1986 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

The 1986 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the fourth edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Greece hosted the championship, during 1–10 May 1986. 16 teams entered the competition, and the Spain won its first title.

1986 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Ευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα ποδοσφαίρου Παίδων 1986
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
Dates1–10 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Soviet Union
Fourth place East Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored69 (2.46 per match)
1985
1987

Qualifying edit

Participants edit

Results edit

First stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Italy 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 5
  Scotland 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
  Portugal 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 3
  Greece 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Scotland  5–1  Portugal

Italy  3–0  Greece

Italy  1–0  Scotland

Portugal  3–0  Greece

Scotland  1–0  Greece

Portugal  0–0  Italy

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Spain 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5
  Bulgaria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
  Norway 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
  Sweden 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Bulgaria  1–0  Sweden

Spain  2–0  Norway

Spain  1–1  Bulgaria

Norway  0–0  Sweden

Spain  3–0  Sweden

Bulgaria  1–1  Norway

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  East Germany 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
  Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 3
  Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3
  Austria 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Denmark  1–1  Czechoslovakia

East Germany  1–1  Austria

East Germany  2–1  Denmark

Czechoslovakia  4–0  Austria

Denmark  2–0  Austria

East Germany  2–0  Czechoslovakia

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 6
  Romania 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
  France 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 2
Soviet Union  3–1  Netherlands

France  2–1  Romania

Netherlands  1–0  France

Soviet Union  3–1  Romania

Soviet Union  4–1  France

Romania  1–0  Netherlands

Semi-finals edit

Spain  2–1  Soviet Union
Italy  2–2  East Germany
Penalties
4–2

Third place match edit

Soviet Union  1–1  East Germany
Penalties
8–7

Final edit

Spain  2–1  Italy
Ballester   11'
Monsalvete   78'
Cappellini   61'

References edit