Euro U21 championships Lowdown: The Contenders
Fifteen games will be played at four venues over two weeks by the eight competing nations at Euro 2009.
For the first stage of the Finals, the sides are split into two groups of four, with each team playing three games each.
The winners and runners-up from the groups will go through to the Semi-Finals.
Who's Who
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Group A
Belarus
Goalkeepers
Pavel Chesnovski (FC Vitebsk), Artyom Gomelko (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Anton Kovalevski (FC Naftan Novopolotsk
Defenders
Dmitri Verkhovtsov (FC Naftan Novopolotsk), Igor Shitov (FC BATE Borisov), Oleg Veretilo (FC Dinamo Minsk), Aleksei Yanushkevich (FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk), Aleksandr Martynovich (FC Dinamo Minsk), Nikolai Osipovich (FC MTZ-RIPO Minsk), Maksim Bordachov (FC BATE Borisov)
Midfielders
Mikhail Sivakov (Cagliari Calcio), Andrei Chukhlei (FC Dinamo Minsk), Aleksandr Volodko (FC BATE Borisov), Anton Putilo (FC Dinamo Minsk), Sergei Kislyak (FC Dinamo Minsk), Sergei Kryvets (FC BATE Borisov), Sergei Gigevich (FC Dinamo Minsk), Aleksandr Sachivko (FC Minsk), Sergei Balanovich (FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk), Mikhail Afanasiev (FC Amkar Perm)
Forwards
Leonid Kovel (FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast), Dmitri Komarovski (FC Naftan Novopolotsk), Vladimir Yurchenko (FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast)
Italy
Goalkeepers
Andrea Consigli (Atalanta BC), Salvatore Sirigu (Cagliari Calcio), Andrea Seculin (ACF Fiorentina)
Defenders
Marco Andreolli (US Sassuolo Calcio), Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa CFC), Domenico Criscito (Genoa CFC), Paolo De Ceglie (Juventus), Lino Marzoratti (Empoli FC), Marco Motta (AS Roma), Francesco Pisano (Cagliari Calcio), Andrea Ranocchia (AS Bari)
Midfielders
Ignazio Abate (Torino FC), Antonio Candreva (AS Livorno Calcio), Alessio Cerci (Atalanta BC), Luca Cigarini (Atalanta BC), Daniele Dessena (UC Sampdoria), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Piermario Morosini (Vicenza Calcio), Andrea Poli (US Sassuolo Calcio)
Forwards
Robert Acquafresca (Cagliari Calcio), Mario Balotelli (FC Internazionale Milano), Sebastian Giovinco (Juventus), Alberto Paloschi (Parma FC)
Serbia
Goalkeepers
Zeljko Brkic (FK Vojvodina), Bojan Saranov (OFK Beograd), Zivko Zivkovic (FK Metalac)
Defenders
Nenad Tomovic (FK Crvena Zvezda), Marko Jovanovic (FK Partizan), Nemanja Pejcinovic (FK Crvena Zvezda), Milan Vilotic (FK Cukaricki), Jagos Vukovic (FK Rad), Rajko Brezancic (FK Partizan), Ivan Obradovic (FK Partizan), Nikola Petkovic (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Midfielders
Ljubomir Fejsa (FK Partizan), Nemanja Tomic (FK Partizan), Milan Smiljanic (RCD Espanyol), Nemanja Matic (MFK Kosice), Marko Milinkovic (MFK Kosice), Nikola Gulan (ACF Fiorentina), Gojko Kacar (Hertha BSC Berlin), Zoran Tosic (Manchester United FC), Dusan Tadic (FK Vojvodina)
Forwards
Miralem Sulejmani (AFC Ajax), Filip Dordevic (FC Nantes) and Rade Veljovic (CFR 1907 Cluj)
Sweden
Goalkeepers
Johan Dahlin (FC Lyn Oslo), Pär Hansson (Helsingborgs IF), Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Brommapojkarna)
Defenders
Rasmus Bengtsson (Trelleborgs FF), Mattias Bjärsmyr (IFK Göteborg), Joel Ekstrand (Helsingborgs IF), Emil Johansson (Hammarby), Per Karlsson (AIK Solna), Mikael Lustig (Rosenborg BK), Martin Olsson (Blackburn Rovers FC)
Midfielders
Emir Bajrami (IF Elfsborg), Pierre Bengtsson (AIK Solna), Rasmus Elm (Kalmar FF), Labinot Harbuzi (Malmö FF), Andreas Landgren (Helsingborgs IF), Guillermo Molins (Malmö FF), Gabriel Özkan (AIK Solna), Robin Söder (IFK Göteborg), Gustav Svensson (IFK Göteborg)
