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)
	← 1995 1997 →

The 1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 14th edition of the 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 event, during 29 April – 11 May 1996. 16 teams contested. Portugal defended its title to defeat France and win the title for a third but not consecutive time. Portugal was the first team to win the title two consecutive seasons (1995, 1996). Spain became the second team to repeat the achievement (2007 and 2008).

Squads

Participants

Group stage

Group A

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

29 April 1996

Republic of Ireland	1–0	Austria
Keane 79'

Sankt Pölten

Referee:

Amit Klein

29 April 1996

Portugal	3–0	Poland
Paulo Costa 25', 50' Simão 55'

Sierndorf

Attendance:

Mikko Vuorela

1 May 1996

Austria	0–0	Poland

Herzogenburg

1 May 1996

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

Atzenbrugg

Referee:

Kurt Zuppinger

3 May 1996

Poland	0–1	Republic of Ireland
		McPhail 63'

Würmla

Referee:

Costas Kapitanis

3 May 1996

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

Ziersdorf

Group B

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

29 April 1996

Greece	2–1	Germany

Neunkirchen

29 April 1996

Romania	0–1	Ukraine

Bad Vöslau

1 May 1996

Romania	0–1	Greece

Scheiblingkirchen-Thernberg

1 May 1996

Ukraine	1–6	Germany

Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt

3 May 1996

Germany	4–1	Romania

Gloggnitz

3 May 1996

Ukraine	1–1	Greece

Kottingbrunn

Group C

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

29 April 1996

France	2–0	Croatia

Scheibbs

Attendance: 600

29 April 1996

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

Pöchlarn

Referee:

Attila Juhos

1 May 1996

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

Persenbeug-Gottsdorf

Referee:

Graham Poll

1 May 1996

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

Ardagger

Attendance: 1,400

3 May 1996

Switzerland	0–1	France

Purgstall an der Erlauf

3 May 1996

Croatia	1–0	Spain
Deranja 5'

Ybbs an der Donau

Attendance: 600

Group D

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

29 April 1996

England	2–0	Slovakia

Gmünd

29 April 1996

Turkey	3–0	Israel

Horn

1 May 1996

England	2–1	Turkey

Schrems

1 May 1996

Slovakia	0–2	Israel

Zellerndorf

3 May 1996

Israel	2–1	England

Retz

3 May 1996

Slovakia	2–0	Turkey

Zwettl

Knockout stages

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

6 May – Krems an der Donau

Portugal	5
		8 May – Tulln an der Donau
Croatia	1
		Portugal	3
6 May – Baden bei Wien
		Greece	0
Greece	1
				11 May – Vienna
England	0
				Portugal	1
6 May – Basel
				France	0
Germany	2
		8 May – Wiener Neustadt
Israel (aet)	3
		Israel	0
6 May – Amstetten
		France	1
France (p)	0 (5)

Republic of Ireland	0 (4)