: 0 (0: 0)
Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 8:45 p.m. in Gothenburg
Spain	-	England	0: 2 (0: 0)
Mon., June 22, 2009 at 8:45 p.m. in Gothenburg
Finland	-	Spain	0: 2 (0: 1)
Mon., June 22, 2009 at 8:45 p.m. in Halmstad
Germany	-	England	1: 1 (1: 1)

Final round

Semifinals

Friday, June 26th, 2009, 6:00 p.m. in Gothenburg
England	-	Sweden	3: 3 n.V. (3: 3, 3: 0), 5: 4 i. E.
Friday, June 26, 2009, 8:45 p.m. in Helsingborg
Italy	-	Germany	0: 1 (0: 0)

final

pairing	Germany - England
Result	4: 0 (1: 0)
date	June 29, 2009, 8:45 p.m.
Stadion	Swedbank Stadium , Malmo
referee	Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Gates	1-0 Gonzalo Castro (23rd), 2-0 Mesut Özil (48th), 3-0 Sandro Wagner (79th), 4-0 Sandro Wagner (84th)
Warnings	Boenisch, Wagner
Germany	Manuel Neuer - Andreas Beck , Jérôme Boateng , Benedikt Höwedes , Sebastian Boenisch - Mats Hummels (83rd Dennis Aogo ) - Fabian Johnson (69th Daniel Schwaab ), Gonzalo Castro , Sami Khedira , Mesut Özil (89th Marcel Schmelzer ) - Sandro Wagner Trainer: Horst Hrubesch
England	Scott Loach - Martin Cranie (80th Craig Gardner ), Micah Richards , Nedum Onuoha (46th Michael Mancienne ), Kieran Gibbs - Fabrice Muamba (78th Jack Rodwell ) - Lee Cattermole , Mark Noble - James Milner , Theo Walcott , Adam Johnson Coach: Stuart Pearce

Team of the tournament

goalkeeper	Defense	midfield	striker	Best player
Sergio Asenjo Andrea Consigli Manuel Neuer	Andreas Beck Jérôme Boateng Benedikt Höwedes Salvatore Bocchetti Marco Motta Micah Richards Mikael Lustig	Emir Bajrami Rasmus Elm Sjarhej Kisljak James Milner Fabrice Muamba Mark Noble Raúl García	Robert Acquafresca Sebastian Giovinco Marcus Berg Ola Toivonen Mesut Özil Zoran Tošić	Marcus Berg

See also

• U-21 European Football Championship 2009 / squad

Best goal scorers

space	player	Gates
1	Marcus Berg	7th
2	Robert Acquafresca	3
	Ola Toivonen	3
4th	Sandro Wagner	2
	Sjarhej Kisljak	2
	Gonzalo Castro	2

Web links

• U21 EURO 2009 on uefa.com
• Details about the 2009 tournament on rsssf.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ U21 draw in Gothenburg in view. UEFA , December 2, 2008, accessed November 18, 2017 .