All the information about the Azzurri team and its participation in the 2008 European Nations Championship
UEFA EUROPEAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP
Henry Delaunay Cup
The 13th Edition
Austria / Switzerland, 7 - 29 June 2008
UEFA is again organizing the 13th edition of the European Nations Championships, a competition that joins all the national teams in Europe in trying to qualify for the final stages of the tournament, which then crowns one nation as the European Champion that wins the Henry Delaunay Cup. The competition evolved slowly with the first five editions (1960-1976) having only the last four matches hosted in one country. This changed from the sixth edition onwards (1980-today) for a full tournament of 16 teams.
The first two editions (1960-1964) were called the 'European Cup' but since the third edition (1968) the tournament started to be called the 'European Nations Championships'. For the second time, the European Nations Championship is being co-hosted by two countries - Austria and Switzerland. This is the first time both countries are hosting the European Championship, although Switzerland had hosted the 1954 World Cup. Italy won the competition in 1968 and finished runner-up in 2000 when they lost in the Extra-Time with the Golden Goal. They also finished twice in the fourth position - 1980 and 1988. The European Nations Championship was hosted by Italy in 1968 and 1980.
The predecessor of this European competition was the 'Coppa Internazionale' that was played between the Central European Nations between 1927 and 1960. The competition was played on a home/away basis and reached six editions. Italy won two of them (first edition - 1930 and third edition - 1935) and finished second in another (second edition - 1932).
Qualification, Group 2 - Results and Final Standings
16-08-2006Faroe Isl. vs Georgia
02-09-2006 Georgia vs France
02-09-2006 Italy vs Lithuania
02-09-2006 Scotland vs Faroe Isl.
06-09-2006 Ukraine vs Georgia
06-09-2006 Lithuania vs Scotland
06-09-2006 France vs Italy
07-10-2006 Italy vs Ukraine
07-10-2006 Scotland vs France
07-10-2006 Faroe Isl. vs Lithuania
11-10-2006 Ukraine vs Scotland
11-10-2006 Georgia vs Italy
11-10-2006 France vs Faroe Isl.
24-03-2007 Scotland vs Georgia
24-03-2007 Faroe Isl. vs Ukraine
24-03-2007 Lithuania vs France
28-03-2007Ukraine vs Lithuania
28-03-2007Georgia vs Faroe Isl.
28-03-2007Italy vs Scotland
02-06-2007Faroe Isl. vs Italy
02-06-2007Lithuania vs Georgia
0-6
0-3
1-1
6-0
3-2
1-2
3-1
2-0
1-0
0-1
2-0
1-3
5-0
2-1
0-2
0-1
1-0
3-1
2-0
1-2
1-0
02-06-2007France vs Ukraine
06-06-2007 France vs Georgia
06-06-2007 Lithuania vs Italy
06-06-2007 Faroe Isl. vs Scotland
08-09-2007 Georgia vs Ukraine
08-09-2007 Scotland vs Lithuania
08-09-2007 Italy vs France
12-09-2007 Ukraine vs Italy
12-09-2007 France vs Scotland
12-09-2007 Lithuania vs Faroe Isl.
13-10-2007 Scotland vs Ukraine
13-10-2007 Italy vs Georgia
13-10-2007 Faroe Isl. vs France
17-10-2007 Georgia vs Scotland
17-10-2007 Ukraine vs Faroe Isl.
17-10-2007 France vs Lithuania
17-11-2007Lithuania vs Ukraine
17-11-2007Scotland vs Italy
21-11-2007Italy vs Faroe Isl.
21-11-2007Georgia vs Lithuania
21-11-2007Ukraine vs France
2-0
1-0
0-2
0-2
1-1
3-1
0-0
1-2
0-1
2-1
3-1
2-0
0-6
2-0
5-0
2-0
2-0
1-2
3-1
0-2
2-2
POINTS GAMES WINS DRAWS LOST GOALS+ GOALS-
ITALY
FRANCE
SCOTLAND
UKRAINE
LITHUANIA
GEORGIA
FAROE ISL.
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
29
26
24
17
16
10
0
9
8
8
5
5
3
0
2
2
0
2
1
1
0
1
2
4
5
6
8
12
22
25
21
18
11
16
4
9
5
12
16
13
19
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The Final Positions of the Azzurri in the Euros
EDITION
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
YEAR
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
HOST
France
Spain
Italy
Belgium
Yugoslavia
Italy
France
West Germany
Sweden
England
Belgium/Netherlands
Portugal
Austria/Switzerland
WINNER
U.S.S.R.
