1988 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

1988 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Campeonato Europeo Sub-16 de la UEFA 1988
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates11–21 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Spain (2nd title)
Runners-up Portugal
Third place East Germany
Fourth place West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored50 (1.79 per match)
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The 1988 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 6th edition of the UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Spain hosted the 16 teams entered the competition during 11–21 May 1988.

Italy did not defend its win in the previous year's final.

Spain won their second title.

Qualifying

Participants

Results

First stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 321062+45
 Norway 311132+13
 Finland 310224−22
 Austria 310214−32
Finland 1–0 Austria
Nurmela
Referee: Portugal José Alberto Veiga Trigo
West Germany 1–1 Norway
Norway 2–0 Finland
Referee: Republic of Ireland John Spillane
West Germany 3–0 Austria
Austria 1–0 Norway

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany[1] 312032+14
 Sweden 312032+14
 Romania 30303303
 Yugoslavia 301213−21
Romania 1–1 East Germany
Sweden 1–0 Yugoslavia
Romania 1–1 Sweden
East Germany 1–0 Yugoslavia
East Germany 1–1 Sweden
Penalties
5–4

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 321052+35
 Hungary 312021+14
 France 31112203
 Turkey 300326−40
Hungary 0–0 Spain
Referee: East Germany Klaus Scheurell
Turkey 0–1 France
Report 21' Ouédec
Referee: Spain ?
Hungary 1–0 Turkey
Referee: Romania ?
Spain 1–0 France
Referee: Sweden Rune Larsson
Hungary 1–1 France
Spain 4–2 Turkey
Manolo
Urzaiz
Silvestre 		Report 57' Süleyman Gülaşlar
65' Şükür
Referee: East Germany Klaus Scheurell

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 321020+25
 Republic of Ireland 312032+14
 Belgium 310223−12
  Switzerland 301235−21
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Portugal
Switzerland 1–2 Belgium
Portugal 1–0 Belgium
Republic of Ireland 1–0 Belgium
Portugal 1–0  Switzerland

Semi-finals

West Germany 0–3 Spain
Estadio Las Margaritas, Getafe
Referee: Republic of Ireland Stillander
East Germany 0–4 Portugal

Third place match

West Germany 0–0 East Germany
Penalties
4–5

Final

Spain 0–0 Portugal
Penalties
Manolo football with check mark
Lasa football with check mark
Urzaiz football with check mark
Silvestre football with check mark		 4–2 football with check mark Rui Bento
football with red X Paulo Pilar
football with check mark Jorge Costa
football with red X Luís Miguel
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: France Michel Girard

References

  1. ↑ East Germany is qualified on penalty shootout (the first in any UEFA tournament group stage) and Sweden is eliminated.
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