U-16 European Football Championship 2000

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The 18th U-16 European Football Championship was held in Israel from May 1 to 14, 2000 . It was the first UEFA tournament in Israel. The winner was Portugal by a 2: 1 victory after golden goal over the Czech Republic . Germany was eliminated in the quarter-finals on penalties against the eventual tournament winner. Defending champions Spain were also eliminated in the quarter-finals.

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 Ashdod , Ashkelon , Bat Jam , Be'er Scheva , Bet Sche'an , Haifa , Herzlia , Ilut , Jerusalem , Kfar Saba , Lod , Naharija , Rishon LeZion and Tel Aviv .

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. RussiaRussia Russia  3  3  0  0 008: 300  +5 09
 2. PortugalPortugal Portugal  3  2  0  1 004: 300  +1 06th
 3. IrelandIreland Ireland  3  1  0  2 002: 500  −3 03
 4th EnglandEngland England  3  0  0  3 004: 700  −3 00
May 1, 2000, Ashkelon
England - Russia 2: 3
May 1, 2000, Beer Sheva
Portugal - Ireland 1-0
May 3, 2000, Ashdod
England - Portugal 1: 2
May 3, 2000, Beer Sheva
Russia - Ireland 3-0
May 5, 2000, Ashkelon
Ireland - England 2: 1
May 5, 2000, Ashdod
Russia - Portugal 2: 1

Group B

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic  3  2  1  0 012: 600  +6 07th
 2. SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia  3  1  2  0 006: 500  +1 05
 3. DenmarkDenmark Denmark  3  1  0  2 007: 700  ± 0 03
 4th FinlandFinland Finland  3  0  1  2 007:140  −7 01
May 1, 2000, Rishon LeZion
Czech Republic - Denmark 3: 1
May 1, 2000, Bat Jam
Slovakia - Finland 2: 2
May 3, 2000, Rishon LeZion
Czech Republic - Slovakia 2: 2
May 3, 2000, Lod
Denmark - Finland 5: 2
May 5, 2000, Rishon LeZion
Denmark - Slovakia 1: 2
May 5, 2000, Bat Jam
Finland - Czech Republic 3: 7

Group C

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. GermanyGermany Germany  3  2  1  0 007: 300  +4 07th
 2. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands  3  2  0  1 004: 100  +3 06th
 3. HungaryHungary Hungary  3  1  0  2 004: 700  −3 03
 4th IsraelIsrael Israel  3  0  1  2 003: 700  −4 01
May 1, 2000, Kfar Saba
Hungary - Germany 1: 4
May 1, 2000, Herzlia
Israel - Netherlands 0: 2
May 3, 2000, Herzlia
Israel - Hungary 1: 3
May 3, 2000, Kfar Saba
Netherlands - Germany 0: 1
May 5, 2000, Herzliya
Germany - Israel 2: 2
May 5, 2000, Kfar Saba
Netherlands - Hungary 2-0

Group D

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. GreeceGreece Greece  3  2  1  0 006: 400  +2 07th
 2. SpainSpain Spain  3  2  0  1 009: 400  +5 06th
 3. PolandPoland Poland  3  1  1  1 008:100  −2 04th
 4th RomaniaRomania Romania  3  0  0  3 000: 500  −5 00
May 1, 2000, Haifa
Romania - Greece 0: 1
May 1, 2000, Bet She'an
Spain - Poland 7: 2
May 3, 2000, Haifa
Poland - Greece 3: 3
May 3, 2000, Nahariya
Spain - Romania 1-0
May 5, 2000, Bet She'an
Greece - Spain 2: 1
May 5, 2000, Ilut
Poland - Romania 3-0

Final round

Quarter finals

May 8, 2000, Rishon LeZion
RussiaRussia Russia - NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 0: 3
May 8, 2000, Lod
GermanyGermany Germany - PortugalPortugal Portugal 1: 1 a.d., 5: 6 i. E.
May 9, 2000, Herzliya
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic - SpainSpain Spain 2-0
May 9, 2000, Bat Jam
GreeceGreece Greece - SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 2: 2 n.V., 4: 2 i. E.

Semifinals

May 11, 2000, Jerusalem
NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands - Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 1: 2
May 11, 2000, Jerusalem
PortugalPortugal Portugal - GreeceGreece Greece 2: 1

Game for third place

May 14, 2000, Tel Aviv
NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands - GreeceGreece Greece 5-0

final

May 14, 2000, Tel Aviv
PortugalPortugal Portugal - Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 2: 1 n.GG