1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
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).
| U-16-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1996 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Austria |
| Dates | 29 April – 11 May |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 82 (2.56 per match) |
Squads
Qualifying
Participants
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
 |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
 |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Keane  |
Referee:
| Portugal | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo Costa Simão |
Attendance: 
| Austria | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| McPhail |
Referee: 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 |
 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| Greece | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 1–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| Spain | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Couñago Jaba Duarte Novo |
Rotanzi |
Referee: 
| France | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Réveillère Malbranque Suchet |
Referee: 
| Croatia | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Deranja |
Chappuis |
Attendance: 1,400
Knockout stages
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 May – Krems an der Donau | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 8 May – Tulln an der Donau | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 6 May – Baden bei Wien | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 11 May – Vienna | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 6 May – Basel | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 8 May – Wiener Neustadt | ||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 6 May – Amstetten | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 0 (4) | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Portugal | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Simão Nuno Gomes Celso |
Horvat |
| France | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
Réveillère  Vigier Malbranque Bernard Sabourin |
5–4 | |
Referee:
| Greece | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Israel | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
Semifinals
| Portugal | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Simão Paulo Costa Edgar Caseiro |
Third Place Playoff
| Greece | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Portugal | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Petit |
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
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