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2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification
The 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started on 31 May 2007 with a qualifying competition and finishes on 15 October 2008, before the final tournament on 15–23 June 2009. 51 of the 52 other nations in UEFA's jurisdiction, including Montenegro national under-21 football team, Montenegro and Serbia national under-21 football team, Serbia who competed separately for the first time, went through a series of qualifiers to decide the seven other teams to join Sweden at the finals. Andorra national under-21 football team, Andorra did not take part. The first stage of the qualifying competition is a group stage followed by play-offs. Each group winner, as well as the four highest ranked second place teams, will advance to the play-off. The play-off will determine which seven nations join Sweden in the final tournament. Sweden, as hosts, qualify automatically. Groups Summary Teams that have secured a place in the play-offs are highlighted in green, in their respective qualifying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; ; ) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach soccer, beach football in Europe and the List of transcontinental countries#Asia and Europe, transcontinental countries of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan, as well as the West Asian countries of Cyprus, Armenia and Israel. UEFA consists of 55 national association List of men's national association football teams#UEFA (Europe), members. Since 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions. UEFA consists of the national football associations of Europe, and runs national and club competitions including the UEFA European Championship, European Championship, UEFA Nations League, Nations League, UEFA Champions League, Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Europa League, UEFA Conference League, Conference League, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey National Under-21 Football Team
The Turkey national Under-21 football team (), also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team. History This team is for Turkish players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Also in existence are teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-19s and Under 17s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U-21s, senior side and again for the U-21s, as Oğuzhan Özyakup has done recently. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible). Competitive Record Summer Olympics record UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record UEFA Under-23 Qualification UEFA Under-21 Qualification Toulon Tournament * 2002 Toulon Tournament - 8th place * 2004 Toulon Tournament - 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (, born 19 December 1986), known mononymously as Lazaros due to his long surname, is a Greek professional footballer and plays for Super League Greece 2 club Iraklis as a winger. Club career PAOK Christodoulopoulos started his career when he was picked up by Omonoia Sindos (in Thessaloniki) at a young age, and then Neapoli. His impressive performances caught the eye of a PAOK scout, and joined PAOK in the summer of 2004. He has been a mainstay in the PAOK first team proving to be a vital team player. As of 2008 many European clubs were interested in signing him. He was contracted to PAOK until 2008 with minimum fee release clause of €6 million. In the summer of 2006 he was given a trial by English giants Liverpool but PAOK was reluctant to sell him at the time. This started a dispute that prevented him from playing for more than half of the 2006–07 season. He was nicknamed "The Builder" by the local media, because during his fall-out in re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rouwen Hennings
Rouwen Hennings (born 28 August 1987) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward. Hennings has previously played for Hamburger SV, VfL Osnabrück, FC St. Pauli, and Karlsruher SC in the Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, and 3. Liga. He has played international football for Germany's under-19, under-20, and under-21 level, making 21 caps and scoring 13 goals for the latter. Club career file:Rouwen Hennings.JPG, 140px, left, Hennings playing for FC St. Pauli in 2008 Hennings started his career with local junior side VfL Oldesloe before signing for Hamburger SV in 2001. He progressed through the junior sides to be promoted to the first team in 2005. He featured mainly for the second side in the Regionalliga Nord, making 22 appearances in the 2005–06 season and 29 appearances in the 2006–07 season, before joining 2. Bundesliga side VfL Osnabrück on a season-long loan in July 2007. He struggled to score goals for Osnabrück, only scoring 2 goals in 30 appearance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chedwyn Evans
Chedwyn Michael Evans (born 28 December 1988) is a Welsh association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), striker for club Preston North End F.C., Preston North End, where he also serves as a first-team coach. Born in Rhyl, Evans was signed by Manchester City F.C., Manchester City from Chester City F.C., Chester City's youth set up in 2002 and he subsequently progressed through the ranks. Evans was loaned to Norwich City F.C., Norwich City in 2007, where he scored 10 goals in 28 league appearances, before returning to his parent club. With first team opportunities at City limited he was subsequently sold to Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United for £3 million in 2009. After an unspectacular first two seasons at Bramall Lane he scored 35 goals during the 2011–12 Sheffield United F.C. season, 2011–12 season. He also represented Wales at Wales national under-21 football team, Wales under-21 and Wales national football team, senior level, sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain National Under-21 Football Team
