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The Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 team of Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation
Portuguese Football Federation

The Portuguese Football Federation is the governing body of football in Portugal. It organises the Portuguese Second Division and Portuguese Third Division, the Cup of Portugal, the SuperCup C?ndido de Oliveira, youth levels, women's football, Futsal and also the Portugal national football team and the Portugal women's national football tea...
. They are nicknamed as "Esperanças". Esperança means hope, so, they are Portugal's hopes for the future. In sports, "Esperança" comes before "Senior".

Following the realignment of UEFA
UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations is the administrative and controlling body for European association football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ....
's youth competitions in 1976, the Portuguese Under-21 team was formed. Until 1994, the team had a rather poor record - failing to qualify for each of the first eight UEFA U-21 Championships.






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The Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 team of Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation
Portuguese Football Federation

The Portuguese Football Federation is the governing body of football in Portugal. It organises the Portuguese Second Division and Portuguese Third Division, the Cup of Portugal, the SuperCup C?ndido de Oliveira, youth levels, women's football, Futsal and also the Portugal national football team and the Portugal women's national football tea...
. They are nicknamed as "Esperanças". Esperança means hope, so, they are Portugal's hopes for the future. In sports, "Esperança" comes before "Senior".

Following the realignment of UEFA
UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations is the administrative and controlling body for European association football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ....
's youth competitions in 1976, the Portuguese Under-21 team was formed. Until 1994, the team had a rather poor record - failing to qualify for each of the first eight UEFA U-21 Championships. Since 1994, the team has improved its record greatly, qualifying for five of the next seven tournaments, including the 2006 finals.

Having qualified for the 2006 tournament finals, UEFA
UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations is the administrative and controlling body for European association football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ....
 announced that Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 would host the finals in May and June. From 2007 onwards, host nations will be announced before the qualification stage and will not need to qualify.

Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Portugal's record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown.

UEFA U-23 Championship Record

  • 1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 2 in qualification 'group'.
  • 1974: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 2 in qualification 'group'.
  • 1976: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

  • 1978: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 1980: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1982: Did not enter.
  • 1984: Losing semi-finalists.
  • 1986: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1988: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1990: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1992: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1994: Runners-up.
  • 1996: Losing quarter-finalists.
  • 1998: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2000: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2002: Finished 3rd of 4 in finals group.
  • 2004: Third place.
  • 2006: Finished 4th of 4 in finals group. Hosts.
  • 2007: Losing in third place match, therefore missing the Olympics.


Current Squad

Squad called up for the mini-tournament in Skåne
Skåne

Scania is a geographical region on the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, a traditional provinces of Sweden in the Kingdom of Sweden, before 1658 a province in the Kingdom of Denmark and part of the historical lands of Denmark....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, against Sweden
Sweden national under-21 football team

The Swedish U-21 national football team is the Football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-21 year old players....
, France
France national under-21 football team

The France national under-21 football team is the national under-21 Football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation....
 and the Netherlands
Netherlands national under-21 football team

The Netherlands national football team is the national under-21 team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association....
.

* = Over age but have been allowed to participate

Notable Players

  • Luís Figo
    Luís Figo

    Lu?s Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, is a professional Portuguese football . He plays as a midfielder and winger , currently for F.C. Internazionale Milano....
  • Rui Costa
    Rui Costa

    Rui Manuel C?sar Costa, Order of Infante D. Henrique, usually referred to simply as Rui Costa is a former Portugal football player and current Director of Football of S.L....
  • João Pinto
    João Vieira Pinto

    Jo?o Manuel Vieira Pinto is a former Portugal association football, who made his name mostly at a domestic level and as a key figure in the Portuguese national football team's Golden Generation.He played mostly as a Striker#Deep-lying forwards with above-average skills and netting ability....
  • Sérgio Conceição
    Sérgio Conceição

    S?rgio Paulo Marceneiro Concei??o is a Portugal football , currently a winger for PAOK FC in the Greek Super League. Speedy and strong on the right flank, he also weighs in with his fair share of goals, and is a good crosser of the ball....
  • Fernando Couto
    Fernando Couto

    Fernando Manuel Silva Couto, Order of Infante D. Henrique is a former Portugal professional football player. Couto has played in a number of top clubs in Portugal, Spain and Italy and he has won the national league title of each country, as well as the European UEFA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup trophies....
  • Vítor Baía
    Vítor Baía

