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. Players born on or after 1 August 1979 were eligible to participate in this competition. Austria hosted the championship, during 29 April – 11 May 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).

1996 UEFA Under-16 Championship
U-16-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1996
Tournament details
Host countryAustria
Dates29 April – 11 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (3rd title)
Runners-up France
Third place Israel
Fourth place Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored82 (2.56 per match)
1995
1997

Squads edit

Participants edit

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Portugal 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
  Republic of Ireland 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6
  Austria 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
  Poland 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Republic of Ireland  1–0  Austria
Keane   79'

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

Austria  0–0  Poland

Republic of Ireland  0–2  Portugal
Hugo Leal   58'
Hugo Cruz   76'

Poland  0–1  Republic of Ireland
McPhail   63'

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

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Greece 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
  Germany 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
  Ukraine 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
  Romania 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Greece  2–1  Germany

Romania  0–1  Ukraine



Germany  4–1  Romania

Ukraine  1–1  Greece

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  France 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
  Croatia 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
  Spain 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
   Switzerland 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
France  2–0  Croatia
Attendance: 600

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

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

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


Croatia  1–0  Spain
Deranja   5'
Attendance: 600

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Israel 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
  England 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
  Turkey 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
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 edit

Bracket edit

 
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 edit

Portugal  5–1  Croatia
Simão   2', 11', 39'
Nuno Gomes   5'
Celso   26'
Horvat   23'


Greece  1–0  England

Israel  3 – 2
(a.e.t.)
  Germany

Semifinals edit

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

France  1–0  Israel
Vieira   52'

Third Place Playoff edit

Greece  2–3  Israel

Final edit

Portugal  1–0  France
Petit   43'

References edit