| Majstrovstvá Európy vo futbale hráčov do 21 rokov 2000 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Slovakia |
| Dates | 27 May – 4 June |
| Teams | 8 (finals) 47 (qualifying) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Italy (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Czech Republic |
| Third place |  Spain |
| Fourth place | Slovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 40 (2.86 per match) |
| Attendance | 74,930 (5,352 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Andrea Pirlo (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Andrea Pirlo |
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The 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 12th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Slovakia from 27 May to 4 June 2000. The tournament had 47 entrants. Northern Ireland competed for the first time. For the first time a finals tournament with two groups of four teams was held, with one of those teams, Slovakia, having been chosen as the hosts.[1] The top four teams in this competition qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2]
Italy won the competition for the fourth time, thus qualified for the Olympic Games finals, alongside Czech Republic, Slovakia and Spain.
- ^ "2000/2002 Under-21 Qualification Round Draw made". UEFA. 14 December 1999. Archived from the original on 20 October 2000. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Competition format: Slovakia 2000". UEFA. Archived from the original on 10 February 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2014.