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2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification Play-offs
The play-off first legs were played on 12–14 November 1999, while the second legs were played on 16–17 November 1999 and 29 March 2000. Winners of play-off round qualified to the championship played following year in May and June, where Slovakia was chosen to host the fixtures. Matches First leg ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second leg ''2–2 on aggregate, Turkey won on away goals rule.'' ---- ''Spain won 7–1 on aggregate'' ---- ''Slovakia won 4–1 on aggregate'' ---- ''Croatia won 3–2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Czech Republic won 3–1 on aggregate'' ---- ''Netherlands won 4–2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Italy won 3–2 on aggregate'' ---- ''The match was played as a single leg at neutral venue due to the political tensions in Yugoslavia.'' References External links Play-offsat UEFA.com {{2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Play-offs Play-offs 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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. The top four teams in this competition qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Italy won the competition for the fourth time, thus qualified for the Olympic Games finals, alongside Czech Republic, Slovakia and Spain. Qualification The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (seven groups of 5 + two groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures. Qualified teams :1 Bold indicates champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Dynamo Stadium
Central Dynamo Stadium was a stadium in Moscow, Russia. It was built in 1928 and held 36,540 people. It was the home ground for Dynamo Moscow. It was central venue of the All-Soviet Dynamo sports society and carried special name of ''Central'' to denote its importance. Until the construction of the Central Lenin Stadium in 1956, the Central Dynamo Stadium was the central sports facility in Moscow. The stadium was one of the venues of the football tournament of the 1980 Summer Olympics. A new stadium was built on the same spot and is named VTB Arena. History Dynamo Stadium, designed by the architects and , dates from 1928. In 1938 the Dinamo station of the Moscow Metro opened nearby. An athletics track circles the football field, but is no longer in use. A monument to Lev Yashin (1929-1990) stands at the stadium's north entrance and VIP boxes are positioned above the entrances to the north and south stands. In 2008 the stadium celebrated its 80-year anniversary. Michael Jackso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunter Van Handenhoven
Gunter Van Handenhoven (born 16 December 1978) is a Belgian former professional footballer and former team manager of R.S.C. Anderlecht. Since 18 October 2021 he is the assistant-coach of K.V. Kortrijk. Club career Van Handenhoven was born in Sint-Niklaas. He made an early breakthrough in Belgian first division and soon he was transferred to FC Metz. But he came back in the Belgian championship in 2002. In 2008, he returned to the Belgian first division to play for Roeselare. International career Van Handenhoven played for Belgium U-21. He played at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. Personal life He was for four years married to model Ann Van Elsen, with whom he has daughter June, - Het Laatste Nieuw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cédric Roussel
Cédric Roussel (born 6 January 1978) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Early career In 1997, Roussel took part in the FIFA World Youth Championship. In the season that followed the tournament, he was promoted to the Gent senior team. Coventry City Roussel signed a season-long loan deal for Premier League club Coventry City on 12 October 1999. He made his debut on 16 October, during the 4–1 win over Newcastle United, coming on as a late substitute for Gary McAllister. On 22 November 1999 he scored his first goal for the club, a header against Aston Villa at Highfield Road. Having impressed during his initial loan spell, Coventry signed Roussel in January 2000 for a fee of £1.2 million, despite "substantial" bids from Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur. He finished his first season in the Premier League with six goals, including two goals in the 3–2 defeat to Manchester United in February 2000. Roussel also formed a successful st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfred Bouma
Wilfred Bouma (; born 15 June 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played most notably for PSV Eindhoven, Aston Villa and the Netherlands national team. Club career Early career Born in Helmond, North Brabant, Bouma started his career at amateur club SV Rood-Wit '62 before joining PSV on a youth contract in 1994. The PSV head coach at the time, Aad de Mos handed him his professional debut against Willem II on 26 October 1994 which his team lost 2–1. After not featuring for a long time, he was loaned out to MVV in 1996 and played in the Eerste Divisie where he scored seven goals in 18 games. The following season, he scored sixteen goals in 33 games after helping his team back into the Eredivisie. After impressing at Fortuna Sittard in 1998–99, he was drafted back into the PSV squad the following season. PSV At PSV, he played as a left winger and as forward because of his quick pace and direct passing, teaming up with Arnold Bruggink and at times, with Ruud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Knopper
Richard Knopper (born 29 August 1977) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career Born in Rijswijk, Knopper began his career with Feyenoord but, still in his youth, moved to rivals AFC Ajax, making his official debut in November 1997 against Sparta Rotterdam. In 1999, he was voted by club supporters as ''Most Talented Player'', receiving the ''Marco van Basten Trophy''; the following year he scored 15 Eredivisie goals as a midfielder, but his team could only finish fifth. A regular under Jan Wouters, Knopper saw his playing time reduce when Co Adriaanse took over as head coach in 2000. He was sidelined with injury for almost the entire season, playing only eight matches that year and appearing slightly more in the following, which would be his last. In May 2002, Knopper had a trial with Premier League side Sunderland and played in that predicament in the testimonial match for Niall Quinn with the Republic of Ireland on the 14th. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg Football Federation
