1985 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

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1985 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
1985–ös U16-os labdarúgó-Európa-bajnokság
Tournament details
Host countryHungary
Dates17–26 May
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)14 (in 14 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (1st title)
Runners-up Greece
Third place Spain
Fourth place East Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored69 (2.46 per match)
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The 1985 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the third edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Hungary hosted the championship, during 17–26 May 1985. 16 teams entered the competition, and the Soviet Union won its first title.

Qualifying

Main article: 1985 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Participants

Results

First stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 6
 West Germany 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3
 Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 2
 Portugal 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Soviet Union 2–0 Hungary
West Germany 1–1 Portugal
Hungary 2–0 Portugal
Soviet Union 2–1 West Germany
Soviet Union 2–0 Portugal
West Germany 1–0 Hungary

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 1 2 0 4 0 +4 4
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 4
 Yugoslavia 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 3
 Italy 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Yugoslavia 1–0 Italy
Sweden 0–4 Spain
Sweden 3–1 Yugoslavia
Italy 0–0 Spain
Sweden 5–2 Italy
Yugoslavia 0–0 Spain

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
 Norway 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 4
 Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 2
 Netherlands 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
Norway 1–0 Bulgaria
East Germany 1–1 Netherlands
East Germany 1–0 Bulgaria
Norway 0–0 Netherlands
Bulgaria 4–2 Netherlands
East Germany 0–0 Norway

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece 3 3 0 0 9 1 +7 6
 France 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 4
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
 Iceland 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Scotland 2–0 Iceland
Greece 2–0 France
France 4–0 Iceland
Greece 2–1 Scotland
France 3–0 Scotland
Greece 4–0 Iceland

Semi-finals

Greece 0–0 Spain
Penalties
4–3
Soviet Union 5–3 East Germany

Third place match

Spain 1–0 East Germany

Final

Soviet Union 4–0 Greece
Pantsulaia ,
Kobelev
Gasimov
Referee: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Stojan Ilievski (Yugoslavia)

References

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