1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Scotland |
Dates | 26 April – 8 May |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland (1st title) |
Runners-up | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
Third place | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
Fourth place | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 70 (2.19 per match) |
← 1997 1999 → |
The 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 16th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Scotland hosted the championship, during 26 April – 8 May 1998. Players born on or after 1 January 1981 were eligible to participate in this competition (the age limit was previously in August). 16 teams entered the competition, and Republic of Ireland defeated Italy in the final to win the competition for the first time.
Squads
Qualifying
Participants
- File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece
- File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
- File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
- File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
- File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 |
File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
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Miguel Barros File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' | Dalla Bona File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' |
Liechtenstein File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
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Miguel Barros File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' |
Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
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Holm File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' | Jorge Ribeiro File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Miguel Barros File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
Republic of Ireland File:Flag of Ireland.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
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Reid File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Barrett File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' |
Republic of Ireland File:Flag of Ireland.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
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McMahon File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' |
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
Ukraine File:Flag of Ukraine.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
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File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Shchipkov |
Knockout stages
Quarterfinals
Republic of Ireland File:Flag of Ireland.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark |
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Barrett File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' |
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)
Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia |
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Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Semifinals
Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
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Referee: Erol Ersoy (Turkey)
Republic of Ireland File:Flag of Ireland.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
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Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 53', 79' |
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Third Place Playoff
Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
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Granero File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' (pen.) Aganzo File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' |
Manuel José File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' |
Referee: Michal Beneš (Czech Republic)
Final
Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland |
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Pelanti File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' | File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Foy File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' McMahon |
Referee: Mike McCurry (Scotland)