| Championnat d'Europe de football des moins de 16 ans 1987 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | France |
| Dates | 25 May – 3 June |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Italy[1][2] |
| Runners-up |  Soviet Union |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place |  Turkey |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 56 (2 per match) |
← 1986 1988 → | |
The 1987 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 5th edition of the UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. France hosted the 16 teams entered the competition during 25 May and 3 June 1987.
Spain unsuccessfully defended its title.
Italy won the final match against the Soviet Union but UEFA withdrew Italy's title, because they had played Riccardo Secci, inscribed with an irregular document. No European title was awarded.[3] The top three countries qualified for the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship in Canada.
- ^ It was then ruled that Riccardo Secci had not been eligible to play in the competition, and UEFA decided that the title of Under-16 champions would not be awarded this year.
"Italy success overruled". uefa.com. 1 January 2006. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2009. - ^ "La vittoria Europea 1986 revocata agli Azzurrini". 6 May 2024. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024.
- ^ RSSSF.com