1997 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

The 1997 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 15th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Players born on or after 1 August 1980 were eligible to participate in this competition. Germany hosted the championship, during 28 April – 10 May 1997. 16 teams entered the competition, and Spain defeated Austria in the final to win the competition for the fourth time.

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)
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The games were held in Barsinghausen, Blankenburg, Braunschweig, Bremen, Bückeburg, Celle, Einbeck, Goslar, Hamburg, Hamelin, Hanover, Hettstedt, Hildesheim, Kiel, Lehrte, Lübeck, Lübtheen, Minden, Neukloster, Neustadt-Glewe, Nienburg/Weser, Norderstedt, Nordhausen, Polz, Rendsburg, Schönberg, Schwerin, Thale, Vöhrum and Wernigerode.

Squads

Main article: 1997 UEFA European Under-16 Championship squads

Participants

•  Austria
•  Belgium
•  Germany
•  Georgia
•  Hungary
•  Iceland
•  Israel
•  Italy
•  Northern Ireland
•  Poland
•  Slovakia
•  Slovenia
•  Spain
•   Switzerland
•  Turkey
•  Ukraine

Group stage

Group A

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

Germany	3–0	Israel

28 April 1997

Hanover

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Switzerland	2–1	Northern Ireland

28 April 1997

Einbeck

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Israel	1–2	Northern Ireland

30 April 1997

Vöhrum

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Germany	2–0	Switzerland

30 April 1997

Hamelin

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Northern Ireland	0–1	Germany

2 May 1997

Bremen

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Israel	2–3	Switzerland

2 May 1997

Barsinghausen

Group B

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

Poland	0–4	Austria

28 April 1997

Nordhausen

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Spain	6–1	Ukraine

28 April 1997

Hettstedt

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Poland	1–2	Spain

30 April 1997

Blankenburg

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Austria	0–2	Ukraine

30 April 1997

Goslar

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Austria	0–2	Spain

2 May 1997

Wernigerode

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Ukraine	2–3	Poland

2 May 1997

Thale

Group C

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

Hungary	6–3	Georgia

28 April 1997

Polz

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Belgium	1–0	Italy

28 April 1997

Schönberg

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Hungary	0–1	Belgium

30 April 1997

Schwerin

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Georgia	3–5	Italy

30 April 1997

Lübtheen

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Georgia	1–5	Belgium

2 May 1997

Neukloster

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Italy	1–2	Hungary

2 May 1997

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	2–0	Slovenia

28 April 1997

Kiel

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Slovakia	1–0	Iceland

28 April 1997

Norderstedt

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Turkey	1–0	Slovakia

30 April 1997

St. Pauli

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Slovenia	0–2	Iceland

30 April 1997

Lübeck

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Iceland	0–4	Turkey

2 May 1997

Lurup

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Slovenia	2–2	Slovakia

2 May 1997

Rendsburg

Knockout stages

Quarterfinals

Germany	3–1	Hungary

5 May 1997

Hildesheim

Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)

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Belgium	0–0	Switzerland
Penalties
	4–5

5 May 1997

Nienburg

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Spain	3–1	Slovakia

5 May 1997

Bückeberg

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Turkey	0–3	Austria

5 May 1997

Stockerau

Semifinals

Switzerland	0–0	Austria
Penalties
	5–6

7 May 1997

Minden

Referee: Anton Genov (Bulgaria)

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Germany	1–2	Spain

7 May 1997

Braunschweig

Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)

Third Place Playoff

Germany	3–1	Switzerland

9 May 1997

Barsinghausen

Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)

Final

Spain	0–0	Austria
Penalties
	5–4

10 May 1997

Celle

Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)

References

• RSSSF.com
• UEFA.com