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Encyclopedia > UEFA Euro 1988

1988 UEFA European Football Championship
UEFA Fußball-Europameisterschaft
Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1988
UEFA Euro 1988 official logo
Tournament details
Host country Flag of West Germany West Germany
Dates 10 June25 June
Teams
Venue(s) (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands (1st title)
Second place Flag of the Soviet Union USSR
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 34  (2.27 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Netherlands Marco van Basten (5 goals)

The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held in West Germany. It was the eighth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA. The final tournament took place between 10 June and 25 June 1988. Image File history File links Euro_88. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Marcel Marco van Basten (October 31, 1964 in Oog in Al, Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager, currently in charge of the Dutch national team. ... The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football Championship... The Union Européenne de Football Association or Union of European Football Associations in English, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...


At the time, only eight countries could dispute the final tournament. Seven countries had to qualify for the final stage. West Germany qualified automatically as hosts of the event. The holders, France, failed to qualify. The tournament eventually crowned Netherlands as European champions for the first, and so far only time.


Euro 88 was a rare incidence of a major football tournament being completed without a single player being sent off or any knockout matches going into extra time or penalties.

Contents

Qualification

For details concerning the qualifying phase see, 1988 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying

The qualifying round for the 1988 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into seven groups; three of four teams and four of five teams. ...

Teams

1988 UEFA European Football Championship finalists.
1988 UEFA European Football Championship finalists.

The following eight teams that participated in the final tournament were:

Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ...

Venues

At the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the Olympiastadion was the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... Parkstadion is the former home of FC Schalke 04. ... , Gelsenkirchen-Buer looking south towards downtown Gelsenkirchen, 1955. ... A view of the inside AOL Arena is the main stadium of Hamburg, Germany. ... For other uses, see Hamburg (disambiguation). ... Waldstadion The CommerzBank Arena(in the past known as Waldstadion but is still called Waldstadion) is a 52,000 seat stadium in Frankfurt, Germany that is primarily used for soccer and American football. ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... Rheinstadion was a multi-use stadium in Dusseldorf, Germany. ... Düsseldorf (IPA: ) is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and one of the economic and cultural centres of Germany and western Europe. ... Niedersachsenstadion was a multi-use stadium in Hannover, Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Categories: UEFA European championship stadiums ... For other uses, see Stuttgart (disambiguation). ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | UEFA European championship stadiums ... Cologne (German: , IPA: ; local dialect: Kölle ) is Germanys fourth-largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than...

Match officials

Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Horst Brummeier (born December 31, 1945). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Alexis Ponnet (born March 9, 1939). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... Siegfried Kirschen (born October 13, 1943). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Keith Hackett is former FIFA, European and English football referee Categories: | ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Michel Vautrot (born October 23, 1945). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Paolo Casarin (born May 12, 1940). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... José Rosa dos Santos (born June 29, 1945) is a former Portuguese football referee. ... Ioan Igna (born June 4, 1940). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Robert Bonar Bob Valentine (born May 10, 1939) is a former football referee from Scotland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Emilio Soriano Aladren (born October 29, 1945). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Erik Fredriksson (born February 13, 1943) is a former Swedish football referee. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Bruno Galler (born October 21, 1946). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Dieter Pauly (born February 14, 1942). ...

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1988 UEFA European Football Championship squads

Here are the squads for the 1988 European Football Championship tournament in West Germany, that took place between 10 June and 25 June 1988. ...

Results

Group stage

All times local (CET) Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ...


Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of West Germany West Germany 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 5
Flag of Italy Italy 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
Flag of Spain Spain 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
Flag of Denmark Denmark 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
1988-06-10
20:15
West Germany  Flag of West Germany 1 – 1 Flag of Italy Italy Rheinstadion, Dusseldorf
Attendance: 62,552
Referee: Keith Hackett (England)
Brehme Scored after 55 minutes 55' (Report) Mancini Scored after 52 minutes 52'

1988-06-11
15:30
Denmark  Flag of Denmark 2 – 3 Flag of Spain Spain AWD-Arena, Hannover
Attendance: 60,366
Referee: Bep Thomas (Netherlands)
Laudrup Scored after 24 minutes 24'
Povlsen Scored after 82 minutes 82'
(Report) Míchel Scored after 5 minutes 5'
Butragueño Scored after 52 minutes 52'
Gordillo Scored after 67 minutes 67'

1988-06-14
17:15
West Germany  Flag of West Germany 2 – 0 Flag of Denmark Denmark Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 64,812
Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland)
Klinsmann Scored after 10 minutes 10'
Thon Scored after 85 minutes 85'
(Report)

1988-06-14
20:15
Italy  Flag of Italy 1 – 0 Flag of Spain Spain Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 51,790
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
Vialli Scored after 73 minutes 73' (Report)

1988-06-17
20:15
West Germany  Flag of West Germany 2 – 0 Flag of Spain Spain Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 72,308
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
Völler Scored after 29 minutes 29' Scored after 51 minutes 51' (Report)

1988-06-17
20:15
Italy  Flag of Italy 2 – 0 Flag of Denmark Denmark Rhein Energie Stadion, Cologne
Attendance: 53,951
Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)
Altobelli Scored after 67 minutes 67'
De Agostini Scored after 87 minutes 87'
(Report)

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Roberto Mancini (born November 27, 1964) is an Italian football coach and former player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... AWD Arena is located in Hannover, Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Michael Laudrup (born June 15, 1964) is a Danish former professional football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Flemming Povlsen (born December 3, 1966) is a former Danish international football striker. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... José Miguel González Martín del Campo, also known as Míchel, (born March 23, 1963 in Madrid) is a Spanish football midfielder. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Emilio Butragueño Santos (born July 22, 1963 in Madrid) is a former Spanish football forward. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Rafael Gordillo Vázquez (born 24 February 1957 at Almendralejo) is a former Spanish football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Parkstadion is the former home of FC Schalke 04. ... , Gelsenkirchen-Buer looking south towards downtown Gelsenkirchen, 1955. ... Robert Bonar Bob Valentine (born May 10, 1939) is a former football referee from Scotland. ... Jürgen Klinsmann (born July 30, 1964 in Göppingen) is a German football manager and former football player, who played for several prominent clubs in Europe and was part of the German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Olaf Thon (born May 1, 1966 in Gelsenkirchen) is a former German footballer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Waldstadion The CommerzBank Arena(in the past known as Waldstadion but is still called Waldstadion) is a 52,000 seat stadium in Frankfurt, Germany that is primarily used for soccer and American football. ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... Erik Fredriksson (born February 13, 1943) is a former Swedish football referee. ... Gianluca Vialli (born July 9, 1964 in Cremona) is an Italian football striker and manager. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... At the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the Olympiastadion was the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... Michel Vautrot (born October 23, 1945). ... Rudolf Rudi Völler (born April 13, 1960) is a German former international football striker, and a former manager of the German national team. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... The RheinEnergieStadion is the major stadium in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that is primarily used for football. ... Cologne (German: , IPA: ; local dialect: Kölle ) is Germanys fourth-largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than... Bruno Galler (born October 21, 1946). ... Alessandro Altobelli (born November 28, 1955 in Sonnino, Italy) is an Italian football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Luigi De Agostini is a former Italian defender, who represented the Italian national football team at Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of the Soviet Union USSR 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
Flag of England England 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
1988-06-12
15:30
England  Flag of England 0 – 1 Flag of Ireland Republic of Ireland Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 51,573
Referee: Kirschen (East Germany)
(Report) Houghton Scored after 6 minutes 6'

1988-06-12
20:15
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands 0 – 1 Flag of the Soviet Union USSR Rhein Energie Stadion, Cologne
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)
(Report) Rats Scored after 52 minutes 52'