The Luxembourg Football Federation ( lb, Lëtzebuerger Foussballfederatioun; french: Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football, FLF; german: Luxemburger Fußballföderation) is the governing body of football in Luxembourg. It organises the Luxembourg Football League and the Luxembourg national football team. It is based in Mondercange, to the south of Luxembourg City. List of presidents * Max Metz (1908–1913) * Jules Fournelle (1913–1915) * René Leclère (1915–1917) * J. Geschwind (1917–1918) * Guillaume Lemmer (1918–1920) * Gustave Jacquemart (1921–1950) * Émile Hamilius (1950–1961) * Albert Kongs (1961–1968) * René Van Den Bulcke (1969–1981) * Remy Wagner (1981–1986) * Norbert Konter (1986–1998) * Henri Roemer (1998–2004) * Paul Philipp (2004 – present day) Current squad External links Luxembourg Football Federation official website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Hamer
Alain Hamer (born 10 December 1965, in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgian football referee. He was a referee in the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. He has refereed over 50 matches in the UEFA Champions League, the first in 2000–01. He has also refereed a match in the African Cup of Nations and close to 30 matches in the French Ligue 1. He has been a FIFA referee since 1993. Hamer was one of the referees who agreed to officiate Scottish Premier League matches in November 2010 after strike action was announced by the Scottish referees association. He was assigned the role of referee for the match between Celtic and Inverness Caledonian Thistle on the Saturday and the match between Dundee United and Rangers a day later. Hamer was available to referee Scottish games due to a strike in his native country. Due to the lack of refereeing opportunities in Luxembourg, Hamer has frequently refereed in the professional leagues in the neighbouring countries of France and Belgium. He is ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teplice
Teplice () (until 1948 Teplice-Šanov; german: Teplitz-Schönau or ''Teplitz'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It is the second largest Czech spa town, after Karlovy Vary. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts The municipal area comprises the administrative parts of Teplice proper, Hudcov, Nová Ves, Prosetice, Řetenice, Sobědruhy and Trnovany. Etymology The name ''Teplice'' is an Old Czech word, meaning "hot spring". Geography Teplice is located about west of Ústí nad Labem and northwest of Prague. The northern part of the municipal territory lies in the Most Basin, the southern part lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands. The highest point is the hill Doubravská hora with an elevation of . There are several small fish ponds in the territory. History According to the 1541 ''Annales Bohemorum'' by chronicler Wenceslaus Hajek, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Na Stínadlech
AGC Aréna Na Stínadlech is a multi-purpose stadium in Teplice, Czech Republic. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Teplice. The stadium holds 18,221 and was built in 1973. The Czech Republic national football team often plays qualification games at the stadium and has very positive statistics there. As of October 2010, they have won 18 times from 19 games, drawing the other, in a 2002 friendly game against Sweden where they tied 3–3. In the 2010–11 season, FK Ústí nad Labem ground-shared at Na Stinadlech because their Městský stadion stadium did not meet league criteria. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Baroš
Milan Baroš (; born 28 October 1981) is a Czech footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for FK Vigantice at amateur level. In 2005, he was part of the Liverpool team which won the UEFA Champions League. He went on to win Ligue 1 with Lyon in 2007, the FA Cup with Portsmouth in 2008 and the Süper Lig with Galatasaray in 2012. He also had spells with Baník Ostrava, where he started his career, and English club Aston Villa, before retiring from professional football in 2020 following the fourth spell at Baník Ostrava. Born in Valašské Meziříčí, Baroš represented the Czech Republic international team in 93 matches, scoring on 41 occasions. He won the Golden Boot as top scorer of the Euro 2004 tournament, where his nation reached the semi-finals. He went on to play in three more major international tournaments. His 41 goals for the Czech Republic is second behind only Jan Koller. Club career Early career As a boy, Baroš played for youth clubs in Vigan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libor Sionko
Libor Sionko (born 1 February 1977) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. At club level he started in his home town of Ostrava, playing for the youth teams of TJ Vítkovice and Baník Ostrava. Professionally, he played in his native country until 2004, featuring for clubs including Ostrava and Sparta Prague. He then went abroad, playing in Austria for Grazer AK and Austria Wien before heading to Scotland where he played for Rangers. He subsequently had a spell in Denmark with F.C. Copenhagen before returning to the Czech Republic to finish his career with Sparta, where he last played before retiring in 2012. Internationally Sionko made his debut for the Czech Republic in 1999 and took part in three tournaments, in particular the 2000 Olympics, the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008. He played sporadically until 2010, finishing his career with 8 goals from 41 games. Club career Early career Born in Ostrava, Sionko started playing for TJ Vítkovice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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