The 17th U-16 European Football Championship was held in the Czech Republic from April 24 to May 7, 1999 . It was the first UEFA tournament in the Czech Republic. The winner was Spain by a 4: 1 victory over Poland . Germany finished third with a 2-1 win over the hosts. Defending champion Ireland failed to 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. 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:
Venues
The games were played in the cities of Blansko , Drnovice , Jihlava , Kunovice , Kyjov , Lanžhot , Olmütz , Prostějov , Ratíškovice , Šardice , Slušovice , Staré Město , Třebíč , Moravská Třebová , Uničov , Vranovice and Zlín .
Preliminary round
Group A
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Portugal Portugal
3
2
1
0
00 7: 500
+2
0 7th
2.
Israel Israel
3
2
0
1
00 7: 500
+2
0 6th
3.
Switzerland Switzerland
3
1
1
1
00 7: 600
+1
0 4th
4th
Finland Finland
3
0
0
3
00 5:100
−5
0 0
April 24, 1999, Blansko
Israel
-
Finland
3: 2
April 24, 1999, Vranovice
Portugal
-
Switzerland
2: 2
April 26, 1999, Jihlava
Finland
-
Switzerland
1: 4
April 26, 1999, Trebic
Israel
-
Portugal
1: 2
April 28, 1999, Blansko
Finland
-
Portugal
2: 3
April 28, 1999, Drnovice
Switzerland
-
Israel
1: 3
Group B
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
England England
3
2
1
0
00 6: 300
+3
0 7th
2.
Slovakia Slovakia
3
2
0
1
00 5: 400
+1
0 6th
3.
Sweden Sweden
3
1
0
2
00 3: 500
−2
0 3
4th
Hungary Hungary
3
0
1
2
00 3: 500
−2
0 1
April 25, 1999, Staré Mesto
Hungary
-
England
1: 1
April 25, 1999, Slusovice
Slovakia
-
Sweden
2-0
April 27, 1999, Zlín
Hungary
-
Slovakia
1: 2
April 27, 1999, Kunovice
England
-
Sweden
2: 1
April 29, 1999, Staré Mesto
England
-
Slovakia
3: 1
April 29, 1999, Kunovice
Sweden
-
Hungary
2: 1
Group C
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Spain Spain
3
3
0
0
00 6-000
+6
0 9
2.
Poland Poland
3
1
1
1
00 3: 500
−2
0 4th
3.
Russia Russia
3
1
0
2
00 2: 300
−1
0 3
4th
Croatia Croatia
3
0
1
2
00 1: 400
−3
0 1
April 24, 1999, Unicov
Russia
-
Poland
1: 2
April 24, 1999, Trebová
Spain
-
Croatia
2-0
April 26, 1999, Prostějov
Croatia
-
Poland
1: 1
April 26, 1999, Unicov
Spain
-
Russia
1-0
April 28, 1999, Olomouc
Poland
-
Spain
0: 3
April 28, 1999, Trebová
Croatia
-
Russia
0: 1
Group D
Due to the direct comparison, Germany was group first and Greece group third.
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Germany Germany
3
2
0
1
00 3: 200
+1
0 6th
2.
Czech Republic Czech Republic
3
2
0
1
00 3: 100
+2
0 6th
3.
Greece Greece
3
1
0
2
00 1: 400
−3
0 3
4th
Denmark Denmark
3
1
0
2
00 2: 200
± 0
0 3
April 25, 1999, Sardice
Denmark
-
Greece
0: 1
April 25, 1999, Lanzhot
Czech Republic
-
Germany
0: 1
April 27, 1999, Kyjov
Germany
-
Greece
2-0
April 27, 1999, Ratiskovice
Czech Republic
-
Denmark
1-0
April 29, 1999, Lanzhot
Germany
-
Denmark
0: 2
April 29, 1999, Kyjov
Greece
-
Czech Republic
0: 2
Final round
Quarter finals
May 1, 1999, Jihlava
Portugal Portugal
-
Poland Poland
1: 2
May 1, 1999, Prostějov
Spain Spain
-
Israel Israel
5: 1
May 2, 1999, Ratiskovice
Germany Germany
-
Slovakia Slovakia
6-0
May 2, 1999, Zlín
England England
-
Czech Republic Czech Republic
0: 1 a.d.
May 4, 1999, Kyjov
Poland Poland
-
Czech Republic Czech Republic
3: 2
May 4, 1999, Drnovice
Spain Spain
-
Germany Germany
4-0
3rd place match
May 7, 1999, Prostějov
Czech Republic Czech Republic
-
Germany Germany
1: 2
final
May 7, 1999, Olomouc
Spain Spain
-
Poland Poland
4: 1
Junior European Football Championships
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