U21 final bulletin

There will be a new name on the UEFA European Under-21 Championship trophy as the Netherlands and Ukraine contest the final at the Estádio do Bessa Século XXI in Porto at 19.45 on Sunday. In Thursday's semi-finals, Nicky Hofs scored twice and Klaas Jan Huntelaar the other - "a beauty" according to his coach Foppe de Haan - as the Dutch defeated France 3-2 after extra time in Braga. There may have been no goals but the drama was as unrelenting in Aveiro as Ukraine saw off Serbia and Montenegro 5-4 on penalties after 120 goalless minutes.

The Netherlands have been designated as the home team in the showpiece. As such, they will wear (subject to approval) their traditional orange shirt with white shorts and blue socks. Having played in their all-yellow strip throughout the tournament so far, Ukraine will be wearing a blue shirt with yellow shorts and socks in Porto.

Referee: Martin Hansson of Sweden has been named as referee for Sunday's final. One of six referees appointed to oversee the 15 matches in northern Portugal, Hansson has been rewarded for impressive performances in the middle in the Portugal-Serbia and Montenegro and Netherlands-Italy games. The 35-year-old will be assisted by countryman Fredrik Nilsson and England's Roger East. Another Englishman, Howard Webb, will undertake fourth official duties.

UEFA Cup: Ten teams will be involved in the UEFA Fair Play draw at half-time on Sunday night with two places in the 2006/07 UEFA Cup first qualifying round up for grabs. The clubs have been put forward by their respective national associations after they finished the 2005/06 UEFA competition season with a fair play coefficient higher than 8.0 in the UEFA Fair Play ranking. The Allsvenskan club Gefle IF have already earned a UEFA Cup place after Sweden topped the standings.

Along with a team from Slovenia, the sides are: IFK Mariehamn (Finland), KSV Roeselare (Belgium), JK Tammeka Tartu (Estonia), FK Riga (Latvia), NAC Breda (Netherlands), SK Brann (Norway), FC Aarau (Switzerland), Haverfordwest County AFC (Wales), BV Borussia Dortmund (Germany). The fair play coefficient is based on criteria such as positive play, respect of the opponent, respect of the referee, behaviour of the crowd and of the team officials as well as cautions and dismissals.

Scouts: There are a limited number of tickets available for scouts and club representatives wishing to attend the final. Those interested are required to email scouts@uefa.ch asap with 'U21 Scout Ticket Request' as the subject.

Tickets: Fans wishing to attend the final can buy tickets on the gate with tickets ranging in price from €5-€15.

Closing ceremony: A short ceremony will precede the match between the Netherlands and Ukraine featuring Portuguese rap artist Boss AC.

Inheriting his mother's passion for music - Ana Firmino is one of Cape Verde's greatest musical talents - Boss AC has developed an unusual hip-hop sound since his first album Mandachuva in 1998, which was recorded in the United States. He has gone on to branch out into television and movies, while continuing to work with some of the greatest names in Portuguese music. In 2002, he recorded, produced and mixed his second album Rimar Contra a Maré. With his music reflecting the fusion between Portuguese and African influences, Boss AC released his most successful album R.A.P. (Ritmo, Amor e Palavras) last year. It sold more than 30,000 copies in Portugal and in September last year he was nominated for the MTV European Music Awards in Lisbon.

Record attendances: The UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Portugal has received an emphatic vote of confidence from the football public. Attendance figures reached 160,592 following the semi-finals, shattering the previous record of 110,000 set in the 2004 competition in Germany - a tournament which saw 16 games, one more than this one where there is no third-placed play-off.

For each game, the attendances have been as follows:
SCG v GER: 3,245 (Barcelos)
POR v FRA: 26,875 (Braga)
UKR v NED: 4,250 (Agueda)
ITA v DEN: 11,250 (Aveiro)
FRA v GER: 8,023 (Guimaraes)
POR v SCG: 9,968 (Barcelos)
DEN v NED: 8,021 (Aveiro)
ITA v UKR: 6,873 (Agueda)
FRA v SCG: 8,585 (Braga)
GER v POR: 28,174 (Guimaraes)
DEN v UKR: 5,784 (Agueda)
NED v ITA: 14,300 (Aveiro)
FRA v NED: 7,887 (Braga)
UKR v SCG: 17,357 (Aveiro)

Pascal Cornu, UEFA U21 competition manager, said: "The Portuguese people have proved once again their passion for football as the attendances have shown." FPF tournament director João Morais added: "We are all very excited. UEFA and ourselves are very pleased about achieving these figures. It was really a big challenge because Germany was a great tournament, a very successful one."

