| U-19-Fußball-Europameisterschaft 2016 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Germany |
| Dates | 11–24 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 10 (in 9 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 55 (3.44 per match) |
| Attendance | 162,972 (10,186 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jean-Kévin Augustin (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Jean-Kévin Augustin[1] |
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The 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 15th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (65th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual European international youth football championship contested by the men's under-19 national teams of UEFA member associations. Germany, which were selected by UEFA on 20 March 2012, hosted the tournament between 11 and 24 July 2016.[2]
A total of eight teams competed in the final tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 1997 eligible to participate.
Same as previous editions held in even-numbered years, the tournament acted as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top five teams qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea as the UEFA representatives. This was decreased from the previous six teams, as FIFA decided to give one of the slots originally reserved for UEFA to the Oceania Football Confederation starting from 2017.[3]
- ^ "2016: Jean-Kévin Augustin". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Germany, Greece and Hungary given U19 finals". UEFA. 20 March 2012.
- ^ "FIFA executive vows to improve governance and boost female participation in football". FIFA.com. 25 September 2015. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015.