1994 European Under-16 Football Championship

The 12th U-16 European Football Championship was held in Ireland from April 26 to May 8, 1994 . It was the first UEFA tournament in Ireland. Winner was Turkey with a 1: 0 victory over Denmark . Germany finished third in the group and was eliminated after the preliminary round. Defending champion Poland , like last year's opponent Italy, could not qualify.

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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. For the first time, three points were awarded for a win, and one point was still awarded for a draw. The group winners and runners-up reached the quarter-finals. From there on, the knockout system continued.

Attendees

The following teams took part in the tournament:

Albania  Belgium  Denmark  England  Germany  Ireland (host)  Iceland  Austria

Portugal  Russia  Switzerland  Spain  Czech Republic  Turkey  Ukraine  Belarus

Venues

The games were played in the cities of Cobh , Cork , Drogheda , Dublin , Dundalk , Limerick and Tipperary .

Preliminary round

Group A

Belarus and Austria finished the preliminary round with the same number of points and goals. The direct comparison was also a draw. Therefore, a penalty shootout was scheduled for the first place in the group, which Belarus won.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Belarus	3	1	2	0	003: 200	+1	05
2.	Austria	3	1	2	0	003: 200	+1	05
3.	Spain	3	1	1	1	005: 200	+3	04th
4th	Albania	3	0	1	2	001: 600	−5	01

April 26, 1994, Dundalk
Austria	-	Albania	1-0
April 26, 1994, Drogheda
Belarus	-	Spain	1-0
April 28, 1994, Dundalk
Spain	-	Austria	1: 1
April 28, 1994, Drogheda
Belarus	-	Albania	1: 1
April 30, 1994, Dundalk
Spain	-	Albania	4-0
April 30, 1994, Drogheda
Belarus	-	Austria	1: 1, 4: 3 i. E.

Group B

All games took place in Dublin .

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	England	3	2	1	0	004: 200	+2	07th
2.	Portugal	3	2	0	1	005: 100	+4	06th
3.	Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	002: 400	−2	03
4th	Ireland	3	0	1	2	001: 500	−4	01

April 26, 1994
Czech Republic	-	Ireland	1-0
England	-	Portugal	1-0
April 28, 1994
England	-	Ireland	1: 1
Portugal	-	Czech Republic	2-0
April 30, 1994
England	-	Czech Republic	2: 1
Portugal	-	Ireland	3-0

Group C

Based on the direct comparison, Russia was group first, Denmark group second and Germany group third.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Russia	3	2	0	1	009: 400	+5	06th
2.	Denmark	3	2	0	1	010: 900	+1	06th
3.	Germany	3	2	0	1	009: 600	+3	06th
4th	Switzerland	3	0	0	3	005:140	−9	00

April 26, 1994, Cobh
Russia	-	Germany	2-0
April 26, 1994, Cork
Denmark	-	Switzerland	4: 3
April 28, 1994, Limerick
Denmark	-	Russia	3: 2
April 28, 1994, Tipperary
Germany	-	Switzerland	5: 1
April 30, 1994, Cork
Germany	-	Denmark	4: 3
Russia	-	Switzerland	5: 1

Group D

All games took place in Dublin .

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Turkey	3	2	1	0	007: 200	+5	07th
2.	Ukraine	3	2	1	0	005: 300	+2	07th
3.	Belgium	3	1	0	2	003: 700	−4	03
4th	Iceland	3	0	0	3	003: 600	−3	00

April 26, 1994
Turkey	-	Iceland	2: 1
Ukraine	-	Belgium	2: 1
April 28, 1994
Belgium	-	Iceland	2: 1
Turkey	-	Ukraine	1: 1
April 30, 1994
Turkey	-	Belgium	4-0
Ukraine	-	Iceland	2: 1

Final round

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	May 3, 1994, Dublin
	Belarus	1
					May 5, 1994, Dublin
	Denmark	3
					Denmark	12 (5) 1
	May 3, 1994, Dublin
					Ukraine	2 (3)
	England	2 (6)
									May 8, 1994, Dublin
	Ukraine	12 (7) 1
									Turkey	1
	May 3, 1994, Dundalk
									Denmark	0
	Turkey	10 (5) 1
					May 5, 1994, Dublin
	Portugal	0 (3)
					Turkey	1			Game for third place
	May 3, 1994, Dublin
					Austria	0
	Russia	0							Ukraine	2
	Austria	2							Austria	0
									May 8, 1994, Dublin

¹ win on penalties

The U-16 juniors of Turkey thus became European champions of the U16 / U17 juniors for the first time. 

The winning eleven: Tuncay - Caliskan, Seletli, Özke, Habiboglu, Terke, Bayhan, Meric, Önür, Saglam, Aydin

Meric scored the winning goal.