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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = UEFA European Under-21 Championship
| image = 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.png
| size = 200px
| year = 2011
| other_titles = UEFA U21-EM 2011 ''{{in lang|da}}''
| country = {{flag|Denmark}}
| dates = 11–25 June
| confederations = 1
| num_teams = 8 (finals)<br />52 (qualifying)
| venues = [[#Venues|4]]
| cities = 4
| champion_other = {{fbu|21|ESP}}
| count = 3
| second_other = {{fbu|21|SUI}}
| third_other = {{fbu|21|BLR}}
| fourth_other = {{fbu|21|CZE}}
| matches = 16
| goals = 36
| attendance = 101955
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Adrián López|Adrián]] <small>(5 goals)</small>
| player = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Mata]]
| prevseason = [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2009]]
| nextseason = [[2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2013]]
}}

The '''2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship''' was the 18th staging of [[UEFA]]'s [[UEFA European Under-21 Championship|European Under-21 Championship]]. The final tournament was hosted by Denmark between 11 and 25 June 2011.

The Danish bid was chosen by UEFA's Executive Committee on 10 December 2008 in [[Nyon]], Switzerland.<ref name="host-selection">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0de7867c8506-cb403fe2a9b9-1000--denmark-to-host-2011-u21-finals/|title=Denmark to host 2011 U21 finals|access-date=9 October 2010|date=10 December 2008|publisher=[[UEFA]]}}</ref> This bid defeated the other bid from [[Israel]].

Qualification for the final tournament took place between March 2009 and October 2010.

This competition also acted as a qualifier for the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]], as 3 teams qualified.

[[Spain national under-21 football team|Spain]] won their third title after defeating [[Switzerland national under-21 football team|Switzerland]] 2–0 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0254-0d7ce6e583ae-f0f217d628cb-1000--spain-crowned-european-under-21-champions/|title=Spain crowned European Under-21 champions|date=25 June 2011|work=[[UEFA]]|access-date=25 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/spain/8599346/European-Under-21-Championship-Spain-win-tournament-with-victory-over-Switzerland.html|title=Spain win tournament with victory over Switzerland|date=27 June 2011|work=Daily Telegraph|access-date=27 June 2011}}</ref>

==Host selection==
[[File:Viborg - UEFA U21 Championship (sign).jpg|thumb|Sign in [[Viborg, Denmark|Viborg]]]]

The organisation of the event was initially contested by only two bids: Denmark and [[Israel]]. The bids were submitted on 15 June 2008.<ref name="bids-submitted">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0de7606b6c6e-0ace22b57c5c-1000--denmark-and-israel-bid-for-u21-finals/|title=Denmark and Israel bid for U21 finals|access-date=9 October 2010|date=15 June 2008|publisher=[[UEFA]]}}</ref>

The bids were inspected between June and September 2008, and a report was given to the National Team Competition Committee in October. The committee discussed the bids on 27 November 2008 and issued a recommendation to the UEFA Executive Committee, who decided on 10 December 2008 that Denmark would host the finals.<ref name="host-selection"/><ref name="bids-submitted"/>

==Qualification==
{{Main|2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification}}

The draw for the [[2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification|2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying round]] took place in Århus on 4 February 2009. The qualifying draw determined the makeup of ten groups. Ten groups were formed in the qualifying draw including two sections of six sides and eight of five, as teams chase 7 finals places alongside host Denmark. The seeding pots are formed on the basis of former performance in the tournament. All groups contained one nation from the first five pots and two sections also included a team from Pot 6. The six European federations that have qualified for the [[2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] (Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Hungary, Spain and England) were each drawn in one of the six groups of five teams.

===2012 Summer Olympics and Great Britain team===
{{Main|Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic football team}}

The tournament was used as the European qualifying tournament for the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]] in London with the top teams qualifying for London 2012.  The four British federations entered the qualification process as single entities, but are not eligible to qualify for the Olympics. If one or more British teams had qualified for the Championship, and to pass the first round, play-off games would be played (like in 2007 when Italy and Portugal faced for the last place in the Olympics). As Great Britain is the host nation for the 2012 Olympics, it is entitled to an automatic place in the competition. This caused controversy as in the Olympics, Great Britain competes as a single unified country, as opposed to the four individual nations in football. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all logged public objections to the idea of a GB team at the Olympics, fearing that it would jeopardise their independent status in UEFA and FIFA. A compromise was reached in 2009 whereby England would field a team for the tournament, while the other three would not participate, but not object to England's involvement.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/8076346.stm Fifa approves Team GB compromise] – BBC News, 31 May 2009</ref>

===List of qualified teams===
The following 8 teams qualified for the [[2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification|2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship]]

* {{nowrap|{{fbu|21|BLR}}}}
* {{nowrap|{{fbu|21|CZE}}}}
* {{nowrap|{{fbu|21|DEN}}  '''(Host Nation)'''}}
* {{nowrap|{{fbu|21|ENG}}}}
* {{nowrap|{{fbu|21|ISL}}}}
* {{nowrap|{{fbu|21|ESP}}}}
* {{nowrap|{{fbu|21|SUI}}}}
* {{nowrap|{{fbu|21|UKR}}}}

==Venues==
The tournament venues were all located in [[Jutland]], at already existing stadiums in [[Aarhus]], [[Aalborg]], [[Herning]] and [[Viborg, Denmark|Viborg]].

