1997 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

1997 UEFA Under-16 Championship
U-16-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1997
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Dates	28 April - 10 May
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (4th title)
Runners-up	Austria
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	100 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Juanjo Camacho (5 goals)

The 1997 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 15th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Germany hosted the championship, during April 28 - May 10, 1997. 16 teams entered the competition, and Spain defeated Austria in the final to win the competition for the fourth time.

Squads

Participants

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	3	0	6	0	+6	9
Switzerland	3	2	1	5	5	0	6
Northern Ireland	3	1	2	3	4	-1	3
Israel	3	0	3	3	8	-8	0

Germany v Israel

April 28, 1997

Germany	3 – 0	Israel

Hanover

Switzerland v Northern Ireland

April 28, 1997

Switzerland	2 – 1	Northern Ireland

Einbeck

Israel v Northern Ireland

April 30, 1997

Israel	1 – 2	Northern Ireland

Vöhrum

Germany v Switzerland

April 30, 1997

Germany	2 – 0	Switzerland

Hamelin

Northern Ireland v Germany

May 2, 1997

Northern Ireland	0 – 1	Germany

Bremen

Israel v Switzerland

May 2, 1997

Israel	2 – 3	Switzerland

Barsinghausen

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	10	2	+8	9
Austria	3	1	2	4	4	0	3
Ukraine	3	1	2	5	9	-4	3
Poland	3	1	2	4	8	-4	3

Poland v Austria

April 28, 1997

Poland	0 – 4	Austria

Nordhausen

Spain v Ukraine

April 28, 1997

Spain	6 – 1	Ukraine

Hettstedt

Poland v Spain

April 30, 1997

Poland	1 – 2	Spain

Blankenburg

Austria v Ukraine

April 30, 1997

Austria	0 – 2	Ukraine

Goslar

Austria v Spain

May 2, 1997

Austria	0 – 2	Spain

Wernigerode

Ukraine v Poland

May 2, 1997

Ukraine	2 – 3	Poland

Thale

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	3	3	0	7	1	+6	9
Hungary	3	2	1	8	5	+3	6
Italy	3	1	2	6	6	0	3
Georgia	3	0	3	7	16	-9	0

Hungary v Georgia

April 28, 1997

Hungary	6 – 3	Georgia

Polz

Belgium v Italy

April 28, 1997

Belgium	1 – 0	Italy

Schönberg

Hungary v Belgium

April 30, 1997

Hungary	0 – 1	Belgium

Schwerin

Georgia v Italy

April 30, 1997

Georgia	3 – 5	Italy

Lübtheen

Georgia v Belgium

May 2, 1997

Georgia	1 – 5	Belgium

Neukloster

Italy v Hungary

May 2, 1997

Italy	1 – 2	Hungary

Neustadt-Glewe

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Turkey	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9
Slovakia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Iceland	3	1	0	2	2	5	-3	3
Slovenia	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4	1

Turkey v Slovenia

April 28, 1997

Turkey	2 – 0	Slovenia

Kiel

Slovakia v Iceland

April 28, 1997

Slovakia	1 – 0	Iceland

Norderstedt

Turkey v Slovakia

April 30, 1997

Turkey	1 – 0	Slovakia

St. Pauli

Slovenia v Iceland

April 30, 1997

Slovenia	0 – 2	Iceland

Lübeck

Iceland v Turkey

May 2, 1997

Iceland	0 – 4	Turkey

Lurup

Slovenia v Slovakia

May 2, 1997

Slovenia	2 – 2	Slovakia

Rendsburg

Knockout stages

Quarterfinals

Germany v Hungary

May 5, 1997

Germany	3 – 1	Hungary

Hildesheim

Belgium v Switzerland

May 5, 1997

Belgium	0 – 0	Switzerland

	Penalties
	4 – 5

Nienburg

Spain v Slovakia

May 5, 1997

Spain	3 – 1	Slovakia

Bückeberg

Turkey v Austria

May 5, 1997

Turkey	0 – 3	Austria

Stockerau

Semifinals

Switzerland v Austria

May 7, 1997

Switzerland	0 – 0	Austria

	Penalties
	5 – 6

Minden

Germany v Spain

May 7, 1997

Germany	1 – 2	Spain

Braunschweig

Third Place Playoff

Germany v Switzerland

May 9, 1997

Germany	3 – 1	Switzerland

Barsinghausen

Final

Spain v Austria

May 10, 1997

Spain	0 – 0	Austria

	Penalties
	5 – 4

Celle

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 Republic of Ireland 2019 Estonia 2020
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 2018
Squads	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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