50 UEFA nations entered the competition, and with the hosts Cyprus qualifying automatically, the other 49 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament. The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds: First round, which took place in autumn 1997 and was played in 14 round-robin tournament groups with three or four teams each; and the Second round, which took place in spring 1998, in which pairs of group winners played home and away matches.
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
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The UEFA European Under 18 Championship 1998 Final Tournament was held in Cyprus It also served as the European qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship 1998 UEFA European Under 18 Championship1998 Eyrwpaiko prwta8lhma podosfairoy K 18 in Greek Tournament detailsHost countryCyprusDates19 26 JulyTeams8 from 1 confederation Venue s 6 in 4 host cities Final positionsChampions Republic of Ireland 1st title Runners up GermanyThird place CroatiaFourth place PortugalTournament statisticsMatches played14Goals scored45 3 21 per match Top scorer s Enrico Kern 4 goals 19971999 Contents 1 Qualification 2 Match officials 3 Squads 4 Group stage 4 1 Group A 4 2 Group B 5 Third place match 6 Final 7 Qualification to World Youth Championship 8 Goalscorers 9 See also 10 External linksQualification EditMain article 1998 UEFA European Under 18 Championship qualifying 50 UEFA nations entered the competition and with the hosts Cyprus qualifying automatically the other 49 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining seven spots in the final tournament The qualifying competition consisted of two rounds First round which took place in autumn 1997 and was played in 14 round robin tournament groups with three or four teams each and the Second round which took place in spring 1998 in which pairs of group winners played home and away matches The following teams qualified for the final tournament Team Method of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance Cyprus Hosts 1st Debut Croatia Second round winners 1st Debut England Second round winners 1996 third place Champions 1948 1963 1964 1971 1972 1973 1975 1980 1993 Germany Second round winners 1994 runners up Champions 19652 19702 19811 19862 Lithuania Second round winners 1st Debut Portugal Second round winners 1997 runners up Champions 1961 1994 Republic of Ireland Second round winners 1997 fourth place Fourth place 1984 1997 Spain Second round winners 1997 third place Champions 1952 1954 1995 1 as West Germany 2 as East GermanyMatch officials EditA total of 6 referees 7 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials officiated the tournament Referees Pascal Garibian Valentin Ivanov Eric Romain Adrian Stoica Jan Wegereef Emanuel Raphael Zammit Assistant referees Astrit Dervishi Ramiz Asadov Jiri Vodicka Adolfs Supe Michael Argyrou Stavrou Stavros Antonis Papanayotou Fourth officials Michael Karaiskakis Yiannakis KyprianidesSquads EditMain article 1998 UEFA European Under 18 Championship squads Each national team submitted a squad of 18 players including two goalkeepers Group stage EditGroup A Edit Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Germany 3 2 0 1 11 4 7 6 Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6 Spain 3 2 0 1 5 6 1 6 Lithuania 3 0 0 3 2 11 9 019 July 1998 1998 07 19 Lithuania 1 7 GermanyTrakys 53 Report Majunke 8 Kern 65 90 Timm 66 Voss 71 Gensler 75 Ernst 80 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium LarnacaAttendance 200Referee Adrian Stoica Romania 19 July 1998 1998 07 19 Spain 2 1 PortugalGerard 49 Counago 71 Report Carreira 64 GSZ Stadium LarnacaAttendance 50Referee Jan Wegereef Netherlands 21 July 1998 1998 07 21 Portugal 2 0 LithuaniaMarco Almeida 29 83 ReportAmmochostos Stadium LarnacaAttendance 60Referee Valentin Ivanov Russia 21 July 1998 1998 07 21 Germany 4 1 SpainDeisler 4 27 Kern 16 19 Report Barkero 20 GSZ Stadium LarnacaAttendance 600Referee Pascal Garibian France 23 July 1998 1998 07 23 Portugal 2 0 GermanySimao 30 Marco Almeida 43 ReportGSZ Stadium LarnacaAttendance 200Referee Eric Romain Belgium 23 July 1998 1998 07 23 Spain 2 1 LithuaniaGerard 88 89 Report Alunderis 54 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium LarnacaAttendance 200Referee Emanuel Raphael Zammit Malta Group B Edit Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Republic of Ireland 3 2 0 1 8 3 5 6 Croatia 3 2 0 1 8 5 3 6 England 3 2 0 1 3 4 1 6 Cyprus 3 0 0 3 1 8 7 019 July 1998 1998 07 19 Croatia 2 5 Republic of IrelandDeranja 25 Bjelanovic 39 Report George 2 90 Keane 10 McPhail 45 Patridge 66 Municipal Stadium Ayia NapaAttendance 500Referee Eric Romain Belgium 19 July 1998 1998 07 19 England 2 1 CyprusMatthews Report Woodgate 19 o g Paralimni Stadium ParalimniAttendance 4 000Referee Valentin Ivanov Russia 21 July 1998 1998 07 21 Croatia 3 0 CyprusMikic 37 Vranjes 41 Lovrek 90 ReportParalimni Stadium ParalimniAttendance 250Referee Emanuel Raphael Zammit Malta 21 July 1998 1998 07 21 England 1 0 Republic of IrelandSmith 85 ReportAnagennisi Football Ground DeryneiaAttendance 4 000Referee Jan Wegereef Netherlands 23 July 1998 1998 07 23 Croatia 3 0 EnglandBanovic 38 pen Mikic 79 90 ReportAnagennisi Football Ground DeryneiaAttendance 2 500Referee Adrian Stoica Romania 23 July 1998 1998 07 23 Republic of Ireland 3 0 CyprusB Quinn 19 Keane 45 78 ReportMunicipal Stadium Ayia NapaAttendance 1 500Referee Pascal Garibian France Third place match Edit26 July 1998 1998 07 26 Portugal 0 0 CroatiaReportPenalties4 5GSZ Stadium LarnacaAttendance 400Referee Valentin Ivanov Russia Final Edit26 July 1998 1998 07 26 19 30Republic of Ireland 1 1 GermanyA Quinn 70 Report Gensler 89 Penalties4 3GSZ Stadium LarnacaAttendance 2 500Referee Eric Romain Belgium Qualification to World Youth Championship EditThe six best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship Croatia England Germany Portugal Republic of Ireland SpainGoalscorers EditThere were 45 goals scored in 14 matches for an average of 3 21 goals per match 4 goals Enrico Kern 3 goals Mihael Mikic Gerard Robbie Keane Marco Almeida 2 goals Lee Matthews Sebastian Deisler Andreas Gensler Liam George 1 goal Branko Banovic Sasa Bjelanovic Zvonimir Deranja Krunoslav Lovrek Jurica Vranjes Alan Smith Jose Barkero Pablo Counago Fabian Ernst Wolf Manuel Majunke Christian Timm Andreas Voss Alan Quinn Barry Quinn Stephen McPhail Richie Partridge Vidas Alunderis Valdas Trakys Hugo Carreira Simao 1 own goal Jonathan Woodgate against Cyprus See also Edit1998 UEFA European Under 18 Championship qualifyingExternal links EditOverview 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