1987 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

1987 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Championnat d'Europe de football des moins de 16 ans 1987
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates25 May – 3 June
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Italy[1][2]
Runners-up Soviet Union
Third place France
Fourth place Turkey
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored56 (2 per match)
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The 1987 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 5th edition of the UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. France hosted the 16 teams entered the competition during 25 May and 3 June 1987.

Spain unsuccessfully defended its title.

Italy won the final match against the Soviet Union but UEFA withdrew Italy's title, because they had played Riccardo Secci, inscribed with an irregular document. No European title was awarded.[3] The top three countries qualified for the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship in Canada.

Qualifying

Main article: 1987 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Participants

Results

First stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
 Greece 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
 Denmark 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
 Israel 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Turkey 0–0 Greece
Report
Referee: ? (France)
Denmark 1–1 Israel
Turkey 1–0 Israel
Uygun 25' Report
Referee: ? (France)
Denmark 1–1 Greece
Greece 0–0 Israel
Turkey 1–0 Denmark
Durmuş 50' Report
Referee: ? (France)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
 Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
 Scotland 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
 East Germany 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Scotland 2–2 East Germany
France 2–1 Portugal
France 1–1 Scotland
Portugal 1–0 East Germany
Portugal 3–1 Scotland
France 3–0 East Germany

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy[4] 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
 West Germany 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
 Czechoslovakia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
 Northern Ireland 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Italy 2–1 Czechoslovakia
West Germany 2–1 Northern Ireland
Chaumont
Northern Ireland 1–1 Italy
West Germany 1–1 Czechoslovakia
West Germany 2–2 Italy
Northern Ireland 0–0 Czechoslovakia

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
 Norway 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
 Austria 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
 Yugoslavia 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Soviet Union 4–0 Yugoslavia
Norway 0–0 Austria
Norway 2–0 Yugoslavia
Soviet Union 1–0 Austria
Yugoslavia 1–1 Austria
Soviet Union 4–1 Norway

Semi-finals

Italy 1–0 Turkey
Referee: ? (Austria)
Soviet Union 0–0 France
Penalties
3–0

Third place match

France 3–0 Turkey
Referee: ? (Czechoslovakia)

Final

Italy 1 – 0[1] Soviet Union
Gallo 65'
Referee: East Germany Wieland Ziller

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Championship

The following three teams from UEFA qualified for the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship.

References

  1. ^ a b It was then ruled that Riccardo Secci had not been eligible to play in the competition, and UEFA decided that the title of Under-16 champions would not be awarded this year.
    "Italy success overruled". uefa.com. 1 January 2006. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
  2. ^ "La vittoria Europea 1986 revocata agli Azzurrini". 6 May 2024. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ RSSSF.com
  4. ^ Italy is qualified on coin toss and West Germany is eliminated