1986 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

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1986 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

Ευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα ποδοσφαίρου Παίδων 1986
Tournament details
Host country	Greece
Dates	1–10 May
Teams	16 (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 played	28
Goals scored	69 (2.46 per match)
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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.

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

1 May 1986

Scotland	5–1	Portugal

Chania

1 May 1986

Italy	3–0	Greece

Chania

3 May 1986

Italy	1–0	Scotland

Heraklion

3 May 1986

Portugal	3–0	Greece

Heraklion

5 May 1986

Scotland	1–0	Greece

Heraklion

5 May 1986

Portugal	0–0	Italy

Heraklion

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

1 May 1986

Bulgaria	1–0	Sweden

Athens

1 May 1986

Spain	2–0	Norway

Piraeus

3 May 1986

Spain	1–1	Bulgaria

Athens

3 May 1986

Norway	0–0	Sweden

Piraeus

5 May 1986

Spain	3–0	Sweden

Piraeus

5 May 1986

Bulgaria	1–1	Norway

Athens

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

1 May 1986

Denmark	1–1	Czechoslovakia

Thessaloniki

1 May 1986

East Germany	1–1	Austria

Thessaloniki

3 May 1986

East Germany	2–1	Denmark

Thessaloniki

3 May 1986

Czechoslovakia	4–0	Austria

Thessaloniki

5 May 1986

Denmark	2–0	Austria

Thessaloniki

5 May 1986

East Germany	2–0	Czechoslovakia

Thessaloniki

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

1 May 1986

Soviet Union	3–1	Netherlands
Salenko 25', 78' Sergey Shchetnikov 31'		70' van der Star

Trikala

1 May 1986

France	2–1	Romania

Larissa

3 May 1986

Netherlands	1–0	France

Trikala

3 May 1986

Soviet Union	3–1	Romania

Larissa

5 May 1986

Soviet Union	4–1	France

Trikala

5 May 1986

Romania	1–0	Netherlands

Larissa

8 May 1986

Spain	2–1	Soviet Union

Piraeus

8 May 1986

Italy	2–2	East Germany
Penalties
	4–2

Athens

10 May 1986

Soviet Union	1–1	East Germany
Penalties
	8–7

Athens

10 May 1986

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

Olympic Stadium, Athens

Referee: Bo Karlsson

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