• Belarus
Fixtures & Results »
Final tournament - Group stage
16.06.2009
v
Sweden

1-5

19.06.2009
v
Serbia

0-0

23.06.2009
v
Italy

1-2

Standings »
Group A Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Italy
3 2 1 0 4 2 7
Sweden
3 2 0 1 9 4 6
Serbia
3 0 2 1 1 3 2
Belarus
3 0 1 2 2 7 1
Last updated: 26/06/2009 16:33 CET
How they qualified
• Belarus finished runners-up to Serbia in Group 8 before going on to defeat Turkey in the play-offs.
Fixtures & Results »
Play-off for Final Tournament
10.10.2008
v
Turkey
(A)
0-1

14.10.2008
v
Turkey
(H)
2-0

Qualifying round
02.06.2007
v
Hungary
(H)
1-0

06.06.2007
v
San Marino
(A)
3-0

22.08.2007
v
Latvia
(H)
2-1

08.09.2007
v
Serbia
(A)
1-3

16.10.2007
v
Hungary
(A)
1-0

16.11.2007
v
San Marino
(H)
6-0

20.11.2007
v
Serbia
(H)
1-1

09.09.2008
v
Latvia
(A)
0-0

Last updated: 24/06/2009 02:12 CET
Team blogs
• Monday 29 June 2009
Five of the best U21 goals
Talking point: Thirty-eight goals were scored at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with hosts Sweden hitting a new finals high with 12 of their own. uefa.com takes it pick of the bunch.
• Wednesday 24 June 2009
Tough lessons haunt Belarus
Belarus blog: Leonid Kovel felt Belarus paid for a poor start as they bowed out, explaining: "We should have hit the ground running in our first match, but we only did so from the second game onwards."
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Team profile
•
This is Belarus's second appearance in an Under-21 final tournament, their first coming in 2004.
Coach profile
•
Despite qualifying Belarus for the finals Yuri Kurnenin is best known in his homeland for his success as a player.





Home/Away

Players
Goalkeepers
1 Pavel Chesnovski

12 Artyom Gomelko

22 Anton Kovalevski

Defenders
2 Nikolai Osipovich

3 Aleksandr Martynovich

4 Igor Shitov

16 Oleg Veretilo

18 Dmitri Verkhovtsov

19 Aleksei Yanushkevich

Midfielders
5 Maksim Bordachov

6 Sergei Balanovich

7 Sergei Krivets

8 Aleksandr Volodko

11 Mikhail Afanasiev

13 Aleksandr Sachivko

14 Anton Putilo

15 Sergei Kislyak

17 Sergei Gigevich

21 Mikhail Sivakov

23 Andrei Chukhlei

Forwards
9 Leonid Kovel

10 Dmitri Komarovski

20 Vladimir Yurchenko

Last updated: 24/06/2009 02:11 CET
National team competition record
Comp. Pld W D L GF GA
U-21 76 37 11 28 124 94
Last updated: 24/06/2009 02:12 CET

Finland

Fixtures & Results »
Final tournament - Group stage
15.06.2009
v
England

1-2

18.06.2009
v
Germany

0-2

22.06.2009
v
Spain

0-2

Standings »
Group B Pld W D L GF GA Pts
England
3 2 1 0 5 2 7
Germany
3 1 2 0 3 1 5
Spain
3 1 1 1 2 2 4
Finland
3 0 0 3 1 6 0
Last updated: 24/06/2009 02:10 CET
How they qualified
• Finland's dramatic play-off defeat of Austria epitomised the spirit running through Markku Kanerva's side.
Fixtures & Results »
Play-off for Final Tournament
10.10.2008
v
Austria
(A)
1-2

