1986 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

1986 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Ευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα ποδοσφαίρου Παίδων 1986
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
Dates1–10 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Soviet Union
Fourth place East Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored69 (2.46 per match)
1985
1987

The 1986 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 4th edition of the UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Greece hosted the 16 teams that contested 1–10 May 1986.

Spain won its first title.

Qualifying

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Participants

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Results

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First stage

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Group A

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

Italy 3–0 Greece

Italy 1–0 Scotland

Portugal 3–0 Greece

Scotland 1–0 Greece

Portugal 0–0 Italy

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 5
 Bulgaria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
 Norway 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
 Sweden 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Bulgaria 1–0 Sweden

Spain 2–0 Norway

Spain 1–1 Bulgaria

Norway 0–0 Sweden

Spain 3–0 Sweden

Bulgaria 1–1 Norway

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
 Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 3
 Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3
 Austria 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Denmark 1–1 Czechoslovakia

East Germany 1–1 Austria

East Germany 2–1 Denmark

Czechoslovakia 4–0 Austria

Denmark 2–0 Austria

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 6
 Romania 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
 Netherlands 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
 France 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 2
Soviet Union 3–1 Netherlands
Salenko 25', 78'
Sergey Shchetnikov 31'
70' van der Star

France 2–1 Romania

Netherlands 1–0 France

Soviet Union 3–1 Romania

Soviet Union 4–1 France

Romania 1–0 Netherlands

Semi-finals

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Spain 2–1 Soviet Union
Italy 2–2 East Germany
Penalties
4–2

Third place match

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Soviet Union 1–1 East Germany
Penalties
8–7

Final

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Spain 2–1 Italy
Ballester 11'
Monsalvete 78'
Cappellini 61'

References

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