| 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 → | |
The1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 14th edition of theUEFA'sEuropean 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 itstitle to defeatFrance 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 and2008).
Austria
Croatia
England France
Germany Greece
Republic of Ireland Israel
Poland Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine| 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' |
Amit Klein| Portugal | 3–0 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo Costa 25',50' Simão 55' |
Mikko Vuorela| Republic of Ireland | 0–2 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Leal 58' Hugo Cruz 76' |
Kurt Zuppinger| Poland | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| McPhail 63' |
Costas Kapitanis| 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 |
| 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' |
Attila Juhos| France | 3–0 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Réveillère 26' Malbranque 52' (pen.)Suchet 60' (pen.) |
Graham Poll| Croatia | 2–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Deranja 24',59' | Chappuis 4' |
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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 | ClarkeCrossleyMcPhailMannion |
Mikko Vuorela| Portugal | 3–0 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Simão 6' (pen.) Paulo Costa 58'Edgar Caseiro 66' |