1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

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1996 UEFA Under-16 Championship
U-16-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1996
Tournament details
Host countryAustria
Dates29 April – 11 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (3rd title)
Runners-up France
Third place Israel
Fourth place Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored82 (2.56 per match)
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The 1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 14th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Austria hosted the championship, during 29 April – 11 May 1996. 16 teams entered the competition, and Portugal defeated France in the final to win the competition for the third time. Portugal was the first team to win the title two years in a row (Spain did it again in 2007 and 2008).

Squads[]

Main article: 1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship squads

Qualifying[]

Main article:

Participants[]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
 Republic of Ireland 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6
 Austria 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
 Poland 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Republic of Ireland 1–0 Austria
Keane Goal 79'
Referee: Israel
Portugal 3–0 Poland
Paulo Costa Goal 25', 50'
Simão Goal 55'
Attendance: Finland Mikko Vuorela
Austria 0–0 Poland
Republic of Ireland 0–2 Portugal
Hugo Leal Goal 58'
Hugo Cruz Goal 76'
Referee: Switzerland
Poland 0–1 Republic of Ireland
McPhail Goal 63'
Austria 2–2 Portugal
Goal 34'
Kahraman Goal 74'		 Hugo Cruz Goal 8'
Goal 22'

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
 Germany 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
 Ukraine 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
 Romania 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Greece 2–1 Germany
Romania 0–1 Ukraine
Romania 0–1 Greece
Ukraine 1–6 Germany
Germany 4–1 Romania
Ukraine 1–1 Greece

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
 Croatia 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
 Spain 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
  Switzerland 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
France 2–0 Croatia
Attendance: 600
Spain 4–1  Switzerland
Couñago Goal 5'
Goal 12'
Goal 32' (pen.)
Goal 75'		 Goal 2'
Referee: Hungary
France 3–0 Spain
Réveillère Goal 26'
Malbranque Goal 52' (pen.)
Goal 60' (pen.)
Referee: England Graham Poll
Croatia 2–1  Switzerland
Deranja Goal 24', 59' Goal 4'
Attendance: 1,400
Switzerland  0–1 France
Croatia 1–0 Spain
Deranja Goal 5'
Attendance: 600

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Israel 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
 England 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
 Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
 Turkey 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
England 2–0 Slovakia
Turkey 3–0 Israel
England 2–1 Turkey
Slovakia 0–2 Israel
Israel 2–1 England
Slovakia 2–0 Turkey

Knockout stages[]

Bracket[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 May – Krems an der Donau
 
 
 Portugal5
 
8 May – Tulln an der Donau
 
 Croatia1
 
 Portugal3
 
6 May – Baden bei Wien
 
 Greece0
 
 Greece1
 
11 May – Vienna
 
 England0
 
 Portugal1
 
6 May – Basel
 
 France0
 
 Germany2
 
8 May – Wiener Neustadt
 
 Israel (aet)3
 
 Israel0
 
6 May – Amstetten
 
 France1
 
 France (p)0 (5)
 
 
 Republic of Ireland0 (4)
 

Quarterfinals[]

Portugal 5–1 Croatia
Simão Goal 2', 11', 39'
Nuno Gomes Goal 5'
Celso Goal 26'		 Goal 23'
France 0–0 Republic of Ireland
Penalties
Réveillère Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Malbranque Penalty scored
Bernard Penalty scored
Sabourin Penalty scored		 5–4 Penalty scored Clarke
Penalty scored
Penalty scored McPhail
Penalty scored
Referee: Finland
Greece 1–0 England
Israel 3 – 2
(a.e.t.)		 Germany

Semifinals[]

Portugal 3–0 Greece
Simão Goal 6' (pen.)
Paulo Costa Goal 58'
Edgar Caseiro Goal 66'
France 1–0 Israel
Vieira Goal 52'

Third Place Playoff[]

Greece 2–3 Israel

Final[]

Portugal 1–0 France
Goal 43'

References[]

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