This article displays the squads for the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Only players born on or after 1 January 1973 were eligible to play. Players in bold have later been capped at full international level.
Head coach: Ivan Kopecký
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Radek Černý | 18 February 1974 (aged 22) | Hvězda Cheb | |
2 | DF | Petr Gabriel | 17 May 1973 (aged 22) | Viktoria Žižkov | |
3 | DF | Martin Hyský | 25 September 1975 (aged 20) | Slavia Prague | |
5 | DF | Tomáš Řepka | 22 September 1974 (aged 21) | Sparta Prague | |
4 | DF | Jiří Skála | 10 October 1973 (aged 22) | Viktoria Plzeň | |
15 | MF | Milan Barteska | 17 June 1973 (aged 22) | Jablonec | |
6 | MF | Martin Čížek | 9 June 1974 (aged 21) | Baník Ostrava | |
8 | MF | Tomáš Galásek | 15 January 1973 (aged 23) | Baník Ostrava | |
11 | MF | Pavel Jirousek | 3 June 1973 (aged 22) | Jablonec | |
12 | MF | Pavel Novotný | 14 September 1973 (aged 22) | Slavia Prague | |
7 | MF | Radek Slončík | 29 May 1973 (aged 22) | Baník Ostrava | |
13 | MF | Vladimír Šmicer | 24 May 1973 (aged 22) | Slavia Prague | |
17 | MF | Jiří Vávra | 6 March 1975 (aged 21) | Slavia Prague | |
14 | FW | Vratislav Lokvenc | 27 September 1973 (aged 22) | Sparta Prague | |
9 | FW | Robert Vágner | 12 May 1974 (aged 21) | Slavia Prague |
Head coach: Raymond Domenech
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Lionel Letizi | 28 May 1973 (aged 22) | Nice | |
2 | DF | Martin Djetou | 15 December 1974 (aged 21) | Strasbourg | |
3 | DF | Jérôme Bonnissel | 4 January 1973 (aged 23) | Montpellier | |
4 | DF | Florent Laville | 7 August 1973 (aged 22) | Lyon | |
5 | DF | Patrick Moreau | 3 November 1973 (aged 22) | Bastia | |
6 | MF | Patrick Vieira | 23 June 1976 (aged 19) | Milan | |
7 | MF | Claude Makélélé | 18 February 1973 (aged 23) | Nantes | |
8 | MF | Vikash Dhorasoo | 10 October 1973 (aged 22) | Le Havre | |
9 | FW | Florian Maurice | 20 May 1974 (aged 21) | Lyon | |
10 | MF | Charles-Edouard Coridon | 9 April 1973 (aged 22) | Guingamp | |
11 | MF | Robert Pires | 29 October 1973 (aged 22) | Metz | |
12 | DF | Yannick Rott | 27 September 1974 (aged 21) | Strasbourg | |
13 | MF | Vincent Candela | 24 October 1973 (aged 22) | Guingamp | |
14 | MF | Olivier Dacourt | 25 September 1974 (aged 21) | Strasbourg | |
15 | FW | Tony Vairelles | 10 April 1973 (aged 22) | Lens | |
16 | GK | Vincent Fernandez | 31 January 1975 (aged 21) | Châteauroux | |
17 | FW | Pierre-Yves André | 14 May 1974 (aged 21) | Rennes | |
18 | FW | Sylvain Wiltord | 10 May 1974 (aged 21) | Rennes |
Head coach: Hannes Löhr
Head coach: Antal Dunai
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Lajos Szűcs | 18 February 1974 (aged 22) | Újpest | |
2 | DF | János Mátyus | 20 December 1974 (aged 21) | Honvéd | |
3 | DF | Zoltán Molnár | 4 November 1973 (aged 22) | BVSC | |
4 | DF | Zoltán Petö | 19 September 1974 (aged 21) | Debrecen | |
14 | DF | Vilmos Sebők | 13 June 1973 (aged 22) | RAEC | |
