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)

The 1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 14th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Austria hosted the championship, during April 29 - May 11, 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 321072+57
 Republic of Ireland 32012206
 Austria 302123-12
 Poland 301204-41

April 29, 1996
Portugal  3 – 0  Poland

May 1, 1996
Austria  0 – 0  Poland



May 3, 1996
Austria  2 – 2  Portugal

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 321042+27
 Germany 3201114+76
 Ukraine 311137-44
 Romania 300316-50

April 29, 1996
Greece  2 – 1  Germany

April 29, 1996
Romania  0 – 1  Ukraine

May 1, 1996
Romania  0 – 1  Greece


May 3, 1996
Germany  4 – 1  Romania

May 3, 1996
Ukraine  1 – 1  Greece

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 330060+69
 Croatia 32013306
 Spain 310245-13
  Switzerland 300327-50

April 29, 1996
France  2 – 0  Croatia
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April 29, 1996
Spain  4 – 1   Switzerland

May 1, 1996
France  3 – 0  Spain

May 1, 1996
Croatia  2 – 1   Switzerland

May 3, 1996
Switzerland   0 – 1  France

May 3, 1996
Croatia  1 – 0  Spain

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Israel 32014406
 England 320153+26
 Slovakia 310225-33
 Turkey 310254+13

April 29, 1996
England  2 – 0  Slovakia

April 29, 1996
Turkey  3 – 0  Israel

May 1, 1996
England  2 – 1  Turkey

May 1, 1996
Slovakia  0 – 2  Israel

May 3, 1996
Israel  2 – 1  England

May 3, 1996
Slovakia  2 – 1  Turkey

Knockout stages

Quarterfinals

May 6, 1996
Portugal  5 – 1  Croatia

May 6, 1996
France  0 – 0  Republic of Ireland
  Penalties  
5 – 4

May 6, 1996
Greece  1 – 0  England

May 6, 1996
Israel  3 – 2
(a.e.t.)
 Germany

Semifinals

May 8, 1996
Portugal  3 – 0  Greece

May 8, 1996
France  1 – 0  Israel
Vieira  52'

Third Place Playoff

May 11, 1996
Greece  2 3  Israel

Final

May 11, 1996
Portugal  1 0  France
Petit  43'

References

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