1988 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

1988 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Campeonato Europeo Sub-16 de la UEFA 1988
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Dates May 11–21
Teams 16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Spain (2nd title)
Runners-up  Portugal
Third place  East Germany
Fourth place  West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played 28
Goals scored 50 (1.79 per match)

The 1988 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the sixth edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Spain hosted the championship, during May 11–21, 1988. 16 teams entered the competition, and 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

May 11, 1988
Finland  1 – 0  Austria

May 11, 1988
West Germany  1 – 1  Norway

May 13, 1988
Norway  2 – 0  Finland

May 13, 1988
West Germany  3 – 0  Austria

May 15, 1988
West Germany  2 – 1  Finland

May 15, 1988
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

May 11, 1988
Romania  1 – 1  East Germany

May 11, 1988
Sweden  1 – 0  Yugoslavia

May 13, 1988
Romania  1 – 1  Sweden

May 13, 1988
East Germany  1 – 0  Yugoslavia

May 15, 1988
Romania  1 – 1  Yugoslavia

May 15, 1988
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

May 11, 1988
Hungary  0 – 0  Spain

May 11, 1988
Turkey  0 – 1  France

May 13, 1988
Hungary  1 – 0  Turkey

May 13, 1988
Spain  1 – 0  France

May 15, 1988
Hungary  1 – 1  France

May 15, 1988
Spain  4 – 2  Turkey

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

May 11, 1988
Switzerland   1 – 2  Belgium

May 13, 1988
Portugal  1 – 0  Belgium

May 15, 1988
Republic of Ireland  1 – 0  Belgium

May 15, 1988
Portugal  1 – 0   Switzerland

Semi-finals

18 May 1988
West Germany  0 – 3  Spain

18 May 1988
East Germany  0 – 4  Portugal

Third place match

21 May 1988
West Germany  0 – 0  East Germany
  Penalties  
4 – 5

Final

21 May 1988
Spain  0 – 0  Portugal
  Penalties  
4 – 2

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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