    V?tor Manuel Martins Ba?a , is a former Portugal Portugal national football team Association football, who played the majority of his career with FC Porto and also had a two year spell with FC Barcelona....
  • Jorge Costa
    Jorge Costa

    Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida is a former Portugal professional football . He had a spell coaching with SC Braga and is now the coach ofOlhanense.Nicknamed Bicho and Tanque by his colleagues and fans for his aggressive and physical playing style, he was the captain of Portuguese side FC Porto since longtime captain Jo?o Domingos Pinto....
  • Nuno Capucho
    Nuno Capucho

    Nuno Fernando Gon?alves da Rocha , aka Capucho, is a retired Portuguese people soccer, who played as a winger with netting and dribble ability....
  • Dimas
    Dimas Teixeira

    Dimas Manuel Marques Teixeira , known as Dimas, is a former Portugal professional football er, who played as a Defender .The Portugal national football team represented both Sporting CP and S.L....
  • Paulinho Santos
    Paulinho Santos

    Jo?o Paulo Maio dos Santos , best known as Paulinho Santos, is a retired Portugal soccer who played as a defensive midfielder....
  • Paulo Alves
    Paulo Alves

    Paulo Louren?o Martins Alves, commonly shortened to Paulo Alves is a Portugal former Football and current manager of Gil Vicente FC, in the Portuguese Liga de Honra....
  • Dani
  • Domingos
  • Sá Pinto
    Ricardo Sá Pinto

    Ricardo Manuel Andrade e Silva S? Pinto is a former Portugal football striker. He was known for his fighting spirit, best displayed in his Sporting CP stints....
  • Paulo Sousa
    Paulo Sousa

    Paulo Manuel Carvalho Sousa, Order of Infante D. Henrique is a former Portugal association football defensive midfielder and the current first-team coach of England side ....
  • António Folha
    António Folha

    Ant?nio Jos? dos Santos Folha is a former Portugal football , who operated mostly as a speedy Winger ....
  • Carlos Secretário
    Carlos Secretário

    Carlos Alberto de Oliveira Secret?rio is a former Portuguese people Soccer right back....
  • Emílio Peixe
    Emílio Peixe

    Em?lio Peixe is a Portugal footballer. Peixe won the FIFA U-20 World Cup#Golden Ball at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship squads. He later went on to play for Portugal at the Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics....
  • Abel Xavier
    Abel Xavier

    Abel Lu?s da Silva Costa Xavier, Pronunciation , is a professional associationer who last played for Los Angeles Galaxy, and is also a former international for Portuguese national football team....
  • Ricardo Quaresma
    Ricardo Quaresma

    Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo is a Portuguese people Association football partly of Gypsy heritage, usually positioned as an attacking winger....
  • Cristiano Ronaldo
    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, Order of Infante D. Henrique is a Portugal association football who plays as a Midfielder#Winger for English Premier League club Manchester United F.C....
  • Nani
    Nani (footballer)

    Lu?s Carlos Almeida da Cunha , better known as Nani, is a Portugal association football Midfielder#Winger who plays for English Premier League club Manchester United F.C....
  • Miguel Veloso
    Miguel Veloso

    Miguel Lu?s Pinto Veloso is a Portugal soccer who currently plays with Sporting Clube de Portugal. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also operate as central defender....
  • João Moutinho
    João Moutinho

    Jo?o Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho is a Portugal Association football, currently playing as an all-round midfielder for Sporting Club de Portugal , also being a Portugal national football team....
  • Simão
    Simão Sabrosa

    Sim?o Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa, Order of Infante D. Henrique, commonly known as Sim?o Sabrosa or just Sim?o , is a Portugal football Midfielder#Winger who plays for Atl?tico Madrid and the Portugal national football team....


See also

  • Portugal national football team
    Portugal national football team

    The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation , finishing 4th at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The first appearance in the 1966 FIFA World cup saw them reach the semi final, losing 2-1 at Wembley Stadium to the eventual world champions England national football team....
  • European Under-21 Football Championship
  • Golden Generation
    Golden Generation

    In sports, Golden Generation is a term often used to describe an exceptionally gifted group of players who achieve a level of international success beyond what their team had previously achieved....


Sources/External links

  • Contains full results archive
  • Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.