| Tourney Name: | UEFA European Under-21 Championship |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Other Titles: | U-21-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2004 |
| Country: |  Germany |
| Dates: | 27 May – 8 June |
| Num Teams: | 8 (finals) 48 (qualifying) |
| Venues: | 4 |
| Cities: | 4 |
| Count: | 5 |
| Matches: | 16 |
| Goals: | 52 |
| Attendance: | 110353 |
| Top Scorer: |  Johan Elmander Alberto Gilardino(4 goals each) |
| Player: | Alberto Gilardino |
| Prevseason: | 2002 |
| Nextseason: | 2006 |
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 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.
See main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.
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.
See main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads.
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| Assistant referees: Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain) Mark Simons (Belgium) Fourth official: Matthew David Messias (England) |
Alexander Hleb Raman Kirenkin Pavel Kirylchyk Aleh Shkabara Cesare Bovo Giampiero Pinzi Stefan Ishizaki Jon Jönsson Babis StefanidisSee Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics