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.

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2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

U-21-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2004
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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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.

• Greece (as hosts), Italy, Serbia & Montenegro and Portugal qualify for the Olympic games finals.

See Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
	Italy	5	4	0	1	10	4	+6	12	Gold medal
	Serbia and Montenegro	5	2	1	2	7	9	−2	7	Silver medal
	Portugal	5	2	1	2	9	11	−2	7	Bronze medal
4	Sweden	5	3	1	1	11	7	+4	10	Fourth place
5	Belarus	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4	Eliminated in group stage
6	Germany (H)	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
7	Croatia	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1
8	Switzerland	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1

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• Results Archive at UEFA.com
• RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com