1986 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

The 1986 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 4th edition of the UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Greece hosted the 16 teams that contested 1–10 May 1986.

1986 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Ευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα ποδοσφαίρου Παίδων 1986
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
Dates1–10 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Soviet Union
Fourth place East Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored69 (2.46 per match)
1985
1987

Spain won its first title.

Qualifying

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Participants

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Results

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First stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Italy 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 5
  Scotland 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
  Portugal 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 3
  Greece 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Scotland  5–1  Portugal

Italy  3–0  Greece

Italy  1–0  Scotland

Portugal  3–0  Greece

Scotland  1–0  Greece

Portugal  0–0  Italy

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Spain 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5
  Bulgaria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
  Norway 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
  Sweden 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Bulgaria  1–0  Sweden

Spain  2–0  Norway

Spain  1–1  Bulgaria

Norway  0–0  Sweden

Spain  3–0  Sweden

Bulgaria  1–1  Norway

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  East Germany 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
  Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 3
  Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3
  Austria 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Denmark  1–1  Czechoslovakia

East Germany  1–1  Austria

East Germany  2–1  Denmark

Czechoslovakia  4–0  Austria

Denmark  2–0  Austria

East Germany  2–0  Czechoslovakia

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 6
  Romania 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
  France 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 2
Soviet Union  3–1  Netherlands

France  2–1  Romania

Netherlands  1–0  France

Soviet Union  3–1  Romania

Soviet Union  4–1  France

Romania  1–0  Netherlands

Semi-finals

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Spain  2–1  Soviet Union
Italy  2–2  East Germany
Penalties
4–2

Third place match

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Soviet Union  1–1  East Germany
Penalties
8–7

Final

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Spain  2–1  Italy
Ballester   11'
Monsalvete   78'
Cappellini   61'

References

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