U-16 European Football Championship 1999

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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.

mode

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. PortugalPortugal Portugal  3  2  1  0 007: 500  +2 07th
 2. IsraelIsrael Israel  3  2  0  1 007: 500  +2 06th
 3. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland  3  1  1  1 007: 600  +1 04th
 4th FinlandFinland Finland  3  0  0  3 005:100  −5 00
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. EnglandEngland England  3  2  1  0 006: 300  +3 07th
 2. SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia  3  2  0  1 005: 400  +1 06th
 3. SwedenSweden Sweden  3  1  0  2 003: 500  −2 03
 4th HungaryHungary Hungary  3  0  1  2 003: 500  −2 01
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. SpainSpain Spain  3  3  0  0 006-000  +6 09
 2. PolandPoland Poland  3  1  1  1 003: 500  −2 04th
 3. RussiaRussia Russia  3  1  0  2 002: 300  −1 03
 4th CroatiaCroatia Croatia  3  0  1  2 001: 400  −3 01
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. GermanyGermany Germany  3  2  0  1 003: 200  +1 06th
 2. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic  3  2  0  1 003: 100  +2 06th
 3. GreeceGreece Greece  3  1  0  2 001: 400  −3 03
 4th DenmarkDenmark Denmark  3  1  0  2 002: 200  ± 0 03
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
PortugalPortugal Portugal - PolandPoland Poland 1: 2
May 1, 1999, Prostějov
SpainSpain Spain - IsraelIsrael Israel 5: 1
May 2, 1999, Ratiskovice
GermanyGermany Germany - SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 6-0
May 2, 1999, Zlín
EnglandEngland England - Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 0: 1 a.d.
May 4, 1999, Kyjov
PolandPoland Poland - Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 3: 2
May 4, 1999, Drnovice
SpainSpain Spain - GermanyGermany Germany 4-0

3rd place match

May 7, 1999, Prostějov
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic - GermanyGermany Germany 1: 2

final

May 7, 1999, Olomouc
SpainSpain Spain - PolandPoland Poland 4: 1