1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

The 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 17th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Czech Republic hosted the championship, from 24 April to 7 May 1999. Players born on or after 1 January 1982 were eligible to participate in this competition. 16 teams entered the competition, and Spain defeated Poland in the final to win the competition for the fifth time.

1999 UEFA Under-16 Championship

Mistrovství Evropy ve fotbale hráčů do 16 let 1999
Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
Dates	24 April – 7 May
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (5th title)
Runners-up	Poland
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	97 (3.03 per match)
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Squads

Main article: 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship squads

Qualifying

Main article: 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Participants

•  Croatia
•  Czech Republic
•  Denmark
•  England
•  Finland
•  Germany
•  Greece
•  Hungary
•  Israel
•  Poland
•  Portugal
•  Russia
•  Slovakia
•  Spain
•  Sweden
•   Switzerland

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	3	2	1	0	7	5	+2	7
Israel	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6
Switzerland	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4
Finland	3	0	0	3	5	10	−5	0

24 April 1999

Israel	3–2	Finland
Oved 31' Tzur 45' Eli Bitton 70'

Blansko

Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)

24 April 1999

Portugal	2–2	Switzerland
Pedro Nuno 23' Martins 38'	Report	Baumann 61' (pen.) Luyet 64'

Vranovice

Referee: Anton Guenov (Bulgaria)

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26 April 1999

Israel	1–2	Portugal
Eli Biton 48'	Report	Zamorano 36' (pen.) Vítor Silva 41'

Třebíč

Referee: David Malcolm (Republic of Ireland)

26 April 1999

Finland	1–4	Switzerland

Jihlava

Referee: Karel Vidlak (Czech Republic)

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28 April 1999

Switzerland	1–3	Israel
		Lavan 57' Tzur 76' Bitton 80'

Sportovní areál Drnovice, Drnovice

Referee: Egill Mar Markusson (Iceland)

28 April 1999

Finland	2–3	Portugal
Hahto 20' Haara 44'	Report	Hugo Moreira 12', 37' Postiga 75'

Blansko

Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7
Slovakia	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
Sweden	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
Hungary	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1

24 April 1999

Hungary	1–1	England

Staré Město

Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa (Portugal)

24 April 1999

Slovakia	2–0	Sweden

Slušovice

Referee: Darius Miezelis (Lithuania)

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26 April 1999

Hungary	1–2	Slovakia

Zlín

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

26 April 1999

England	2–1	Sweden

Kunovice

Referee: Anton Guenov (Bulgaria)

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28 April 1999

Sweden	2–1	Hungary

Kunovice

Referee: David Malcolm (Republic of Ireland)

28 April 1999

England	3–1	Slovakia

Staré Město

Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9
Poland	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
Russia	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	3
Croatia	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

24 April 1999 (1999-04-24)

Spain	2–0	Croatia
Arteta 15' Sancet 79'

Moravská Třebová

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

24 April 1999 (1999-04-24)

Russia	1–2	Poland

Uničov

Referee: David Malcolm (Republic of Ireland)

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26 April 1999 (1999-04-26)

13:00

Croatia	1–1	Poland
Srna 42'

LeRK Prostějov, Prostějov

Attendance: 2,700

Referee: Egill Mar Markusson (Iceland)

26 April 1999 (1999-04-26)

Spain	1–0	Russia
Perona 3'

Uničov

Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)

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28 April 1999 (1999-04-28)

Poland	0–3	Spain
		Aitor 9' Perona 65' Aspas 71'

Andrův stadion, Olomouc

Referee: Karel Vidlak (Czech Republic)

28 April 1999 (1999-04-28)

Croatia	0–1	Russia

Moravská Třebová

Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
Denmark	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
Greece	3	1	0	2	1	4	−3	3

24 April 1999 (1999-04-24)

Denmark	0–1	Greece

Šardice

Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

25 April 1999 (1999-04-25)

Czech Republic	0–1	Germany
	Report	Heller 37'

Sokol Lanžhot, Lanžhot

Attendance: 3,150

Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

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26 April 1999 (1999-04-26)

Germany	2–0	Greece
Hitzlsperger 51' Wörle 75'

FC VMG Kyjov, Kyjov

Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes da Costa (Portugal)

27 April 1999 (1999-04-27)

Czech Republic	1–0	Denmark
Majer 79'	Report

Městský stadion, Ratíškovice

Attendance: 4,200

Referee: Darius Miezelis (Lithuania)

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28 April 1999 (1999-04-28)

Germany	0–2	Denmark

Sokol Lanžhot, Lanžhot

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

29 April 1999 (1999-04-29)

Czech Republic	2–0	Greece
Lizák 7' (pen.) Bystroň 52'	Report

FC VMG Kyjov, Kyjov

Attendance: 6,800

Referee: Anton Guenov (Bulgaria)

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	1 May
	Portugal	1
					4 May
	Poland	2
					Poland	3
	2 May
					Czech Republic	2
	England	0
									7 May – Olomouc
	Czech Republic (aet)	1
									Poland	1
	2 May
									Spain	4
	Germany	6
					4 May
	Slovakia	0
					Germany	0
	1 May
					Spain	3
	Spain	5
	Israel	1

Quarter-finals

1 May 1999 (1999-05-01)

Portugal	1–2	Poland
Vítor Silva 26'	Report	6' Łukasz Madej 73'Dariusz Zawadzki

Jihlava

Referee: Karel Vidlak (Czech Republic)

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1 May 1999 (1999-05-01)

Spain	5–1	Israel
Parri 15' Perona 26' Nano 35', 77' Alegre 41'		Zokol 79'

LeRK Prostějov, Prostějov

Referee: Darius Miezelis (Lithuania)

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2 May 1999 (1999-05-02)

Czech Republic	1–0 (a.e.t.)	England
Besta 90+3'	Report

Letná Stadion, Zlín

Attendance: 3,200

Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa (Portugal)

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2 May 1999 (1999-05-02)

Germany	6–0	Slovakia

Městský stadion, Ratíškovice

Referee: Egill Mar Markusson (Iceland)

Semi-finals

4 May 1999 (1999-05-04)

Czech Republic	2–3	Poland
Plašil 73' Jun 76'	Report	Mierzejewski 7', 32' Grzelak 31'

FC VMG Kyjov, Kyjov

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

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4 May 1999 (1999-05-04)

Spain	4–0	Germany
Arteta 20', 62' Perona 37' Alegre 51'

Sportovní areál Drnovice, Drnovice

Referee: David Malcolm (Republic of Ireland)

Third place play-off

7 May 1999 (1999-05-07)

Czech Republic	1–2	Germany
Jun 65'	Report	Löring 57' Wersching 80'

LeRK Prostějov, Prostějov

Attendance: 6,800

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Final

7 May 1999 (1999-05-07)

Poland	1–4	Spain
Grzelak 28'		Perona 21' Mario 60' Ernesto 69' Molina 81'

Andrův stadion, Olomouc

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

References

• UEFA European U-17 C'ship – uefa.com
• RSSSF > UEFA European U-17 Championship > 1999