1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

1999 UEFA Under-16 ChampionshipMistrovství 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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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.

## Squads

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Main article: 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship squads

## Qualifying

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Main article: 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

## Participants

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

## Group stage

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### Group A

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Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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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

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Oved 31'
Tzur 45'
Eli Bitton  70' |  |

Blansko

Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)

24 April 1999

Portugal | 2–2|  Switzerland

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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

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Eli Biton  48' | Report | Zamorano 36' (pen.)
Vítor Silva 41'

Třebíč

Referee: David Malcolm (Republic of Ireland)

26 April 1999

Finland | 1–4|  Switzerland

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Jihlava

Referee: Karel Vidlak (Czech Republic)

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28 April 1999

Switzerland | 1–3|  Israel

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|  | Lavan 57'
Tzur 76'
Bitton  80'

Drnovice

Referee: Egill Mar Markusson (Iceland)

28 April 1999

Finland | 2–3|  Portugal

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Hahto 20'
Haara 44' | Report | Hugo Moreira 12', 37'
Postiga 75'

Blansko

Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

### Group B

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Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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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

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Staré Město

Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa (Portugal)

24 April 1999

Slovakia | 2–0|  Sweden

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Slušovice

Referee: Darius Miezelis (Lithuania)

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26 April 1999

Hungary | 1–2|  Slovakia

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Zlín

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

26 April 1999

England | 2–1|  Sweden

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Kunovice

Referee: Anton Guenov (Bulgaria)

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28 April 1999

Sweden | 2–1|  Hungary

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Kunovice

Referee: David Malcolm (Republic of Ireland)

28 April 1999

England | 3–1|  Slovakia

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Staré Město

Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)

### Group C

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Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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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

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Arteta 15'
Sancet 79' |  |

Moravská Třebová

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

24 April 1999 (1999-04-24)

Russia | 1–2|  Poland

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Uničov

Referee: David Malcolm (Republic of Ireland)

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26 April 1999 (1999-04-26)

13:00

Croatia | 1–1|  Poland

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Srna 42' |  |

LeRK Prostějov, Prostějov

Attendance: 2,700

Referee: Egill Mar Markusson (Iceland)

26 April 1999 (1999-04-26)

Spain | 1–0|  Russia

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Perona 3' |  |

Uničov

Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)

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28 April 1999 (1999-04-28)

Poland | 0–3|  Spain

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|  | Aitor 9'
Perona 65'
Aspas 71'

Andrův stadion, Olomouc

Referee: Karel Vidlak (Czech Republic)

28 April 1999 (1999-04-28)

Croatia | 0–1|  Russia

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Moravská Třebová

Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

### Group D

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Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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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

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Šardice

Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

25 April 1999 (1999-04-25)

Czech Republic | 0–1|  Germany

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| 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

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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

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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

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Sokol Lanžhot, Lanžhot

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

29 April 1999 (1999-04-29)

Czech Republic | 2–0|  Greece

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Lizák 7' (pen.)
Bystroň 52' | Report |

FC VMG Kyjov, Kyjov

Attendance: 6,800

Referee: Anton Guenov (Bulgaria)

## Knockout stage

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| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  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

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|  Spain| 5

|  Israel| 1 |

### Quarter-finals

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1 May 1999 (1999-05-01)

Portugal | 1–2|  Poland

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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

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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

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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

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Městský stadion, Ratíškovice

Referee: Egill Mar Markusson (Iceland)

### Semi-finals

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4 May 1999 (1999-05-04)

Czech Republic | 2–3|  Poland

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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

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Arteta 20', 62'
Perona 37'
Alegre 51' |  |

Andrův stadion, Olomouc

Referee: David Malcolm (Republic of Ireland)

### Third place play-off

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7 May 1999 (1999-05-07)

Czech Republic | 1–2|  Germany

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Jun 65' | Report | Löring  57'
Wersching  80'

LeRK Prostějov, Prostějov

Attendance: 6,800

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

### Final

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7 May 1999 (1999-05-07)

Poland | 1–4|  Spain

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Grzelak 28' |  | Perona 21'
Mario 60'
Ernesto 69'
Molina 81'

Andrův stadion, Olomouc

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

## References

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

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UEFA European U-16 and U-17 Championship

Under-16 era, 1982–2001

Tournaments|

* Italy 1982
* West Germany 1984
* Hungary 1985
* Greece 1986
* France 1987
* Spain 1988
* Denmark 1989
* East Germany 1990
* Switzerland 1991
* Cyprus 1992
* Turkey 1993
* Republic of Ireland 1994
* Belgium 1995
* Austria 1996
* Germany 1997
* Scotland 1998
* Czech Republic 1999
* Israel 2000
* England 2001

Qualification|

* 1982
* 1984
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* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
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* 1998
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Squads|

* 1982
* 1984
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* 1988
* 1989
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* 1998
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Under-17 era, 2002–present

Tournaments|

* Denmark 2002
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* France 2004
* Italy 2005
* Luxembourg 2006
* Belgium 2007
* Turkey 2008
* Germany 2009
* Liechtenstein 2010
* Serbia 2011
* Slovenia 2012
* Slovakia 2013
* Malta 2014
* Bulgaria 2015
* Azerbaijan 2016
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* England 2018
* Republic of Ireland 2019
* ~~Estonia 2020~~
* ~~Cyprus 2021~~
* Israel 2022
* Hungary 2023
* Cyprus 2024
* Albania 2025
* Estonia 2026
* Latvia 2027

Qualification|

* 2002
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* 2004 (First, Second)
* 2005 (First, Elite)
* 2006 (First, Elite)
* 2007 (First, Elite)
* 2008 (First, Elite)
* 2009 (First, Elite)
* 2010 (First, Elite)
* 2011 (First, Elite)
* 2012 (First, Elite)
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* 2015
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* 2022
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Squads|

* 2002
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