1987 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

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.

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)
1986
1988

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

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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
  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

Denmark  1–1  Israel

Turkey  1–0  Israel


Greece  0–0  Israel

Turkey  1–0  Denmark

Group B

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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

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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

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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

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Italy  1–0  Turkey
Soviet Union  0–0  France
Penalties
3–0

Third place match

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France  3–0  Turkey

Final

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Italy  1 – 0[1]  Soviet Union
Gallo  
Referee:   Wieland Ziller

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Championship

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

References

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  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
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