1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
International football competition
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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).
Host countryAustria
Dates29 April – 11 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Champions
Portugal (3rd title)
Portugal (3rd title)| 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) |
← 1995 1997 → | |
Squads
Participants
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
Keane  79' |
Referee: 
Amit Klein
Amit Klein| Portugal | 3–0 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo Costa 25', 50' Simão 55' |
Attendance: 
Mikko Vuorela
Mikko Vuorela| Republic of Ireland | 0–2 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Leal 58' Hugo Cruz 76' |
Referee: 
Kurt Zuppinger
Kurt Zuppinger| Poland | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| McPhail 63' |
Referee: 
Costas Kapitanis
Costas KapitanisGroup B
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Couñago 5' Jaba 12' Duarte 32' (pen.) Novo 75' |
Rotanzi 2' |
Referee: 
Attila Juhos
Attila Juhos| France | 3–0 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Réveillère 26' Malbranque 52' (pen.) Suchet 60' (pen.) |
Referee: 
Graham Poll
Graham Poll| Croatia | 2–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Deranja 24', 59' |
Chappuis 4' |
Attendance: 1,400
Group D
Knockout stages
Bracket
| Quarter-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 | Third place | ||||||||
| France (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 11 May – Vienna | ||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Greece | 2 | |||||||||
| Israel | 3 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Portugal | 5–1 | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Simão 2', 11', 39' Nuno Gomes 5'Celso 26' |
Horvat 23' |
| France | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
Réveillère  Vigier Malbranque Bernard Sabourin |
5–4 | Clarke Crossley McPhail Mannion |
Referee: Mikko Vuorela
Mikko VuorelaSemifinals
| Portugal | 3–0 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Simão 6' (pen.) Paulo Costa 58'Edgar Caseiro 66' |
Third Place Playoff
Final
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
References
External links
- RSSSF.com
- UEFA.com[link removed]