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Below are the rosters for the EFA European Under-16 Football Championship 1998 tournament in Scotland.
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Below are the rosters for the EFA European Under-16 Football Championship 1998 tournament in Scotland.
Denmark Head coach:
Greece Head coach:
Iceland Head coach:
Sweden Head coach:
Italy Head coach:
Liechtenstein Head coach:
Norway Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Magnus Amundsen | 4 March 1981 (aged 17) | Fredrikstad | |||
| GK | Kristian Dolmen | 7 February 1981 (aged 17) | Aalesund | |||
| MF | Eivind Ellingsen | 29 January 1981 (aged 17) | Hana | |||
| DF | Terje Flugheim | 9 May 1981 (aged 16) | Sogndal | |||
| MF | Morten Hagh | 4 September 1981 (aged 16) | Mo | |||
| MF | André Hanssen | 31 January 1981 (aged 17) | Skjervøy | |||
| DF | Andreas Heggelund | 2 March 1981 (aged 17) | Lyn | |||
| FW | Espen Hoff | 20 November 1981 (aged 16) | Larvik Turn | |||
| MF | Thomas Holm | 19 February 1981 (aged 17) | Vålerenga | |||
| DF | Patrick Holtet | 2 April 1981 (aged 17) | Kongsvinger | |||
| DF | Kjetil Holvik | 23 January 1981 (aged 17) | Måløy | |||
| DF | Azar Karadas | 9 August 1981 (aged 16) | Eid | |||
| GK | Per Morten Kristiansen | 14 July 1981 (aged 16) | Fredrikstad | |||
| MF | Stian Kristoffersen | 9 July 1981 (aged 16) | Skeid | |||
| FW | Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen | 22 June 1982 (aged 15) | Alta | |||
| DF | Kristoffer Paulsen Vatshaug | 3 June 1981 (aged 16) | Steinkjer | |||
| MF | Glenn Sagdahl | 4 January 1981 (aged 17) | Langevåg | |||
| MF | Kim Solberg | 19 February 1981 (aged 17) | Ski |
Portugal Head coach:
Republic of Ireland Head coach: Brian Kerr
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Joe Murphy | 21 August 1981 (aged 16) |  Tranmere Rovers | ||
| 2 | DF | John Thompson | 12 October 1981 (aged 16) | Home Farm | ||
| 4 | DF | Keith Foy | 30 December 1981 (aged 16) | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 6 | DF | Jim Goodwin | 20 November 1981 (aged 16) |  Celtic | ||
| 5 | DF | John O'Shea | 30 April 1981 (aged 16) | Waterford Bohemians | ||
| 17 | MF | Andy Reid | 29 July 1982 (aged 15) | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 10 | MF | Shaun Byrne | 21 January 1981 (aged 17) | West Ham United | ||
| 14 | MF | Brendan McGill | 22 March 1981 (aged 17) | Rivervalley Rangers | ||
| 11 | FW | David McMahon | 17 January 1981 (aged 17) | Newcastle United | ||
| 9 | MF | Liam Miller | 13 February 1981 (aged 17) | Celtic | ||
| 15 | FW | Graham Barrett | 6 October 1981 (aged 16) | Arsenal | ||
| 13 | DF | Dessie Byrne | 14 October 1981 (aged 16) | Cherry Orchard | ||
| 12 | MF | Jonathan Douglas | 22 November 1981 (aged 16) | Monaghan United | ||
| 18 | MF | David Warren | 28 February 1981 (aged 17) | Mayfield | ||
| 7 | DF | Brian O'Callaghan | 24 February 1981 (aged 17) | Pike Rovers | ||
| 3 | DF | Ian Rossiter | 25 February 1981 (aged 17) | Galway United | ||
| 8 | MF | Kevin Grogan | 15 November 1981 (aged 16) | Manchester United | ||
| 16 | GK | David Madden | 28 February 1981 (aged 17) | Tramore Athletic |
Scotland Head coach:
Spain Head coach:
Croatia Head coach:
Israel Head coach:
Russia Head coach: Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Ukraine Head coach: Anatoliy Buznyk
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