Spain
Italy
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
France
Netherlands
Denmark
Germany
France
Greece
Spain
ITALY (Final Position)
No Participation
First Round
European Champions
Quarter Finals
Qualification Round
3/4 Place Final
Qualification Round
Semi Finals
Qualification Round
First Round
Final
First Round
Quarter Finals
RANK
--
16th
1st
6th
--
4th
--
4th
--
10th
2nd
9th
6th
History:
EURO 2008
The Azzurri used in the qualification games
GAMES
11 BUFFON Gianluigi (Juventus)
11 CANNAVARO Fabio (Real Madrid)
11 PIRLO Andrea (MIlan)
10 ODDO Massimo (Lazio/Milan)
9 DE ROSSI Daniele (Roma)
9 GATTUSO Gennaro Ivan (Milan)
8 DI NATALE Antonio (Udinese)
8 PERROTTA Simone (Roma)
8 ZAMBROTTA Gian Luca (Barcelona)
7 BARZAGLI Andrea (Palermo)
6 CAMORANESI Mauro German (Juventus)
6 INZAGHI Filippo (Milan)
6 QUAGLIARELLA Fabio (Sampdoria/Udinese)
6 TONI Luca (Fiorentina/Bayern Munich)
5 AMBROSINI Massimo (Milan)
5 DEL PIERO Alessandro (Juventus)
5 IAQUINTA Vincenzo (Udinese/Juventus)
5 MATERAZZI Marco (Inter)
4 GROSSO Fabio (Inter/Olympique Lyon)
3 GILARDINO Alberto (Milan)
3 PANUCCI Christian (Roma)
2 CASSANO Antonio (Real Madrid)
2 CHIELLINI Giorgio (Juventus)
2 DI MICHELE David (Palermo)
2 LUCARELLI Cristiano (Livorno/Shakhtar Donetsk)
2 MAURI Stefano (Lazio)
1 AMELIA Marco (Livorno)
1 AQUILANI Alberto (Roma)
1 BONERA Daniele (Milan)
1 DIANA Aimo Stefano (Palermo)
1 FOGGIA Pasquale (Cagliari)
1 MARCHIONNI Marco (Juventus)
1 NESTA Alessandro (Milan)
1 PALLADINO Raffaele (Juventus)
1 ROCCHI Tommaso (Lazio)
1 SEMIOLI Franco (Chievo Verona)
1 TONETTO Max (Roma)
GOALS
5 TONI Luca (Fiorentina/Bayern Munich)
3 INZAGHI Filippo (Milan)
2 DI NATALE Antonio (Udinese)
2 QUAGLIARELLA Fabio (Sampdoria)
1 CAMORANESI Mauro German (Juventus)
1 CHIELLINI Giorgio (Juventus)
1 DE ROSSI Daniele (Roma)
1 GILARDINO Alberto (Milan)
1 GROSSO Fabio (Olympique Lyon)
1 ODDO Massimo (Lazio)
1 PANUCCI Christian (Roma)
1 PERROTTA Simone (Roma)
1 PIRLO Andrea (Milan)
CAPTAINS
11 CANNAVARO Fabio (Real Madrid)
1 BUFFON Gianluigi (Juventus)
COACH
DONADONI Roberto - 12 games
The mascots of this edition are the talented twins Trix and Flix from the magical valley of the Austrian and Swiss mountains. Wearing the red and white colours of both hosting countries, Trix - in the white shirt, is relaxed and impulsive whilst Flix - in the red shirt, is controlled and organised. The twins were created by Warner Bros and their names were chosen by popluar vote in which 67,406 Austrian and Swiss football fans participated. Trix & Flix won by 36.3%, followed by Flitz & Bitz with 33.7% and Zagi & Zigi with 30%.
