1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
1997 UEFA Evrópu Undir 18 ára Meistaramótinu
Tournament details
Host country	Iceland
Dates	24–31 July
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	France (4th title)
Runners-up	Portugal
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	Republic of Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	32 (2.29 per match)
	← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Final Tournament was held in Iceland. Players born on or after 1 August 1978 were eligible to participate in this competition.

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Group stage

Group A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	9
Spain	3	1	1	1	3	4	–1	4
Iceland	3	0	2	1	3	4	–1	2
Hungary	3	0	1	2	3	6	–3	1

24 July 1997

18:00

Portugal	2–0	Hungary
Cordeiro 12' Farkas 34' (o.g.)	Report

Referee: Milan Mitrovic (Slovenia)

24 July 1997

Spain	1–1	Iceland

Referee: Edgar Steinborn (Germany)

26 July 1997

16:00

Portugal	1–0	Iceland
Simão 60' (pen.)	Report

Referee: Luc Huyghe (Belgium)

26 July 1997

Spain	2–1	Hungary

Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)

28 July 1997

18:00

Iceland	2–2	Hungary

Referee: Miroslaw Radoman (Yugoslavia)

28 July 1997

18:00

Portugal	2–0	Spain
Rego 26' Costa 71'	Report

Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy)

Group B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9
Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Switzerland	3	1	0	2	3	2	+1	3
Israel	3	0	1	2	1	6	–5	1


24 July	France	3–2	Republic of Ireland
	Switzerland	3–0	Israel
26 July	France	2–0	Israel
	Republic of Ireland	1–0	Switzerland
28 July	France	1–0	Switzerland
	Republic of Ireland	1–1	Israel