1994 UEFA Under-16 Championship
1994 UEFA Eorpach Faoi-16 Craobh Peile
Tournament details
Host countryRepublic of Ireland
Dates26 April – 8 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)14 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Turkey (1st title)
Runners-up Denmark
Third place Ukraine
Fourth place Austria
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored93 (2.91 per match)
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The 1994 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 12th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Players born on or after 1 August 1977 were eligible to participate in this competition. Ireland hosted the championship, during April and May 1994. 16 teams entered the competition, and Turkey defeated Denmark in the final to win the competition for the first time.

Venues

Locations of venues in the Republic of Ireland
Locations of Dublin venues
Group A (County Louth); Group B (North Dublin); Group C (Munster); Group D (South Dublin).

All knockout games were played in Dublin, except for one played in Oriel Park, Dundalk.

Squads

Main article: 1994 UEFA European Under-16 Championship squads

Participants

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belarus[1] 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Austria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Spain 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
 Albania 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Spain 0–1 Belarus
United Park, Drogheda
Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)
Austria 1–0 Albania
Oriel Park, Dundalk
Referee: Richard O'Hanlon (Republic of Ireland)
Belarus 1–1 Albania
United Park, Drogheda
Referee: Brendan Shorte (Republic of Ireland)
Spain 1–1 Austria
Oriel Park, Dundalk
Referee: José Pratas (Portugal)
Belarus 1–1 Austria
Penalties
4–3
United Park, Drogheda
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)
Albania 0–4 Spain
Oriel Park, Dundalk
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
 Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
 Czechoslovakia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
 Republic of Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Portugal 0–1 England
Cassidy 15'
Frank Cooke Park, Dublin
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)
Czechoslovakia 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Tolka Park, Dublin
Referee: Amand Ancion (Belgium)
Portugal 2–0 Czechoslovakia
Zeferino 20', 25'
Whitehall Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Sergey Shmolik (Belarus)
England 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Tolka Park
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
England 2–1 Czechoslovakia
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Referee: Manfred Schuttengruber (Austria)
Republic of Ireland 0–3 Portugal
Zeferino 35', 60'
Martinho 53'
Tolka Park, Dublin
Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

Group C

Germany 0–2 Russia
St. Colman's Park, Cobh
Referee: Juan Brito Arceo (Spain)
Switzerland 3–4 Denmark
(report) Grønkjær ,
Laursen
Hansen
Turners Cross, Cork
Referee: Gylfi Thor Orrason (Iceland)
Switzerland 1–5 Germany
Cooke Park, Tipperary
Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (Ukraine)
Denmark 3–2 Russia
Thorup
Olsen
Hansen 		(report)
Plassey Bowl, Limerick
Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England)
Russia 5–1  Switzerland
Turners Cross (stadium), Cork
Referee: Gylfi Thor Orrason (Iceland)
Denmark 3–4 Germany
Thorup ,
Hansen 		(report)
Bishopstown Stadium, Cork
Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
 Ukraine 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
 Belgium 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
 Iceland 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0
Turkey 2–1 Iceland
Meriç 52', 59' (report)
Richmond Park, Dublin
Referee: Manfred Schuttengruber (Austria)
Ukraine 2–1 Belgium
Iachtchouk 6'
Fedoruk 9'		 Report (ukr) Van De Paar 74' (pen.)
Belfield Park, Dublin
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)
Turkey 1–1 Ukraine
Kabakçı 17' (report) Zubov 20'
RDS Arena, Dublin
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)
Iceland 1–2 Belgium
Richmond Park, Dublin
Referee: Bujar Pregja (Albania)
Belgium 0–4 Turkey
(report) Dinç ,
Kabakçı
Tekke
RDS Arena, Dublin
Referee: Sergey Shmolik (Belarus)
Iceland 1–2 Ukraine
Gíslason 17' Report (ukr) Iachtchouk 56'
Slyusar 68'
Belfield Park, Dublin
Referee: Richard O'Hanlon (Republic of Ireland)

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Belarus 1–3 Denmark
(report) Thorup
Grønkjær
Olsen
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Referee: Amand Ancion (Belgium)
Russia 0–2 Austria
Tolka Park, Dublin
Referee: Juan Brito Arceo (Spain)
England 2–2 Ukraine
Carragher 2'
Cassidy 56'		 Report (ukr) Fedoruk 49'
Omelianovitch 80'
Penalties
6–7
RDS Arena, Dublin
Referee: José Pratas (Portugal)
Turkey 0–0 Portugal
(report)
Penalties
Çalişkan soccer ball with check mark
Tan soccer ball with check mark
Habiboğlu soccer ball with check mark
Tekke soccer ball with check mark
Bayhan soccer ball with check mark		 5–3 soccer ball with check mark Edgar
soccer ball with check mark Pedro Monteiro
soccer ball with check mark Zeferino
Oriel Park, Dundalk
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Semifinals

Denmark 2–2 Ukraine
Thorup
Lektonen 		(report) Bilokon 42'
Hopkalo 61'
Penalties
5–3
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Referee: Richard O'Hanlon (Republic of Ireland)
Austria 0–1 Turkey
(report) Sağlam 16'
Tolka Park, Dublin
Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England)

Third Place Playoff

Ukraine 2–0 Austria
Iachtchouk 21'
Zghura 72'		 Report (ukr)
RDS Arena, Dublin
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Final

Denmark 0–1 Turkey
(report TUR)
(report DEN)		 Meriç 52'
RDS Arena, Dublin
Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

References

  1. ^ Belarus is ranked first on penalty shootout and Austria is ranked second.
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