16 | DF | Csaba Szatmári | 2 November 1973 (aged 22) | Debrecen | |
5 | MF | Pál Dárdai | 16 March 1976 (aged 19) | Pécsi | |
7 | MF | Tibor Dombi | 11 November 1973 (aged 22) | Debrecen | |
11 | MF | Gábor Egressy | 11 February 1974 (aged 22) | Újpest | |
13 | MF | János Hrutka | 26 October 1974 (aged 21) | MTK Budapest | |
8 | MF | Miklós Lendvai | 7 April 1975 (aged 20) | Zalaegerszegi | |
12 | MF | Krisztián Lisztes | 2 July 1976 (aged 19) | Ferencváros | |
10 | MF | Gábor Zavadszky | 10 September 1974 (aged 21) | Ferencváros | |
9 | FW | Sándor Preisinger | 11 December 1973 (aged 22) | Zalaegerszegi | |
15 | FW | Tamás Sándor | 20 June 1974 (aged 21) | Debrecen | |
17 | FW | Károly Szanyó | 10 November 1973 (aged 22) | Újpest |
Head coach: Cesare Maldini
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Angelo Pagotto | 21 November 1973 (aged 22) | Sampdoria | |
2 | DF | Christian Panucci (c) | 12 April 1973 (aged 22) | Milan | |
3 | DF | Alessandro Pistone | 27 July 1975 (aged 20) | Internazionale | |
4 | DF | Fabio Cannavaro | 13 September 1973 (aged 22) | Parma | |
5 | DF | Fabio Galante | 20 November 1973 (aged 22) | Genoa | |
6 | DF | Salvatore Fresi | 16 January 1973 (aged 23) | Internazionale | |
7 | DF | Luigi Sartor | 30 January 1975 (aged 21) | Vicenza | |
8 | DF | Alessandro Nesta | 19 March 1976 (aged 19) | Lazio | |
9 | FW | Nicola Amoruso | 29 August 1974 (aged 21) | Padova | |
10 | MF | Massimo Brambilla | 4 March 1973 (aged 23) | Parma | |
11 | MF | Fabio Pecchia | 24 August 1973 (aged 22) | Napoli | |
12 | GK | Gianluigi Buffon | 28 January 1978 (aged 18) | Parma | |
13 | MF | Raffaele Ametrano | 15 February 1973 (aged 23) | Udinese | |
14 | MF | Damiano Tommasi | 17 May 1974 (aged 21) | Verona | |
15 | MF | Alessio Tacchinardi | 23 July 1975 (aged 20) | Juventus | |
16 | FW | Marco Delvecchio | 7 April 1973 (aged 22) | Roma | |
17 | FW | Domenico Morfeo | 16 January 1976 (aged 20) | Atalanta | |
18 | FW | Francesco Totti | 27 September 1976 (aged 19) | Roma | |
19 | FW | Christian Vieri | 12 July 1973 (aged 22) | Atalanta |
Head coach: Nelo Vingada
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Nuno Espírito Santo | 25 January 1974 (aged 22) | Vitória Guimarães | |
12 | GK | Paulo Costinha | 22 September 1973 (aged 22) | Sporting CP | |
2 | DF | Nuno Afonso | 6 October 1974 (aged 21) | Campomaiorense | |
3 | DF | Beto | 3 May 1976 (aged 19) | Campomaiorense | |
4 | DF | Rui Jorge | 27 March 1973 (aged 22) | Porto | |
6 | DF | Daniel Kenedy | 18 February 1974 (aged 22) | Benfica | |
13 | DF | Litos | 25 February 1974 (aged 22) | Boavista | |
15 | DF | Nandinho | 13 October 1975 (aged 20) | Estrela de Vendas Novas | |
17 | DF | Emílio Peixe | 16 January 1973 (aged 23) | Sporting CP | |
19 | DF | João Pinto | 26 May 1973 (aged 22) | Porto | |
8 | MF | Luís Andrade | 30 September 1973 (aged 22) | Estrela da Amadora | |
5 | MF | Sérgio Conceição | 15 November 1974 (aged 21) | Felgueiras | |