TV audience figures: International viewing figures continue to impress. The Netherlands' victory against France attracted a 32.8 per cent market share for Talpa, while Serbo-Montenegrin broadcaster B92 attracted 2.3 million viewers and a market share of 31 per cent (its usual market share is 5.3 per cent) for the shoot-out defeat by Ukraine. RAI 2 produced impressive audiences of approximately 4m per match for Italy's group stage matches. In Portugal, host broadcaster TVI returned great audience and market share figures for the three matches featuring the home team, with 2.3m (60.1 per cent), 2m (56.9 per cent) and 1.9m (58.4 per cent) respectively. The market shares in Portugal remain strong, despite the exit of the hosts.

Man of the Match: The following players have picked up Carlsberg Man of the Match awards:
SCG v GER: Lukas Sinkiewicz (Germany)
POR v FRA: Jimmy Briand (France)
UKR v NED: Artem Milevskiy (Ukraine)
ITA v DEN: Rasmus Würtz (Denmark)
FRA v GER: Rio Antonio Mavuba (France)
POR v SCG: Milan Stepanov (Serbia and Montenegro)
DEN v NED: Thomas Kahlenberg (Denmark)
ITA v UKR: Giorgio Chiellini (Italy)
FRA v SCG: Lassana Diarra (France)
GER v POR: Nélson (Portugal)
DEN v UKR: Artem Milevskiy (Ukraine)
NED v ITA: Daniël de Ridder (Netherlands)
FRA v NED: Nicky Hofs (Netherlands)
UKR v SCG: Andriy Pyatov (Ukraine)

Top scorer: Denmark's Thomas Kahlenberg tops the scoring list with three goals from as many matches. Bryan Bergougnoux of France took his tally to two against the Dutch but has also gone home. Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Nicky Hofs of the Netherlands and Ukraine duo Artem Milevskiy and Ruslan Fomin have also scored twice. Sixteen players have scored one goal, while there have also been two own goals - both from Portugal.

Fair Play: Denmark lead the tournament Fair Play ranking going into the final.
DEN: 8.095 (3 matches)
UKR: 7.937 (4 matches)
GER: 7.892 (3 matches)
NED: 7.446 (4 matches)
SCG: 7.357 (4 matches)
FRA: 7.241 (4 matches)
ITA: 7.238 (3 matches)
POR: 6.916 (3 matches)

Bookings list: All yellow cards were wiped out for the knockout stage and as no Netherlands or Ukraine players received red cards in the final round of group matches or semi-final, all are eligible for Sunday's final. Ten Dutch players have been booked in their four matches, Nicky Hofs and Klaas Jan Huntelaar twice. Six Ukrainians have been shown a yellow card, Olexandr Romanchuk and Grygoriy Yarmash twice.

Competition format: Amendments have been made since the initial publication of the 2004/06 UEFA European Under-21 Championship competition regulations. As per the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee, if the final is a draw at the end of normal playing time, two 15-minute periods of extra time will be played. If the teams are still equal after extra time, the winners will be determined by kicks from the penalty mark.

Commercial programme: This is the first tournament in the new UEFA EUROTOP programme, and the commercial set-up for this event has ten global sponsors, supported by four local Portuguese companies, who are all running extensive promotional activities to bring the event to the fans. The ten global sponsors are adidas, Carlsberg, Coca-Cola, Continental, CTT, Ford, JVC, MasterCard, McDonald's and Montepio, while Sical, SportZone, TMN and Galp comprise the four local partners.

The UEFA U21 Caravan: featuring games, competitions, inflatables and music, visited schools in Braga and Aveiro on Thursday morning before travelling to the Estádio Municipal de Braga and the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro. The Caravan will make its final stop at the Estádio do Bessa in Porto on Sunday afternoon, having been in Porto city centre that morning.

uefa.com coverage: uefa.com will provide coverage on Sunday's final in seven languages - English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Russian. The popular Match Centre application will provide up-to-date information from the Bessa stadium as the game happens, with goal updates, statistics, reports, reviews and news. There will also be live audio available through uefa.com Action.

uefa.com Team of the Tournament: On Monday, uefa.com will publish a Team of the Tournament selected by our team of journalists in northern Portugal.

Quicklinks: A media information guide is being updated daily on uefa.com, providing times of press conferences and training. It can be accessed by clicking here. The full addresses of the tournament base in Porto and each of the teams' hotels can be found here. Information for scouts is available here.