1997 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

1997 UEFA Under-16 Championship

U-16-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1997
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Dates	28 April – 10 May
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (4th title)
Runners-up	Austria
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	100 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Juanjo Camacho (5 goals)
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The 1997 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 15th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Germany hosted the championship, during 28 April – 10 May 1997. 16 teams entered the competition, and Spain defeated Austria in the final to win the competition for the fourth time.

The games were held in Barsinghausen, Blankenburg, Braunschweig, Bremen, Bückeburg, Celle, Einbeck, Goslar, Hamburg, Hamelin, Hanover, Hettstedt, Hildesheim, Kiel, Lehrte, Lübeck, Lübtheen, Minden, Neukloster, Neustadt-Glewe, Nienburg/Weser, Norderstedt, Nordhausen, Polz, Rendsburg, Schönberg, Schwerin, Thale, Vöhrum and Wernigerode.

Squads[]

Qualifying[]

Participants[]

•  Austria
•  Belgium
•  Germany
•  Georgia
•  Hungary
•  Iceland
•  Israel
•  Italy
•  Northern Ireland
•  Poland
•  Slovakia
•  Slovenia
•  Spain
•   Switzerland
•  Turkey
•  Ukraine

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9
Switzerland	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6
Northern Ireland	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
Israel	3	0	0	3	3	8	−8	0

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Group B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	9
Austria	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
Ukraine	3	1	0	2	5	9	−4	3
Poland	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3

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Group C[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9
Hungary	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	6
Italy	3	1	0	2	6	6	0	3
Georgia	3	0	0	3	7	16	−9	0

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Group D[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Turkey	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9
Slovakia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Iceland	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
Slovenia	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

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Knockout stages[]

Quarterfinals[]

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Semifinals[]

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Third Place Playoff[]

Final[]

References[]

• RSSSF.com
• UEFA.com