On 20 September 2010 it was announced that Aarhus Stadion would host the final. Further Aalborg Stadion was confirmed as the venue for the opening match and the eventual Olympic qualifying play-off. The semifinals were played at Herning Stadium and Viborg Stadion.<ref name="final-aarhus">{{cite web|url=http://www.u21denmark2011.com/news/articles/finalen-spilles-i-aarhus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311181635/http://u21denmark2011.com/news/articles/finalen-spilles-i-aarhus/ |url-status = dead|archive-date=11 March 2012 |title=Finalen spilles i Aarhus |trans-title=Final to be played in Aarhus |publisher=[[Danish Football Association]] |access-date=9 October 2010 |date=20 September 2010 |language=da }}</ref> It was also published that [[Denmark national under-21 football team|Denmark]] would play all of its matches in Aalborg and Aarhus.<ref name="den-aalborg-aarhus">{{cite web|url=http://www.u21denmark2011.com/location/aarhus/news/articles/aarhus-faar-em-finalen-u21-landshold |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311181723/http://u21denmark2011.com/location/aarhus/news/articles/aarhus-faar-em-finalen-u21-landshold/ |url-status = dead|archive-date=11 March 2012 |title=Århus får EM-finalen for U21 landshold |trans-title=Århus gets the European Championship final for U21 national teams |publisher=[[Danish Football Association]] |access-date=9 October 2010 |date=20 September 2010 |language=da }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:1em auto;"
|-
! [[Aarhus]]
! [[Aalborg]]
! [[Herning]]
! [[Viborg, Denmark|Viborg]]
|-
| [[Atletion|Aarhus Stadion]]
| [[Energi Nord Arena|Aalborg Stadion]]
| [[MCH Arena|Herning Stadium]]
| [[Viborg Stadion]]
|-
| {{Coord|56|7|55|N|10|11|47|E|region:DK_type:landmark|display=inline|name=NRGi Park}}
| {{Coord|57|3|5.4|N|9|53|56.76|E|region:DK_type:landmark|display=inline|name=Energi Nord Arena}}
| {{Coord|56|7|1|N|8|57|6|E|region:DK_type:landmark|display=inline|name=MCH Arena}}
| {{Coord|56|27|21.23|N|9|24|7.43|E|region:DK_type:landmark|display=inline|name=Viborg Stadion}}
|-
| Capacity: '''20,000'''
| Capacity: '''10,500'''
| Capacity: '''9,600'''
| Capacity: '''9,566'''
|-
| [[File:Atletion.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Aalborg Stadion.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:MCH Arena.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Viborg Stadion (1).jpg|150px]]
|-
|colspan="4" align="center"|{{location map+|Denmark|float=none|width=375|caption=|places=
{{location map~|Denmark|lat=56.131944|long=10.196389|label=[[Aarhus]]|position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Denmark|lat=57.0515|long=9.8991|label=[[Aalborg]]|position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Denmark|lat=56.116944|long=8.951667|label=[[Herning]]|position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Denmark|lat=56.455897|long=9.402064|label=[[Viborg, Denmark|Viborg]]|position=bottom}}}}
|}

==Format==
[[File:Andy - U21 maskot.jpg|thumb|Andy, the mascot]]

The final tournament consisted of two groups of four, with the top two from each progressing to the semifinals where it becomes a knockout competition. In the finals held a year before a summer Olympic Games the championship also serves as qualification for the Olympic Football Tournament.

