| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  France |
| Dates | 9 March – 20 April |
| Teams | 8 (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 played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 25 (2.08 per match) |
| Attendance | 94,670 (7,889 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | João Pinto (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Luís Figo |
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.
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
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
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament1 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | Group 1 winner | 8 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992) |
 Poland | Group 2 winner | 4 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1992) |
| Spain | Group 3 winner | 5 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990) |
 Czechoslovakia | Group 4 winner | 5 (1978, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1992) |
 Russia | Group 5 winner | 0 (debut) |
| France | Group 6 winner | 4 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988) |
 Greece | Best runner-up | 1 (1988) |
| Portugal | Second best runner-up | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year
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
Second leg
| Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
Svoboda  89' |
Report |
Semi-finals
| France | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Carotti  Ouédec Makélélé  Zidane |
3–5 | Panucci Vieri Berretta Marcolin Carbone |
| Portugal | 2–0 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Rui Costa 48' João Pinto 82' |
Report |
Third-place play-off
Final
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
- José Miguel Prieto (playing against Greece)
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Portugal |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 | Spain |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 4 | France |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| 5 | Greece |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 7 | Poland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 8 | Russia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "1994: Orlandini blooms as Italy seal double". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ↑ "1994: Luís Figo". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
External links
- Results Archive at uefa.com
- RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com