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2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
U-21-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2004
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Dates 27 May – 8 June
Teams 8 (finals)
48 (qualifying)
Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Italy (5th title)
Runners-up  Serbia and Montenegro
Third place  Portugal
Fourth place  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 52 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Italy Alberto Gilardino
Sweden Johan Elmander
(4 goals)
Best player Italy Alberto Gilardino
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The 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 14th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Germany between 27 May and 8 June 2004.

Italy U-21s won the competition for the fifth time. Italy's Alberto Gilardino won the Golden Player award.

The top three teams in this competition qualified for Athens 2004 Olympics, along with hosts Greece U21s.

The 48 national teams were divided into ten groups (two groups of four + eight groups of 5). The records of the ten group runners-up were then compared. The top six joined the ten winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures.


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