Tournament details | |
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Host country | Scotland |
Dates | 26 April - 8 May |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Republic of Ireland (1st title) |
Runners-up | Italy |
Third place | Spain |
Fourth place | Portugal |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 70 (2.19 per match) |
The 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 16th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Scotland hosted the championship, during April 26 - May 8, 1998. 16 teams entered the competition, and Republic of Ireland defeated Italy in the final to win the competition for the first time.