The 1994 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 12th edition of the 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 16 teams that contested April and May 1994.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ireland |
| Dates | 26 April – 8 May |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 14 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Turkey (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Denmark |
| Third place | Ukraine |
| Fourth place | Austria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 93 (2.91 per match) |
← 1993 1995 → | |
Venues
| St Colman's Park, Cobh Turners Cross, Cork United Park, Drogheda Oriel Park, Dundalk Cooke Park, Tipperary Town Bishopstown Stadium, Cork Plassey Bowl, Limerick Dublin class=notpageimage| Locations of venues in the Ireland | Frank Cooke Tolka RDS Dalymount Belfield Richmond Whitehall class=notpageimage| 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
Participants
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ryndzyuk 65' |
United Park, Drogheda
Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)
| Belarus | 1–1 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
United Park, Drogheda
Referee: Brendan Shorte (Republic of Ireland)
| Belarus | 1–1 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
United Park, Drogheda
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)
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 |
| 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)
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
|
| Switzerland | 3–4 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| (report) | Grønkjær , Laursen Stefan Hansen |
Turners Cross, Cork
Referee: Gylfi Thor Orrason (Iceland)
| Switzerland | 1–5 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
Cooke Park, Tipperary
Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (Ukraine)
Plassey Bowl, Limerick
Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England)
| Russia | 5–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
Turners Cross (stadium), Cork
Referee: Gylfi Thor Orrason (Iceland)
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)
Belfield Park, Dublin
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)
RDS Arena, Dublin
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)
| Iceland | 1–2 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
Richmond Park, Dublin
Referee: Bujar Pregja (Albania)
| 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)
RDS Arena, Dublin
Referee: José Pratas (Portugal)
| Turkey | 0–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| (report) | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Çalişkan Tan Habiboğlu Tekke Bayhan | 5–3 | Edgar Pedro Monteiro Zeferino |
Oriel Park, Dundalk
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Semifinals
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Referee: Richard O'Hanlon (Republic of Ireland)
Third Place Playoff
RDS Arena, Dublin
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)
Final
Sources
- RSSSF.com
- UEFA.com
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