| U-21-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2004 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Germany |
| Dates | 27 May – 8 June |
| Teams | 8 (finals) 48 (qualifying) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Italy (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Serbia and Montenegro |
| Third place |  Portugal |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 52 (3.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 110,353 (6,897 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Johan Elmander Alberto Gilardino (4 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Alberto Gilardino |
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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.
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.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Italy
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Serbia and Montenegro
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
 Belarus
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Croatia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 3–2 | Croatia |
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Lazović  37'Lovre 47'Ivanović 86' |
Report | Eduardo 49' Kranjčar 68' |
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
| Italy | 1–2 | Belarus |
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| Gilardino 58' |
Report | Kirenkin 6' A. Hleb 44' |
Attendance: 3,712
Referee: Matt Messias (England)
| Belarus | 1–1 | Croatia |
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| Kirylchyk 82' |
Report | Lučić 38' |
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Michal Beneš (Czech Republic)
| Italy | 2–1 | Serbia and Montenegro |
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| Sculli 30', 53' |
Report | Vukčević 86' |
Attendance: 4,675
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)
| Italy | 1–0 | Croatia |
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| De Rossi 21' |
Report |
Attendance: 5,468
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)
| Belarus | 1–2 | Serbia and Montenegro |
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| Shkabara 13' |
Report | Lazović 47' (pen.) Milovanović 55' |
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| Portugal
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
| Germany
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
 Switzerland
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
| Germany | 2–1 | Switzerland |
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| Auer 21' Hitzlsperger 63' |
Report | D. Degen 75' |
Attendance: 12,240
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)
| Sweden | 3–1 | Portugal |
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| Elmander 40', 50' Ishizaki 71' |
Report | Almeida 28' |
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
| Germany | 1–2 | Sweden |
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| Auer 84' |
Report | Jönsson 49' Elmander 62' |
Attendance: 18,650
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
| Switzerland | 2–2 | Portugal |
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| Vonlanthen 57' Baykal 86' |
Report | Carlos Martins 66' (pen.) Almeida 71' |
Attendance: 2,507
Referee: Matt Messias (England)
| Germany | 1–2 | Portugal |
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| Schweinsteiger 41' |
Report | Almeida 24' Lourenço 78' |
Attendance: 13,400
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)
| Switzerland | 1–3 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Barnetta 21' |
Report | Jaggy 40' (o.g.) Rosenberg 62', 88' |
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Michal Beneš (Czech Republic)
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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| 5 June – Bochum | |||||
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| Sweden | 1 (5) | ||||
| 8 June – Bochum | |||||
| Serbia and Montenegro (p) | 1 (6) | ||||
| Italy | 3 | ||||
| 5 June – Oberhausen | |||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | ||||
| Italy | 3 | ||||
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| Portugal | 1 | ||||
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| 8 June – Oberhausen | |||||
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| Portugal (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||
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| Sweden | 2 | ||||
| Sweden | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Serbia and Montenegro |
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| Stefanidis 36' |
Report | Marić 90+1' |
| Penalties | ||
Ishizaki  Jönsson Holmén Dorsin Rosenberg Stefanidis  |
5–6 | Delibašić Vukčević Milovanović Đalović Miladinović Marić |
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Matt Messias (England)
| Italy | 3–1 | Portugal |
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| Gilardino 19', 77' Pinzi 24' |
Report | Oliveira 28' |
Attendance: 7,709
Referee: Michal Beneš (Czech Republic)
| Portugal | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Sweden |
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| Viana 76' (pen.) J. Ribeiro 84'Carlitos 114' |
Report | Elmander 45+1' Rosenberg 90' |
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)
| Italy | 3–0 | Serbia and Montenegro |
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| De Rossi 32' Bovo 83'Gilardino 85' |
Report |
Attendance: 20,092
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Italy
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Gold medal |
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Serbia and Montenegro
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | Silver medal |
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Portugal
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 7 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | Sweden
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Belarus
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Germany (H)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 7 | Croatia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |
| 8 | Switzerland
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
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