1978_UEFA_European_Under-18_Championship
1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
International football competition
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1978 Final Tournament was held in Poland. It also served as the European qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Poland |
Dates | 5–14 May |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Soviet Union (4th title) |
Runners-up | Yugoslavia |
Third place | Poland |
Fourth place | Scotland |
← 1977 1979 → |
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Group 1
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Sweden | 1–0 | Hungary | |
Sweden | 2–4 | Czechoslovakia | |
Hungary | 4–0 | Sweden | |
Czechoslovakia | 1–1 | Hungary | |
Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Sweden | |
Hungary | 1–0 | Czechoslovakia |
Group 4
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Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
Finland | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 |
Republic of Ireland | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 3 |
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Finland | 2–2 | Republic of Ireland | |
Finland | 1–1 | Netherlands | |
Netherlands | 3–1 | Republic of Ireland | |
Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | Netherlands | |
Netherlands | 3–1 | Finland | |
Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | Finland |
Other groups
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Denmark | 0–3 | Scotland | 0–2 | 0–1 |
Iceland | 2–1 | Wales | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Belgium | 9–2 | Northern Ireland | 4–1 | 5–1 |
England | 3–1 | France | 3–1 | 0–0 |
Liechtenstein | 1–13 | Italy | 0–6 | 1–7 |
Luxembourg | 1–6 | Portugal | 1–4 | 0–2 |
West Germany | 4–0 | Switzerland | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Malta | 0–2 | Spain | 0–2 | 0–0 |
Greece | 2–2 (3–2p) | East Germany | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Bulgaria | 2–4 | Turkey | 2–1 | 0–3 |
Yugoslavia | 4–0 | Romania | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Austria | 0–2 | Soviet Union | 0–2 | 0–0 |
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The following teams qualified for the tournament:
- Belgium
- England
- West Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway (received Bye for qualifying stage)
- Poland (host)
- Portugal
- Scotland
- Soviet Union
- Spain
- Turkey
- Yugoslavia
Main article: 1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship squads
Group A
More information Teams, Pld ...
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
West Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Italy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
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5 May | Italy | 0–0 | Portugal |
Scotland | 1–0 | West Germany | |
7 May | Scotland | 1–0 | Portugal |
West Germany | 5–3 | Italy | |
9 May | Scotland | 0–0 | Italy |
Portugal | 1–0 | West Germany |
Group B
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Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 6 |
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 2 |
Greece | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 1 |
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5 May | Soviet Union | 4–0 | Greece |
Netherlands | 1–0 | Norway | |
7 May | Netherlands | 2–2 | Greece |
Soviet Union | 4–0 | Norway | |
9 May | Soviet Union | 2–0 | Netherlands |
Norway | 2–1 | Greece |
Group C
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Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
Iceland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 0 |
Belgium | Withdrew due to food poisoning |
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5 May | Hungary | 3–1 | Iceland |
Yugoslavia | ABD1 | Belgium | |
7 May | Hungary | 0–0 | Yugoslavia |
9 May | Yugoslavia | 4–1 | Iceland |
1After their first match was abandoned at 2-1, Belgium withdrew from the tournament. The team was suffering from food poisoning. Their results were annulled. |
Group D
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5 May | England | 1–1 | Turkey |
Spain | 2–1 | Poland | |
7 May | England | 1–0 | Spain |
Poland | 2–1 | Turkey | |
9 May | Poland | 2–0 | England |
Spain | 1–1 | Turkey |
1978 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |
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Soviet Union Fourth title |
The six best performing teams qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship: four semifinalists and the best group runners-up (based on goal difference). For an unknown reason, semifinalists Scotland did not participate.