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

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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