1988-06-15
17:15
England  Flag of England 1 – 3 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Rheinstadion, Dusseldorf
Attendance: 63,940
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)
Robson Scored after 53 minutes 53' (Report) van Basten Scored after 44 minutes 44' Scored after 71 minutes 71' Scored after 75 minutes 75'

1988-06-15
20:15
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland 1 – 1 Flag of the Soviet Union USSR Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover
Attendance: 38,308
Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladren (Spain)
Whelan Scored after 38 minutes 38' (Report) Protasov Scored after 74 minutes 74'

1988-06-18
15:30
England  Flag of England 1 – 3 Flag of the Soviet Union USSR Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)
Adams Scored after 16 minutes 16' (Report) Aleinikov Scored after 3 minutes 3'
Mikhailichenko Scored after 28 minutes 28'
Pasulko Scored after 73 minutes 73'

1988-06-18
15:30
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland 0 – 1 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 60,800
Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria)
(Report) Kieft Scored after 82 minutes 82'

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The RheinEnergieStadion is the major stadium in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that is primarily used for football. ... Cologne (German: , IPA: ; local dialect: Kölle ) is Germanys fourth-largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than... Dieter Pauly (born February 14, 1942). ... Vasiliy Rats (Hungarian: Rácz László) (born 25 March 1961 at Vynohradiv) is a former Ukrainian football midfielder of Hungarian ethnicity. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Rheinstadion was a multi-use stadium in Dusseldorf, Germany. ... Düsseldorf in Germany The Düsseldorf Coat of Arms Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Paolo Casarin (born May 12, 1940). ... Bryan Robson OBE (born 11 January 1957 in Chester-le-Street, County Durham) is an English football manager and former player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Marcel Marco van Basten (October 31, 1964 in Oog in Al, Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager, currently in charge of the Dutch national team. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... AWD Arena is located in Hannover, Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Emilio Soriano Aladren (born October 29, 1945). ... Ronald Andrew Whelan (born 25 September 1961 in Dublin) was an Irish footballer who was an integral part of the dominant Liverpool side of the 1980s. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Oleg Protasov (Russian: ) (born February 4, 1964 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) is a former football striker. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Sergei Aleinikov (Russian: ) (born 7 November 1961) was a football (soccer) player from Belarus. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Alexei (Oleksiy) Mikhailichenko (born March 30, 1963 in Kiev) is a former Soviet Ukrainian professional footballer who played for Dynamo Kyiv, Sampdoria and Rangers. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Viktor Pasulko (born January 01, 1961 in Ilnitsa, Ukraine) is a retired Moldova (ex-USSR) football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Parkstadion is the former home of FC Schalke 04. ... , Gelsenkirchen-Buer looking south towards downtown Gelsenkirchen, 1955. ... Horst Brummeier (born December 31, 1945). ... Wim Kieft played for Ajax Amsterdam, PSV, Pisa and the National team of the Netherlands. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...

Knockout stage

  Semi-finals Final
             
21 June – Hamburg (Volksparkstadion)
  Flag of West Germany West Germany 1  
  Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 2  
 
25 June – Munich (Olympiastadion)
      Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 2
    Flag of the Soviet Union USSR 0
22 June – Stuttgart (Neckarstadion)
  Flag of Italy Italy 0
  Flag of the Soviet Union USSR 2  

For other uses, see Hamburg (disambiguation). ... A view of the inside AOL Arena is the main stadium of Hamburg, Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... At the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the Olympiastadion was the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... For other uses, see Stuttgart (disambiguation). ... Categories: UEFA European championship stadiums ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ...

Semi-finals

1988-06-21
20:15
West Germany  Flag of West Germany 1 – 2 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 61,330
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)
Matthäus Scored after 55 minutes 55' (Report) Koeman Scored after 74 minutes 74'
van Basten Scored after 88 minutes 88'
1988-06-22
20:15
USSR  Flag of the Soviet Union 2 – 0 Flag of Italy Italy