14.10.2008
v
Austria
(H)
2-1*

Qualifying round
06.06.2007
v
Denmark
(A)
1-0

08.09.2007
v
Scotland
(H)
3-2

13.10.2007
v
Slovenia
(H)
1-0

17.10.2007
v
Lithuania
(A)
1-0

21.11.2007
v
Lithuania
(H)
2-1

26.03.2008
v
Scotland
(A)
1-2

05.09.2008
v
Denmark
(H)
2-1

09.09.2008
v
Slovenia
(A)
0-0

Last updated: 24/06/2009 02:11 CET
Team blogs
• Monday 29 June 2009
Five of the best U21 goals
Talking point: Thirty-eight goals were scored at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with hosts Sweden hitting a new finals high with 12 of their own. uefa.com takes it pick of the bunch.
• Tuesday 23 June 2009
Finland take pluses from early exit
Finland blog: The statistics may make grim reading for Finland but the team leave Sweden with heads held high and a number of players having proved they are ready to step up to the senior side.
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Team profile
•
Finland had never qualified for an Under-21 final tournament before and had rarely threatened to do so.
Coach profile
•
Markku Kanerva was a no-nonsense centre-back as a player and has built his U21 side around a solid defence.






Home/Away

Players
Goalkeepers
1 Anssi Jaakkola

12 Jon Masalin

23 Jukka Lehtovaara

Defenders
2 Ville Jalasto

3 Jukka Raitala

4 Jonas Portin

5 Tuomo Turunen

14 Joni Aho

21 Petri Viljanen

22 Joona Toivio

Midfielders
6 Tim Sparv

7 Kasper Hämäläinen

8 Mehmet Hetemaj

10 Nicholas Otaru

13 Pyry Kärkkäinen

15 Ilari Äijälä

16 Perparim Hetemaj

17 Juha Hakola

18 Jussi Vasara

Forwards
9 Berat Sadik

11 Jarno Parikka

19 Aleksandr Kokko

20 Teemu Pukki

Last updated: 24/06/2009 02:11 CET
National team competition record
Comp. Pld W D L GF GA
U-21 119 34 26 59 123 194
Last updated: 24/06/2009 02:11 CET

Serbia

Fixtures & Results »
Final tournament - Group stage
16.06.2009
v
Italy

0-0

19.06.2009
v
Belarus

0-0

23.06.2009
v
Sweden

1-3

Standings »
Group A Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Italy
3 2 1 0 4 2 7
Sweden
3 2 0 1 9 4 6
Serbia
3 0 2 1 1 3 2
Belarus
3 0 1 2 2 7 1
Last updated: 26/06/2009 16:33 CET
How they qualified
• Runners-up in 2007, Serbia recovered from a slow start to win Group 8 in style with an 8-0 defeat of Hungary.
Fixtures & Results »
Play-off for Final Tournament
11.10.2008
v
Denmark
(A)
1-0

15.10.2008
v
Denmark
(H)
1-0

Qualifying round
02.06.2007
v
Latvia
(H)
1-1

08.09.2007
v
Belarus
(H)
3-1

12.09.2007
v
Hungary
(A)
1-2

13.10.2007
v
San Marino
(H)
3-0

17.10.2007
v
Latvia
(A)
2-0

20.11.2007
v
Belarus
(A)
1-1

26.03.2008
v
San Marino
(A)
5-0

07.09.2008
v
Hungary
(H)
8-0

Last updated: 24/06/2009 02:12 CET
Team blogs
• Monday 29 June 2009
Five of the best U21 goals
Talking point: Thirty-eight goals were scored at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with hosts Sweden hitting a new finals high with 12 of their own. uefa.com takes it pick of the bunch.
• Wednesday 24 June 2009
Frustration name of the game for Serbia
Serbia blog: Slobodan Krčmarević's side failed to fulfil their own high expectations here in Sweden as their strong defence could only compensate for their attacking shortcomings for so long.
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Team profile
•
Serbia will be competing in their fourth successive UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament in southern Sweden – a record matched only by Italy and indicative of a fine pedigree at this level.
Coach profile
•
A technically gifted player in his day, Slobodan Krčmarević has based his success as a coach around hard work.





