2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
| Mistrovství Evropy ve fotbale hráčů do 21 let 2015 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Czech Republic |
| Dates | 17–30 June 2015 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Sweden (1st title)
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| Runners-up |
 Portugal
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 37 (2.47 per match) |
| Attendance | 162,994 (10,866 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Jan Kliment (3 goals)
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| Best player |
William Carvalho
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The 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 20th staging of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, a biennial international football competition for men's under-21 national teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament was hosted for the first time in the Czech Republic from 15 to 30 June 2015, after their bid was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee on 20 March 2012 in Istanbul.
Players born on or after 1 January 1992 were eligible to participate in the competition. Fifty-two teams participated in a qualification tournament, taking place between March 2013 and October 2014, to determine the seven teams that would join the final tournament hosts. Holders Spain were not able to defend their title after being eliminated in the qualification play-offs by Serbia.
In the final, played at the Eden Arena in Prague, Sweden defeated Portugal 4–3 in a penalty shootout, after a goalless draw at the end of extra-time. In doing so, the Swedish team won their first title in this competition, having previously lost the 1992 final, and secured their first-ever title in UEFA youth competitions.
By reaching the semi-finals, Denmark, Germany, Portugal and Sweden also qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil.
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