U-18 European Football Championship 1997

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The 13th U-18 European Football Championship was held in Iceland from July 24 to 31, 1997 . France defended their title by beating Portugal 1-0 after a golden goal . Like Austria, Germany could not qualify, and Switzerland was eliminated after the preliminary round.

mode

The eight qualified teams are divided into two groups of four teams each. Within the groups, each team plays each other once. The two group winners reach the final while the runners-up play for third place.

Attendees

The following teams took part in the tournament:

Venues

The game was played in the cities of Akranes , Fjölnirvöllur , Hafnarfjörður , Kópavogur , Laugar and Reykjavík .

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. PortugalPortugal Portugal  3  3  0  0 005-000  +5 09
 2. SpainSpain Spain  3  1  1  1 003: 400  −1 04th
 3. IcelandIceland Iceland  3  0  2  1 003: 400  −1 02
 4th HungaryHungary Hungary  3  0  1  2 003: 600  −3 01
July 24, 1997 in Kópavogur
Portugal - Hungary 2-0
July 24, 1997 in Reykjavík
Spain - Iceland 1: 1
July 26, 1997 in Akranes
Portugal - Iceland 1-0
July 26, 1997 in Kaplakrikavagur
Spain - Hungary 2: 1
July 28, 1997 in Laugar
Iceland - Hungary 2: 2
July 28, 1997 in Reykjavík
Portugal - Spain 2-0

Group B

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. FranceFrance France  3  3  0  0 006: 200  +4 09
 2. IrelandIreland Ireland  3  1  1  1 002: 100  +1 04th
 3. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland  3  1  0  2 003: 200  +1 03
 4th IsraelIsrael Israel  3  0  1  2 001: 600  −5 01
July 24, 1997 in Hafnarfjörður
France - Ireland 3: 2
July 24, 1997 in Akranes
Switzerland - Israel 3-0
July 26, 1997 in Reykjavík
France - Israel 2-0
July 26, 1997 in Fjölnirvöllur
Ireland - Switzerland 1-0
July 28, 1997 in Fjölnirvöllur
France - Switzerland 1-0
July 28, 1997 in Kópavogur
Ireland - Israel 1: 1

Final round

Game for third place

July 31, 1997 in Hafnarfjörður
SpainSpain Spain - IrelandIreland Ireland 2: 1

final

July 31, 1997 in Reykjavík
FranceFrance France - PortugalPortugal Portugal 1: 0 n.GG

decisions

France became European U-18 champions for the second time.

The winning eleven: Hiaumet - Kelban, Christanval, Rodriguez, Bertrand - Mauel, Piocelle, Proment - Touré, Saha , Hellebuyck

Saha scored the winning goal.

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