1987 European Under-16 Football Championship

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The 5th U-16 European Football Championship was held in France from May 25 to June 3, 1987 . Italy won the final with a 1-0 victory over the Soviet Union . UEFA later revoked the Italians' title because Italy replaced Roberto Secci, who only had irregular proof of age. The title is vacant.

For the first time, the GDR did not reach the semi-finals.

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The 16 qualified teams were divided into four groups of four teams each. Within the groups, each team played each other once. The group winners reached the semifinals. The semi-final winners reached the final, the semi-final losers played for third place.

Attendees

The following teams took part in the tournament:

Venues

The games were played in the cities of Angers , Blois , Chaumont , Compiègne , Épinal , Évreux , Le Mans , Lorient , Lucé , Mantes-la-Ville , Montataire , Montbéliard , Mulhouse , Orléans , Paris , Poitiers , Quimper , Redon , Reims , Rouen , Saint-Brieuc , Saint-Nazaire , Saint-Ouen , Thouars , Tours , Vagney , Vannes and Vittel .

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. TurkeyTurkey Turkey  3  2  1  0 002-000  +2 05: 10
 2. GreeceGreece Greece  3  0  3  0 001: 100  ± 0 03: 30
 3. DenmarkDenmark Denmark  3  0  2  1 002: 300  −1 02: 40
 4th IcelandIceland Israel  3  0  2  1 001: 200  −1 02: 40
May 25, 1987, Orléans
Turkey - Greece 0-0
May 25, 1987, Evreux
Denmark - Israel 1: 1
May 27, 1987, Mantes-la-Ville
Turkey - Israel 1-0
May 27, 1987, Saint-Ouen
Denmark - Greece 1: 1
May 29, 1987, Compiegne
Greece - Israel 0-0
May 29, 1987, Lucé
Turkey - Denmark 1-0

Group B

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. FranceFrance France  3  2  1  0 006: 200  +4 05: 10
 2. PortugalPortugal Portugal  3  2  0  1 005: 300  +2 04: 20
 3. ScotlandScotland Scotland  3  0  2  1 004: 600  −2 02: 40
 4th Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR  3  0  1  2 002: 600  −4 01: 50
May 25, 1987, Saint-Nazaire
Scotland - GDR 2: 2
May 25, 1987, Saint-Brieuc
France - Portugal 2: 1
May 27, 1987, Vannes
France - Scotland 1: 1
May 27, 1987, Quimper
Portugal - GDR 1-0
May 29, 1987, Redon
Portugal - Scotland 3: 1
May 29, 1987, Lorient
France - GDR 3-0

Group C

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. ItalyItaly Italy  3  1  2  0 005: 400  +1 04: 20
 2. Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany  3  1  2  0 005: 400  +1 04: 20
 3. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland  3  0  2  1 002: 300  −1 02: 40
 3. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia  3  0  2  1 002: 300  −1 02: 40
May 25, 1987, Vagney
Italy - Czechoslovakia 2: 1
May 25, 1987, Chaumont
BR Germany - Northern Ireland 2: 1
May 27, 1987, Vittel
Northern Ireland - Italy 1: 1
May 27, 1987, Montbeliard
BR Germany - Czechoslovakia 1: 1
May 29, 1987, Epinal
BR Germany - Italy 2: 2
May 29, 1987, Mulhouse
Northern Ireland - Czechoslovakia 0-0

Group D

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union  3  3  0  0 009: 100  +8 06-00
 2. NorwayNorway Norway  3  1  1  1 003: 400  −1 03: 30
 3. AustriaAustria Austria  3  0  2  1 001: 200  −1 02: 40
 4th Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Yugoslavia  3  0  1  2 001: 700  −6 01: 50
May 25, 1987, Le Mans
Soviet Union - Yugoslavia 4-0
May 25, 1987, Poitiers
Norway - Austria 0-0
May 27, 1987, Thouars
Norway - Yugoslavia 2-0
May 27, 1987, Blois
Soviet Union - Austria 1-0
May 29, 1987, Angers
Yugoslavia - Austria 1: 1
May 29, 1987, Tours
Soviet Union - Norway 4: 1

Final round

  Semifinals final
June 1, 1987, Reims      
 ItalyItaly Italy 1
 TurkeyTurkey Turkey 0  
   
June 3, 1987, Paris
 ItalyItaly Italy 1
   Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union 0
 
Game for third place
June 1, 1987, Rouen June 3, 1987, Montataire
 Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union 0 (3) 1  FranceFrance France 3
 FranceFrance France 0 (0)    TurkeyTurkey Turkey 0

1 win on penalties

This is the second time that the national team of Italy has become the U16 / U17 junior European champions. The title was later withdrawn from them, however, because with Roberto Secci an ineligible player was used.ItalyItaly 

Individual evidence

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