1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
1998 Ευρωπαϊκό πρωτάθλημα ποδοσφαίρου Κ-18
(in Greek)
Tournament details
Host countryCyprus
Dates19–26 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)6 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Third placeFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Fourth placeFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored45 (3.21 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Germany.svg Enrico Kern
(4 goals)
1997
1999

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1998 Final Tournament was held in Cyprus. It also served as the European qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. For this tournament, the age limit was moved back from August to January. Players born on or after 1 January 1979 were eligible to participate in this competition.

Contents

Qualification

50 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Cyprus qualifying automatically, the other 49 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament. The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds: First round, which took place in autumn 1997 and was played in 14 round-robin tournament groups with three or four teams each; and the Second round, which took place in spring 1998, in which pairs of group winners played home and away matches.

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamMethod of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Hosts1stDebut
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Second round winners1stDebut
Flag of England.svg  England Second round winners 1996 (third place)Champions (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Second round winners 1994 (runners-up)Champions (1965 2, 1970 2, 1981 1, 1986 2)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Second round winners1stDebut
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Second round winners 1997 (runners-up)Champions (1961, 1994)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Second round winners 1997 (fourth place)Fourth place (1984, 1997)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Second round winners 1997 (third place)Champions (1952, 1954, 1995)
1 = as West Germany
2 = as East Germany

Match officials

A total of 6 referees, 7 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials officiated the tournament.

Squads

Each national team submitted a squad of 18 players, including two goalkeepers.

Group stage

Group A

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3201114+76
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 320152+36
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 320156–16
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 3003211–90
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg1–7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Trakys Soccerball shade.svg53' Report Majunke Soccerball shade.svg8'
Kern Soccerball shade.svg65', 90'
Timm Soccerball shade.svg66'
Voss Soccerball shade.svg71'
Gensler Soccerball shade.svg75'
Ernst Soccerball shade.svg80'
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
Attendance: 200
Referee: Adrian Stoica (Romania)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Gerard Soccerball shade.svg49'
Couñago Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report Carreira Soccerball shade.svg64'
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Attendance: 50
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg2–0Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Marco Almeida Soccerball shade.svg29', 83' Report
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Deisler Soccerball shade.svg4', 27'
Kern Soccerball shade.svg16', 19'
Report Barkero Soccerball shade.svg20'
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Attendance: 600
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg2–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Simão Soccerball shade.svg30'
Marco Almeida Soccerball shade.svg43'
Report
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Attendance: 200
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–1Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Gerard Soccerball shade.svg88', 89' Report Alunderis Soccerball shade.svg54'
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
Attendance: 200
Referee: Emanuel Raphael Zammit (Malta)

Group B

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 320183+56
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 320185+36
Flag of England.svg  England 320134–16
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 300318–70
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg2–5Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Deranja Soccerball shade.svg25'
Bjelanović Soccerball shade.svg39'
Report George Soccerball shade.svg2', 90'
Keane Soccerball shade.svg10'
McPhail Soccerball shade.svg45'
Patridge Soccerball shade.svg66'
Municipal Stadium, Ayia Napa
Attendance: 500
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)
England  Flag of England.svg2–1Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Matthews Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Report Woodgate Soccerball shade.svg19' (o.g.)
Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg3–0Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Mikić Soccerball shade.svg37'
Vranješ Soccerball shade.svg41'
Lovrek Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report
Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni
Attendance: 250
Referee: Emanuel Raphael Zammit (Malta)
England  Flag of England.svg1–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Smith Soccerball shade.svg85' Report
Anagennisi Football Ground, Deryneia
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg3–0Flag of England.svg  England
Banović Soccerball shade.svg38' (pen.)
Mikić Soccerball shade.svg79', 90'
Report
Anagennisi Football Ground, Deryneia
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Adrian Stoica (Romania)
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg3–0Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
B. Quinn Soccerball shade.svg19'
Keane Soccerball shade.svg45', 78'
Report
Municipal Stadium, Ayia Napa
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)

Third place match

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg0–0Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report
Penalties
4–5
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Attendance: 400
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Final

Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg1–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
A. Quinn Soccerball shade.svg70' Report Gensler Soccerball shade.svg89'
Penalties
4–3
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The six best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Goalscorers

There were 45 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.21 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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