1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

1999 UEFA Under-16 Championship

Mistrovství Evropy ve fotbale hráčů do 16 let 1999
Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
Dates	24 April - 7 May
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (5th title)
Runners-up	Poland
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	97 (3.03 per match)

The 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 17th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Czech Republic hosted the championship, from 24 April to 7 May 1999. 16 teams entered the competition, and Spain defeated Poland in the final to win the competition for the fifth time.

Squads

Qualifying

Participants

•  Croatia
•  Czech Republic
•  Denmark
•  England
•  Finland
•  Germany
•  Greece
•  Hungary
•  Israel
•  Poland
•  Portugal
•  Russia
•  Slovakia
•  Spain
•  Sweden
•   Switzerland

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	3	2	1	0	7	5	+2	7
Israel	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6
Switzerland	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4
Finland	3	0	0	3	5	10	-5	0

Israel  v  Finland

April 24, 1999

Israel	3 – 2	Finland

Blansko

Portugal  v   Switzerland

April 24, 1999

Portugal	2 – 2	Switzerland

Vranovice

Israel  v  Portugal

April 26, 1999

Israel	1 – 2	Portugal

Třebíč

Finland  v   Switzerland

April 26, 1999

Finland	1 – 4	Switzerland

Jihlava

Switzerland   v  Israel

April 28, 1999

Switzerland	1 – 3	Israel

Drnovice

Finland  v  Portugal

April 28, 1999

Finland	2 – 3	Portugal

Blansko

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7
Slovakia	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
Sweden	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2	3
Hungary	3	0	1	2	3	5	-2	1

Hungary  v  England

April 24, 1999

Hungary	1 – 1	England

Staré Město

Slovakia  v  Sweden

April 24, 1999

Slovakia	2 – 0	Sweden

Slušovice

Hungary  v  Slovakia

April 26, 1999

Hungary	1 – 2	Slovakia

Zlín

England  v  Sweden

April 26, 1999

England	2 – 1	Sweden

Kunovice

Sweden  v  Hungary

April 28, 1999

Sweden	2 – 1	Hungary

Kunovice

England  v  Slovakia

April 28, 1999

England	3 – 1	Slovakia

Staré Město

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9
Poland	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2	4
Russia	3	1	0	2	2	3	-1	3
Croatia	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3	1

Spain  v  Croatia

24 April 1999 (1999-04-24)

Spain	2 – 0	Croatia
Arteta  15' Sancet  79'

Moravská Třebová Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Russia  v  Poland

24 April 1999 (1999-04-24)

Russia	1 – 2	Poland

Uničov

Croatia  v  Poland

26 April 1999 (1999-04-26) 13:00

Croatia	1 – 1	Poland
Srna  42'

LeRK Prostějov, Prostějov Attendance: 2,700

Spain  v  Russia

26 April 1999 (1999-04-26)

Spain	1 – 0	Russia
Perona  3'

Uničov Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)

Poland  v  Spain

28 April 1999 (1999-04-28)

Poland	0 – 3	Spain
		Aitor  9' Perona  65' Aspas  71'

Andrův stadion, Olomouc Referee: Karel Vidlak (Czech Republic)

Croatia  v  Russia

28 April 1999 (1999-04-28)

Croatia	0 – 1	Russia

Moravská Třebová

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
Germany	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
Denmark	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
Greece	3	1	0	2	1	4	-3	3

Denmark  v  Greece

24 April 1999 (1999-04-24)

Denmark	0 – 1	Greece

Šardice

Czech Republic  v  Germany

25 April 1999 (1999-04-25)

Czech Republic	0 – 1	Germany
	Report	Heller  37'

Sokol Lanžhot, Lanžhot Attendance: 3,150 Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

Germany  v  Greece

26 April 1999 (1999-04-26)

Germany	2 – 0	Greece
Hitzlsperger  51' Wörle  75'

FC VMG Kyjov, Kyjov

Czech Republic  v  Denmark

27 April 1999 (1999-04-27)

Czech Republic	1 – 0	Denmark
Majer  79'	Report

Městský stadion, Ratíškovice Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Darius Miezelis (Lithuania)

Germany  v  Denmark

28 April 1999 (1999-04-28)

Germany	0 – 2	Denmark

Sokol Lanžhot, Lanžhot

Czech Republic  v  Greece

29 April 1999 (1999-04-29)

Czech Republic	2 – 0	Greece
Lizák  7' (pen.) Bystroň  52'	Report

FC VMG Kyjov, Kyjov Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Anton Guenov (Bulgaria)

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	1 May
	Portugal	1
					4 May
	Poland	2
					Poland	3
	2 May
					Czech Republic	2
	England	0
									7 May - Olomouc
	Czech Republic (aet)	1
									Poland	1
	2 May
									Spain	4
	Germany	6
					4 May
	Slovakia	0
					Germany	0
	1 May
					Spain	3
	Spain	5
	Israel	1

Quarter-finals

Portugal  v  Poland

1 May 1999 (1999-05-01)

Portugal	1 – 2	Poland

Jihlava

Spain  v  Israel

1 May 1999 (1999-05-01)

Spain	5 – 1	Israel
Parri  15' Perona  26' Nano  35', 77' Alegre  41'		Zokol  79'

LeRK Prostějov, Prostějov Referee: Darius Miezelis (Lithuania)

Czech Republic  v  England

2 May 1999 (1999-05-02)

Czech Republic	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	England
Besta  90+3'	Report

Letná Stadion, Zlín Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa (Portugal)

Germany  v  Slovakia

2 May 1999 (1999-05-02)

Germany	6 – 0	Slovakia

Městský stadion, Ratíškovice

Semi-finals

Czech Republic  v  Poland

4 May 1999 (1999-05-04)

Czech Republic	2 – 3	Poland
Plašil  73' Jun  76'	Report	Mierzejewski  7', 32' Grzelak  31'

FC VMG Kyjov, Kyjov Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

Spain  v  Germany

4 May 1999 (1999-05-04)

Spain	4 – 0	Germany
Arteta  20', 62' Perona  37' Alegre  51'

Andrův stadion, Olomouc Referee: David Malcolm (Republic of Ireland)

Third place play-off

Czech Republic  v  Germany

7 May 1999 (1999-05-07)

Czech Republic	1 – 2	Germany
Jun  65'	Report	Löring  57' Wersching  80'

LeRK Prostějov, Prostějov Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Final

Poland  v  Spain

7 May 1999 (1999-05-07)

Poland	1 – 4	Spain
Grzelak  28'		Perona  21' Mario  60' Ernesto  69' Molina  81'

Andrův stadion, Olomouc Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

References

• UEFA European U-17 C'ship - uefa.com
• RSSSF > UEFA European U-17 Championship > 1999