title: 1988 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
text: # 1988 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
  
  The 1988 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the sixth edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Spain hosted the championship, during 11–21 May 1988. 16 teams entered the competition, and Spain won their second title.
  
  ## Participants
  
  * Austria
  * Belgium
  * East Germany
  * Finland
  * France
  * Hungary
  * Republic of Ireland
  * Norway
  * Portugal
  * Romania
  * Spain
  * Sweden
  * Switzerland
  * Turkey
  * West Germany
  * Yugoslavia
  
  ## Results
  
  ### First stage
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | West Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
  | Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
  | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
  | Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | East Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
  | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
  | Romania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
  
  **Group C**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
  | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
  | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
  
  **Group D**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
  | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
  | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
  | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
  