1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship explained

Tourney Name:1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Country: France
Dates:9 March – 20 April
Confederations:1
Num Teams:8
Venues:2
Cities:2
Count:2
Matches:12
Goals:25
Attendance:94670
Top Scorer: João Pinto (3 goals)
Player: Luís Figo
Prevseason:1992
Nextseason:1996

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

See main article: 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship 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
Group 1 winner8 (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992)
Group 2 winner4 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1992)
Group 3 winner5 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990)
Group 4 winner5 (1978, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1992)
Group 5 winner0 (debut)
Group 6 winner4 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988)
Best runner-up1 (1988)
Second best runner-up0 (debut)

1 Bold indicates champion for that year

Squads

See also: 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship 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.

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First leg

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Second leg

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Semi-finals

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Final

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Final ranking

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1421141+37
2430171+69
3421165+17
4421142+27
5211024-24
6210113-33
7200215-40
8200203-30

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 1994: Orlandini blooms as Italy seal double. UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 June 2012.
  2. News: 1994: Luís Figo. UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 June 2012.