1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
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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).
U-16-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1996 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Austria |
Dates | 29 April – 11 May |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 82 (2.56 per match) |
Squads
editParticipants
editGroup stage
editGroup A
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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Keane 79' |
Referee: Amit Klein
Portugal | 3–0 | Poland |
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Paulo Costa 25', 50' Simão 55' |
Republic of Ireland | 0–2 | Portugal |
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Hugo Leal 58' Hugo Cruz 76' |
Referee: Kurt Zuppinger
Poland | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland |
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McPhail 63' |
Referee: Costas Kapitanis
Group B
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Group C
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Spain | 4–1 | Switzerland |
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Couñago 5' Jaba 12' Duarte 32' (pen.) Novo 75' |
Rotanzi 2' |
Referee: Attila Juhos
France | 3–0 | Spain |
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Réveillère 26' Malbranque 52' (pen.) Suchet 60' (pen.) |
Referee: Graham Poll
Croatia | 2–1 | Switzerland |
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Deranja 24', 59' | Chappuis 4' |
Attendance: 1,400
Group D
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Knockout stages
editBracket
editQuarter-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) | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
editPortugal | 5–1 | Croatia |
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Simão 2', 11', 39' Nuno Gomes 5' Celso 26' |
Horvat 23' |
France | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland |
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Penalties | ||
Réveillère Vigier Malbranque Bernard Sabourin |
5–4 | Clarke Crossley McPhail Mannion |
Referee: Mikko Vuorela
Semifinals
editPortugal | 3–0 | Greece |
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Simão 6' (pen.) Paulo Costa 58' Edgar Caseiro 66' |