Football at the 1991 European Youth Olympic Days

Football at the 1991 European Youth Olympic Days
Host city	Brussels, Belgium
Date(s)	1991
Nations participating	7
Athletes participating	126
Events	1
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The football competition at the 1991 European Youth Olympic Days was held from 18 to 20 July.^[1] The events took place in Brussels, Belgium. Boys born 1976 or 1977 or later participated in the event. No girls event was held.

Format[]

Seven teams entered the event, which was played in an uneven format. In the first preliminary round three teams played a round robin format, with two teams proceeding to the semifinals. The other four teams played a pair of straight quarterfinals, with the winners joining the other two teams in the semifinals. The three teams that failed to reach the semifinals played a further round robin series to establish 5th, 6th and 7th places.

Participating nations[]

Preliminary round[]

Group A[]

Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands played a round robin series in this half of the draw.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Republic of Ireland	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	4
Luxembourg	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	2
Netherlands	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0

Group B[]

Four teams in this pool played a single pair of knockout matches, with the winners qualifying for the semifinals.

Semifinals[]

5th-7th Playoff[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	4	2	2	0	4	1	+3	6
Denmark	4	1	2	1	3	3	0	4
Netherlands	4	1	0	3	2	5	−3	2

Bronze medal match[]

Gold medal match[]

Medal summary[]

Men[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Football	Portugal	Spain	Ireland

References[]