U-18 European Football Championship 1999
The 15th European Under-18 Football Championship was held in Sweden from July 18 to 26, 1999 . The winner was Portugal with a 1: 0 victory over Italy . Defending champion Ireland finished third, Germany , like Austria and Switzerland, could not qualify for the finals.
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 games were played in the cities of Åtvidaberg , Finspång , Linköping , Motala and Norrköping .
Preliminary round
Group A
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4: 1 | +3 | 7th |
2. | Greece | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2: 2 | ± 0 | 3 |
3. | France | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1: 2 | −1 | 2 |
4th | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2: 4 | −2 | 2 |
July 18, 1999 in Finspång | |||
Portugal | - | Greece | 0-0 |
July 18, 1999 in Linköping | |||
Sweden | - | France | 0-0 |
July 20, 1999 in Norrköping | |||
France | - | Greece | 1: 1 |
July 20, 1999 in Motala | |||
Sweden | - | Portugal | 1: 3 |
July 22, 1999 in Motala | |||
France | - | Portugal | 0: 1 |
July 22, 1999 in Åtvidaberg | |||
Greece | - | Sweden | 1: 1 |
Group B
Ireland is second in the group due to the better direct comparison.
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7: 3 | +4 | 7th |
2. | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4: 5 | −1 | 4th |
3. | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7: 5 | +2 | 4th |
4th | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4: 9 | −5 | 1 |
July 19, 1999 in Motala | |||
Italy | - | Georgia | 2-0 |
July 19, 1999 in Åtvidaberg | |||
Spain | - | Ireland | 0: 1 |
July 21, 1999 in Finspång | |||
Ireland | - | Georgia | 3: 3 |
July 21, 1999 in Linköping | |||
Spain | - | Italy | 3: 3 |
July 23, 1999 in Åtvidaberg | |||
Georgia | - | Spain | 1: 4 |
July 23, 1999 in Norrköping | |||
Ireland | - | Italy | 0: 2 |
Final round
Game for third place
July 25, 1999 in Norrköping | |||
Greece | - | Ireland | 0: 1 |
final
July 26, 1999 in Norrköping | |||
Portugal | - | Italy | 1-0 |
decisions
Portugal became European U-18 champions for the second time.