1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
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| 1998 Ευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα ποδοσφαίρου Κ-18 (in Greek) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Cyprus |
| Dates | 19–26 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
| Third place | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 45 (3.21 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Germany Enrico Kern (4 goals) |
← 1997 1999 → | |
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1998 Final Tournament was held in Cyprus. It also served as the European qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. For this tournament, the age limit was moved back from August to January. Players born on or after 1 January 1979 were eligible to participate in this competition.
Qualification
50 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Cyprus qualifying automatically, the other 49 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament. The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds: First round, which took place in autumn 1997 and was played in 14 round-robin tournament groups with three or four teams each; and the Second round, which took place in spring 1998, in which pairs of group winners played home and away matches. The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus | Hosts | 1st | — | Debut |
| File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | Second round winners | 1st | — | Debut |
| File:Flag of England.svg England | Second round winners | 1996 (third place) | Champions (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993) | |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Second round winners | 1994 (runners-up) | Champions (19652, 19702, 19811, 19862) | |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | Second round winners | 1st | — | Debut |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | Second round winners | 1997 (runners-up) | Champions (1961, 1994) | |
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland | Second round winners | 1997 (fourth place) | Fourth place (1984, 1997) | |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | Second round winners | 1997 (third place) | Champions (1952, 1954, 1995) |
- 1 = as West Germany
- 2 = as East Germany
Match officials
A total of 6 referees, 7 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials officiated the tournament.
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Squads
Each national team submitted a squad of 18 players, including two goalkeepers.
Group stage
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | –9 | 0 |
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| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Gerard File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Couñago File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' |
Report | Carreira File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' |
| Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Almeida File:Soccerball shade.svg 29', 83' | Report |
| Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 4–1 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Deisler File:Soccerball shade.svg 4', 27' Kern File:Soccerball shade.svg 16', 19' |
Report | Barkero File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' |
| Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Simão File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Marco Almeida File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' |
Report |
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| Gerard File:Soccerball shade.svg 88', 89' | Report | Alunderis File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' |
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| File:Flag of England.svg England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 |
| England File:Flag of England.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Matthews File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg | Report | Woodgate File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' (o.g.) |
| Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Mikić File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Vranješ File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Lovrek File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
Report |
| England File:Flag of England.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Smith File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' | Report |
| Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
|---|---|---|
| Banović File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' (pen.) Mikić File:Soccerball shade.svg 79', 90' |
Report |
| Republic of Ireland File:Flag of Ireland.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| B. Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Keane File:Soccerball shade.svg 45', 78' |
Report |
Third place match
Final
| Republic of Ireland File:Flag of Ireland.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
|---|---|---|
| A. Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' | Report | Gensler File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The six best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
- File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
- File:Flag of England.svg England
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Goalscorers
There were 45 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.21 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
- Croatia Mihael Mikić
- Spain Gerard
- Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane
- Portugal Marco Almeida
2 goals
- England Lee Matthews
- Germany Sebastian Deisler
- Germany Andreas Gensler
- Republic of Ireland Liam George
1 goal
- Croatia Branko Banović
- Croatia Saša Bjelanović
- Croatia Zvonimir Deranja
- Croatia Krunoslav Lovrek
- Croatia Jurica Vranješ
- England Alan Smith
- Spain José Barkero
- Spain Pablo Couñago
- Germany Fabian Ernst
- Germany Wolf-Manuel Majunke
- Germany Christian Timm
- Germany Andreas Voss
- Republic of Ireland Alan Quinn
- Republic of Ireland Barry Quinn
- Republic of Ireland Stephen McPhail
- Republic of Ireland Richie Partridge
- Lithuania Vidas Alunderis
- Lithuania Valdas Trakys
- Portugal Hugo Carreira
- Portugal Simão
1 own goal
- England Jonathan Woodgate (against Cyprus)
See also
External links
Categories:
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship
- 1997–98 in European football
- International association football competitions hosted by Cyprus
- 1997–98 in Cypriot football
- 1997–98 in Republic of Ireland association football
- 1997–98 in German football
- 1997–98 in Portuguese football
- 1998 in Lithuanian football
- 1997–98 in Croatian football
- 1997–98 in English football
- 1997–98 in Spanish football
- July 1998 sports events in Europe
- 1998 in youth association football