The Spain national under-21 football team is the national under-21 Association football, football team of Spain and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The team, nicknamed La Rojita (The Little Red), competes in the biennial UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Spain under-21 team was formed. Spain has a strong record (competition winners five times and runners-up twice); having consecutively won the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2011 and 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2013 Championships. They hold the joint record with Italy national under-21 football team, Italy for the most wins of the competition. Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Spain's brief record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown, though in actuality, Spain pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland National Under-21 Football Team
The Switzerland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which is held every two years. UEFA U-23 championship record Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Switzerland's record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown. * 1972: ''Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 2 in qualification group'' * 1974: ''Did not enter'' * 1976: ''Did not enter'' UEFA U-21 Championship record :''*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.'' Coaches * 1995–2001: Köbi Kuhn * 2001–2007: Bernard Challandes * 2007–2009: Pierre-André Schürmann * 2009–2015: Pierluigi Tami * 2015–2018: Heinz Moser * 2018–2022: Mauro Lustrinelli * 2022–2023: Patr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel National Under-21 Football Team
The Israel national under-21 football team () is the national under-21 football team of Israel, and is controlled by the Israel Football Association (IFA). It is considered to be the feeder team for the senior Israel national football team. This team consists of Israeli players aged 21 or under at the start of each two-year UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Team members may also simultaneously qualify to various teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-19s and Under 17s, or even the senior national team, so long as theymeet the respective age restriction. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (provided the player is eligible). The U-21 team has been constructed following Israel's acceptance as a full member of UEFA. A draw in a qualifier against Greece in Greece was Israel U-21s' first fixture during the early 1990s. Israel U-21s do not have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy National Under-21 Football Team
The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 Association football, football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years. Italy (along with Spain national under-21 football team, Spain) is the most successful nation in the history of the competition, with five Championships won (1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 1992, 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 1994, 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 1996, 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2000 and 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2004). Italy has also been twice runner-up of the competition, in 1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 1986 and 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2013. From 1990 to 2004 the team established near-total dominance of European Under-21 football, winning five of the seven tournaments. Italy's Under-21s played the first match at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England National Under-21 Football Team
The England national under-21 football team, also known as England under-21s or England U21(s), is the national under-21 association football team of England, under the control of the Football Association. It is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team. This team is for England players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year UEFA European Under-21 Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23. As long as they are eligible, players can play for England at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side, and again for the U21s, as Jack Butland, Harry Kane, Calum Chambers, John Stones and Emile Smith Rowe have done. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player has not played a senior competitive game in his previous country). The U21 team came into existence in 1976, following the realignment of UEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales National Under-21 Football Team
The Wales national under-21 football team, also known as the Wales U21s, is the national under-21 football team of Wales and is controlled by the Football Association of Wales. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years. To date Wales haven't yet qualified for the finals tournament but in recent years have shown good form, losing in a playoff (5–4) to England in the 2009 qualifying campaign and finishing second in their group two years later, after leading their group until their last game Wales only needed a draw to qualify for the play-offs but lost 1–0 away to Italy. The under-21 team came into existence following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976. A goalless draw in a friendly against England at Wolverhampton Wanderers' Molineux Stadium was Wales U21s' first result. The national under-21 team is the highest level of youth football in Wales, and is open to any players who were born in Wales or whose pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland National Under-21 Football Team
The Finland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Finland. The team qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, UEFA Euro U21 Championship final tournament for the first time in 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2009, under head coach Markku Kanerva. 15 years later, coached by Mika Lehkosuo, they qualified for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2025 UEFA Euro U21 Championship tournament in Slovakia, for the second time in the nation's history, after defeating Norway in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs, qualification play-offs. UEFA European Championship Record 2009 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification 2023 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification 2025 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification Current squad The following players have been called up in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament between 11 June and 28 June 2025 in Slovakia. *'' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
