1987 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

The 1987 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the fifth edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. France hosted the championship, during 25 May and 3 June 1987. 16 teams entered the competition. Although Italy won the final match against the Soviet Union, 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.

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

Qualifying

Participants

Results

First stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Turkey321020+27
 Greece30301103
 Denmark302123−12
 Israel302112−12
Turkey  0–0  Greece

Denmark  1–1  Israel

Turkey  1–0  Israel


Greece  0–0  Israel

Turkey  1–0  Denmark

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 France321062+47
 Portugal320153+26
 Scotland302146−22
 East Germany301226−41
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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Italy[4]312054+15
 West Germany312054+15
 Czechoslovakia302123−12
 Northern Ireland302123−12
Italy  2–1  Czechoslovakia

West Germany  2–1  Northern Ireland
Chaumont

Northern Ireland  1–1  Italy


West Germany  2–2  Italy

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Soviet Union330091+89
 Norway311134−14
 Austria302112−12
 Yugoslavia301217−61
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

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

Third place match

France  3–0  Turkey

Final

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

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Championship

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

References