1990 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
International football competition
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The 1990 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 8th edition of the UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Players born on or after 1 August 1973 were eligible to participate in this competition. Then East Germany hosted the 16 teams that contested 17–27 May 1990.
Host countryEast Germany
Dates17–27 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Champions
Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Czechoslovakia (1st title)| U-16-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1990 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | East Germany |
| Dates | 17–27 May |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Czechoslovakia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Yugoslavia |
| Third place |  Poland |
| Fourth place |  Portugal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 79 (2.82 per match) |
← 1989 1991 → | |
Portugal unsuccessfully defended their first title.
Czechoslovakia won their first title.
Squads
Qualifying
Participants
Results
First stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Portugal |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
| 2 |  Denmark |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 4 |
| 3 |  Northern Ireland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
| 4 |  Turkey |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
| Denmark | 3–0 | Turkey |
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| Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Portugal |
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| Northern Ireland | 0–6 | Denmark |
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| Northern Ireland | 2–0 | Turkey |
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Group B
Source: RSSSF
Sweden  | 2–2 |  Hungary |
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| Poland | 1–1 | Sweden |
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Sławomir Wojciechowski  33' |
Jesper Ljung 65' |
| Sweden | 3–0 |  Cyprus |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 |
| 2 |  West Germany |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 3 |  France |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
| 4 |  Scotland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
| France | 1–1 | Scotland |
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| Bernard Diomède 63' |
Burns 56' |
| Czechoslovakia | 2–0 | France |
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| West Germany | 5–1 | Scotland |
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McRonald 63' |
| West Germany | 1–1 | France |
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| Tetu 63' (o.g.) |
Bernard Diomède 4' |
| Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Scotland |
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 |  Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 |  East Germany (H) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| 4 |  Belgium |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Yugoslavia | 2–0 | Belgium |
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| Spain | 3–1 | East Germany |
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| Julen Guerrero 30', 32', 73' |
Dirk Stichert 79' |
| Yugoslavia | 1–0 | East Germany |
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| Zlatko Kostić 68' |
| East Germany | 1–1 | Belgium |
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| Mark Zimmermann 19' |
Igor Six 37' (pen.) |
| Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Spain |
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| Miodrag Pantelić 39' |
Semi-finals
| Poland | 1–4 | Yugoslavia |
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| Michał Biskup 20' |
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| Portugal | 0–0 | Czechoslovakia |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–5 |
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Third place match
| Portugal | 2–3 | Poland |
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Final
| Czechoslovakia | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Yugoslavia |
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Referee: Sándor Varga (Hungary)