1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Dates12 March – 31 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Italy (3rd title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place France
Fourth place Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored28 (2.33 per match)
Attendance197,229 (16,436 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Raúl (3 goals)
Best player(s)Italy Fabio Cannavaro
1994
1998

The 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1994–96), had 44 entrants. After the quarter-finals stage, Spain were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total. Italy U-21s won the competition for the third consecutive time.