Players were eligible for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship if they were born on or later than 1 January 1988.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120525150528/http://www.uefa.com/under21/finals/competitionformat/index.html Format & regulations] – UEFA.COM, 12/10/10</ref>

==Seeding==
The draw for the final tournament took place on 9 November 2010 at ''Aalborg Congress & Culture Centre'' in [[Aalborg]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/under21/draws/season=2011/round=2000005/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913080022/http://www.uefa.com/under21/draws/season=2011/round=2000005/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 September 2010|title=Final tournament|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=9 November 2010|access-date=30 March 2011}}</ref>

Similar to former tournaments, the games in each group are to be held at just two stadia. For the draw, the finalists were divided into three [[Single-elimination tournament#Seeding|seeding]] pots, based on average points per game in the qualifying phase, with each group having one team from pot 1 and 2, and two teams from pot 3. [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], as hosts, were seeded first automatically.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.u21denmark2011.com/news/articles/seedningslag-fastlagt-til-uefa-u21-em-2011|title=Seedningslag fastlagt til UEFA U21-EM 2011|trans-title=Seedings for UEFA Under-21 Championship 2011 defined|publisher=[[Danish Football Association]]|date=14 October 2010|access-date=14 October 2010|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311181807/http://u21denmark2011.com/news/articles/seedningslag-fastlagt-til-uefa-u21-em-2011/|archive-date=11 March 2012|url-status = dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=28%|Pot 1
!width=24%|Pot 2
!width=24%|Pot 3
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
* {{fbu|21|DEN}} (assigned to A1)
* {{fbu|21|CZE}} (assigned to B1)
|
* {{fbu|21|ESP}}
* {{fbu|21|ISL}}
|
* {{fbu|21|ENG}}
* {{fbu|21|SUI}}
* {{fbu|21|BLR}}
* {{fbu|21|UKR}}
|}

==Squads==
{{Further|2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads}}

Squads for the 2011 Euro U-21 Championship consisted of 23 players, as in the previous tournament in [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2009]]. Only players born on or after 1 January 1988 were eligible to play.

==Referees==
In April 2011 UEFA published a list of referees, assistant referees and fourth officials to officiate at the tournament. All of the referees are either Premier Category 1-referees or Category 2-referees, respectively the second highest and third highest tier of international referees. All referees are appointed because they are deemed to be future elite referees, thus they are all between 31 and 38 years old and therefore adhere to the U21 philosophy of being the tournament of the stars of tomorrow.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120311181857/http://u21denmark2011.com/news/articles/dommerne-til-u21-em-udpeget/ Dommere]</ref>

'''Referees'''
*[[Robert Schörgenhofer]] ([[Austrian Football Association|Austria]])
*[[Paolo Tagliavento]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
*[[Marijo Strahonja]] ([[Croatian Football Federation|Croatia]])
*[[Aleksandar Stavrev]] ([[Football Federation of Macedonia|Macedonia]])
*[[Milorad Mažić]] ([[Football Association of Serbia|Serbia]])
*[[Markus Strömbergsson]] ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])

'''Fourth officials'''
*[[Kenn Hansen]] ([[Danish Football Association|Denmark]])
*[[Liran Liany]] ([[Israel Football Association|Israel]])

==Tiebreakers==
As in Under-21 Euro 2009: If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.
# Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question
# Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question
# Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question
# If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two or more teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1 to 4 will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 and 6 will apply
# Results of all group matches:
## Superior [[goal difference]]
## Higher number of goals scored
## Fair play conduct
# Drawing of lots

== Group stage ==
The draw took place on 9 November 2010 in [[Aalborg]], Denmark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/newsid=1553689.html |title=Agenda set for Under-21 finals draw in Aalborg |date=3 November 2010 |work=[[UEFA]] |access-date=25 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027213730/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/newsid%3D1553689.html |archive-date=27 October 2010 |url-status = dead}}</ref>
The first round saw the eight teams divided into two groups of four teams. Each group was a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]], where each teams plays one game against every other team in their group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a defeat. The teams finishing first and second in each group qualified for the semifinals.

=== Group A ===
In group A tie-breakers were needed to break down the three-point tie with Belarus, Denmark and Iceland. Belarus advanced due to a better goal difference in the matches between those three.<ref>{{cite web|title=Switzerland and Belarus make it through|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0deb115aaa2c-fef7cc9834e2-1000--switzerland-and-belarus-make-it-through/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=19 June 2011|date=18 June 2011}}</ref>

{|
|-
|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=175|Team
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Played"|Pld
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Won"|W
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Drawn"|D
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Lost"|L
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Goals for"|GF
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Goals against"|GA
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Goal difference"|GD
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Points"|Pts
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{fbu|21|SUI}}
|3||3||0||0||6||0||+6||'''9'''
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{fbu|21|BLR}}
|3||1||0||2||3||5||−2||'''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{fbu|21|ISL}}
|3||1||0||2||3||5||−2||'''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{fbu|21|DEN}}
|3||1||0||2||3||5||−2||'''3'''
|}
|
3 Way Tie-Breaker
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=175|Team
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Played"|Pld
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Won"|W
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Drawn"|D
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Lost"|L
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Goals for"|GF
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Goals against"|GA
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Goal difference"|GD
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Points"|Pts
|-
|align=left|{{fbu|21|BLR}}
|2||1||0||1||3||2||+1||'''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{fbu|21|ISL}}
|2||1||0||1||3||3||0||'''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{fbu|21|DEN}}
|2||1||0||1||3||4||−1||'''3'''
|}
|}
<small>All times are [[Central European Summer Time|UTC+2]].</small>

