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.[1][2] The events took place in Brussels, Belgium. Boys born 1976 or 1977 or later participated in the event. No girls event was held.

Format[edit]

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[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

Group A[edit]

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

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[edit]

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

Spain 6–1 Denmark
Portugal 3–0 Belgium

Semifinals[edit]

Spain 6–0 Luxembourg

5th–7th Playoff[edit]

Belgium 2–0 Netherlands
Belgium 0–0 Denmark
Netherlands 1–2 Denmark
Belgium 1–0 Netherlands
Belgium 1–1 Denmark
Netherlands 1–0 Denmark
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[edit]

Gold medal match[edit]

Portugal 2–1 Spain

Medal summary[edit]

Men[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Football  Portugal  Spain  Ireland

References[edit]

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