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Football at the 1991 European Youth Olympic Days

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Football at the 1991 European Youth Olympic Days
Host cityBrussels, Belgium
Date(s)1991
Nations participating7
Athletes participating126
Events1
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The football competition at the 1991 European Youth Olympic Days was held from 18 to 20 July. The events took place in Brussels, Belgium. Boys born 1976 or 1977 or later participated in the event. No girls event was held.

Format

Seven teams entered the event, which was played in an uneven format. In the first preliminary round three teams played a round robin format, with two teams proceeding to the semifinals. The other four teams played a pair of straight quarterfinals, with the winners joining the other two teams in the semifinals. The three teams that failed to reach the semifinals played a further round robin series to establish 5th, 6th and 7th places.

Participating nations

GROUP A

GROUP B

Preliminary round

Group A

Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands played a round robin series in this half of the draw.

Republic of Ireland 1–0 Luxembourg
Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Republic of Ireland 1–0 Netherlands
Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Netherlands 0–1 Luxembourg
Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Republic of Ireland 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 4
 Luxembourg 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 2
 Netherlands 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0

Group B

Four teams in this pool played a single pair of knockout matches, with the winners qualifying for the semifinals.

Spain 6–1 Denmark
Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Portugal 3–0 Belgium
Heysel Stadium, Brussels

Semifinals

Portugal 3–0 Republic of Ireland
Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Spain 6–0 Luxembourg
Heysel Stadium, Brussels

5th–7th Playoff

Belgium 2–0 Netherlands
Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Belgium 0–0 Denmark
Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Netherlands 1–2 Denmark
Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Belgium 1–0 Netherlands
Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Belgium 1–1 Denmark
Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Netherlands 1–0 Denmark
Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 6
 Denmark 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 4
 Netherlands 4 1 0 3 2 5 −3 2

Bronze medal match

Republic of Ireland 5–0 Luxembourg
Heysel Stadium, Brussels

Gold medal match

Portugal 2–1 Spain
Heysel Stadium, Brussels

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Football  Portugal  Spain  Ireland

References

  1. "EYOF Archive 1991 Football results". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
  2. "European Youth Olympic Days (EYOD)". RSSSF.
Events at the 1991 European Youth Olympic Days
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