1988 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Appearance
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Campeonato Europeo Sub-16 de la UEFA 1988 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Spain |
Dates | 11–21 May |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 28 |
Goals scored | 50 (1.79 per match) |
← 1987 1989 → |
The 1988 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 6th edition of the UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Spain hosted the 16 teams entered the competition during 11–21 May 1988.
Italy did not defend its win in the previous year's final.
Spain won their second title.
Qualifying
[edit]Participants
[edit]Austria
Belgium
East Germany
Finland
France
Hungary
Republic of Ireland
Norway
Portugal
Romania
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
West Germany
Yugoslavia
Results
[edit]First stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
West Germany ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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West Germany ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Referee:
Kurt Röthlisberger

Group B
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
East Germany ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
5–4 |
Group C
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Hungary ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Referee:
Klaus Scheurell

Spain ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Referee:
Rune Larsson

Spain ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Manolo ![]() ![]() Urzaiz ![]() Silvestre ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Referee:
Klaus Scheurell

Group D
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Switzerland ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Semi-finals
[edit]West Germany ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Third place match
[edit]West Germany ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
4–5 |
Final
[edit]Spain ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Manolo ![]() Lasa ![]() Urzaiz ![]() Silvestre ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ East Germany is qualified on penalty shootout (the first in any UEFA tournament group stage) and Sweden is eliminated.