1991 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

U-16-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1991 Championnat d'Europe de football des moins de 16 ans 1991 Campionato di calcio europeo Under-16 1991 Campiunadis Europeans da ballape U16 1991
Tournament details
Host country	Switzerland
Dates	8–18 May
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (3rd title)
Runners-up	Germany
Third place	Greece
Fourth place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	72 (2.57 per match)
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The 1991 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the ninth edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Players born on or after 1 August 1974 were eligible to participate in this competition. Switzerland hosted the championship, during 8–18 May 1991. 16 teams entered the competition, and Spain won their third title.

Squads

Participants

•  Austria
•  Bulgaria
•  Denmark
•  Finland
•  France
•  Germany
•  Greece
•  Iceland
•  Poland
•  Portugal
•  Romania
•  Soviet Union
•  Spain
•  Sweden
•   Switzerland
•  Yugoslavia

Results

First stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	4
Austria	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	4
Sweden	3	2	0	1	2	1	+1	4
Bulgaria	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

8 May 1991

Bulgaria	0–1	Sweden

Frauenfeld

8 May 1991

Austria	3–1	Germany

St. Gallen

10 May 1991

Bulgaria	1–2	Austria

Wil

10 May 1991

Sweden	0–1	Germany

Weinfelden

12 May 1991

Bulgaria	0–5	Germany

Kreuzlingen

12 May 1991

Sweden	1–0	Austria

St. Gallen

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Greece	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	5
Portugal	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	5
Poland	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1
Switzerland	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	1

8 May 1991

Greece	1–0	Poland

Lenzburg

8 May 1991

Portugal	2–0	Switzerland
Bambo 64' Nuno Luis 68'

Muri

10 May 1991

Portugal	1–1	Greece
Figueiredo 39'		1' Stavrakopoulos

Baden

10 May 1991

Switzerland	1–1	Poland

Zofingen

12 May 1991

Switzerland	0–4	Greece

Aarau

12 May 1991

Portugal	1–0	Poland
Nuno Afonso 11'

Wettingen

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	5
Finland	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	3
Romania	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	3
Denmark	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

8 May 1991

Romania	1–1	Denmark

Yverdon-les-Bains

8 May 1991

France	0–0	Finland

Vevey

10 May 1991

France	3–0	Romania

Yverdon-les-Bains

10 May 1991

Finland	2–1	Denmark
Ristilä Pylkäs

Renens

12 May 1991

Finland	1–2	Romania
Kiljunen

Vevey

12 May 1991

France	4–1	Denmark

Renens

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	4
Soviet Union	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	4
Iceland	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	2
Yugoslavia	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	2

8 May 1991

Yugoslavia	1–2	Iceland

Sursee

8 May 1991

Soviet Union	1–4	Spain
Kechinov 29'		Robaina 16' Gerardo 24' Murgui 44' Quique Medina 65'

Baar

Referee: Alfred Wieser

10 May 1991

Yugoslavia	1–3	Soviet Union

Küsnacht

10 May 1991

Iceland	1–2	Spain
Hreiðarsson 80'		Ramón 32' Robaina 56'

Hochdorf

Referee: Karl-Josef Assenmacher

12 May 1991

Yugoslavia	3–2	Spain
Radak 4' (pen.) Nađ 34' Rogan 86'		Robaina 20' Murgui 28'

Menzingen

Referee: Rémi Harrel

12 May 1991

Iceland	0–2	Soviet Union

Entlebuch

Semi-finals

15 May 1991

Germany	1–1	France
Penalties
	7–6

Bulle

Referee: Sergei Khusainov

15 May 1991

Greece	0–1	Spain
		Robaina 44'

Langenthal

Referee: Arturo Martino

Third place match

18 May 1991

France	1–1	Greece
Penalties
	4–5

Bern

Referee: Branimir Babarogic

Final

18 May 1991

Germany	0–2	Spain
		Robaina 25', 35'

Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

Referee: Anders Frisk