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)
	← 1997 1999 →

The 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 16th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Scotland hosted the championship, during 26 April – 8 May 1998. Players born on or after 1 January 1981 were eligible to participate in this competition (the age limit was previously in August). 16 teams entered the competition, and Republic of Ireland defeated Italy in the final to win the competition for the first time.

Squads

Qualifying

Participants

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

26 April 1998

Denmark	1–1	Sweden

Cumbernauld

26 April 1998

Greece	2–0	Iceland

Paisley

28 April 1998

Denmark	0–0	Greece

Cumbernauld

28 April 1998

Sweden	1–1	Iceland

Paisley

30 April 1998

Iceland	0–1	Denmark

Paisley

30 April 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

26 April 1998

Liechtenstein	0–5	Norway

Livingston

26 April 1998

Portugal	1–1	Italy
Miguel Barros 67'		Dalla Bona 28'

Motherwell

28 April 1998

Liechtenstein	0–1	Portugal
		Miguel Barros 70'

Glasgow

28 April 1998

Norway	1–4	Italy

Motherwell

30 April 1998

Italy	2–0	Liechtenstein

Glasgow

30 April 1998

Norway	1–2	Portugal
Holm 55'		Jorge Ribeiro 5' Miguel Barros 15'

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

26 April 1998

Scotland	0–0	Republic of Ireland

Stirling

26 April 1998

Spain	1–0	Finland

Perth

28 April 1998

Republic of Ireland	2–0	Finland
4' Reid 23' Barrett

Stirling

28 April 1998

Scotland	1–1	Spain

Perth

30 April 1998

Finland	2–0	Scotland

Perth

30 April 1998

Republic of Ireland	1–0	Spain
63' McMahon

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

26 April 1998

Croatia	2–0	Ukraine

Inverness

26 April 1998

Russia	1–1	Israel
80' Lobov

Dingwall

28 April 1998

Israel	1–1	Ukraine

Dingwall

28 April 1998

Russia	0–0	Croatia

Inverness

30 April 1998

Israel	2–0	Croatia

Dingwall

30 April 1998

Ukraine	2–1	Russia
		70' Shchipkov

Inverness

Knockout stages

Quarterfinals

3 May 1998

Greece	1–2	Spain

Paisley

Referee: Mike McCurry (Scotland)

3 May 1998

Republic of Ireland	2–0	Denmark
Barrett 31' Byrne 59'

Stirling

Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)

3 May 1998

Italy	2–1	Croatia

Motherwell

Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

3 May 1998

Israel	1–4	Portugal
Abuksis 67'		Lourenço 26' Miguel Barros 44', 62' Cândido Costa 78'

Inverness

Referee: Florin Chivulete (Romania)

Semifinals

5 May 1998

Spain	1–2	Italy

Motherwell

Referee: Erol Ersoy (Turkey)

5 May 1998

Republic of Ireland	2–0	Portugal
Byrne 53', 79'

Perth

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Third Place Playoff

8 May 1998

Spain	2–1	Portugal
Granero 33' (pen.) Aganzo 75'		Manuel José 2'

Stirling

Referee: Michal Beneš (Czech Republic)

Final

8 May 1998

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

McDiarmid Park, Perth

Referee: Mike McCurry (Scotland)

References