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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

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).

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
Republic of Ireland 1–0  Austria
Keane 79'

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

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

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

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

Bracket

 
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

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

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

France 1–0  Israel
Vieira 52'

Third Place Playoff

Greece 2–3  Israel

Final

Portugal 1–0  France
Petit 43'

References

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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).

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
Republic of Ireland 1–0  Austria
Keane 79'

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

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

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

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

Bracket

 
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

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

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

France 1–0  Israel
Vieira 52'

Third Place Playoff

Greece 2–3  Israel

Final

Portugal 1–0  France
Petit 43'

References


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