1985 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

The 1985 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 3rd edition of the UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Hungary hosted the 16 teams that contested during 17–26 May 1985.

1985 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

1985–ös U16-os labdarúgó-Európa-bajnokság
Tournament details
Host country	Hungary
Dates	17–26 May
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	14 (in 14 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (1st title)
Runners-up	Greece
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	East Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	69 (2.46 per match)
← 1984 1986 →

Soviet Union won its first title.

Qualifying

Main article: 1985 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Participants

• Bulgaria
• East Germany
• France
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Portugal
• Scotland
• Soviet Union
• Spain
• Sweden
• West Germany
• Yugoslavia

Results

First stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Soviet Union	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	6
West Germany	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	3
Hungary	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	2
Portugal	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

17 May 1985

Soviet Union	2–0	Hungary

Zalaegerszeg

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17 May 1985

West Germany	1–1	Portugal

Városi Sporttelep, Keszthely

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19 May 1985

Hungary	2–0	Portugal

Nagykanizsa

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19 May 1985

Soviet Union	2–1	West Germany

Zalaegerszeg

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21 May 1985

Soviet Union	2–0	Portugal

Városi Sporttelep, Keszthely

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21 May 1985

West Germany	1–0	Hungary

Zalaegerszeg

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	1	2	0	4	0	+4	4
Sweden	3	2	0	1	8	7	+1	4
Yugoslavia	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	3
Italy	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

17 May 1985

Yugoslavia	1–0	Italy
Veradislavić 68'	Report

Szeged

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17 May 1985

Sweden	0–4	Spain

Városi Stadion, Hódmezővásárhely

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19 May 1985

Sweden	3–1	Yugoslavia

Városi Stadion, Hódmezővásárhely

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19 May 1985

Italy	0–0	Spain

Szeged

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21 May 1985

Sweden	5–2	Italy

Városi Stadion, Hódmezővásárhely

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21 May 1985

Yugoslavia	0–0	Spain

Szeged

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
East Germany	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	4
Norway	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	4
Bulgaria	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	2
Netherlands	3	0	2	1	3	5	−2	2

17 May 1985

Norway	1–0	Bulgaria

Győr

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17 May 1985

East Germany	1–1	Netherlands
	Report	46' Harry de Jong

Stadion ETO, Győr

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19 May 1985

East Germany	1–0	Bulgaria

Kapuvár

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19 May 1985

Norway	0–0	Netherlands
	Report

Wittmann Antal park, Mosonmagyaróvár

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21 May 1985

Bulgaria	4–2	Netherlands
	Report	50', 51' Vonk

Stadion ETO, Győr

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21 May 1985

East Germany	0–0	Norway

Győr

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Greece	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	6
France	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	4
Scotland	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	2
Iceland	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0

17 May 1985

Scotland	2–0	Iceland

Városi Stadion, Jászberény

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17 May 1985

Greece	2–0	France

Tiszaligeti Stadion, Szolnok

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19 May 1985

France	4–0	Iceland

Kunhegyes

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19 May 1985

Greece	2–1	Scotland

Mezőtúr

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21 May 1985

France	3–0	Scotland

Tiszaligeti Stadion, Szolnok

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21 May 1985

Greece	4–0	Iceland

Karcag

Semi-finals

24 May 1985

Greece	0–0	Spain
Penalties
	4–3

Budapest

24 May 1985

Soviet Union	5–3	East Germany

Budapest

Third place match

26 May 1985

Spain	1–0	East Germany

Budapest

Final

26 May 1985

Soviet Union	4–0	Greece
Pantsulaia , Kobelev Gasimov

Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium, Budapest

Referee: Stojan Ilievski (Yugoslavia)

References

• UEFA.com
• RSSSF.com