{{football box
| date         = 11 June 2011
| time         = 18:00
| team1        = {{fbu-rt|21|BLR}}
| score        = 2–0
| team2        = {{fbu|21|ISL}}
| report       = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0deafd1110ff-31d7bc2be624-1000--belarus-get-the-better-of-iceland/ Report]
| goals1       = [[Andrey Varankow|Varankow]] {{goal|77|pen.}}<br />[[Maksim Skavysh|Skavysh]] {{goal|87}}
| goals2       =
| stadium      = [[Atletion|Aarhus Stadion]], [[Aarhus]]
| attendance   = 2,815
| referee      = [[Aleksandar Stavrev]] ([[Football Federation of Macedonia|Macedonia]])
}}
{{football box
| date         = 11 June 2011
| time         = 20:45
| team1        = {{fbu-rt|21|DEN}}
| score        = 0–1
| team2        = {{fbu|21|SUI}}
| report       = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0254-0d7cea47d059-051437fb7160-1000--shaqiri-on-target-as-swiss-poop-danish-party/ Report]
| goals1       =
| goals2       = [[Xherdan Shaqiri|Shaqiri]] {{goal|48}}
| stadium      = [[Energi Nord Arena|Aalborg Stadion]], [[Aalborg]]
| attendance   = 9,678
| referee      = [[Robert Schörgenhofer]] ([[Austrian Football Association|Austria]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date         = 14 June 2011
| time         = 18:00
| team1        = {{fbu-rt|21|SUI}}
| score        = 2–0
| team2        = {{fbu|21|ISL}}
| report       = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0deb0607035f-634d18d5253e-1000--swiss-surge-continues-with-defeat-of-iceland/ Report]
| goals1       = [[Fabian Frei|Frei]] {{goal|1}} <br /> [[Innocent Emeghara|Emeghara]] {{goal|40}}
| goals2       =
| stadium      = [[Energi Nord Arena|Aalborg Stadion]], [[Aalborg]]
| attendance   = 1,903
| referee      = [[Marijo Strahonja]] ([[Croatian Football Federation|Croatia]])
}}
{{football box
| date         = 14 June 2011
| time         = 20:45
| team1        = {{fbu-rt|21|DEN}}
| score        = 2–1
| team2        = {{fbu|21|BLR}}
| report       = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/matches/season=2011/round=2000002/match=2003391/postmatch/report/index.html Report]
| goals1       = [[Christian Eriksen|Eriksen]] {{goal|22}} <br /> [[Nicolai Jørgensen|Jørgensen]] {{goal|71}}
| goals2       = [[Dzmitry Baha|Baha]] {{goal|20}}
| stadium      = [[Atletion|Aarhus Stadion]], [[Aarhus]]
| attendance   = 18,152
| referee      = [[Paolo Tagliavento]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date         = 18 June 2011
| time         = 20:45
| team1        = {{fbu-rt|21|ISL}}
| score        = 3–1
| team2        = {{fbu|21|DEN}}
| report       = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0deb115aaa2c-f24f9435ec39-1000--iceland-and-denmark-bow-out-in-aalborg/ Report]
| goals1       = [[Kolbeinn Sigþórsson|Sigþórsson]] {{goal|58}}<br />[[Birkir Bjarnason|Bjarnason]] {{goal|60}}<br />[[Hjörtur Logi Valgarðsson|Valgarðsson]] {{goal|90+2}}
| goals2       = [[Bashkim Kadrii|Kadrii]] {{goal|81}}
| stadium      = [[Energi Nord Arena|Aalborg Stadion]], [[Aalborg]]
| attendance   = 9,308
| referee      = [[Milorad Mažić]] ([[Football Association of Serbia|Serbia]])
}}
{{football box
| date         = 18 June 2011
| time         = 20:45
| team1        = {{fbu-rt|21|SUI}}
| score        = 3–0
| team2        = {{fbu|21|BLR}}
| report       = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0deb115aaa2c-fef7cc9834e2-1000--switzerland-and-belarus-make-it-through/ Report]
| goals1       = [[Admir Mehmedi|Mehmedi]] {{goal|6|pen.|43}}<br />[[Frank Feltscher|Feltscher]] {{goal|90+3}}
| goals2       =
| stadium      = [[Atletion|Aarhus Stadion]], [[Aarhus]]
| attendance   = 1,604
| referee      = [[Markus Strömbergsson]] ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])
}}

