1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

1996 UEFA Under-16 Championship
U-16-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1996
Tournament details
Host country Austria
Dates 29 April - 11 May
Teams 16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Portugal (3rd title)
Runners-up  France
Third place  Israel
Fourth place  Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 82 (2.56 per match)

The 1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 14th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Austria hosted the championship, during April 29 - May 11, 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

Participants

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 321072+57
 Republic of Ireland 32012206
 Austria 302123-12
 Poland 301204-41
Republic of Ireland  1 – 0  Austria
Keane  79'
Referee: Israel Amit Klein

Portugal  3 – 0  Poland
Paulo Costa  25', 50'
Simão  55'
Attendance: Finland Mikko Vuorela

Austria  0 – 0  Poland

Republic of Ireland  0 – 2  Portugal
Hugo Leal  58'
Hugo Cruz  76'
Referee: Switzerland Kurt Zuppinger

Poland  0 – 1  Republic of Ireland
McPhail  63'

Austria  2 – 2  Portugal
Hack  34'
Kahraman  74'
Hugo Cruz  8'
Petit  22'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 321042+27
 Germany 3201114+76
 Ukraine 311137-44
 Romania 300316-50
Greece  2 – 1  Germany

Romania  0 – 1  Ukraine

Romania  0 – 1  Greece


Germany  4 – 1  Romania

Ukraine  1 – 1  Greece

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 330060+69
 Croatia 32013306
 Spain 310245-13
  Switzerland 300327-50
France  2 – 0  Croatia
Attendance: 600

Spain  4 – 1   Switzerland
Couñago  5'
Jaba  12'
Duarte  32' (pen.)
Novo  75'
Rotanzi  2'
Referee: Hungary Attila Juhos

France  3 – 0  Spain
Réveillère  26'
Malbranque  52' (pen.)
Suchet  60' (pen.)

Croatia  2 – 1   Switzerland
Deranja  24', 59' Chappuis  4'
Attendance: 1,400

Switzerland   0 – 1  France

Croatia  1 – 0  Spain
Deranja  5'
Attendance: 600

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Israel 32014406
 England 320153+26
 Slovakia 310224-23
 Turkey 31024403
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  2', 11', 39'
Nuno Gomes  5'
Celso  26'
Horvat  23'

France  0 – 0  Republic of Ireland
Penalties
Réveillère
Vigier
Malbranque
Bernard
Sabourin
5 – 4 Clarke
Crossley
McPhail
Mannion
Referee: Finland Mikko Vuorela

Greece  1 – 0  England

Israel  3 – 2
(a.e.t.)
 Germany

Semifinals

Portugal  3 – 0  Greece
Simão  6' (pen.)
Paulo Costa  58'
Edgar Caseiro  66'

France  1 – 0  Israel
Vieira  52'

Third Place Playoff

Greece  2 3  Israel

Final

Portugal  1 0  France
Petit  43'

References

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