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2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final

The Stadion Cracovia in Kraków hosted the final.
Event	2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Germany Spain 1 0
Date	30 June 2017 (2017-06-30)
Venue	Stadion Cracovia, Kraków
Man of the Match	Mitchell Weiser (Germany)
Referee	Benoît Bastien (France)
Attendance	14,059
Weather	Partly cloudy 24 °C (75 °F) 46% humidity
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The 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final was a football match that took place on 30 June 2017 at the Stadion Cracovia in Kraków, Poland, to determine the winners of the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The match was contested by Germany and Spain, the winners of the semi-finals.

Germany won the final 1–0 for their second UEFA European Under-21 Championship title.

Route to the final

Germany		Round	Spain
Opponents	Result	Group stage	Opponents	Result
Czech Republic	2–0	Match 1	Macedonia	5–0
Denmark	3–0	Match 2	Portugal	3–1
Italy	0–1	Match 3	Serbia	1–0
Group C runners-up Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Italy 3 6 2  Germany 3 6 3  Denmark 3 3 4  Czech Republic 3 3 Source: UEFA		Final standings	Group B winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Spain 3 9 2  Portugal 3 6 3  Serbia 3 1 4  Macedonia 3 1 Source: UEFA
Opponents	Result	Knockout stage	Opponents	Result
England	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Semi-finals	Italy	3–1

Match

Details

Germany	1–0	Spain
Weiser 40'	Report

Germany

Spain

GK 12 Julian Pollersbeck RB 2 Jeremy Toljan CB 5 Niklas Stark  52' CB 15 Marc-Oliver Kempf LB 3 Yannick Gerhardt DM 19 Janik Haberer  50'  82' RM 17 Mitchell Weiser CM 7 Max Meyer  78' CM 10 Maximilian Arnold (c)  47' LM 11 Serge Gnabry  81' CF 22 Maximilian Philipp  87' Substitutions: MF 18 Nadiem Amiri  81' MF 21 Dominik Kohr  82' MF 20 Levin Öztunalı  87' Manager: Stefan Kuntz

GK 1 Kepa Arrizabalaga RB 2 Héctor Bellerín CB 4 Jorge Meré CB 5 Jesús Vallejo  89' LB 19 Jonny  51' CM 8 Saúl  43' CM 22 Marcos Llorente  54'  83' CM 6 Dani Ceballos RF 11 Marco Asensio CF 12 Sandro  71' LF 7 Gerard Deulofeu (c) Substitutions: DF 3 José Gayà  51' FW 15 Iñaki Williams  71' FW 9 Borja Mayoral  83' Manager: Albert Celades

Statistics

References

1. ^ "Man of the match awards: Weiser takes final prize". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
2. ^ "Under-21 - Germany-Spain - Match info". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
3. ^ "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr" [Weiser's header makes the European Championship dream come true]. Kicker (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
4. "Under-21 match schedule" (PDF). UEFA.com.
5. "England lose to Germany on penalties in European U21 Championship semi-final". Guardian. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
6. "Saúl Ñíguez propels Spain into under-21 final with hat-trick against Italy". Guardian. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
7. "Germany stun Spain to claim Under-21 title after Mitchell Weiser header". theguardian.com. Guardian Media Group. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
8. ^ "Under-21 - Germany-Spain - Line-ups". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
9. "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2015–17" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
10. "Under-21 - Germany-Spain - Statistics". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

External links

• Match press kits
• Line-ups
• Full-time report

• 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals
• Germany national under-21 football team
• Spain national under-21 football team
• June 2017 sports events in Europe
• Sports competitions in Kraków
• 21st century in Kraków
• Germany–Spain sports relations