7 | MF | José Dominguez | 16 February 1974 (aged 22) | Sporting CP | |
10 | MF | Afonso Martins | 11 April 1973 (aged 22) | Sporting CP | |
16 | MF | Hugo Porfírio | 28 September 1973 (aged 22) | União de Leiria | |
14 | MF | Luís Vidigal | 15 March 1973 (aged 22) | Sporting CP | |
9 | FW | Dani | 2 November 1976 (aged 19) | West Ham United | |
11 | FW | Nuno Gomes | 5 July 1976 (aged 19) | Boavista |
Head coach: Tommy Craig
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Derek Stillie | 3 December 1973 (aged 22) | Aberdeen | |
2 | DF | Scott Marshall | 1 May 1973 (aged 22) | Arsenal | |
3 | MF | Jackie McNamara | 24 October 1973 (aged 22) | Celtic | |
4 | DF | Steven Pressley | 11 October 1973 (aged 22) | Dundee United | |
5 | DF | Christian Dailly | 23 October 1973 (aged 22) | Dundee United | |
6 | MF | Jamie Fullarton | 20 July 1974 (aged 21) | St Mirren | |
7 | FW | Stephen Crawford | 9 January 1974 (aged 22) | Raith Rovers | |
8 | MF | Charlie Miller | 18 March 1976 (aged 19) | Rangers | |
9 | FW | Jim Hamilton | 9 February 1976 (aged 20) | Dundee | |
10 | FW | Simon Donnelly | 1 December 1974 (aged 21) | Celtic | |
11 | MF | Allan Johnston | 14 December 1973 (aged 22) | Hearts | |
12 | GK | Colin Meldrum | 26 November 1975 (aged 20) | Kilmarnock | |
13 | DF | Stuart Gray | 18 December 1973 (aged 22) | Celtic | |
14 | DF | Martin Baker | 8 June 1974 (aged 21) | St Mirren | |
15 | DF | Stephen Glass | 23 May 1976 (aged 19) | Aberdeen | |
16 | MF | Neil Murray | 21 February 1973 (aged 23) | Rangers | |
17 | MF | Andy Liddell | 28 June 1973 (aged 22) | Barnsley | |
18 | FW | Brian McLaughlin | 14 May 1974 (aged 21) | Celtic |
Head coach: Javier Clemente
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Juan Luis Mora | 12 July 1973 (aged 22) | Oviedo | |
2 | MF | Gaizka Mendieta | 27 March 1974 (aged 21) | Valencia | |
3 | DF | Agustín Aranzábal | 15 March 1973 (aged 22) | Real Sociedad | |
4 | DF | Javi Navarro | 6 February 1974 (aged 22) | Valencia | |
5 | DF | Santi Denia | 9 March 1974 (aged 22) | Atlético Madrid | |
6 | MF | Óscar | 26 April 1973 (aged 22) | Barcelona | |
7 | FW | Raúl | 27 June 1977 (aged 18) | Real Madrid | |
8 | MF | Roberto Fresnedoso | 15 January 1973 (aged 23) | Atlético Madrid | |
9 | DF | Sergio Corino | 10 October 1974 (aged 21) | Athletic Bilbao | |
10 | MF | José Ignacio | 28 September 1973 (aged 22) | Valencia | |
11 | MF | Iñigo Idiakez | 8 November 1973 (aged 22) | Real Sociedad | |
12 | DF | Aitor Karanka | 8 August 1973 (aged 22) | Athletic Bilbao | |
13 | GK | Jorge Aizkorreta | 6 February 1974 (aged 22) | Athletic Bilbao | |
14 | FW | Fernando Morientes | 5 April 1976 (aged 19) | Zaragoza | |
15 | MF | Iván de la Peña | 6 May 1976 (aged 19) | Barcelona | |
16 | FW | Jordi Lardín | 4 June 1973 (aged 22) | Espanyol | |
17 | DF | Sietes | 18 February 1974 (aged 22) | Valencia | |
18 | FW | Javier de Pedro | 4 August 1973 (aged 22) | Real Sociedad |
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