=== Group B ===
[[File:Czech Republic national under-21 football team 2011.jpg|thumb|Czech players after [[Bořek Dočkal]]'s 2–0 goal against Ukraine]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=175|Team
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Played"|Pld
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Won"|W
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Drawn"|D
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Lost"|L
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Goals for"|GF
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Goals against"|GA
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Goal difference"|GD
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Points"|Pts
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{fbu|21|ESP}}
|3||2||1||0||6||1||+5||'''7'''
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{fbu|21|CZE}}
|3||2||0||1||4||4||0||'''6'''
|-
|align=left|{{fbu|21|ENG}}
|3||0||2||1||2||3||−1||'''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{fbu|21|UKR}}
|3||0||1||2||1||5||−4||'''1'''
|}

<small>All times are [[Central European Summer Time|UTC+2]].</small>

{{football box
| date         = 12 June 2011
| time         = 18:00
| team1        = {{fbu-rt|21|CZE}}
| score        = 2–1
| team2        = {{fbu|21|UKR}}
| report       = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0254-0d7d0444f817-e6e70d912907-1000--dockal-double-gives-czech-republic-winning-start/ Report]
| goals1       = [[Bořek Dočkal|Dočkal]] {{goal|49||56}}
| goals2       = [[Maksym Bilyi (footballer born 1989)|Bilyi]] {{goal|87}}
| stadium      = [[Viborg Stadion]], [[Viborg, Denmark|Viborg]]
| attendance   = 4,251
| referee      = [[Milorad Mažić]] ([[Football Association of Serbia|Serbia]])
}}
{{football box
| date         = 12 June 2011
| time         = 20:45
| team1        = {{fbu-rt|21|ESP}}
| score        = 1–1
| team2        = {{fbu|21|ENG}}
| report       = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0254-0d7ce88a34a6-2a35447c2e8b-1000--welbeck-salvages-point-for-england-against-spain/ Report]
| goals1       = [[Ander Herrera|Herrera]] {{goal|14}}
| goals2       = [[Danny Welbeck|Welbeck]] {{goal|88}}
| stadium      = [[MCH Arena|Herning Stadium]], [[Herning]]
| attendance   = 8,046
| referee      = [[Markus Strömbergsson]] ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date         = 15 June 2011
| time         = 18:00
| team1        = {{fbu-rt|21|CZE}}
| score        = 0–2
| team2        = {{fbu|21|ESP}}
| report       = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0254-0d7ce889a27e-a3f0505fee9f-1000--adrian-double-kick-starts-spain-challenge/ Report]
| goals1       =
| goals2       = [[Adrián López|Adrián]] {{goal|27||47}}
| stadium      = [[Viborg Stadion]], [[Viborg, Denmark|Viborg]]
| attendance   = 4,662
| referee      = [[Robert Schörgenhofer]] ([[Austrian Football Association|Austria]])
}}
{{football box
| date         = 15 June 2011
| time         = 20:45
| team1        = {{fbu-rt|21|UKR}}
| score        = 0–0
| team2        = {{fbu|21|ENG}}
| report       = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0deb09f1bded-7b171ce9a77b-1000--ukraine-and-england-keep-hopes-alive-with-draw/ Report]
| goals1       =
| goals2       =
| stadium      = [[MCH Arena|Herning Stadium]], [[Herning]]
| attendance   = 3,495
| referee      = [[Aleksandar Stavrev]] ([[Football Federation of Macedonia|Macedonia]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date         = 19 June 2011
| time         = 20:45
| team1        = {{fbu-rt|21|ENG}}
| score        = 1–2
| team2        = {{fbu|21|CZE}}
| report       = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0deb14828964-01b3ff4f0fd8-1000--czechs-stun-england-to-take-semi-final-spot/ Report]
| goals1       = [[Danny Welbeck|Welbeck]] {{goal|76}}
| goals2       = [[Jan Chramosta|Chramosta]] {{goal|89}}<br />[[Tomáš Pekhart|Pekhart]] {{goal|90+4}}
| stadium      = [[Viborg Stadion]], [[Viborg, Denmark|Viborg]]
| attendance   = 5,262
| referee      = [[Paolo Tagliavento]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
}}
{{football box
| date         = 19 June 2011
| time         = 20:45
| team1        = {{fbu-rt|21|UKR}}
| score        = 0–3
| team2        = {{fbu|21|ESP}}
| report       = [https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0deb14828964-6aecf459c944-1000--spain-beat-ukraine-to-progress-as-group-b-winners/ Report]
| goals1       =
| goals2       = [[Juan Mata|Mata]] {{goal|10||72|pen.}} <br /> [[Adrián López|Adrián]] {{goal|27}}
| stadium      = [[MCH Arena|Herning Stadium]], [[Herning]]
| attendance   = 3,302
| referee      = [[Marijo Strahonja]] ([[Croatian Football Federation|Croatia]])
}}

