1997 UEFA Under-16 Championship U-16-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1997 Host country Germany Dates 28 April – 10 May Teams 16 (from 1 confederation) Champions Spain (4th title) Runners-up Austria Third place Germany Fourth place Switzerland Matches played 32 Goals scored 100 (3.13 per match) Top scorer(s) Juanjo Camacho (5 goals)
International football competition
The 1997 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 15th edition of UEFA 's European Under-16 Football Championship . Players born on or after 1 August 1980 were eligible to participate in this competition. Germany hosted the championship, during 28 April – 10 May 1997. 16 teams entered the competition, and Spain defeated Austria in the final to win the competition for the fourth time.
The games were held in Barsinghausen , Blankenburg , Braunschweig , Bremen , Bückeburg , Celle , Einbeck , Goslar , Hamburg , Hamelin , Hanover , Hettstedt , Hildesheim , Kiel , Lehrte , Lübeck , Lübtheen , Minden , Neukloster , Neustadt-Glewe , Nienburg/Weser , Norderstedt , Nordhausen , Polz , Rendsburg , Schönberg , Schwerin , Thale , Vöhrum and Wernigerode .
Participants [ edit ] Group stage [ edit ] Group A [ edit ] Group B [ edit ] Group C [ edit ] Group D [ edit ] Knockout stages [ edit ] Quarterfinals [ edit ] Semifinals [ edit ] Third Place Playoff [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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