1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

1998 UEFA Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Scotland
Dates	26 April - 8 May
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Republic of Ireland (1st title)
Runners-up	Italy
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	70 (2.19 per match)

The 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 16th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Scotland hosted the championship, during April 26 - May 8, 1998. 16 teams entered the competition, and Republic of Ireland defeated Italy in the final to win the competition for the first time.

Squads

Main article: 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship squads

Participants

Croatia
Denmark
Finland
Greece
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Liechtenstein
Norway
Portugal
Republic of Ireland
Russia
Scotland
Spain
Sweden
Ukraine

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Greece	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	7
Denmark	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Sweden	3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	2
Iceland	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3	1

Denmark v Sweden

April 26, 1998

Denmark	1 – 1	Sweden

Cumbernauld

Greece v Iceland

April 26, 1998

Greece	2 – 0	Iceland

Paisley

Denmark v Greece

April 28, 1998

Denmark	0 – 0	Greece

Cumbernauld

Sweden v Iceland

April 28, 1998

Sweden	1 – 1	Iceland

Paisley

Iceland v Denmark

April 30, 1998

Iceland	0 – 1	Denmark

Paisley

Sweden v Greece

April 30, 1998

Sweden	0 – 2	Greece

Cumbernauld

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
Portugal	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
Norway	3	1	0	2	7	6	+1	3
Liechtenstein	3	0	0	3	0	8	-8	0

Liechtenstein v Norway

April 26, 1998

Liechtenstein	0 – 5	Norway

Livingston

Portugal v Italy

April 26, 1998

Portugal	1 – 1	Italy

Motherwell

Liechtenstein v Portugal

April 28, 1998

Liechtenstein	0 – 1	Portugal

Glasgow

Norway v Italy

April 28, 1998

Norway	1 – 4	Italy

Motherwell

Italy v Liechtenstein

April 30, 1998

Italy	2 – 0	Liechtenstein

Glasgow

Norway v Portugal

April 30, 1998

Norway	1 – 2	Portugal

Motherwell

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Republic of Ireland	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
Spain	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Finland	3	1	0	2	2	3	-1	3
Scotland	3	0	2	1	1	3	-2	2

Scotland v Republic of Ireland

April 26, 1998

Scotland	0 – 0	Republic of Ireland

Stirling

Spain v Finland

April 26, 1998

Spain	1 – 0	Finland

Perth

Republic of Ireland v Finland

April 28, 1998

Republic of Ireland	2 – 0	Finland

Stirling

Scotland v Spain

April 28, 1998

Scotland	1 – 1	Spain

Perth

Finland v Scotland

April 30, 1998

Finland	2 – 0	Scotland

Perth

Republic of Ireland v Spain

April 30, 1998

Republic of Ireland	1 – 0	Spain

Stirling

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Israel	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
Croatia	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Ukraine	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
Russia	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2

Croatia v Ukraine

April 26, 1998

Croatia	2 – 0	Ukraine

Inverness

Russia v Israel

April 26, 1998

Russia	1 – 1	Israel
80' Lobov

Dingwall

Israel v Ukraine

April 28, 1998

Israel	1 – 1	Ukraine

Dingwall

Russia v Croatia

April 28, 1998

Russia	0 – 0	Croatia

Inverness

Israel v Croatia

April 30, 1998

Israel	2 – 0	Croatia

Dingwall

Ukraine v Russia

April 30, 1998

Ukraine	2 – 1	Russia
		70' Shchipkov

Inverness

Knockout stages

Quarterfinals

Greece v Spain

May 3, 1998

Greece	1 – 2	Spain

Paisley

Republic of Ireland v Denmark

May 3, 1998

Republic of Ireland	2 – 0	Denmark

Stirling

Italy v Croatia

May 3, 1998

Italy	2 – 1	Croatia

Motherwell

Israel v Portugal

May 3, 1998

Israel	1 – 4	Portugal

Inverness

Semifinals

Spain v Italy

May 5, 1998

Spain	1 – 2	Italy

Motherwell

Republic of Ireland v Portugal

May 5, 1998

Republic of Ireland	2 – 0	Portugal

Perth

Third Place Playoff

Spain v Portugal

May 8, 1998

Spain	2 – 1	Portugal

Stirling

Final

Italy v Republic of Ireland

May 8, 1998

Italy	1 – 2	Republic of Ireland
Pelanti 52'		35' Foy 57' McMahon

McDiarmid Park, Perth

References

UEFA European U-16 and U-17 Championship

Under-16 era, 1982–2001

Tournaments	Italy 1982 West Germany 1984 Hungary 1985 Greece 1986 France 1987 Spain 1988 Denmark 1989 East Germany 1990 Switzerland 1991 Cyprus 1992 Turkey 1993 Republic of Ireland 1994 Belgium 1995 Austria 1996 Germany 1997 Scotland 1998 Czech Republic 1999 Israel 2000 England 2001

Qualification	1982 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Squads	1982 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Under-17 era, 2002–present

Tournaments	Denmark 2002 Portugal 2003 France 2004 Italy 2005 Luxembourg 2006 Belgium 2007 Turkey 2008 Germany 2009 Liechtenstein 2010 Serbia 2011 Slovenia 2012 Slovakia 2013 Malta 2014 Bulgaria 2015 Azerbaijan 2016 Croatia 2017 England 2018

Qualification	2002 2003 2004 (First, Second) 2005 (First, Elite) 2006 (First, Elite) 2007 (First, Elite) 2008 (First, Elite) 2009 (First, Elite) 2010 (First, Elite) 2011 (First, Elite) 2012 (First, Elite) 2013 (First, Elite) 2014 (First, Elite) 2015 2016 2017

Squads	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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