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1997 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

The 1997 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 15th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Players born on or after 1 August 1980 were eligible to participate in this competition. Germany hosted the championship, during 28 April – 10 May 1997. 16 teams entered the competition, and Spain defeated Austria in the final to win the competition for the fourth time.

1997 UEFA Under-16 Championship
U-16-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1997
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
Dates28 April – 10 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Spain (4th title)
Runners-up Austria
Third place Germany
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored100 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Juanjo Camacho
(5 goals)
← 1996
1998 →

The games were held in Barsinghausen, Blankenburg, Braunschweig, Bremen, Bückeburg, Celle, Einbeck, Goslar, Hamburg, Hamelin, Hanover, Hettstedt, Hildesheim, Kiel, Lehrte, Lübeck, Lübtheen, Minden, Neukloster, Neustadt-Glewe, Nienburg/Weser, Norderstedt, Nordhausen, Polz, Rendsburg, Schönberg, Schwerin, Thale, Vöhrum and Wernigerode.

Squads edit

Main article: 1997 UEFA European Under-16 Championship squads

Participants edit

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Germany 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
  Israel 3 0 0 3 3 8 −8 0
Germany  3–0  Israel
Switzerland  2–1  Northern Ireland
Israel  1–2  Northern Ireland
Germany  2–0   Switzerland
Northern Ireland  0–1  Germany
Israel  2–3   Switzerland

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Spain 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9
  Austria 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
  Poland 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
Poland  0–4  Austria
Spain  6–1  Ukraine
Poland  1–2  Spain
Austria  0–2  Ukraine
Austria  0–2  Spain
Ukraine  2–3  Poland

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Belgium 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
  Hungary 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
  Italy 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
  Georgia 3 0 0 3 7 16 −9 0
Hungary  6–3  Georgia
Belgium  1–0  Italy
Hungary  0–1  Belgium
Georgia  3–5  Italy
Georgia  1–5  Belgium
Italy  1–2  Hungary

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Turkey 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
  Iceland 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
  Slovenia 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Turkey  2–0  Slovenia
Slovakia  1–0  Iceland
Turkey  1–0  Slovakia
Slovenia  0–2  Iceland
Iceland  0–4  Turkey
Slovenia  2–2  Slovakia

Knockout stages edit

Quarterfinals edit

Germany  3–1  Hungary
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)
Belgium  0–0   Switzerland
Penalties
4–5
Spain  3–1  Slovakia
Turkey  0–3  Austria

Semifinals edit

Switzerland  0–0  Austria
Penalties
5–6
Referee: Anton Genov (Bulgaria)
Germany  1–2  Spain

Third Place Playoff edit

Germany  3–1   Switzerland
Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)

Final edit

Spain  0–0  Austria
Penalties
5–4
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)

References edit

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