==Knockout stage==

===Knockout map===
{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 -->
<!--semi-finals -->
|22 June – [[Herning]]|'''{{fbu|21|SUI}}''' ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])|'''1'''|{{fbu|21|CZE}}|0
|22 June – [[Viborg, Denmark|Viborg]]|'''{{fbu|21|ESP}}''' ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])|'''3'''|{{fbu|21|BLR}}|1
<!--final -->
|25 June – [[Aarhus]]|{{fbu|21|SUI}}|0|'''{{fbu|21|ESP}}'''|'''2'''
<!--olympic play-off -->
|Consol= Olympic play-off
|25 June – [[Aalborg]]|{{fbu|21|CZE}}|0|'''{{fbu|21|BLR}}'''|'''1'''
|widescore=yes}}

=== Semifinals ===

Winners qualify for [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]].

{{football box
|date=22 June 2011
|time=18:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|21|ESP}}
|score=3–1 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0deb1c6e47bb-c2e82af1a2a0-1000--spain-s-late-redemption-breaks-belarus-hearts/ Report]
|team2={{fbu|21|BLR}}
|goals1=[[Adrián López|Adrián]] {{goal|89||105}} <br /> [[Jeffrén Suárez|Jeffrén]] {{goal|113}}
|goals2=[[Andrey Varankow|Varankow]] {{goal|38}}
|stadium=[[Viborg Stadion]], [[Viborg, Denmark|Viborg]]
|attendance=7,521
|referee= [[Markus Strömbergsson]] ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])}}
----
{{football box
|date=22 June 2011
|time=21:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|21|SUI}}
|score=1–0
|aet=yes
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0257-0deb1c6e47bb-f9811899064e-1000--mehmedi-sends-switzerland-through-to-u21-final/ Report]
|team2={{fbu|21|CZE}}
|goals1=[[Admir Mehmedi|Mehmedi]] {{goal|114}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[MCH Arena|Herning Stadium]], [[Herning]]
|attendance=5,038
|referee= [[Robert Schörgenhofer]] ([[Austrian Football Association|Austria]])}}

=== Olympic play-off ===

Winner qualifies for [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]].

{{football box
|date=25 June 2011
|time=15:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|21|CZE}}
|score=0–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0254-0d7d011d4886-d7315ccf6dde-1000--filipenko-strike-earns-belarus-olympic-ticket/ Report]
|team2={{fbu|21|BLR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Egor Filipenko|Filipenko]] {{goal|88}}
|stadium=[[Energi Nord Arena|Aalborg Stadion]], [[Aalborg]]
|attendance=870
|referee= [[Milorad Mažić]] ([[Football Association of Serbia|Serbia]])
}}

=== Final ===
{{Main|2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2011|6|25|df=y}}
| time         = 20:45
| team1        = {{fbu-rt|21|SUI}}
| team2        = {{fbu|21|ESP}}
| score        = 0–2
| goals2       = [[Ander Herrera|Herrera]] {{goal|41}}<br />[[Thiago Alcântara|Thiago]] {{goal|81}}
| stadium      = [[Atletion|Aarhus Stadion]], [[Aarhus]]
| attendance   = 16,110
| referee      = [[Paolo Tagliavento]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
| report       = https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2003419--switzerland-vs-spain/
}}

==Goalscorers==
;5 goals
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Adrián López|Adrián]]

;3 goals
*{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Admir Mehmedi]]

;2 goals
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Andrey Varankow]]
*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Bořek Dočkal]]
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ander Herrera]]
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Mata]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Danny Welbeck]]
{{div col end}}

;1 goal
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Dzmitry Baha]]
*{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Egor Filipenko]]
*{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Maksim Skavysh]]
*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Chramosta]]
*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomáš Pekhart]]
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Christian Eriksen]]
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Nicolai Jørgensen]]
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Bashkim Kadrii]]
*{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Birkir Bjarnason]]
*{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Kolbeinn Sigþórsson]]
*{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Hjörtur Logi Valgarðsson]]
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Thiago Alcântara|Thiago]]
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jeffrén Suárez|Jeffrén]]
*{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Innocent Emeghara]]
*{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Frank Feltscher]]
*{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Fabian Frei]]
*{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Xherdan Shaqiri]]
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Maksym Bilyi (footballer, born 1989)|Maksym Bilyi]]
{{div col end}}

