2016 European Under-19 Championship
The 2016 European Under-19 Championship will be hosted by Germany from 11 July to 24 July and will feature eight sides split into two groups. Teams face each other once in the group stage before the top two sides in each group progress to the semi-finals, with the winner of Group A facing the runner-up of Group B, and the winner of Group B going up against Group A's second-placed team. The four semi-finalists also earn a place at the 2017 Under-20 World Cup, along with the winner of a playoff between the two third-placed sides from the group stage.
Qualification
Qualification for the final tournament took part in two stages, with the initial qualifying round staged across September, October and November 2015 and the elite round of qualification being held across March 2016. For more on the qualification rounds for the Championships, see 2016 European Under-19 Championship (Qualifying).
The eight teams taking part are: Austria, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal
Group Stage
Group A
League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 (Q) | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
Results
17 July 2016: Austria 0-3 Germany
17 July 2016: Italy 1-1 Portugal
14 July 2016: Italy 1-1 Austria
14 July 2016: Germany 3-4 Portugal
11 July 2016: Germany 0-1 Italy
11 July 2016: Portugal 1-1 Austria
Group B
League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 (Q) | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
Results
18 July 2016: England 2-1 Croatia
18 July 2016: Netherlands 1-5 France
15 July 2016: Croatia 0-2 France
15 July 2016: Netherlands 1-2 England
12 July 2016: France 1-2 England
12 July 2016: Croatia 1-3 Netherlands
World Cup Playoff
The third-placed teams in both groups will meet on 21 July 2016, with the winner claiming the final European berth at the 2017 Under-20 World Cup.
Germany 3-3 Netherlands (GERMANY WON 5-4 ON PENALTIES)
Semi-Finals
The group winners face the group runners-up in the semi-finals, which are due to be played on 21 July 2016.
Top goalscorers
(Final statistics)
| Player | National team | Goals |
| Jean-Kevin Augustin | France | 5 |
| Federico Dimarco | Italy | 4 |
| Kylian Mbappe | France | 4 |
| Philipp Ochs | Germany | 4 |
| Sam Lammers | Netherlands | 3 |
See a complete list of the 2016 European Under-19 Championship goalscorers here
Last modified on 25 July 2016, at 10:00