Forwards
Denni Avdic (IF Elfsborg), Marcus Berg (FC Groningen), Ola Toivonen (PSV Eindhoven), Pontus Wernbloom (IFK Göteborg)
Group B
England
Goalkeepers
Joe Hart (Manchester City FC), Joe Lewis (Peterborough United FC), Scott Loach (Watford FC)
Defenders
Martin Cranie (Portsmouth FC), Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal FC), Michael Mancienne (Chelsea FC), Nedum Onuoha (Manchester City FC), Micah Richards (Manchester City FC), Andrew Taylor (Middlesbrough FC), Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers), James Tomkins (West Ham United FC)
Midfielders
Lee Cattermole (Wigan Athletic FC), Andrew Driver (Heart of Midlothian FC), Craig Gardner (Aston Villa FC), Adam Johnson (Middlesbrough FC), James Milner (Aston Villa FC), Fabrice Muamba (Bolton Wanderers FC), Mark Noble (West Ham United FC), Jack Rodwell (Everton FC)
Forwards
Theo Walcott (Arsenal FC) Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa FC), Frazier Campbell (Manchester United FC), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur)
Finland
Goalkeepers
Anssi Jaakkola (AC Siena), Lukas Hradecky (Esbjerg fB), Jukka Lehtovaara (FC TPS Turku)
Defenders
Jukka Raitala (HJK Helsinki), Joni Aho (FC International Turku), Ville Jalasto (Aalesunds FK), Jonas Portin (FF Jaro), Joona Toivio (AZ Alkmaar), Tuomo Turunen (FC Honka Espoo), Pyry Kärkkäinen (HJK Helsinki), Petri Viljanen (FC Haka)
Midfielders
Tim Sparv (Halmstads BK), Mehmet Hetemaj (Panionios GSS), Juha Hakola (Heracles Almelo), Kasper Hämäläinen (FC TPS Turku), Ilari Äijälä (Myllykosken Pallo-47), Nicholas Otaru, (FC Honka Espoo), Perparim Hetemaj (AEK Athens FC), Jussi Vasara (FC Honka Espoo)
Forwards
Berat Sadik (DSC Arminia Bielefeld), Teemu Pukki (Sevilla FC), Jarno Parikka (HJK Helsinki), Aleksandr Kokko (FC Honka Espoo)
Germany
Goalkeepers
Florian Fromlowitz (Hannover 96), Manuel Neuer (FC Schalke 04), Tobias Sippel (1. FC Kaiserslautern)
Defenders
Dennis Aogo (Hamburger SV), Jerome Boateng (Hamburger SV), Andreas Beck (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim), Benedikt Höwedes (FC Schalke 04), Sebastian Boenisch (Werder Bremen), Daniel Schwaab (SC Freiburg), Mats Hummels (BV Borussia Dortmund), Marcel Schmelzer (BV Borussia Dortmund)
Midfielders
Daniel Adlung (VfL Wolfsburg), Änis Ben-Hatira (MSV Duisburg), Gonzalo Castro (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Patrick Ebert (Hertha BSC Berlin), Dennis Grote (VfL Bochum 1848), Fabian Johnson (TSV 1860 München), Sami Khedira (VfB Stuttgart), Mesut Özil (Werder Bremen)
Forwards
Ashkan Dejagah (VfL Wolfsburg), Chinedu Ede (MSV Duisburg), Sandro Wagner (MSV Duisburg), Marko Marin (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach)
Spain
Goalkeepers
Sergio Asenjo (Real Valladolid CF), Roberto Jiménez (RC Recreativo de Huelva), Antonio Adán (Real Madrid CF)
Defenders
Chico (UD Almería), César Azpilicueta (CA Osasuna), Nacho Monreal (CA Osasuna), Sergio Sánchez (RCD Espanyol), Marc Torrejón (RCD Espanyol), Miguel Torres (Real Madrid CF), Iván Marcano (Real Racing Club)
Midfielders
Javi Martínez (Athletic Club Bilbao), Raúl García (Club Atlético de Madrid), Esteban Granero (Getafe CF), Sisi (RC Recreativo de Huelva), Javi García (Real Madrid CF), Mario Suárez (RCD Mallorca), José Manuel Jurado (RCD Mallorca), Pedro León (Real Racing Club), Diego Capel (Sevilla FC)
Forwards
Bojan Krkic (FC Barcelona), Adrián López (Málaga CF), Xisco (Newcastle United FC), Jonathan Pereira (Real Racing Club)
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