==Team of the Tournament==
The UEFA Technical Team was charged with naming a squad composed of the 23 best players over the course of the tournament. The group of nine analysts watched every game at the tournament before making their decision after the final. Spain, with seven, had most players in the team.<ref>[https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0254-0d7caecaa0cb-d2351f519df8-1000--u21-all-star-squad-named-by-uefa-technical-team/ U21 all-star squad named by UEFA technical team]</ref>

;UEFA Team of the Tournament
{| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=1 border=0
|- align=center bgcolor=#f2f2f2
| width=25%| '''Goalkeepers'''
| width=25%| '''Defenders'''
| width=25%| '''Midfielders'''
| width=25%| '''Forwards'''
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[David de Gea]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Smalling]]
| {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Christian Eriksen]]
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Admir Mehmedi]]
|-
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Yann Sommer]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kyle Walker]]
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Marcel Gecov]]
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Xherdan Shaqiri]]
|-
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomáš Vaclík]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Dídac Vilà]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ander Herrera]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Adrián López|Adrián]]
|-
|
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Timm Klose]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Javi Martínez]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Mata]]
|-
|
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Jonathan Rossini]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Thiago Alcântara|Thiago]]
| {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Kolbeinn Sigþórsson]]
|-
|
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Yaroslav Rakitskiy]]
| {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Mikhail Sivakov]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Daniel Sturridge]]
|-
|
| {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Nicolai Boilesen]]
|
|
|-
|
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ondřej Čelůstka]]
|
|
|}

== Medal table and Olympic qualifiers ==
* Spain, Switzerland and Belarus qualify for the Olympic games finals.
See [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[ ]
|update=complete

|name_SPA={{fbu|21|SPA}} |win_SPA=4 |draw_SPA=1 |loss_SPA=0 |gf_SPA=11|ga_SPA=2
|name_SUI={{fbu|21|SUI}} |win_SUI=4 |draw_SUI=0 |loss_SUI=1 |gf_SUI=7 |ga_SUI=2
|name_BLR={{fbu|21|BLR}} |win_BLR=2 |draw_BLR=0 |loss_BLR=3 |gf_BLR=5 |ga_BLR=8
|name_CZE={{fbu|21|CZE}} |win_CZE=2 |draw_CZE=0 |loss_CZE=3 |gf_CZE=4 |ga_CZE=6
|name_ISL={{fbu|21|ISL}} |win_ISL=1 |draw_ISL=0 |loss_ISL=2 |gf_ISL=3 |ga_ISL=5
|name_ENG={{fbu|21|ENG}} |win_ENG=0 |draw_ENG=2 |loss_ENG=1 |gf_ENG=2 |ga_ENG=3
|name_DEN={{fbu|21|DEN}} |win_DEN=1 |draw_DEN=0 |loss_DEN=2 |gf_DEN=3 |ga_DEN=5 |status_DEN=H
|name_UKR={{fbu|21|UKR}} |win_UKR=0 |draw_UKR=1 |loss_UKR=2 |gf_UKR=1 |ga_UKR=5

|team1=SPA |team2=SUI |team3=BLR |team4=CZE |team5=ISL |team6=DEN |team7=ENG |team8=UKR
|pos_SPA={{gold1}} |pos_SUI={{silver2}} |pos_BLR={{bronze3}} |split4=yes

|res_col_header=Final result
|result1=1st |result2=2nd |result3=3rd |result4=4th |result5=GS |result6=GS |result7=GS |result8=GS 
|col_1st=gold |text_1st=Gold Medal
|col_2nd=silver |text_2nd=Silver Medal
|col_3rd=#c96 |text_3rd=Bronze Medal
|col_4th=lightblue |text_4th=Fourth place
|text_SF=Eliminated in<br />semi-finals
|text_GS=Eliminated in<br />group stage
}}

==Media==

===Broadcasting===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"

