2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship
2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
U21-Europamästerskapet för herrar 2009
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Dates15–29 June
Teams8 (finals)
51 (qualifying)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Germany (1st title)
Runners-up England
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored38 (2.53 per match)
Attendance163,090 (10,873 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sweden Marcus Berg (7 goals)
Best player(s)Sweden Marcus Berg
2007
2011

The 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship began on 15 June 2009, and was the 17th UEFA European Under-21 Championship. This was the first tournament after the competition reverted to a two-year format, following the single-year 2006–07 competition, which allowed the change to odd-numbered years. Sweden hosted the final tournament in June 2009; therefore, their under-21 team qualified automatically. Players born on or after 1 January 1986 were eligible to play in this competition.[1]

  1. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2007/09" (PDF). uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 December 2008.