The Azzurri who missed the 2008 Euro Call-Up
ODDO
Massimo
Milan
INZAGHI
Filippo
Milan
IAQUINTA
Vincenza
Juventus
GILARDINO
Alberto
Milan
DI MICHELE
Davide
Torino
MAURI
Stefano
Lazio
LUCARELLI
Cristiano
Parma
MARCHIONNI
Marco
Juventus
FOGGIA
Pasquale
Cagliari
DIANA
Aimo Stefano
Torino
BONERA
Daniele
Milan
SEMIOLI
Franco
Fiorentina
ROCCHI
Tommaso
Lazio
PALLADINO
Raffaele
Juventus
NESTA
Alessandro
Milan
CURCI
Gianluca
Roma
PASQUAL
Manuel
Fiorentina
ABBIATI
Christian
Athletico Madrid (Spa)
TONNETO
Max
Roma
BONAZZOLI
Emiliano
Sampdoria
ZACCARDO
Cristian
Palermo
DELVECCHIO
Gennaro
Sampdoria
PALOMBO
Angelo
Sampdoria
DAINELLI
Dario
Fiorentina
Euro 2008
POINTS GAMES WINS DRAWS LOST GOALS+ GOALS-
NETHERLANDS
ITALY
ROMANIA
FRANCE
9
4
2
1
09 JuneZurich (Swi)
09 JuneBern (Swi)
13 JuneZurich (Swi)
13 JuneBern (Swi)
17 JuneBern (Swi)
17 JuneZurich (Swi)
ROMANIA vs FRANCE
ITALY vs NETHERLANDS
ITALY vs ROMANIA
NETHERLANDS vs FRANCE
NETHERLANDS vs ROMANIA
FRANCE vs ITALY
0-0
0-3
1-1
4-1
2-0
0-2
ROUND 1 - Group C
3
3
3
3
0
1
2
1
3
1
0
0
1
4
3
6
0
1
1
2
9
3
1
1
BARONE
Simone
Torino
BROCCHI
Cristian
Milan
CARACCIOLO
Andrea
Brescia
CASSETTI
Marco
Roma
DOSSENA
Andrea
Udinese
ESPOSITO
Mauro
Roma
GOBBI
Massimo
Fiorentina
FALCONE
Giulio
Parma
INJURED
LIVERANI
Fabio
Fiorentina
MESTO
Giandomenico
Udinese
MORRONE
Stefano
Parma
RETIRED from AZZURRO
NOCERINO
Antonio
Juventus
Pre-Olympic Tour
ROSINA
Alessandro
Torino
ROMA
Flavio
Monaco (Fra)
TERLIZZI
Christian
Catania
ZAURI
Luciano
Lazio
ZENONI
Cristian
Sampdoria
INJURED
The 23-man Squad for the EURO 2008
PANUCCI Christian
Roma
Age: 35 yearsDebut: 7-9-1994
Games: 57 (4 Milan, 13 Real Madrid,
4 Inter, 36 Roma)
Goals: 4 (1 Milan, 3 Roma)
Captain: 1 (1 Roma)
EURO 2008
Games: 4Goals: 1
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: 2004
Games: 7Goals: 1
Defender
BUFFON Gianluigi
Juventus
Age: 30 years
Debut: 29-10-1997
Games: 86 (20 Parma, 66 Juventus)
Captain: 5 (5 Juventus)
EURO 2008
Games: 4
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: 2004
Games: 7
Goalkeeper
GROSSO Fabio
Olympique Lyon (Fra)
Age: 31 years Debut: 30-4-2003
Games: 35 (3 Perugia, 20 Palermo
2 Inter, 10 Olymp.Lyon)
Goals: 3 (2 Palermo, 1 Olymp.Lyon)
Captain: 0
EURO 2008
Games: 4
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: ---
Games: 4Goals: 0
Defender
CHIELLINI Giorgio
Juventus
Age: 23 years
Debut: 17-11-2004
Games: 13 (5 Fiorentina, 8 Juventus)
Goals: 1 (1 Juventus)
Captain: 0
EURO 2008
Games: 3
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: ---
Games: 3Goals: 0
GAMBERINI Alessandro
Fiorentina
Age: 26 years
Debut: 17-10-2007
Games: 2
Goals: 0
Captain: 0
EURO 2008
Games: 0
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: ---
Games: 0Goals: 0
Defender
DEL PIERO Alessandro
Juventus
Age: 33 years
Debut: 25-3-1995
Games: 89
Goals: 27
Captain: 6
EURO 2008
Games: 3
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: 1996, 2000, 2004
Games: 13Goals: 1
Attacker
BARZAGLI Andrea
Palermo
Age: 27 years
Debut: 17-11-2004
Games: 23
Goals: 0
Captain: 0
EURO 2008
Games: 1
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: ---
Games: 1Goals: 0
Defender
GATTUSO Gennaro I.
