1988 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

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1988 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

Campeonato Europeo Sub-16 de la UEFA 1988
Tournament details
Host country	Spain
Dates	11–21 May
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (2nd title)
Runners-up	Portugal
Third place	East Germany
Fourth place	West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	50 (1.79 per match)
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The 1988 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the sixth edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Spain hosted the championship, during 11–21 May 1988. 16 teams entered the competition, and Spain won their second title.

Qualifying

Participants

•  
  Austria
•  
  Belgium
•  East Germany
•  Finland
•  France
•  
  Hungary
•  
  Republic of Ireland
•  
  Norway
•  Portugal
•  Romania
•  Spain
•  
  Sweden
•   Switzerland
•  
  Turkey
•  West Germany
•  
  Yugoslavia

Results

First stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Germany	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	5
Norway	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	3
Finland	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	2
Austria	3	1	0	2	1	4	−3	2

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
East Germany[1]	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4
Sweden	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4
Romania	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
Yugoslavia	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1

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Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	5
Hungary	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	4
France	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
Turkey	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

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Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	5
Republic of Ireland	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4
Belgium	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	2
Switzerland	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1

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Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

References

• RSSSF.com
• UEFA.com