1999 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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1999 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
1999 U18-Europamästerskapet i fotboll
Tournament details
Host countrySweden
Dates18–26 July
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Third placeFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Fourth placeFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored33 (2.36 per match)
1998
2000

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1999 Final Tournament was held in Sweden. Players born on or after 1 January 1980 were eligible to participate in this competition.

Contents

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Group stage

Group A

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 321041+37
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 30302203
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 302112–12
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 302124–22


18 July Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg0–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–0Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
20 July France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg1–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
22 July France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg0–1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

Group B

Ireland beats Spain in this group based on

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 321073+47
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 311145–14
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 311175+24
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia 301249–51


19 July Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–0Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
21 July Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg3–3Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
23 July Georgia  Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg1–4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Third place match

Greece  Flag of Greece.svg0 – 1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Linköping
Referee: Lubomir Pucek (Czech Republic)

Final

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1 – 0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Pinto Soccerball shade.svg33'
Idrottsparken, Norrköping
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)
 1999 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 
Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal
Third title

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