1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
1998 Ευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα ποδοσφαίρου Κ-18
(in Greek)
Tournament details
Host countryCyprus
Dates19–26 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)6 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Republic of Ireland (1st title)
Runners-up Germany
Third place Croatia
Fourth place Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored45 (3.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Enrico Kern
(4 goals)
← 1997
1999 →

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1998 Final Tournament was held in Cyprus. It also served as the European qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Qualification[]

Main article: 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

50 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Cyprus qualifying automatically, the other 49 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament. The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds: First round, which took place in autumn 1997 and was played in 14 round-robin tournament groups with three or four teams each; and the Second round, which took place in spring 1998, in which pairs of group winners played home and away matches.

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Method of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Cyprus Hosts 1st — Debut
 Croatia Second round winners 1st — Debut
 England Second round winners 1996 (third place) Champions (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993)
 Germany Second round winners 1994 (runners-up) Champions (19652, 19702, 19811, 19862)
 Lithuania Second round winners 1st — Debut
 Portugal Second round winners 1997 (runners-up) Champions (1961, 1994)
 Republic of Ireland Second round winners 1997 (fourth place) Fourth place (1984, 1997)
 Spain Second round winners 1997 (third place) Champions (1952, 1954, 1995)
1 = as West Germany
2 = as East Germany

Match officials[]

A total of 6 referees, 7 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials officiated the tournament.

Squads[]

Main article: 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship squads

Each national team submitted a squad of 18 players, including two goalkeepers.

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
 Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
 Spain 3 2 0 1 5 6 –1 6
 Lithuania 3 0 0 3 2 11 –9 0
Lithuania 1–7 Germany
Trakys Goal 53' Report Majunke Goal 8'
Kern Goal 65', 90'
Timm Goal 66'
Voss Goal 71'
Gensler Goal 75'
Ernst Goal 80'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Adrian Stoica (Romania)
Spain 2–1 Portugal
Gerard Goal 49'
Couñago Goal 71'		 Report Carreira Goal 64'
Attendance: 50
Portugal 2–0 Lithuania
Marco Almeida Goal 29', 83' Report
Attendance: 60
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Germany 4–1 Spain
Deisler Goal 4', 27'
Kern Goal 16', 19'		 Report Barkero Goal 20'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)
Portugal 2–0 Germany
Simão Goal 30'
Marco Almeida Goal 43'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)
Spain 2–1 Lithuania
Gerard Goal 88', 89' Report Alunderis Goal 54'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Emanuel Raphael Zammit (Malta)

Group B[]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Republic of Ireland 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
 Croatia 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
 England 3 2 0 1 3 4 –1 6
 Cyprus 3 0 0 3 1 8 –7 0
Croatia 2–5 Republic of Ireland
Deranja Goal 25'
Bjelanović Goal 39'		 Report George Goal 2', 90'
Keane Goal 10'
McPhail Goal 45'
Patridge Goal 66'
Municipal Stadium, Ayia Napa
Attendance: 500
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)
England 2–1 Cyprus
Matthews Goal Goal Report Woodgate Goal 19' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Croatia 3–0 Cyprus
Mikić Goal 37'
Vranješ Goal 41'
Lovrek Goal 90'		 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Emanuel Raphael Zammit (Malta)
England 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Smith Goal 85' Report
Anagennisi Football Ground, Deryneia
Attendance: 4,000
Croatia 3–0 England
Banović Goal 38' (pen.)
Mikić Goal 79', 90'		 Report
Anagennisi Football Ground, Deryneia
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Adrian Stoica (Romania)
Republic of Ireland 3–0 Cyprus
B. Quinn Goal 19'
Keane Goal 45', 78'		 Report
Municipal Stadium, Ayia Napa
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)

Third place match[]

Portugal 0–0 Croatia
Report
Penalties
4–5
Attendance: 400
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Final[]

Republic of Ireland 1–1 Germany
A. Quinn Goal 70' Report Gensler Goal 89'
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)

Qualification to World Youth Championship[]

The six best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Goalscorers[]

There were 45 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.21 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also[]

External links[]

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