1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

1998 UEFA Under-16 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Scotland
Dates	26 April – 8 May
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Republic of Ireland (1st title)
Runners-up	Italy
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	70 (2.19 per match)
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The 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 16th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Scotland hosted the championship, during 26 April – 8 May 1998. 16 teams entered the competition, and Republic of Ireland defeated Italy in the final to win the competition for the first time.

Squads[]

Qualifying[]

Participants[]

•  Croatia
•  Denmark
•  Finland
•  Greece
•  Iceland
•  Israel
•  Italy
•  Liechtenstein
•  Norway
•  Portugal
•  Republic of Ireland
•  Russia
•  Scotland
•  Spain
•  Sweden
•  Ukraine

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Greece	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	7
Denmark	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Sweden	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2
Iceland	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

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Group B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
Portugal	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
Norway	3	1	0	2	7	6	+1	3
Liechtenstein	3	0	0	3	0	8	−8	0

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Group C[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Republic of Ireland	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
Spain	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Finland	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	3
Scotland	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2

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Group D[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Israel	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
Croatia	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Ukraine	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
Russia	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

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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