!Country/area!!Broadcaster(s)!!Source
|-
|'''{{flag|Belarus}}'''
|[[National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus|Belteleradio]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights">{{cite web |title=Media content rights sales in Europe: UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2011 |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/Marketing/01/44/91/72/1449172_DOWNLOAD.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226060055/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/Marketing/01/44/91/72/1449172_DOWNLOAD.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 December 2010 |publisher=UEFA |date=10 June 2011}}</ref>
|-
|'''{{flag|Belgium}}'''
|[[Telenet (Belgium)|Telenet]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Brazil}}'''
|[[Globosat]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Brunei}}'''
|[[Astro SuperSport]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Bulgaria}}'''
|[[Nova Sport (Bulgaria)]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Canada}}'''
|[[The Sports Network|TSN]] (8 matches)<br />[[TSN2]] (9 matches)
|<ref>[https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/feature/?id=43520 2011 UEFA Under 21 Broadcast Schedule on TSN]</ref>
|-
|'''{{flag|Chile}}'''
|[[Telecanal]] (some matches)
||{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
|-
|'''{{flag|Czech Republic}}'''
|[[Česká televize]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Denmark}}'''
|[[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV 2]] (5 matches)<br />[[TV 2 Sport (Denmark)|TV 2 Sport]] (8 matches)<br />[[TV 2 Zulu]] (2 matches)
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|France}}'''
|[[Direct8]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Germany}}'''
|[[Eurosport]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Guatemala}}'''
|[[Canal 13 (Guatemala)|Trecevision]]<br />[[Canal 11 (Guatemala)|Canal 11]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Iceland}}'''
|[[RÚV (television channel)|RÚV]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Indonesia}}'''
|[[RCTI]]<br />[[Indovision]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Israel}}'''
|Sport 1<br />Sport 1 HD
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Ireland}}'''
|[[Sky Sports]]
|{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
|-
|'''{{flag|Italy}}'''
|[[RAI]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Japan}}'''
|[[TV Asahi]]
|<ref>[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/channel/contents/sports/0077/ UEFA U－21　欧州選手権（ロンドン五輪欧州予選）]</ref>
|-
|'''[[Latin America]]''' (except Brazil)
|Televideo Services
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Malaysia}}'''
|[[Astro SuperSport]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Mexico}}'''
|[[Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana|OTI]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''[[Middle East]] and North Africa'''{{hidden begin|title=List of countries}}
*{{flag|Algeria}}
*{{flag|Bahrain}}
*{{flag|Comoros}}
*{{flag|Djibouti}}
*{{flag|Egypt}}
*{{flag|Iraq}}
*{{flag|Jordan}}
*{{flag|Kuwait}}
*{{flag|Lebanon}}
*{{flag|Oman}}
*{{flag|Palestinian Authority}}
*{{flag|Libya}}
*{{flag|Mauritania}}
*{{flag|Morocco}}
*{{flag|Qatar}}
*{{flag|Saudi Arabia|name=K.S.A.}}
*{{flag|Somalia}}
*{{flag|Sudan}}
*{{flag|Syria}}
*{{flag|Tunisia}}
*{{flag|United Arab Emirates|name=U.A.E.}}
*{{flag|Yemen}}{{hidden end}}
|[[Al Jazeera Sports|Al Jazeera Sports +4]], [[Al Jazeera Sports|+10]]
[[Al Jazeera Sports|Al Jazeera Sports HD1]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Norway}}'''
|[[Viasat Fotball]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Portugal}}'''
|[[Sport TV]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|South Africa}}'''
|Supersport International
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Spain}}'''
|[[Cuatro (TV channel)|Cuatro]] (Spain's matches)<br />[[La Siete]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.telecinco.es/informativos/deportes/futbol/sub21/noticia/100038834/Todos+los+partidos+de+la+Eurocopa+sub+21+en+Telecincoes+y+en+Cuatrocom |title=UEFA Under 21 Broadcast Schedule Mediaset Spain |access-date=25 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612032004/http://www.telecinco.es/informativos/deportes/futbol/sub21/noticia/100038834/Todos+los+partidos+de+la+Eurocopa+sub+21+en+Telecincoes+y+en+Cuatrocom |archive-date=12 June 2011 |url-status = dead}}</ref>
|-
|'''{{flag|Sweden}}'''
|[[Viasat (Nordic television service)|Viasat]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tv10.se/u21-em-se-morgondagens-stj%C3%A4rnor-p%C3%A5-tv10 |title=U21-EM: Se morgondagens stjärnor på TV10 |access-date=11 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311215213/http://www.tv10.se/u21-em-se-morgondagens-stj%C3%A4rnor-p%C3%A5-tv10 |archive-date=11 March 2012 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
|-
|'''{{flag|Switzerland}}'''
|[[SRG SSR]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|Thailand}}'''
|[[Modernine TV|MCOT]]/ GMM SPORT
|{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
|-
|'''{{flag|Ukraine}}'''
|[[ICTV (Ukraine)|ICTV]]<br />[[Football TV Channel]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|-
|'''{{flag|United Kingdom}}'''
|[[Sky Sports 1]]/Sky Sports HD1
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1641449|title=Strong broadcast platform delivered for UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2011|date=10 June 2011|work=[[UEFA]]|access-date=11 June 2011}}</ref>
|-
|'''{{flag|Venezuela}}'''
|[[Meridiano Televisión|Meridiano]]
|<ref name="UEFA_Media_Rights" />
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.uefa.com/under21/ UEFA.com – UEFA Under-21 Championship]
* {{in lang|da}} [http://www.u21denmark2011.com/ Official Danish FA website]

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{{Qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics Football tournament}}
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