Home/Away

Players
Goalkeepers
1 Željko Brkić

12 Bojan Šaranov

23 Živko Živković

Defenders
2 Marko Jovanović

5 Nikola Petković

13 Ivan Obradović

14 Nenad Tomović

15 Nemanja Pejčinović

16 Jagoš Vuković

19 Rajko Brežančić

21 Milan Vilotić

Midfielders
3 Ljubomir Fejsa

4 Gojko Kačar

6 Nikola Gulan

7 Milan Smiljanić

11 Zoran Tošić

17 Nemanja Matić

18 Marko Milinković

20 Dušan Tadić

22 Nemanja Tomić

Forwards
8 Rade Veljović

9 Slavko Perović

10 Miralem Sulejmani

Last updated: 24/06/2009 02:11 CET
National team competition record
Comp. Pld W D L GF GA
U-21 148 73 37 38 260 164
Last updated: 24/06/2009 02:12 CET

Spain

Fixtures & Results »
Final tournament - Group stage
15.06.2009
v
Germany

0-0

18.06.2009
v
England

0-2

22.06.2009
v
Finland

2-0

Standings »
Group B Pld W D L GF GA Pts
England
3 2 1 0 5 2 7
Germany
3 1 2 0 3 1 5
Spain
3 1 1 1 2 2 4
Finland
3 0 0 3 1 6 0
Last updated: 24/06/2009 02:10 CET
How they qualified
• Having won Group 4 with a 100 per cent record, Spain nearly slipped up in their play-off against Switzerland.
Fixtures & Results »
Play-off for Final Tournament
11.10.2008
v
Switzerland
(A)
1-2

14.10.2008
v
Switzerland
(H)
3-1

Qualifying round
05.06.2007
v
Georgia
(A)
1-0

11.09.2007
v
Georgia
(H)
4-0

12.10.2007
v
Poland
(A)
2-0

16.11.2007
v
Poland
(H)
3-0

25.03.2008
v
Kazakhstan
(H)
5-0

20.08.2008
v
Russia
(A)
2-1

05.09.2008
v
Kazakhstan
(A)
2-1

09.09.2008
v
Russia
(H)
2-0

Last updated: 24/06/2009 02:12 CET
Team blogs
• Monday 29 June 2009
Five of the best U21 goals
Talking point: Thirty-eight goals were scored at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with hosts Sweden hitting a new finals high with 12 of their own. uefa.com takes it pick of the bunch.
• Tuesday 23 June 2009
'Failure' too strong a word for Spain
Spain blog: Captain Raúl García was unwilling to class Spain's early exit as a failure, explaining: "I don't like that word. When you have battled for something, you cannot consider it a failure."
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Team profile
•
Spain have featured in just one final tournament since the likes of Guti, Míchel Salgado and Juan Carlos Valerón lifted the trophy in 1998.
Coach profile
•
Juan Ramón López Caro took charge of the U21s after spells at a number of Liga clubs including Real Madrid CF.





Home/Away

Players
Goalkeepers
1 Roberto

13 Sergio Asenjo

23 Antonio Adán

Defenders
2 Miguel Torres

3 Nacho Monreal

5 Marc Torrejón

12 César Azpilicueta

14 Sergio Sánchez

15 Chico

16 Iván Marcano

Midfielders
4 Javi García

6 Javi Martínez

7 Sisi

8 Raúl García

10 José Manuel Jurado

11 Esteban Granero

18 Mario Suárez

22 Pedro León

Forwards
9 Bojan Krkić

17 Diego Capel

19 Xisco

20 Jonathan Pereira

21 Adrián López

Last updated: 24/06/2009 02:11 CET
National team competition record
Comp. Pld W D L GF GA
U-21 153 101 25 27 284 117
Last updated: 24/06/2009 02:12 CET