2015 European Under-21 Championship
The 2015 European Under-21 Championship is being hosted by the Czech Republic from 17 June to 30 June 2015 and features eight sides split into two groups. Teams face each other once in the group stage before the top two sides in each group progress to the semi-finals, with the winner of Group A facing the runner-up of Group B, and the winner of Group B going up against Group A's second-placed team.
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Qualification
Qualification for the final tournament took part in two stages, with the initial qualifying round staged from March 2013 to September 2014 and the play-off stage held in October 2014. For more on the qualification rounds for the Championships, see 2015 European Under-21 Championship (Qualifying).
Teams
Seven teams qualified for the final tournament in the Czech Republic, alongside the hosts: Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Serbia, Sweden
Group stage
Group A
League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| 4 | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
Results
23 June 2015: Czech Republic 1-1 Germany
23 June 2015: Denmark 2-0 Serbia
20 June 2015: Germany 3-0 Denmark
20 June 2015: Serbia 0-4 Czech Republic
17 June 2015: Germany 1-1 Serbia
17 June 2015: Czech Republic 1-2 Denmark
Group B
League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
Results
24 June 2015: England 1-3 Italy
24 June 2015: Portugal 1-1 Sweden
21 June 2015: Italy 0-0 Portugal
21 June 2015: Sweden 0-1 England
18 June 2015: Italy 1-2 Sweden
18 June 2015: England 0-1 Portugal
Semi-finals
27 June 2015: Denmark 1-4 Sweden
27 June 2015: Portugal 5-0 Germany
Final
The final will take place on 30 June 2015 at the Eden Stadium in Prague.
Sweden 0-0 Portugal (aet - Sweden won 4-3 on penalties)
Top Goalscorers
(Correct up to 28th June)
| Player | National Team | Goals |
| Jan Kliment | Czech Republic | 3 |
| Marco Benassi | Italy | 2 |
| John Guidetti | Sweden | 2 |
| Joao Mario | Portugal | 2 |
| Simon Tibbling | Sweden | 2 |
| Kevin Volland | Germany | 2 |
