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1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

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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).

1996 UEFA Under-16 Championship
U-16-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1996
Tournament details
Host countryAustria
Dates29 April – 11 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (3rd title)
Runners-up France
Third place Israel
Fourth place Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored82 (2.56 per match)
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Squads

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Main article: 1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship squads

Participants

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Group stage

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Group A

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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
Portugal  3–0  Poland
Paulo Costa   25', 50'
Simão   55'
Attendance:   Mikko Vuorela
Austria  0–0  Poland
Republic of Ireland  0–2  Portugal
Hugo Leal   58'
Hugo Cruz   76'
Poland  0–1  Republic of Ireland
McPhail   63'
Austria  2–2  Portugal
Hack   34'
Kahraman   74'		 Hugo Cruz   8'
Petit   22'

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Greece 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
  Germany 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
  Ukraine 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
  Romania 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Greece  2–1  Germany
Romania  0–1  Ukraine
Romania  0–1  Greece
Ukraine  1–6  Germany
Germany  4–1  Romania
Ukraine  1–1  Greece

Group C

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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
France  2–0  Croatia
Attendance: 600
Spain  4–1   Switzerland
Couñago   5'
Jaba   12'
Duarte   32' (pen.)
Novo   75'		 Rotanzi   2'
Referee:   Attila Juhos
France  3–0  Spain
Réveillère   26'
Malbranque   52' (pen.)
Suchet   60' (pen.)
Referee:   Graham Poll
Croatia  2–1   Switzerland
Deranja   24', 59' Chappuis   4'
Attendance: 1,400
Switzerland  0–1  France
Croatia  1–0  Spain
Deranja   5'
Attendance: 600
Referee:   Tomasz Mikulski

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Israel 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
  England 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
  Turkey 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
England  2–0  Slovakia
Turkey  3–0  Israel
England  2–1  Turkey
Slovakia  0–2  Israel
Israel  2–1  England
Slovakia  2–0  Turkey

Knockout stages

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 May – Krems an der Donau
 
 
  Portugal5
 
8 May – Tulln an der Donau
 
  Croatia1
 
  Portugal3
 
6 May – Baden bei Wien
 
  Greece0
 
  Greece1
 
11 May – Vienna
 
  England0
 
  Portugal1
 
6 May – Basel
 
  France0
 
  Germany2
 
8 May – Wiener Neustadt
 
  Israel (aet)3
 
  Israel0
 
6 May – Amstetten
 
  France1
 
  France (p)0 (5)
 
 
  Republic of Ireland0 (4)
 

Quarterfinals

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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
Greece  1–0  England
Israel  3 – 2
(a.e.t.)		  Germany

Semifinals

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Portugal  3–0  Greece
Simão   6' (pen.)
Paulo Costa   58'
Edgar Caseiro   66'
France  1–0  Israel
Vieira   52'

Third Place Playoff

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Greece  2–3  Israel

Final

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Portugal  1–0  France
Petit   43'

References

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