Milan
Age: 30 years
Debut: 23-2-2000
Games: 60
Goals: 1
Captain: 0
EURO 2008
Games: 2
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: 2004
Games: 4Goals: 0
Midfielder
TONI Luca
Bayern Munich (Ger)
Age: 31 yearsDebut: 18-8-2004
Games: 38 (10 Palermo, 17 Fiorentina
11 Bayern Munich)
Goals: 15 (2 Palermo, 10 Fiorentina
3 Bayern Munich)
Captain: 1 (1 Palermo)
EURO 2008Games: 4
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: ---
Games: 4Goals: 0
Attacker
Midfielder
DI NATALE Antonio
Udinese
Age: 30 years
Debut: 20-11-2002
Games: 20 (4 Empoli, 16 Udinese)
Goals: 7 (1 Empoli, 6 Udinese)
Captain: 0
EURO 2008
Games: 2
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: ---
Games: 2Goals: 0
Attacker
BORRIELLO Marco
Genoa
Age: 26 years
Debut: 6-2-2008
Games: 3
Goals: 0
Captain: 0
EURO 2008
Games: 0
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: ---
Games: 0Goals: 0
Attacker
AMBROSINI Massimo
Milan
Age: 31 years
Debut: 28-4-1999
Games: 35
Goals: 0
Captain: 1
EURO 2008
Games: 4
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: 2000
Games: 7Goals: 0
Midfielder
AMELIA Marco
Livorno
Age: 26 years
Debut: 16-11-2005
Games: 6
Captain: 0
EURO 2008
Games: 0
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: ---
Games: 0
Goalkeeper
QUAGLIARELLA Fabio
Udinese
Age: 24 years
Debut: 28-3-2007
Games: 9 (3 Sampdoria, 6 Udinese)
Goals: 3 (2 Sampdoria, 1 Udinese)
Captain: 0
EURO 2008
Games: 1
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: ---
Games: 1Goals: 0
Attacker
CAMORANESI Mauro G.
Juventus
Age: 31 years
Debut: 12-2-2003
Games: 39
Goals: 4
Captain: 0
EURO 2008
Games: 4
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: 2004
Games: 6Goals: 0
Midfielder
DE SANCTIS Morgan
Sevilla (Spa)
Age: 31 years
Debut: 30-3-2005
Games: 2 (2 Udinese, 0 Sevilla)
Captain: 0
EURO 2008
Games: 0
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: ---
Games: 0Goals: 0
Goalkeeper
CASSANO Antonio
Sampdoria
Age: 25 yearsDebut: 12-11-2003
Games: 15 (8 Roma, 2 R.Madrid
5 Sampdoria)
Goals: 3 (3 Roma)
Captain: 0
EURO 2008
Games: 4
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: 2004
Games: 7Goals: 2
Attacker
ZAMBROTTA Gianluca
Barcelona (Spa)
Age: 31 yearsDebut: 10-2-1999
Games: 75 (2 Bari, 56 Juventus
17 Barcelona)
Goals: 2 (2 Juventus)
Captain: 0
EURO 2008
Games: 4
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: 2000, 2004
Games: 11Goals: 0
Defender
PERROTTA Simone
Roma
Age: 30 years
Debut: 20-11-2002
Games: 44 (19 Ch.Verona, 25 Roma)
Goals: 2 (1 Ch.Verona, 1Roma)
Captain: 0
EURO 2008
Games: 3
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: 2004
Games: 6Goals: 1
Midfielder
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
PIRLO Andrea
Milan
Age: 29 years
Debut: 7-9-2002
Games: 49
Goals: 7
Captain: 0
EURO 2008
Games: 3Goals: 1
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: 2004
Games: 5Goals: 1
Midfielder
AQUILANI Alberto
Roma
Age: 23 years
Debut: 15-11-2006
Games: 7
Goals: 0
Captain: 0
EURO 2008
Games: 2
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: ---
Games: 2Goals: 0
Midfielder
22
21
MATERAZZI Marco
Inter
Age: 34 years
Debut: 25-4-2001
Games: 41 (2 Perugia, 39 Inter)
Goals: 2 (2 Inter)
Captain: 2 (2 Inter)
EURO 2008
Games: 1
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: 2004
Games: 2Goals: 0
Defender
National Coach
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DONADONI Roberto
Age: 44 years
Debut:16-8-2006
Games: 23
Wins: 13
Draws: 5
Lost: 5
EURO 2008
Games: 4
TOTAL EUROS
Previous Editions: ---
Games: 4
The Azzurri Clubs for the EURO 2008
JUVENTUS
4 players
MILAN
3 players
PALERMO
1 player
ROMA
4 players
OLYMPIQUE LYON
1 player
UDINESE
2 players
LIVORNO
1 player
INTER
1 player
FIORENTINA
1 player
Midfielder
MONTOLIVO
Riccardo
Fiorentina
The other Azzurro at the 2008 Pre-Euro Training Camp
Faroe Isl. vs Georgia
